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.

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Planting combinations
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Campsis × tagliabueana Madame Galen
Campsis × tagliabueana 'Madame Galen'
£39.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Candyfloss paeonia collection

10% off

Candyfloss paeonia collection
£17.96 - £35.91
1 × collection | 2 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots Delivered during October
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)
Carex buchananii
Carex buchananii
£8.99 - £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)
Carex buchananii Red Rooster
Carex buchananii 'Red Rooster'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Carex comans Frosted Curls
Carex comans 'Frosted Curls'
£8.99 - £36.99
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)
Carex elata Aurea
Carex elata 'Aurea'
£22.99 - £54.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Carex morrowii Boott Everglow (PBR) (EverColor Series)
Carex morrowii Boott 'Everglow' (PBR) (EverColor Series)
£12.99 - £47.99
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)
Carex morrowii Vanilla Ice ('Vanice') (PBR)
Carex morrowii Vanilla Ice ('Vanice') (PBR)
£9.99 - £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)
Carex oshimensis Evergold
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
£9.99 - £52.99
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)
Carex oshimensis Eversheen (PBR) (Evercolor Series)
Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen' (PBR) (Evercolor Series)
£12.99 - £52.99
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)
Carex oshimensis Everest ('Fiwhite') (PBR)
Carex oshimensis Everest ('Fiwhite') (PBR)
£12.99 - £49.99
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)
Carex testacea Prairie Fire
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
£9.99 - £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)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)

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Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
£49.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
carrot Autumn King

25% off

carrot 'Autumn King'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 2000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Chantenay Royal

25% off

carrot 'Chantenay Royal'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 2000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Early Nantes

25% off

carrot 'Early Nantes'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 2000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Eskimo F1

25% off

carrot 'Eskimo' F1
£2.89 £2.17
approx 400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Flyaway F1

25% off

carrot 'Flyaway' F1
£2.99 £2.24
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Long Red Surrey

25% off

carrot 'Long Red Surrey'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Mixed

25% off

carrot 'Mixed'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Mr James Scarlet Intermediate

25% off

carrot 'Mr James Scarlet intermediate'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Nantese of Venice

25% off

carrot 'Nantese di Chioggia 2'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 5400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Sweet Candle F1

25% off

carrot 'Sweet Candle' F1
£3.29 £2.47
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Caryopteris x clandonensis Kew Blue
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Kew Blue'
£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)
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea
Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Nepeta cataria

25% off

catnip / Nepeta cataria
£2.24 - £15.98
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
cauliflower Igloo

25% off

cauliflower 'Igloo'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 65 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cauliflower Romanesco

25% off

cauliflower 'Romanesco'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ceanothus Autumnal Blue
Ceanothus 'Autumnal Blue'
£24.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ceanothus Puget Blue
Ceanothus 'Puget Blue'
£22.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ceanothus Skylark
Ceanothus 'Skylark'
£22.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens
£24.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
celeriac Prinz

25% off

celeriac 'Prinz'
£3.79 £2.84
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
celery Golden Self-blanching

25% off

celery 'Golden Self Blanching'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cenolophium denudatum
Cenolophium denudatum
£14.99 - £59.99
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)
Centaurea Jordy
Centaurea 'Jordy'
£9.99 - £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)
Centaurea cyanus Polka Dot Series

25% off

Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Series'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 325 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centaurea nigra

25% off

Centaurea nigra
£2.24 - £18.99
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

New

Cercidiphyllum japonicum
£84.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall | tree In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree available to order from autumn
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat
Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cercis canadensis Forest Pansy

New

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
£109.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm | multistem shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)
Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£79.99 - £99.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Cercis canadensis Golden Falls ('NC2015-12')
Cercis canadensis Golden Falls ('NC2015-12')
£269.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cercis chinensis Avondale

New

Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
£34.99 - £249.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
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
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Nana'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chard Bright Yellow

25% off

chard 'Bright Yellow'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 125 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chard Rainbow Chard

25% off

chard 'Rainbow Chard'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 125 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chard Rhubarb Chard

25% off

chard 'Rhubarb Chard'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Bigarreau Burlat
cherry 'Bigarreau Burlat'
£26.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

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