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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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raspberry Cascade Delight
raspberry 'Cascade Delight'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
Rosa Lavender Ice ('Tan04249') (PBR)

40% off

Rosa Lavender Ice ('Tan04249') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£29.99 £17.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
raspberry All Gold
raspberry 'All Gold'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
raspberry Malling Promise
raspberry 'Malling Promise'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
raspberry Malling Jewel
raspberry 'Malling Jewel'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
Rosa Surrey ('Korlanum')

40% off

Rosa Surrey ('Korlanum') | Ground Cover Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Climbing Iceberg

40% off

Rosa 'Climbing Iceberg' | Climbing Floribunda Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 12
Rosa White Pet

40% off

Rosa White Pet | Shrub Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Just Joey
Rosa Just Joey | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Rosa Rambling Rector

40% off

Rosa Rambling Rector | Rambling Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10
Rosa Wedding Day

40% off

Rosa Wedding Day | Rambling Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Rosa Bonica ('Meidomonac')

40% off

Rosa Bonica ('Meidomonac') (PBR) | Shrub Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Rosa Burgundy Ice ('Prose') (PBR)

40% off

Rosa Burgundy Ice ('Prose') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 7
Rosa Scent from Heaven ('Chewbabaluv') (PBR)

40% off

Rosa Scent from Heaven ('Chewbabaluv') (PBR) | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Rosa Loving Memory ('Korgund81')

40% off

Rosa Loving Memory ('Korgund81') | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
Rosa The Fairy

40% off

Rosa The Fairy | Polyantha Shrub Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Noisette Carnée
Rosa Noisette Carnée | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Admiral ('Tan08996') (PBR)

40% off

Rosa Admiral ('Tan08996') (PBR) | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Gartenprinzessin Marie-José ('Korgehaque') (PBR)

40% off

Rosa Gartenprinzessin Marie-José ('Korgehaque') (PBR) | Floribunda Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Soul ('Tan09651') (PBR)

40% off

Rosa Soul ('Tan09651') (PBR) | Modern Shrub Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Sweet Child of Mine

40% off

Rosa Sweet Child of Mine | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Peach Melba ('Kormelpea') (PBR)
Rosa Peach Melba | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Princesse Charlene de Monaco ('Meidysouk')
Rosa Princesse Charlene de Monaco ('Meidysouk') | Shrub Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Veronica Rosie
Veronica 'Rosie'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa banksiae Lutea
Rosa banksiae Lutea | Banksian Rambler Rose
£34.99 £20.99
2 litre pot available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Penny Lane ('Hardwell') (PBR)
Rosa Penny Lane ('Hardwell') (PBR) | Climbing Rose
£34.99 £20.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Marchesa Boccella

40% off

Rosa Marchesa Boccella | Portland Rose
£34.99 £20.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa rugosa Rubra

40% off

Rosa rugosa Rubra | Japanese Rose Hedging
£20.99 - £119.98
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa rugosa Alba

40% off

Rosa rugosa Alba | White Japanese Rose Hedging
£20.99 - £119.98
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Sweet Honey ('Kormecaso') (PBR)

40% off

Rosa Sweet Honey ('Kormecaso') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£34.99 £20.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa gallica Versicolor
Rosa gallica Versicolor | Rosa Mundi or Shrub Rose
£34.99 £20.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Mokarosa ('Frywitty') (PBR)
Rosa Mokarosa ('Frywitty') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£34.99 £20.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Summer Romance ('Kortekcho') (PBR)
Rosa Summer Romance ('Kortekcho') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£34.99 £20.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Flower Carpet Cherry
Rosa 'Flower Carpet Cherry'
£34.99 £20.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Flower Carpet Peach
Rosa 'Flower Carpet Peach'
£34.99 £20.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
blackcurrant Ben Connan
blackcurrant 'Ben Connan'
£10.99 - £21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
gooseberry Invicta
gooseberry 'Invicta'
£12.99 - £25.98
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
gooseberry Hinnonmäki Röd
gooseberry 'Hinnonmäki Röd'
£12.99 - £89.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
7 litre pot | ¼ standard available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
whitecurrant Versailles Blanche
whitecurrant 'Versailles Blanche'
£10.99 - £21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
redcurrant Jonkheer van Tets
redcurrant 'Jonkheer van Tets'
£10.99 - £21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
blackcurrant Ben Sarek
blackcurrant 'Ben Sarek'
£10.99 - £21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
loganberry Thornfree
loganberry 'Thornfree'
£12.99 - £43.98
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)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
gooseberry Hinnonmäki Grön
gooseberry 'Hinnonmaki Gron'
£12.99 - £43.98
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)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
blackberry Bedford Giant
blackberry 'Bedford Giant'
£12.99 - £25.98
bare root plant available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
blackberry Merton Thornless
blackberry 'Merton Thornless'
£12.99 - £25.98
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
tayberry Medana Tayberry
tayberry 'Medana'
£12.99 - £25.98
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Rosa Maigold
Rosa Maigold | Climbing Rose
£36.99 £22.19
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Geranium (moyesii hybrid)

