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
Aquilegia vulgaris

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Aquilegia vulgaris
£2.99 £2.24
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aquilegia vulgaris Nivea
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nivea'
£2.99 - £29.99
approx 70 seeds available to order from autumn
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris William Guiness
Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guiness'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 40 seeds available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Black Barlow (Barlow Series)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow'
£7.49 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Blue Barlow (Barlow Series)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Blue Barlow' (Barlow Series)
£7.49 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Nora Barlow (Barlow Series)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Nora Barlow' (Barlow Series)
£7.49 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Ruby Port
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Ruby Port'
£7.49 - £17.24
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata White Barlow (Barlow Series)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'White Barlow' (Barlow Series)
£7.49 - £17.24
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Arachnoides aristata Variegata
Arachnoides aristata 'Variegata'
£8.99 - £37.49
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Arctotis × hybrida hort. Flame

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Arctotis × hybrida 'Flame'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 1 litre pots available to order from autumn
Arctotis × hybrida hort. Red Devil

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Arctotis × hybrida 'Red Devil'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 1 litre pots available to order from autumn
Arctotis × hybrida hort. Wine

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Arctotis × hybrida 'Wine'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 1 litre pots available to order from autumn
Armeria maritima Morning Star White

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Armeria maritima 'Morning Star White'
£5.99 - £14.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Artemisia Powis Castle

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Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
£6.74 - £35.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Artemisia ludoviciana Silver Queen

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Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen'
£6.74 - £33.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Aruncus Horatio

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Aruncus 'Horatio'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aruncus dioicus Kneiffi

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Aruncus dioicus 'Kneiffi'
£7.49 - £17.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Asian pear Kumoi
Asian pear 'Kumoi'
£34.99 £26.24
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
asparagus Backlim
asparagus 'Backlim'
£3.74 - £7.49
2 × crowns available to order from winter
6 × crowns available to order from winter
asparagus Connover's Colossal
asparagus 'Connover's Colossal'
£5.99 - £15.75
3 × crowns available to order from winter
9 × crowns available to order from winter
asparagus Gijnlim
asparagus 'Gijnlim'
£5.99 - £11.98
2 × crowns available to order from autumn
4 + 2 FREE crowns available to order from autumn
asparagus Pacific Purple
asparagus 'Pacific Purple'
£5.24 - £13.50
2 × crowns available to order from winter
6 × crowns available to order from winter
asparagus pea

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asparagus pea
£2.99 £2.24
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Asplenium scolopendrium

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Asplenium scolopendrium
£7.49 - £33.74
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 autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Asplenium scolopendrium Angustifolia

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Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustifolia'
£7.49 - £17.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Asplenium scolopendrium Cristata
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristata'
£7.49 - £17.24
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Asplenium trichomanes

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Asplenium trichomanes
£7.49 - £17.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Astelia Red Shadow ('A1') (PBR)

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Astelia Red Shadow ('A1') (PBR)
£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aster Duchess Mixed

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Aster 'Duchess Mixed'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aster amellus King George
Aster amellus 'King George'
£7.49 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aster × frikartii Mönch

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Aster × frikartii 'Mönch'
£6.74 - £33.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre 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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Astilbe Brautschleier (x arendsii)

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Astilbe 'Brautschleier' (× arendsii)
£7.49 - £31.50
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)
Astilbe Bressingham Beauty (x arendsii)

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Astilbe 'Bressingham Beauty' (× arendsii)
£7.49 - £32.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre 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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Astilbe Darkside of the Moon (PBR)

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Astilbe 'Darkside of the Moon' (PBR)
£8.96 - £18.56
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astilbe Fanal (x arendsii)

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Astilbe 'Fanal' (× arendsii)
£7.49 - £12.71
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Astilbe White
Astilbe 'White'
£19.99
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Astrantia Buckland
Astrantia 'Buckland'
£9.74 - £37.49
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia Hadspen Blood

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Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood'
£12.74 - £37.49
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 autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia Moulin Rouge (PBR)
Astrantia 'Moulin Rouge' (PBR)
£11.24 - £44.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia Roma (PBR)
Astrantia 'Roma' (PBR)
£9.74 - £37.49
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia major
Astrantia major
£2.99 £2.24
approx 50 seeds available to order from winter
Astrantia major Claret
Astrantia major 'Claret'
£9.56 - £20.62
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia major Large White
Astrantia major 'Large White'
£9.74 - £24.74
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia major Penny's Pink
Astrantia major 'Penny's Pink'
£9.74 - £22.49
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia major Rubra
Astrantia major 'Rubra'
£10.49 - £24.74
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia major Star of Billion (PBR)

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Astrantia major 'Star of Billion' (PBR)
£11.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Astrantia major subsp. involucrata Shaggy

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Astrantia major subsp. involucrata 'Shaggy'
£9.74 - £41.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Athyrium filix-femina

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Athyrium filix-femina
£7.49 - £41.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum f. rubellum Lady in Red

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Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum f. rubellum 'Lady in Red'
£14.99 - £33.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Athyrium niponicum metallicum

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Athyrium niponicum 'metallicum'
£8.24 - £33.74
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 autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum

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Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
£14.99 - £33.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Silver Falls
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls'
£7.49 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Ursula's Red
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Athyrium otophorum var. okanum

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Athyrium otophorum var. okanum
£8.24 - £41.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia

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Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
£18.74 - £63.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Autumn and Christmas potatoes

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