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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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rhubarb Valentine
rhubarb 'Valentine'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Rhus typhina
Rhus typhina
£29.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 13 (13)
Rosa Climbing Étoile de Hollande
Rosa 'Climbing Étoile de Hollande' | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99
available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 13 (13)
Rosa Flower Carpet Cherry

New

Rosa 'Flower Carpet Cherry'
£34.99
4 litre pot
Rosa Geranium (moyesii hybrid)
Rosa 'Geranium' (moyesii hybrid) | Shrub Rose
£36.99
available to order from autumn
Rosa Summer Wine
Rosa 'Summer Wine'
£26.99
4 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Rosa Blanche Double de Coubert
Rosa Blanche Double de Coubert | Rugosa Shrub Rose
£32.99
available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7 (7)
Rosa canina
Rosa canina
From £74.99
available to order from autumn
Rosa Climbing Arthur Bell
Rosa Climbing Arthur Bell | Climbing Rose
£28.99
available to order from autumn
Rosa gallica var. officinalis
Rosa gallica var. officinalis | Apothecarys Shrub Rose
£28.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Rosa Gartenprinzessin Marie-José ('Korgehaque') (PBR)
Rosa Gartenprinzessin Marie-José ('Korgehaque') (PBR) | Floribunda Rose
£46.99
4 litre pot
Rosa glauca
Rosa glauca Pourr. | Shrub Rose
£29.99
4 litre pot
Rosa Loving Memory ('Korgund81')
Rosa Loving Memory ('Korgund81') | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Rosa Paul's Scarlet Climber
Rosa Paul's Scarlet Climber | Rambling Rose
£37.99
available to order from autumn
Rosa Rambling Rector
Rosa Rambling Rector | Rambling Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 13 (13)
Rosa rugosa Alba

Best Seller

Rosa rugosa Alba | White Japanese Rose Hedging
From £34.99
4 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 11 (11)
Rosa rugosa Rubra
Rosa rugosa Rubra | Japanese Rose Hedging
From £34.99
4 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
Rosa Soul ('Tan09651') (PBR)
Rosa Soul ('Tan09651') (PBR) | Modern Shrub Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot
Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain
Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain | Climbing Rose
£43.99
4 litre pot
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 8 (8)
Rosa Tuscany Superb
Rosa Tuscany Superb | Gallica Bush Rose
£43.99
available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Rosa Warm Welcome ('Chewizz') (PBR)
Rosa Warm Welcome ('Chewizz') (PBR) | Climbing Minature Rose
£37.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Rosa × odorata Mutabilis

Best Seller

Rosa × odorata 'Mutabilis' | Shrub Rose
£38.99
available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (14)
Royal tulip collection
Royal tulip collection
From £21.95
available to order from summer
Rudbeckia hirta Cherry Brandy

New

Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'
£3.49
approx 25 seeds
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Flame
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Flame'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Romance
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Romance'
From £9.99
2 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Ruby Crush
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Ruby Crush'
From £9.99
2 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Summer Sunset
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Summer Sunset'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Velvet Flame
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Velvet Flame'
From £9.99
2 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots
Rudbeckia triloba Prairie Glow

New

Rudbeckia triloba 'Prairie Glow'
£3.99
approx 25 seeds
Salvia Strawberry Lake ('Tl966') (Salgoon Series) (PBR)

New

Salvia Strawberry Lake ('Tl966') (Salgoon Series) (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)

Best Seller

Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)
From £26.75
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (25)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Gerda' (PBR)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Gerda' (PBR)
£26.75
2 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Sanguisorba Tanna

Best Seller

Sanguisorba 'Tanna'
From £11.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation (PBR)

New

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' (PBR)
From £19.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Seedballs artists meadow seedbombs
Seedballs artists meadow
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star (1)
Seedballs edible flowers seedbombs
Seedballs edible flowers
£15.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
Seedballs for bees seedbombs
Seedballs for bees
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs for butterflies seedbombs
Seedballs for butterflies
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow - seedbombs (URBAN)
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife - seedbombs
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife
From £15.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs poppies seedbombs