40% off

Rosa 'Geranium' (moyesii hybrid) | Shrub Rose
£36.99 £22.19
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Climbing Cécile Brünner
Rosa 'Climbing Cécile Brünner' | Climbing Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Climbing Étoile de Hollande
Rosa 'Climbing Étoile de Hollande' | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Madame Grégoire Staechelin

40% off

Rosa Madame Grégoire Staechelin | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Warm Welcome ('Chewizz') (PBR)

40% off

Rosa Warm Welcome ('Chewizz') (PBR) | Climbing Minature Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Zéphirine Drouhin

40% off

Rosa Zéphirine Drouhin | Climbing Bourbon Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Albéric Barbier

40% off

Rosa Albéric Barbier | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Paul's Scarlet Climber

40% off

Rosa Paul's Scarlet Climber | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa François Juranville

40% off

Rosa François Juranville | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Flower Carpet Scarlet ('Noa83100b') (PBR)

40% off

Rosa Flower Carpet Scarlet ('Noa83100b') (PBR) | Ground Cover Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Veilchenblau

40% off

Rosa Veilchenblau | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Phyllis Bide

40% off

Rosa Phyllis Bide | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Parkdirektor Riggers

40% off

Rosa Parkdirektor Riggers | Climbing Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Veronica Wipeout (PBR)

New

Veronica 'Wipeout' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa × odorata Mutabilis
Rosa × odorata 'Mutabilis' | Shrub Rose
£38.99 £23.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hemerocallis collection
Hemerocallis collection
£23.95 - £47.90
1 × collection | 3 bare roots available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots available to order from autumn
Rosa banksiae var. banksiae
Rosa banksiae var. banksiae | Rambler Rose
£39.99 £23.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa William Lobb

40% off

Rosa William Lobb | Shrub Rose
£39.99 £23.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Felicia

40% off

Rosa Felicia | Hybrid Musk Rose
£39.99 £23.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award winning strawberry collection
Award winning strawberry collection
£24.95 - £49.90
1 × collection 15 bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections 45 bare roots available to order from autumn
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
£9.99 - £239.98
9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Griselinia littoralis
Griselinia littoralis
£9.99 - £109.99
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)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronica Twilight (PBR)

New

Veronica 'Twilight' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Charles de Mills

40% off

Rosa Charles de Mills | Gallica Bush Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Louise Odier

40% off

Rosa Louise Odier | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Königin von Dänemark

40% off

Rosa Königin von Dänemark | Shrub Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Reine des Violettes

40% off

Rosa Reine des Violettes | Thornless Shrub Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Boule de Neige

40% off

Rosa Boule de Neige | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Roseraie de l'Haÿ
Rosa Roseraie de l'Haÿ | Shrub Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Tuscany Superb

40% off

Rosa Tuscany Superb | Gallica Bush Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain

40% off

Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain | Climbing Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Reine Victoria
Rosa Reine Victoria | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Madame Isaac Péreire

40% off

Rosa 'Madame Isaac Péreire' | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Fru Dagmar Hastrup

40% off

Rosa Fru Dagmar Hastrup | Rugosa Shrub Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
£26.99 - £159.98
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
plum Victoria
plum 'Victoria'
£27.99 - £124.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Pixy root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
cherry Stella
cherry 'Stella'
£28.79 - £119.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | G5 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
quince Vranja
quince 'Vranja'
£29.79 - £169.99
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Jasminum nudiflorum
Jasminum nudiflorum
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia lactiflora Festiva Maxima
Paeonia lactiflora 'Festiva Maxima'
£29.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia Buckeye Belle
Paeonia 'Buckeye Belle'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia lactiflora Jan van Leeuwen
Paeonia lactiflora 'Jan van Leeuwen'
£29.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia lactiflora Angel Cheeks
Paeonia lactiflora 'Angel Cheeks'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia lactiflora Mother's Choice
Paeonia lactiflora 'Mother's Choice'
£29.99 - £69.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia lactiflora Miss America
Paeonia lactiflora 'Miss America'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia Pink Hawaiian Coral
Paeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Award-winning rhubarb collection
Award-winning rhubarb collection
£15.95 - £31.90
1 × collection | 3 crowns available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 crowns available to order from autumn
Clematis cirrhosa Ourika Valley
Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
£17.99 - £35.98
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
peach Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel
Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£34.99 - £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
apple Reverend W. Wilks
apple 'Reverend W. Wilks'
£34.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry Merton Glory
cherry 'Merton Glory'
£34.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
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