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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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Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
£79.99 - £129.99
7.5 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall available to order from autumn
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Tower ('Eiffel 1') (PBR)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Tower ('Eiffel 1') (PBR)
£26.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 3
Naturalising bulb collection
Naturalising bulb collection
£45.45 - £90.90
1 × collection | 110 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 330 bulbs Delivered during September
Bulbs for pots - Ice whites
Bulbs for pots - Ice whites
£40.75 - £81.50
1 × collection | 67 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 134 bulbs Delivered during September
Bulbs for pots - Rich blues
Bulbs for pots - Rich blues
£36.95 - £73.90
1 × collection | 107 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 224 bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Award-winning compact daffodils
Award-winning compact daffodil collection
£41.95 - £83.90
1 × collection | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 180 bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Minnow
Narcissus 'Minnow'
£5.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Cyclamen coum
Cyclamen coum
£8.99 - £44.99
3 × corms Delivered during September
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 × corms Delivered during September
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 10
Award-winning fragrant multi headed daffodils
Award-winning fragrant multi-headed narcissus collection
£25.95 - £51.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Rosa × centifolia Cristata

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Rosa × centifolia 'Cristata' | Shrub Rose
£39.99 £20.00
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Ballet Girl

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Fuchsia 'Ballet Girl'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Dollar Prinzessin

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Fuchsia 'Dollar Prinzessin'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 6
Fuchsia Seventh Heaven

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Fuchsia 'Seventh Heaven'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Snowcap

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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 available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
6 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Fuchsia Spion Kop

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Fuchsia 'Spion Kop'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Thalia
Fuchsia 'Thalia'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Voodoo

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Fuchsia 'Voodoo'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa rugosa Alba

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Rosa rugosa Alba | White Japanese Rose Hedging
£17.50 - £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
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 9
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Ligustrum ovalifolium
£19.99 - £159.98
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)
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)
Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)
£42.75 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
7 litre pot | 40cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Lonicera periclymenum Rhubarb and Custard
Lonicera periclymenum 'Rhubarb and Custard' ®
£34.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Daphne × transatlantica Eternal Fragrance ('Blafra') (PBR)
Daphne × transatlantica Eternal Fragrance ('Blafra') (PBR)
£27.99 - £34.99
12cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus
Helleborus × hybridus
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Sarah's Chelsea lavender & white combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender & white combination '
£51.96
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from autumn
Sarah's Chelsea pink & lavender combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & lavender combination'
£76.96
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from autumn
Sarah's Chelsea pink & silver combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & silver combination'
£68.96
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double white
Helleborus hybridus Harvington double white
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × ericsmithii Pirouette (PBR)
Helleborus × ericsmithii 'Pirouette' (PBR)
£27.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Blushing Bridesmaid (Wedding Party Series)

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Helleborus × hybridus 'Blushing Bridesmaid' (Wedding Party Series)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen Red

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Helleborus × hybridus 'Double Ellen Red'
£15.99 - £38.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus First Dance (Wedding Party Series)

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Helleborus × hybridus 'First Dance' (Wedding Party Series)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double chocolate
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double chocolate
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Double Lilac Speckled
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double lilac speckled
£29.99 - £68.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double lime-green
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double lime-green
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double pink
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double pink
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double purple
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double purple
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double red
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double red
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double yellow
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double yellow
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington dusky
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington dusky
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington lime
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington lime
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington picotee
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington picotee
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington pink speckled
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington pink speckled
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington red
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington red
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Single Yellow Gold Nectaries
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Single Yellow Gold Nectaries
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Smokey Blues
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Smokey Blues
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington white
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington white
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington white speckled
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington white speckled
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington yellow
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington yellow
£27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington yellow speckled
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington yellow speckled
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington yellow with dark eye
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington yellow with dark eye
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Jasminum officinale
Jasminum officinale
£14.99 - £29.98
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Award-winning fragrant climber collection
Award-winning fragrant climber collection
£47.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
£47.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Clematis Abundance
Clematis 'Abundance'
£14.99 - £29.98
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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis Hagley Hybrid
Clematis 'Hagley Hybrid'
£14.99 - £29.98
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
Clematis John Huxtable
Clematis 'John Huxtable'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Lovely Mum
Clematis 'Lovely Mum'
£27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Marie Boisselot
Clematis 'Marie Boisselot'
£14.99 - £29.98
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
Clematis Marjorie
Clematis 'Marjorie'
£14.99 - £29.98
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
Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica
Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica
£32.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis florida var. flore-pleno Plena
Clematis florida var. flore-pleno 'Plena'
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis patens Manshuu Ki
Clematis patens 'Manshuu Ki'
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis rehderiana
Clematis rehderiana
£24.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis × cartmanii Joe
Clematis × cartmanii 'Joe'
£26.95 - £35.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots Unavailable
Hedera algeriensis Gloire De Marengo
Hedera algeriensis 'Gloire De Marengo'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Hedera colchica Sulphur Heart
Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Jasminum × stephanense
Jasminum × stephanense
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lathyrus latifolius White Pearl
Lathyrus latifolius 'White Pearl'
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lonicera × tellmanniana
Lonicera × tellmanniana
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Passiflora × violacea Victoria
Passiflora × violacea 'Victoria'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Vitis coignetiae
Vitis coignetiae
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea macrophylla Little White
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little White'
£17.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii Profusion
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion'
£26.99 - £74.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Daphne odora Aureomarginata
Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'
£34.99 - £84.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 1.5 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Beni-maiko
Acer palmatum 'Beni-maiko'
£44.99
3 litre pot | grafted available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Daphne Perfume Princess ('Dapjur01') (PBR)
Daphne Perfume Princess ('Dapjur01') (PBR)
£32.99 - £81.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 1.5 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea macrophylla Zebra (PBR) (Black Steel Series)
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zebra' (PBR) (Black Steel Series)
£19.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Salix gracilistyla Mount Aso
Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso'
£22.75 - £89.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cornus controversa Variegata
Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
£79.99 - £139.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea serrata Bluebird
Hydrangea serrata 'Bluebird'
£23.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum
£109.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Beni-kawa
Acer palmatum 'Beni-kawa'
£74.99
3 litre pot | grafted available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom

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Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
£99.99 - £129.99
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Taylor (PBR)
Acer palmatum 'Taylor' (PBR)
£59.99
3 litre pot | grafted available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Buddleja globosa
Buddleja globosa
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Calycanthus Venus
Calycanthus 'Venus'
£109.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia japonica Brushfield's Yellow
Camellia japonica 'Brushfield's Yellow'
£24.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia sasanqua Plantation Pink
Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
£49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Chaenomeles speciosa Geisha Girl
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Geisha Girl'
£34.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cordyline australis
Cordyline australis
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
£24.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cornus canadensis
Cornus canadensis
£12.99 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£104.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crinodendron hookerianum Ada Hoffmann
Crinodendron hookerianum 'Ada Hoffmann'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Daphne bholua Mary Rose
Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Daphne odora
Daphne odora
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Daphne × transatlantica Summer Ice
Daphne × transatlantica 'Summer Ice'
£36.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Daphne × transatlantica Pink Fragrance ('Blapink') (PBR)
Daphne × transatlantica Pink Fragrance ('Blapink') (PBR)
£34.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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