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.

Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
bean (broad) Aquadulce Claudia
bean (broad) 'Aquadulce Claudia'
£2.79
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
asparagus pea
asparagus pea
£2.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (climbing French) Trionfo Violetto
bean (climbing French) 'Trionfo Violetto'
£2.99
approx 120 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cabbage of Mantova
cabbage (savoy) 'Invernale Mantovano'
£2.99
approx 1800 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Nantese of Venice
carrot 'Nantese di Chioggia 2'
£2.99
approx 5400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
courgette Romanesco
courgette 'Romanesco'
£2.25 - £2.99
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
squash Tromba of Albenga
squash 'Tromba d'Albenga'
£2.99
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pumpkin Marina di Chioggia
pumpkin 'Marina di Chioggia'
£3.49
approx 9 seeds 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)
rocket wild

New

rocket - wild
£2.99 - £8.00
approx 6000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from spring
rocket cultivated

New

rocket - cultivated
£2.99 - £7.99
approx 5000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from spring
pea shoots
pea shoots
£3.29
approx 400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chilli Spangles
chilli 'Spangles'
£3.49
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Luffa cylindrica
loofah gourd - grow your own sponges
£2.99
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
potato Cara
potato 'Cara'
£9.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes Delivered during January
asparagus Backlim
asparagus 'Backlim'
£5.99 - £16.00
2 × crowns Delivered during January
6 × crowns Delivered during January
strawberry Alice (PBR)
strawberry 'Alice'
£8.99 - £17.98
5 × bare roots | runners Delivered during January
10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners Delivered during January
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')

New

Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
£59.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
damson Damson Sweet Prune
damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£169.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Compacta

New

apricot 'Compacta'
£149.99 - £189.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2 -1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Meridian (PBR)
apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Jonagold
apple 'Jonagold'
£59.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Idared
apple 'Idared'
£54.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ficus carica Dauphine
fig 'Dauphine'
£19.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cobnut Rotblättrige Zellernuss
cobnut 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
£39.99 - £49.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
peach Redhaven
peach 'Redhaven'
£39.99 - £54.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Van
cherry 'Van'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Sasha
cherry 'Sasha'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
cherry Regina
cherry 'Regina'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Karina
cherry 'Karina'
£29.99 - £49.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Bigarreau Burlat
cherry 'Bigarreau Burlat'
£29.99 - £49.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Nabella
cherry 'Nabella'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
£34.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
gage Imperial Gage
gage 'Imperial Gage'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m available to order from spring
quince Meech's Prolific
quince 'Meech's Prolific'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 2 - 2.5m available to order from spring
quince Champion
quince 'Champion'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.6 - 2.2m available to order from spring
apple Grenadier
apple 'Grenadier'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Pixie
apple 'Pixie'
£34.79 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Beauty of Bath
apple 'Beauty of Bath'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
grape Müller-Thurgau

30% off

grape 'Riesling'
£22.99 £16.09
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
gage (Reine-Claude Group) Reine-Claude Violette

New

greengage 'Reine-Claude Violette'
£69.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from spring
apple Ashmead's Kernel
apple 'Ashmead's Kernel'
£44.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Red Devil

New

apple 'Red Devil'
£34.99 - £149.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
apple Lord Lambourne
apple 'Lord Lambourne'
£29.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Lord Derby
apple 'Lord Derby'
£39.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Limelight
apple 'Limelight'
£44.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Howgate Wonder

New

apple 'Howgate Wonder'
£34.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Greensleeves (PBR)
apple 'Greensleeves' (PBR)
£29.99 - £54.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Gala
apple 'Gala'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m available to order from spring
apple Rosette

New

apple 'Rosette'
£79.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 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)
apple Saturn
apple 'Saturn'
£44.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Sunset
apple 'Sunset'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Surprize
apple 'Surprize'
£48.99 - £149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Charles Ross
apple 'Charles Ross'
£29.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Bountiful
apple 'Bountiful'
£49.99 - £104.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Blenheim Orange
apple 'Blenheim Orange'
£39.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
gage Early Transparent Gage
greengage 'Early Transparent'
£59.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Mirabelle Countess
plum 'Mirabelle Countess'
£59.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
plum Mirabelle Ruby COLUMNAR (PBR)

New

mirabelle 'Ruby COLUMNAR'
£47.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
peach Saturne

New

peach 'Saturne'
£49.99 - £149.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from spring
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Malus Indian Magic

New

Malus 'Indian Magic'
£44.99 - £164.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus Comtesse de Paris

New

Malus 'Comtesse de Paris'
£39.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
Malus Princeton Cardinal
Malus 'Princeton Cardinal'
£48.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from spring
apple Laxton's Superb

New

apple 'Laxton's Superb'
£39.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
blackberry Bedford Giant
blackberry 'Bedford Giant'
£12.99 - £25.98
bare root plant In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
£34.99 - £179.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Herefordshire Russet (PBR)
apple 'Herefordshire Russet' (PBR)
£59.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Golden Delicious

New

apple 'Golden Delicious'
£34.99 - £104.99
bare root | M106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Trinity

New

apple 'Trinity'
£59.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rubus Boysenberry
boysonberry
£21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)
cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)
£134.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Pink Marry
apricot 'Pink Marry'
£134.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Spartan

New

apple 'Spartan'
£34.99 - £104.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Cox's self Fertile / Fiesta / Hereford Russet

New

apple 'Cox's self Fertile' / 'Fiesta' / 'Hereford Russet'
£109.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
whitecurrant Versailles Blanche
whitecurrant 'Versailles Blanche'
£10.99 - £21.99
bare root plant In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
£124.99 - £149.99
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus Roberts Crab

New

Malus 'Roberts Crab'
£48.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m Delivered during January
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
walnut Broadview
walnut 'Broadview'
£79.99 - £99.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 lt pot | regia root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m available to order from spring
pear Obelisk

New

pear 'Obelisk'
£69.99 - £109.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus Sun Rival
Malus 'Sun Rival'
£59.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
apple Little Pax
apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
grape Regent (PBR)
grape 'Regent' (PBR)
£19.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
grape Muscat Bleu
grape 'Muscat Bleu'
£25.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
grape Pinot Blanc

30% off

grape 'Pinot Blanc'
£22.99 £16.09
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pear Beurré Hardy
pear 'Beurré Hardy'
£26.99 - £54.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
strawberry Florence
strawberry 'Florence'
£8.99 - £17.98
5 × bare roots | runners Delivered during January
10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners Delivered during January
blackberry Oregon Thornless
blackberry 'Oregon Thornless'
£21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Edible flower collection seed gift box
Edible flower collection seed gift box
£19.99
gift set In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs basil seedbombs
Seedballs basil
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs parsley seedbombs
Seedballs parsley
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs mint seedbombs
Seedballs mint
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)