Plants For Sandy Soil

Sandy soils tend to drain very quickly, so are ideal for supporting Mediterranean-style or drought-tolerant plants, which are happiest in dry conditions. These soils are usually low in nutrients, so digging in lots of composted organic matter will not only bump these up, but will also help it retain water.

Quick growing
Chelsea plant of year
Sowing month inside or protected
Ground cover
Olearia phlogopappa Spring Bling (PBR)
Olearia phlogopappa 'Spring Bling' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pachysandra terminalis Variegata
Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata'
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot 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
Philadelphus Petite Perfume Pink ('P1') (PBR)

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Philadelphus Petite Perfume Pink ('P1') (PBR)
£17.99 - £29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from late spring
Photinia serratifolia Pink Crispy ('Oploo5') (PBR)
Photinia serratifolia Pink Crispy ('Oploo5') (PBR)
£32.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Photinia × fraseri Little Red Robin
Photinia × fraseri 'Little Red Robin'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
£27.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pieris Forest Flame
Pieris 'Forest Flame'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax ferox
Pseudopanax ferox
£39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ribes sanguineum King Edward VII
Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII'
£25.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
Ribes sanguineum Pulborough Scarlet
Ribes sanguineum 'Pulborough Scarlet'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Laced Up ('Snr1292')
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Laced Up ('Snr1292')
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis Dragon Gate
Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis 'Dragon Gate'
£27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbaria sorbifolia Sem (PBR)
Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' (PBR)
£22.99 - £56.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa meyeri Palibin
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
£26.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Vinca major
Vinca major
£22.99 - £94.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Vinca major Variegata
Vinca major 'Variegata'
£17.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Vinca minor Illumination
Vinca minor 'Illumination'
£7.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 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)
Vinca minor Ralph Shugert
Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'
£7.99 - £79.99
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 autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
6 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Weigela Bristol Ruby
Weigela 'Bristol Ruby'
£24.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Weigela Ebony and Ivory ('Velda') (PBR)
Weigela Ebony and Ivory ('Velda') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotoneaster Cornubia
Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'
£24.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Eucalyptus gunnii Azura ('Cagire') (PBR)
Eucalyptus gunnii Azura ('Cagire') (PBR)
£42.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 30cm tall | tree available to order from autumn
3 × 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
Award-winning perfumed daffodil collection
Award-winning perfumed daffodil collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Muscari armeniacum
Muscari armeniacum
£7.99 - £19.98
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
50 × bulbs Delivered during September
100 + 50 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus Cheerfulness
Narcissus 'Cheerfulness'
£9.99 - £28.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica
£4.99 - £13.98
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus Minnow
Narcissus 'Minnow'
£5.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus Yellow Cheerfulness
Narcissus 'Yellow Cheerfulness'
£8.99 - £26.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Scilla siberica
Scilla siberica
£7.99 - £22.00
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
Hakonechloa macra Aureola
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
£12.99 - £42.99
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)
Fuchsia Ballet Girl

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Fuchsia 'Ballet Girl'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Dollar Prinzessin

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Fuchsia 'Dollar Prinzessin'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Snowcap

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Fuchsia 'Snowcap'
£3.50 - £89.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Spion Kop

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Fuchsia 'Spion Kop'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Voodoo

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Fuchsia 'Voodoo'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosmarinus officinalis Tuscan Blue
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
Allium ursinum

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Allium ursinum
£2.24 - £17.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hippophae rhamnoides

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Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
£7.99 - £15.98
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant | 60 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Amelanchier lamarckii
Amelanchier lamarckii
£25.79 - £124.99
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
bare root | 0.9 - 1.2m | tree available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m | bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | tree available to order from autumn
Vinca minor f. alba Gertrude Jekyll
Vinca minor f. alba 'Gertrude Jekyll'
£7.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Geranium sanguineum var. striatum
Geranium sanguineum var. striatum
£18.99 - £44.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helianthemum Wisley Primrose
Helianthemum 'Wisley Primrose'
£8.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × ericsmithii Pirouette (PBR)
Helleborus × ericsmithii 'Pirouette' (PBR)
£27.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Blushing Bridesmaid (Wedding Party Series)

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Helleborus × hybridus 'Blushing Bridesmaid' (Wedding Party Series)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Pink Passion (Tahi16') (PBR)

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Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Pink Passion (Tahi16') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine ('Tahi61') (PBR)

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Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine (Tahi61') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hedera hibernica
Hedera hibernica
£29.99 - £79.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 1.7m cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Etoile Violette
Clematis 'Étoile Violette'
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Abundance
Clematis 'Abundance'
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Alba Luxurians
Clematis 'Alba Luxurians'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Betty Corning
Clematis 'Betty Corning'
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Comtesse de Bouchaud
Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchaud'
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Double Truffle Raspberry

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Clematis 'Double Truffle Raspberry'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Emilia Plater
Clematis 'Emilia Plater'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis John Huxtable
Clematis 'John Huxtable'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Marie Boisselot
Clematis 'Marie Boisselot'
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Warszawska Nike
Clematis 'Warszawska Nike'
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hedera colchica
Hedera colchica
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Jasminum officinale Inverleith
Jasminum officinale 'Inverleith'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Jasminum × stephanense
Jasminum × stephanense
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Hydrangea macrophylla Little White
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little White'
£17.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Euonymus fortunei Emerald Gaiety
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
£19.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 20 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
£29.99 - £99.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn

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