15% off

Crocus collection
Seedballs poppies
From £5.94
20 seedballs in gift tube
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs red campion seedbombs
Seedballs red campion
From £6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs wildlife collection
Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99
set of 6
Seedless dessert grape collection
seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99
1 × collection | 2 plants
Silene flos-cuculi Petit Henri ('Iflyph')
Silene flos-cuculi Petit Henri ('Iflyph') (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus Copper Kettle

20% off

Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Sorbus Glendoick Spire

20% off

Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus aria Lutescens
Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

20% off

Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus splendens

20% off

Sorbus splendens
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
From £47.99
available to order from summer
Spring fresh tulip collection
Spring fresh tulip collection
From £21.95
available to order from summer
Spring promise daffodil collection
Spring promise daffodil collection
From £32.95
available to order from summer
Spring sunshine daffodil collection
Spring sunshine daffodil collection
From £28.95
available to order from summer
strawberry Alice (PBR)
strawberry 'Alice'
From £8.99
available to order from winter
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£28.62 £27.46
available to order from summer
Erysimum ( wallflower ) Sweetly fragrant collection
Sweetly fragrant wallflower collection
From £22.99
sold out
Tagetes patula Burning Embers
Tagetes patula 'Burning Embers'
£2.39
approx 50 seeds
Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection

New

Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
The copper tulip collection
The copper tulip collection
From £22.95
available to order from summer
The Laundry Garden jewel dahlia collection
The Laundry Garden jewel dahlia collection
From £17.75
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
The ultimate cutting gladioli collection

New

The ultimate cutting gladioli collection
From £35.95
available to order from winter
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''
From £50.96
available to order from summer
Tropicanna Cannas
Tropicanna canna collection
From £33.95
available to order from winter
Tulipa Abba
Tulipa 'Abba'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Alison Bradley

New

Tulipa 'Alison Bradley'
From £7.99
available to order from autumn
Tulipa Amber Glow
Tulipa 'Amber Glow'
From £7.49
available to order from summer
Tulipa Apeldoorn
Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tulipa Apeldoorn's Elite
Tulipa 'Apeldoorn's Elite'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Attila
Tulipa 'Attila'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Avignon
Tulipa 'Avignon'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (215)
Tulipa Ballerina

Best Seller

Tulipa 'Ballerina'
From £6.49
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (30)
Tulipa Barcelona
Tulipa 'Barcelona'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Tulipa Brown Sugar
Tulipa 'Brown Sugar'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Tulipa Carnaval de Rio
Tulipa 'Carnaval de Rio'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Couleur Cardinal
Tulipa 'Couleur Cardinal'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tulipa Danceline
Tulipa 'Danceline'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Doll's Minuet
Tulipa 'Doll's Minuet'
From £6.49
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Tulipa Fly Away
Tulipa 'Fly Away'
From £7.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Tulipa Formule One
Tulipa 'Formule One'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Gavota
Tulipa 'Gavota'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Golden Artist
Tulipa 'Golden Artist'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Tulipa Grand Perfection (PBR)
Tulipa 'Grand Perfection' (PBR)
From £7.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Helmar
Tulipa 'Helmar'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Honky Tonk
Tulipa 'Honky Tonk'
From £4.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Kingsblood
Tulipa 'Kingsblood'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa La vie en Rose
Tulipa 'La vie en Rose'
From £8.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Labrador
Tulipa 'Labrador'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Lasting Love
Tulipa 'Lasting Love'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Mariette
Tulipa 'Mariette'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Mascara
Tulipa 'Mascara'
£6.99
available to order from autumn
Tulipa National Velvet
Tulipa 'National Velvet'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Tulipa Olympic Flame
Tulipa 'Olympic Flame'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
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