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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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Hamamelis × intermedia Diane
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'
From £59.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
Hamamelis × intermedia Jelena
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
From £59.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 13 (13)
Hamamelis × intermedia Pallida
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Pallida'
From £59.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Acer campestre
Acer campestre - Field maple hedging
From £59.99
available to order from autumn
Malus Princeton Cardinal
Malus 'Princeton Cardinal'
From £59.99
available to order from summer
gage Early Transparent Gage
greengage 'Early Transparent'
£59.99
available to order from summer
cherry Bigarreau Burlat
cherry 'Bigarreau Burlat'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
peach Pêche de Vigne
peach 'Pêche de Vigne'
£59.99
available to order from winter
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£59.99
sold out
John's double jewels tulip collection
John's double Jewels and orange tulip collection
From £31.45
available to order from summer
Four seasons clematis collection
Four seasons clematis collection
£62.96
available to order from summer
Acer platanoides Crimson King
Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
From £39.99
available to order from summer
Prunus cerasifera Nigra

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Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall
Prunus × incam Okamé

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Prunus × incam 'Okamé'
From £63.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Prunus sargentii
Prunus sargentii
From £35.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

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Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus commixta Embley
Sorbus commixta 'Embley'
From £43.99
available to order from winter
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant

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Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99 £63.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Amelanchier alnifolia Obelisk (PBR)
Amelanchier alnifolia 'Obelisk' (PBR)
From £63.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10 (10)
Prunus pendula Pendula Rosea
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Prunus Umineko

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Prunus 'Umineko'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

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Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom

New

20% off

Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
From £67.99
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 0.8 - 1m tall
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted
Prunus avium
Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging
From £69.99
available to order from autumn
White woodland mini-border collection
White woodland mini-border collection
£69.99
6 × 9cm plants
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud

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Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Acer palmatum

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Acer palmatum
From £55.99
10 litre pot | 0.6 - 0.8m tall | grafted
Heptacodium miconioides
Heptacodium miconioides
From £71.99
available to order from summer
Crataegus × lavalleei Carrierei
Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'
£89.99 £71.99
available to order from summer
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
£71.99
available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Crippsii

New

Acer palmatum 'Crippsii'
£89.99 £71.99
available to order from summer
Rosa canina
Rosa canina
From £74.99
available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen collection with peach
double Ellen hellebore collection with peach
From £38.99
available to order from summer
Cornus controversa
Cornus controversa
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
Parrotia persica

20% off

Parrotia persica
From £23.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Acer palmatum Pendulum Julian

New

20% off

Acer palmatum 'Pendulum Julian'
£99.99 £79.99
5 litre pot | standard | 0.8 - 1m tall
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99
available to order from summer
Cornus controversa Variegata

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Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
From £87.99
5 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Cornus alba Sibirica
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (22)
Fothergilla major
Fothergilla major
£89.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Narcissus - up to 6 months of daffodils
Up to 6 months of daffodils
From £49.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Euonymus alatus
Euonymus alatus
From £26.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Viburnum × burkwoodii
Viburnum × burkwoodii
From £29.99
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (12)
Viburnum × carlcephalum
Viburnum × carlcephalum
£99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Calycanthus × raulstonii Hartlage Wine
Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
£99.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Euonymus alatus Compactus
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'
From £29.99
2 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
nectarine Lord Napier
nectarine 'Lord Napier'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
£99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Rhus typhina Dissecta
Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 100cm tall
Malus Scarlett

20% off

Malus 'Scarlett'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
Crocosmia and ribbed planter combination

15% off

Crocus collection
Crocosmia & ribbed metal planter combination
£117.96 £107.01
nectarine Nectarella
nectarine 'Nectarella'
£109.99
available to order from summer
Amelanchier laevis Snowflakes
Amelanchier laevis 'Snowflakes'
From £63.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Tai-haku

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Prunus 'Tai-haku'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus aria Lutescens
Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus
Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Cornus florida

20% off

Cornus florida
From £23.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Liquidambar styraciflua Slender Silhouette
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'
From £71.99
available to order from summer
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

20% off

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
From £63.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Sorbus bissetii
Sorbus bissetii
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
cherry Athos
cherry 'Athos'
£119.99
available to order from summer
peach Avalon Pride
peach 'Avalon Pride'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Little Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Little Pink Perfection'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
apple Trinity
apple 'Trinity'
From £59.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2.4m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Prunus Kofugen

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Prunus 'Kofugen'
From £55.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus Snow Showers
Prunus 'Snow Showers'
From £31.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia
From £31.99
available to order from summer
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)

20% off

Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
From £39.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Acer palmatum Tamukeyama

New

20% off

Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama'
From £47.99
5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall | grafted
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 60- 80cm tall
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
From £55.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Hokusai
Prunus 'Hokusai'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Jacqueline

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Prunus 'Jacqueline'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Prunus Mikuruma-gaeshi
Prunus 'Mikuruma-gaeshi'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Shosar

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Prunus 'Shosar'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus Tiltstone Hellfire
Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

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Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus Glendoick Spire

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Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus splendens

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Sorbus splendens
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus The Bride

20% off

Prunus 'The Bride'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Prunus incisa f. Yamadei
Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'
£159.99 £127.99
available to order from summer
cherry Sweetheart
cherry 'Sweetheart'
From £69.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)
cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)
£134.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm
Acer rubrum October Glory
Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
From £89.99
available to order from summer
Acer cappadocicum Rubrum

20% off

Acer cappadocicum Rubrum
£179.99 £143.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
From £71.99
available to order from summer
Cercis canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)

New

Cercis × canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)
£149.99
available to order from summer
Cercis canadensis Eternal Flame ('Nc2016-2') (PBR)
Cercis × canadensis Eternal Flame ('Nc2016-2') (PBR)
£199.99 £159.99
available to order from summer
Fagus sylvatica (Atropurpurea Group) Purpurea Pendula
Fagus sylvatica (Atropurpurea Group) 'Purpurea Pendula'
£199.99 £159.99
available to order from summer
Cercis chinensis Avondale

20% off

Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
From £39.99
3 litre pot
5 litre pot
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Flowering species rich hedge
Flowering species-rich hedge Good for wildlife
£299.99 £291.99
available to order from autumn
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