Plants For Clay Soil

Clay soil is usually rich in nutrients, but it can be hard to dig, and if it is very heavy, it can hold water for long periods of time. It may also take a long time to warm up in spring, which can slow down the new growth. If your clay soil is badly compacted, you can help improve the structure by digging in lots of sharp sand and composted organic matter.

Bulb divisions
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
French parsley
parsley 'French flat'
£2.49
approx 300 organic seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Myrrhis odorata
sweet cicely
£2.29
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ocimum basilicum D-fenceil

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basil 'D-fenceil'
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ocimum basilicum Magic Mountain

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basil 'Magic Mountain'
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Levisticum officinale

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lovage
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita After Eight

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mint - after eight mint
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita f. citrata Basil

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mint - basil
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita f. citrata Chocolate

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mint - chocolate peppermint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita f. citrata Grapefruit

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mint - grapefruit mint
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Mentha × piperita

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mint - peppermint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha suaveolens Variegata

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mint - pineapple mint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita Strawberry

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mint - strawberry mint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita Swiss

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mint - Swiss mint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Winter hardy herb collection (4 mixed herbs)

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Popular herb collection
£24.99 £12.50
4 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Anthriscus cerefolium
chervil | Anthriscus cerefolium
£2.29
approx 600 organic seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Allium tuberosum

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chives 'garlic'
£2.19 - £4.00
approx 120 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
dill Dukat
dill 'Dukat'
£2.79
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum
parsley 'Italian Giant'
£2.49 - £7.99
approx 300 organic seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Petroselinum crispum Extra moss curled

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parsley curled
£2.19 - £4.00
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
shiso
shiso
£2.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Welsh onion

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Welsh onion
£2.99 - £4.00
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Herb garden caddy gift set
Herb garden caddy gift set
£14.99
gift set In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs basil seedbombs

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Seedballs basil
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs chives seedbombs

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Seedballs chives
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs edible flowers seedbombs

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Seedballs edible flowers
£14.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs mint seedbombs

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Seedballs mint
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs parsley seedbombs

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Seedballs parsley
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs wild rocket salad seedbombs

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Seedballs wild rocket salad
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
squash Serpente di Sicilia
squash 'Serpente di Sicilia'
£3.19
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Canna × generalis Cannova Bronze Scarlet ('Fcaa35') (Cannova Series)
Canna × generalis Cannova Bronze Scarlet ('Fcaa35')
£9.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Rio Grande
tomato (plum) 'Rio Grande'
£3.89
approx 450 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis pisifera Blue Moon (PBR)
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Blue Moon' (PBR)
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera Nana

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Nana'
£24.99 £17.49
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cryptomeria japonica Sekkan-sugi

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi'
£24.99 £17.49
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cryptomeria japonica Spiralis
Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cryptomeria japonica Vilmoriniana
Cryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca ('Lankveld03') (PBR)
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca ('Lankveld03') (PBR)
£12.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fargesia Red Panda ('Jiu')

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Fargesia Red Panda ('Jiu')
£34.99 £24.49
2 litre pot | 40-60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fargesia rufa

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Fargesia rufa
£27.99 - £83.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
£9.99 - £47.94
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus chinensis Stricta
Juniperus chinensis 'Stricta'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus communis Green Carpet
Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus communis Repanda
Juniperus communis 'Repanda'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus horizontalis Limeglow

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Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus scopulorum Blue Arrow

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Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'
£24.99 - £62.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus squamata Blue Star
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
£15.99 - £29.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus squamata Holger
Juniperus squamata 'Holger'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus × pfitzeriana Old Gold
Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Old Gold'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Picea abies Little Gem
Picea abies 'Little Gem'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99
7 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pinus mugo Mops
Pinus mugo 'Mops'
£39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pinus mugo Winter Gold
Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£49.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
£9.99 - £239.98
9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Danica

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Thuja occidentalis 'Danica'
£24.99 £14.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
£15.99 - £29.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Smaragd

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Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'
£8.99 £5.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)

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Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja plicata Atrovirens

