Plants For Chalky Soil

Chalky soils (or those based on limestone) are usually alkaline, so have a pH above 7. They tend to be freely draining, stony and don’t hold onto nutrients very well. Therefore, to help your plants flourish, you should water regularly and dig in lots of composted organic matter as often as you can.

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Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta Blue Cloud

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Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta 'Blue Cloud'
£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)
Herbal teas seed gift box
Herbal teas seed gift box
£19.99
gift set available to order from autumn
Monarda citriodora
lemon bergamot
£2.99
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
Mentha × piperita After Eight

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mint - after eight mint
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Mentha suaveolens
mint - apple mint
£2.99 - £15.98
approx 300 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
Mentha × piperita f. citrata Basil

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mint - basil
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita f. citrata Chocolate

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mint - chocolate peppermint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha requienii
mint - Corsican mint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Mentha × piperita f. citrata Grapefruit

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mint - grapefruit mint
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Mentha spicata var. crispa Moroccan

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mint - Moroccan mint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita

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mint - peppermint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha suaveolens Variegata

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mint - pineapple mint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha spicata

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mint - spearmint
£2.99 - £4.00
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita Strawberry

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mint - strawberry mint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita Swiss

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mint - Swiss mint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
mint grow kit & lamb planter
mint grow kit & lamb planter
£11.99
gift set available to order from winter
Nepeta Cat's Pajamas
Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas'
£9.99 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
£36.99 - £89.99
7.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall 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
Winter hardy herb collection (4 mixed herbs)

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Popular herb collection
£24.99 £12.50
4 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prostanthera ovalifolia Variegata

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Prostanthera ovalifolia 'Variegata'
£21.99 £11.00
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs mint seedbombs

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Seedballs mint
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Veronica Mint Chocolate
Veronica 'Mint Chocolate'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn

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