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
Available items
Showing Soil type : Heavy clay clear all
2358 items
Lilium Nightrider

New

Lilium 'Nightrider'
£5.49 - £10.98
1 × bulb Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered by early February
Lilium African Queen Group
Lilium African Queen Group
£5.49 - £10.98
1 × bulb Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered by early February
potato Nicola
potato 'Nicola'
£3.49 - £9.00
5 × seed potatoes Delivered by early February
15 × seed potatoes Delivered by early February
potato Swift (PBR)
potato 'Swift' (PBR)
£3.49 - £9.00
5 × seed potatoes Delivered by early February
15 × seed potatoes Delivered by early February
Zantedeschia Captain Kelso (PBR) (Captain Series)
Zantedeschia 'Captain Kelso' (PBR) (Captain Series)
£6.99 - £17.00
1 × bulb Delivered by early February
3 × bulbs Delivered by early February
Hedychium flavescens
Hedychium flavescens
£8.99 - £24.00
1 × tuber Delivered by mid-March
3 × tubers Delivered by mid-March
Hedychium gardnerianum
Hedychium gardnerianum
£8.99 - £24.00
1 × tuber Delivered by mid-March
3 × tubers Delivered by mid-March
Mimulus cardinalis
Mimulus cardinalis
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 4 weeks
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 4 weeks
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Tamukeyama

New

Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama'
£59.99 - £159.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 60- 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | standard | grafted available to order from spring
10 litre pot | standard | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Acer platanoides Crimson King
Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
£54.99 - £139.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall | grafted available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Anthriscus sylvestris Ravenswing
Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'
£11.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from spring
3 × 2 litre pots 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 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
apple Fiesta

New

apple 'Fiesta'
£39.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Red Falstaff (PBR)

New

apple 'Red Falstaff' (PBR)
£39.99 - £124.99
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 spring
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
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 Worcester Pearmain

New

apple 'Worcester Pearmain'
£39.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m 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
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Black Barlow (Barlow Series)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow'
£3.99 - £39.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
6 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
Betula Royal Frost

New

Betula 'Royal Frost'
£89.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
£35.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna
Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
£8.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from spring
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from spring
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
Cordyline australis
Cordyline australis
£27.99 - £69.99
7.5 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
2 litre pot available to order from spring
Crataegus × media Paul's Scarlet
Crataegus × media 'Paul's Scarlet'
£39.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
Crataegus × media Plena
Crataegus × media 'Plena'
£39.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
Crocosmia Lucifer
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
£5.99 - £39.99
10 × corms Delivered during January
20 + 10 FREE corms Delivered during January
9cm pot available to order from spring
2 litre pot available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from spring
6 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
damson Farleigh
damson 'Farleigh Damson'
£34.99 - £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
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple

New

Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
£109.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall 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
Geranium palmatum

New

Geranium palmatum
£2.99 - £42.99
approx 60 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
6 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
Geranium phaeum Album
Geranium phaeum 'Album'
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from spring
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from spring
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
£139.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall Delivered during January
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
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
Helleborus Sugar Plum

New

Helleborus 'Sugar Plum'
£14.99 - £74.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)
Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)
£42.75 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7 litre pot | 40cm tall available to order from spring
Linaria purpurea Canon Went
Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'
£2.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
approx 100 seeds available to order from spring
Liquidambar styraciflua
Liquidambar styraciflua
£49.99 - £89.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall | Bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.0m tall | Bush available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
Malus Butterball

New

Malus 'Butterball'
£34.99 - £164.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.8 - 2m 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)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
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 Evereste

New

Malus 'Evereste'
£34.79 - £109.99
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
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Malus John Downie

New

Malus 'John Downie'
£34.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m 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 | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Malus Laura
Malus 'Laura'
£52.99 - £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall 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
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