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Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
£8.99 £5.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma
Cupressus macrocarpa 'Wilma'
£15.99 - £29.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Taxus baccata Repandens
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'
£29.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus japonicus White Spire (PBR)
Euonymus japonicus 'White Spire' (PBR)
£59.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety

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Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97 £30.58
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
£139.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Ligustrum ovalifolium

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Ligustrum ovalifolium
£13.99 - £159.98
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys bissetii

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Phyllostachys bissetii
£34.99 - £50.00
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
courgette Defender F1
courgette 'Defender' F1
£2.99 - £8.00
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
kale Nero di Toscana
kale 'Nero di Toscana'
£2.19 - £6.00
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
parsnip Gladiator F1
parsnip 'Gladiator' F1
£2.79
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
radish Mixed
radish 'Mixed'
£2.29
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Gardeners Delight
tomato (cherry) 'Gardeners Delight'
£2.39 - £13.98
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
8.5cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 8.5cm pots available to order from autumn
tomato Sweet Aperitif
tomato (cherry) 'Sweet Aperitif'
£3.49 - £13.98
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
8.5cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 8.5cm pots available to order from autumn
Ficus carica Little Miss Figgy ('Lmf01') (PBR)

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fig Little Miss Figgy ('Lmf01') (PBR)
£6.50 - £74.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
potato Maris Peer
potato 'Maris Peer'
£3.99 - £9.00
5 × seed potatoes | summer planting In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
15 × seed potatoes | summer planting In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedless dessert grape collection

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seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99 £29.89
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
asparagus Gijnlim
asparagus 'Gijnlim'
£7.99 - £15.98
2 × crowns Delivered during October
4 + 2 FREE crowns Delivered during October
rhubarb Raspberry Red
rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
£4.99 - £14.00
1 × crown Delivered during October
3 × crowns Delivered during October
rhubarb Timperley Early
rhubarb 'Timperley Early'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
rhubarb Victoria
rhubarb 'Victoria'
£5.99 - £15.00
1 × crown Delivered during October
3 × crowns Delivered during October
mulberry dwarf Mojo Berry ('Matsunaga') (PBR)
dwarf mulberry Mojo Berry ('Matsunaga') (PBR)
£29.99 - £199.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | top worked at 70cm available to order from autumn
plum Victoria

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plum 'Victoria'
£27.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Pixy root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
tomato Tumbling Tom Red
tomato (cherry) 'Tumbling Tom Red'
£2.99 - £13.98
approx 12 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
8.5cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 8.5cm pots available to order from autumn
potato Charlotte
potato 'Charlotte'
£3.49 - £9.00
5 × seed potatoes | summer planting In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes | summer In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
15 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
tomato Sungold F1
tomato (cherry) 'Sungold' F1
£3.49 - £13.98
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
8.5cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 8.5cm pots available to order from autumn
tomato Shirley F1
tomato (standard) 'Shirley' F1
£2.99 - £17.98
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | grafted plant In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots | grafted plant In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Cox's Orange Pippin self fertile

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apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' self fertile
£34.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | M27 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
blackcurrant Ben Connan
blackcurrant 'Ben Connan'
£10.99 - £21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
gooseberry Hinnonmäki Röd
gooseberry 'Hinnonmäki Röd'
£12.99 - £89.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
7 litre pot | ¼ standard available to order from autumn
potato Maris Piper
potato 'Maris Piper'
£3.49 - £8.99
5 × seed potatoes In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
cherry Sunburst
cherry 'Sunburst'
£34.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | G5 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | G5 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
garlic Germidour
French garlic 'Germidour'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × head/bulb Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE head/bulb Delivered during September
garlic Carcassonne Wight
garlic 'Carcassonne Wight'
£4.99 - £13.50
1 × head/bulb Delivered during October
3 × heads/bulbs Delivered during October
rhubarb Red Champagne
rhubarb 'Red Champagne'
£4.99 - £14.00
1 × crown Delivered during October
3 × crowns Delivered during October
rhubarb Strawberry
rhubarb 'Strawberry'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
rhubarb Valentine
rhubarb 'Valentine'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October

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