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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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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 5.0 5 2
Rosa Champagne Moment ('Korvanaber') (PBR)
Rosa Champagne Moment ('Korvanaber') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£28.99 £17.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Paeonia Buckeye Belle
Paeonia 'Buckeye Belle'
£23.99 - £47.98
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 4.4 5 7
Paeonia lactiflora Jan van Leeuwen
Paeonia lactiflora 'Jan van Leeuwen'
£29.99 £23.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5
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 4.7 5 13
Rosa Eyes for You ('Pejbigeye') (PBR)
Rosa Eyes For You ('Pejbigeye') (PBR) | Floribunda Rose
£28.99 £17.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa My Lovely Mum ('Fryflorida')
Rosa My Lovely Mum ('Fryflorida') | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£26.99 £16.19
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
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 5.0 5 2
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
Rosa Noisette Carnée
Rosa Noisette Carnée | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Buff Beauty
Rosa Buff Beauty | Hybrid Musk Rose
£28.99 £17.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Rosa gallica Versicolor
Rosa gallica Versicolor | Rosa Mundi or Shrub Rose
£34.99 £20.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Climbing Cécile Brünner
Rosa 'Climbing Cécile Brünner' | Climbing Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Cardinal de Richelieu
Rosa Cardinal de Richelieu | Gallica Bush Rose
£28.99 £17.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 3
Rosa Compassion
Rosa Compassion | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£28.99 £17.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Rosa Cornelia
Rosa Cornelia | Hybrid Musk Rose
£28.99 £17.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Flore Pleno
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Flore Pleno'
£9.99 - £27.00
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
15 + 10 FREE bare roots | in the green available to order from autumn
30 × bulbs available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Prunus Beni-yutaka
Prunus 'Beni-yutaka'
£59.99 - £164.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Rosa Blue for You ('Pejamblu') (PBR)
Rosa Blue for You ('Pejamblu') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£28.99 £17.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Constance Spry
Rosa Constance Spry | Climbing / Shrub Rose
£39.99 £23.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Ferdinand Pichard
Rosa Ferdinand Pichard | Hybrid Perpetual Rose
£28.99 £17.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa For Your Eyes Only ('Cheweyesup') (PBR)
Rosa For Your Eyes Only ('Cheweyesup') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£28.99 £17.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa gallica var. officinalis
Rosa gallica var. officinalis | Apothecarys Shrub Rose
£28.99 £17.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Rosa Pink Flower Carpet ('Noatraum') (PBR)
Rosa Pink Flower Carpet ('Noatraum') (PBR) | Ground Cover Rose
£26.99 £16.19
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Rhapsody in Blue ('Frantasia') (PBR)
Rosa Rhapsody in Blue ('Frantasia') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£28.99 £17.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Paeonia delavayi
Paeonia delavayi
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from winter
Paeonia Pink Hawaiian Coral
Paeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'
£23.99 - £47.98
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Alnus incana
Alnus incana
£29.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
£35.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii Doorenbos
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii 'Doorenbos'
£49.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | multistem | 1.2 - 1.5m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
£49.99 - £149.99
bare root | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Catalpa bignonioides Aurea
Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'
£49.99 - £139.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × media Paul's Scarlet
Crataegus × media 'Paul's Scarlet'
£48.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crataegus × media Punicea Flore Pleno
Crataegus × media 'Punicea Flore Pleno'
£39.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea Group
Fagus sylvatica 'Atropurpurea Group'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Candymint
Malus 'Candymint'
£48.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Pink Perfection
Malus 'Pink Perfection'
£29.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Prairie Fire
Malus 'Prairie Fire'
£44.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Snowcloud
Malus 'Snowcloud'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus brevipes Wedding Bouquet
Malus brevipes 'Wedding Bouquet'
£49.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall 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
Prunus Accolade
Prunus 'Accolade'
£35.79 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£169.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Collingwood Ingram
Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
£39.99 - £59.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | colt | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Fugenzō
Prunus 'Fugenzō'
£39.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Hanagasa
Prunus 'Hanagasa'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Hokusai
Prunus 'Hokusai'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Jacqueline
Prunus 'Jacqueline'
£49.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Kanzan
Prunus 'Kanzan'
£24.99 - £119.99
bare root | 60 - 80 cm tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus Kursar
Prunus 'Kursar'
£39.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Little Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Little Pink Perfection'
£49.99 - £139.99
bare root | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Prunus Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Pink Perfection'
£39.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Pink Shell
Prunus 'Pink Shell'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Shosar
Prunus 'Shosar'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Shōgetsu
Prunus 'Shōgetsu'
£44.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Snow Goose
Prunus 'Snow Goose'
£39.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall 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
Prunus Sunset Boulevard
Prunus 'Sunset Boulevard'
£49.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus The Bride
Prunus 'The Bride'
£39.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm 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
Prunus Weeping Yoshino
Prunus 'Weeping Yoshino'
£54.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmpl')
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmspl')
£79.99 - £169.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus incisa f. Yamadei
Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 45cm tall | top worked available to order from autumn
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Ruby
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Ruby'
£39.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus pendula Pendula Rosea
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea'
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus pendula Pendula Rubra
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rubra'
£49.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus sargentii
Prunus sargentii
£44.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall 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
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus tenella Firehill
Prunus tenella 'Firehill'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × subhirtella Autumnalis Rosea
Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea'
£39.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall 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
Prunus × subhirtella Autumnalis
Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
£34.79 - £54.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii
Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino
Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'
£48.79 - £164.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Pyrus salicifolia Pendula
Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'
£44.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
£44.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall 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
Rosa Fantin-Latour
Rosa Fantin-Latour | Centifolia Hybrid Rose
£24.99 £14.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Flower Carpet Sunshine ('Noason') (PBR)
Rosa Flower Carpet Sunshine ('Noason') (PBR) | Ground Cover Rose
£19.99 £11.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Mermaid
Rosa Mermaid | Climbing Rose
£24.99 £14.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Meteor ('Korzeigar')
Rosa Meteor ('Korzeigar') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£25.99 £15.59
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
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 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 Summer Romance ('Kortekcho') (PBR)
Rosa Summer Romance ('Kortekcho') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£34.99 £20.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
£44.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia
Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Pandora
Prunus 'Pandora'
£39.79 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus cerasifera Nigra
Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'
£39.99 - £119.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × persicoides Spring Glow
Prunus × persicoides 'Spring Glow'
£44.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Umineko
Prunus 'Umineko'
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Spire
Prunus 'Spire'
£39.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Malus × floribunda
Malus × floribunda
£29.99 - £129.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Cercis canadensis Forest Pansy
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
£109.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm | multistem 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
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