Plants that Grow in Most Soils

If you don’t know what kind of soil you have then you should choose one of the plants on the list below. These plants don’t really care what soil they are growing in - provided they are kept reasonably well fed and watered.

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White (70)
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Attractive to pollinators (70)
Attractive to wildlife (80)

Quick growing

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Quite (186)
Yes (55)

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Small (82)

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Flowering (219)
Large leaved (6)
Long flowering (31)
Low maintenance (109)
Makes a good hedge or screen (20)
Plants that are native (8)
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Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (76)
Plants that will cope with the odd football (52)
Plants to deter vandals and burglars (6)
Resistant to diseases (57)
Scented Leaves (3)
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Small leaved (17)
Stylish in the border (67)
Sublime umbelliferas (15)
Suitable for containers (117)
Suitable for hanging baskets (1)
Tough plants that are harder to kill (33)
Weeping (1)
Winter colour (32)

Bulb planting time

Autumn planting (121)
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Bulb divisions

Dahlia (Division 1) Single-flowered (1)
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Lilium (Division 5) Longiflorum hybrids (1)
Lilium (Division 9) True species & selected forms (3)
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Narcissus (Division 12) Miscellaneous (2)
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Narcissus (Division 5) Triandrus (3)
Narcissus (Division 6) Cyclamineus (2)
Narcissus (Division 7) Jonquilla (4)
Narcissus (Division 8) Tazetta (6)
Narcissus (Division 9) Poeticus (1)
Tulip (Division 1) Single early group (3)
Tulip (Division 10) Parrot group (5)
Tulip (Division 11) Double late group (10)
Tulip (Division 13) Fosteriana group (1)
Tulip (Division 14) Greigii group (1)
Tulip (Division 15) Miscellaneous group (8)
Tulip (Division 2) Double early group (8)
Tulip (Division 3) Triumph group (9)
Tulip (Division 4) Darwin hybrid group (5)
Tulip (Division 5) Single late group (1)
Tulip (Division 6) Lily-flowered group (4)
Tulip (Division 7) Fringed group (1)
Tulip (Division 8) Viridiflora group (2)

Sowing month inside or protected

March (1)
April (2)
May (1)
October (1)
November (1)

Sowing month outside

March (6)
April (6)
May (7)
June (2)
July (2)
August (2)
September (6)
October (6)
November (1)

Multibuy packs

6 packs (2)
Multibuy offers (159)
Selected offers (51)

Ready made borders

Ready-made border Autumn colour (3)
Ready-made border Budget (1)
Ready-made border Chalky soil (1)
Ready-made border Cottage garden scheme (1)
Ready-made border Dry Mediterranean (1)
Ready-made border Good bedfellows (1)
Ready-made border Lime-green and orange (1)
Ready-made border Mediterranean (1)
Ready-made border Planting the woodland edge (1)
Ready-made border Red summer (2)
Ready-made border Sandy soil (4)
Ready-made border Shady pink (1)
Ready-made border Spring colour (1)
Ready-made border Steamy jungle (1)
Ready-made border The grand experience (1)
Ready-made border Woodland (1)

Planting combinations

Golden prairie plant combination (1)
Green and white plant combination (1)
Plants for pollinators plant combination (1)
Sun baked plant combination (1)
Sunny chalk plant combination (1)

Hardy

Semi (25)
Yes (208)

Leaf colour

Blue (2)
Bronze (2)
Green (211)
Purple (7)
Red (1)
Silver (2)
Variegated (6)
Yellow (6)

Ground cover

No (168)
Yes (58)

Position

Back of border (17)
Bottom of hedges (15)
Conservatories (4)
Covering eyesores (6)
Front of border (130)
Middle of border (91)
Next to a patio (34)
Next to a pond (10)
Next to an entrance (47)
Next to seating areas (50)
Steep banks (50)
Through hedges (2)
Walls & fences (9)

Shape

Bushy (1)
Fountain (1)
Hummock (1)
Lollipop (1)
Weeping (1)

Soil moisture

Damp (14)
Dry/Sandy (62)
Normal (228)

Used at Chelsea

2001 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2004 - Sir Terrance Conran - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (5)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (7)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (3)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (3)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (4)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (6)
2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (5)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (5)
2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (3)
2015 - Dan Pearson - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (6)
2017 - James Basson - M & G (1)
2018 - Sarah Price - M & G (2)
2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (7)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (5)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (4)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (15)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (6)
2024 - Tom Stuart-Smith - National Garden Scheme (4)
2024 - Ula Maria - Muscular Dystrophy (3)

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Narcissus 'Starlight Sensation'

£9.49 - £27.00

10 × bulbs Delivered during September

30 × bulbs Delivered during September

Narcissus 'Sun Disc'

£6.99 - £13.98

10 × bulbs Delivered during September

20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5

Narcissus papyraceus 'Ziva'

£13.99 - £39.50

10 × bulbs Delivered during September

30 × bulbs Delivered during September

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 16

Narcissus romieuxii 'Julia Jane'

£8.99 - £25.00

10 × bulbs Delivered during September

30 × bulbs Delivered during September

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 4

Tulipa 'Greenstar'

£6.99 - £17.99

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

21 × bulbs Delivered during September

Tulipa 'Mondial' (PBR)

£9.99 - £19.98

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3

Tulipa 'White Parrot'

£8.99 - £25.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

21 × bulbs Delivered during September

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2

Tulipa turkestanica

£4.99 - £12.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

21 × bulbs Delivered during September

Sausage dog planter

£12.99

gift set Delivered during October

50% off

Doodia media

£5.50 - £13.00

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Deschampsia cespitosa

£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)

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5

50% off

Hakonechloa macra 'Beni-kaze'

£6.50 - £14.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

50% off

Rosa Sunseeker ('Dicracer') | Patio Rose

~~£89.99~~ £45.00

7.5 litre pot | standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

50% off

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)

Betula pendula

£9.99 - £119.99

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging available to order from autumn

3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging available to order from autumn

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

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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

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4

Up to 25%

Cornfield seed collection

~~£3.99~~ £2.99

1g packet | seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2

25% off

Visnaga daucoides 'Green Mist'

~~£3.29~~ £2.47

approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2

30% off

Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)

£55.99 - £99.99

5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn

Geum rivale

£14.99 - £39.99

1 litre aquatic pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer

3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer

3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer

25% off

angelica

£2.24 - £16.99

approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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)

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

25% off

Seedballs cornflower

£5.24 - £37.49

20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week

500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week

25% off

Seedballs ox-eye daisy

£5.24 - £37.49

20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week

500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week

Up to 25%

Seedballs poppies

£5.24 - £37.49

20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week

500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week

Up to 25%

Seedballs red campion

£5.24 - £26.24

20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week

30% off

Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi'

~~£24.99~~ £17.49

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

30% off

grape 'Chasselas Blanc'

~~£22.99~~ £16.09

3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

30% off

grape 'Chasselas'

~~£22.99~~ £16.09

3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

30% off

grape 'Exalta'

~~£22.99~~ £16.09

3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

30% off

grape 'Riesling'

~~£22.99~~ £16.09

2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Carmin Brillant'

£5.99 - £39.99

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)

2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

10 × corms available to order from winter

30 × corms available to order from winter

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'

£5.99 - £39.99

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)

2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

10 × corms available to order from winter

30 × corms available to order from winter

0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Mexican Star'

£5.49 - £17.99

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tubers available to order from winter

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