Plants For Sandy Soil

Sandy soils tend to drain very quickly, so are ideal for supporting Mediterranean-style or drought-tolerant plants, which are happiest in dry conditions. These soils are usually low in nutrients, so digging in lots of composted organic matter will not only bump these up, but will also help it retain water.

Quick growing
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
Cyclamen cilicium
Cyclamen cilicium
£8.99 - £24.00
3 × corms Delivered during September
9 × corms Delivered during September
Iris Frozen Planet
Iris 'Frozen Planet'
£8.99 - £23.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Tigereye
Iris 'Tigereye'
£9.99 - £26.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Leucojum aestivum Gravetye Giant
Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'
£7.99 - £27.00
3 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
9 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Scilla forbesii Violet Beauty
Scilla forbesii 'Violet Beauty'
£4.99 - £12.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Purple Prince
Tulipa 'Purple Prince'
£7.99 - £15.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Anemone Galilee Pastel Mix
Anemone 'Galilee Pastel Mix'
£12.99 - £38.00
10 × bulbs shipped within 2 weeks
30 × bulbs shipped within 2 weeks
Hemerocallis Strawberry Candy
Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy'
£7.99 - £15.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during October
Iris English Cottage
Iris 'English Cottage'
£7.99 - £15.98
1 × rhizome Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE rhizomes Delivered during October
Paeonia Sebastian Maas

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Paeonia 'Sebastian Maas'
£9.99 - £35.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sternbergia lutea
Sternbergia lutea
£9.99 - £28.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during October
15 × bulbs Delivered during October
Allium Eros
Allium 'Eros'
£5.99 - £11.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) Bordeaux
Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) 'Bordeaux'
£17.49 - £34.98
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Anemone coronaria De Caen Group Mixed
Anemone coronaria De Caen Group Mixed
£7.99 - £15.98
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii Caerulea Group
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii Caerulea Group
£7.99 - £22.00
2 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
6 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
12cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter
Colchicum The Giant
Colchicum 'The Giant'
£6.99 - £19.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Colchicum Waterlily
Colchicum 'Waterlily'
£6.99 - £13.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus Ruby Giant
Crocus 'Ruby Giant'
£6.99 - £22.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
45 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Cyclamen coum

30% off

Cyclamen coum
£6.99 - £31.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × corms Delivered during September
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 × corms Delivered during September
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fritillaria persica
Fritillaria persica
£6.99 - £19.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Galanthus elwesii
Galanthus elwesii
£8.99 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Hyacinthus orientalis Blue Pearl (PBR)
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Blue Pearl' (PBR)
£6.99 - £15.98
3 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
6 + 3 FREE bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
Iris Purple Sensation
Iris 'Purple Sensation'
£5.99 - £12.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Symphony
Iris 'Symphony'
£6.99 - £13.98
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Muscari comosum
Muscari comosum
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Jenny
Narcissus 'Jenny'
£8.99 - £24.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Lieke
Narcissus 'Lieke'
£4.99 - £12.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Sabrosa
Narcissus 'Sabrosa'
£7.99 - £15.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Tresamble
Narcissus 'Tresamble'
£9.99 - £19.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus lobularis (Haw.) Schult. & Schult. f.
Narcissus lobularis
£8.99 - £25.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Apeldoorn
Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'
£6.99 - £13.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Attila
Tulipa 'Attila'
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Green Wave
Tulipa 'Green Wave'
£7.99 - £15.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Jacuzzi
Tulipa 'Jacuzzi'
£7.99 - £15.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Orange Princess
Tulipa 'Orange Princess'
£9.49 - £28.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Van Eijk (PBR)
Tulipa 'Van Eijk' (PBR)
£6.99 - £13.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa White Dream
Tulipa 'White Dream'
£6.99 - £19.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa saxatilis (Bakeri Group) Lilac Wonder
Tulipa saxatilis (Bakeri Group) 'Lilac Wonder'
£4.99 - £9.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
£4.99 - £9.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during October
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Hippeastrum Amadeus Candy (PBR)
Hippeastrum 'Amadeus Candy' (PBR)
£14.99 - £42.00
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
Hippeastrum Giant Amadeus (PBR)
Hippeastrum 'Giant Amadeus' (PBR)
£14.99 - £42.00
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
Hippeastrum Rosalie
Hippeastrum 'Rosalie'
£14.99 - £39.99
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
Hippeastrum (Double Galaxy Group) Splash (PBR)
Hippeastrum (Double Galaxy Group) 'Splash' (PBR)
£14.99 - £39.99
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
Hippeastrum (Galaxy Group) Ferrari
Hippeastrum (Galaxy Group) 'Ferrari'
£14.99 - £39.99
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
Hippeastrum (Galaxy Group) Spartacus (PBR)
Hippeastrum (Galaxy Group) 'Spartacus' (PBR)
£14.99 - £39.99
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
Allium Silver Spring
Allium 'Silver Spring'
£9.99 - £18.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium unifolium
Allium unifolium
£9.99 - £27.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus Vanguard
Crocus 'Vanguard'
£5.99 - £15.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus sublimis Tricolor
Crocus sublimis 'Tricolor'
£6.99 - £18.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Fritillaria imperialis Lutea
Fritillaria imperialis 'Lutea'
£9.99 - £25.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Fritillaria persica Ivory Bells
Fritillaria persica 'Ivory Bells'
£11.99 - £34.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Flore Pleno
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Flore Pleno'
£9.99 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 + 10 FREE bare roots | in the green available to order from winter
Hyacinthus orientalis City of Haarlem
Hyacinthus orientalis 'City of Haarlem'
£6.99 - £18.00
3 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
9 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
Hyacinthus orientalis Fondant
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Fondant'
£7.99 - £15.98
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs | garden Delivered during September
Iris Alida (Reticulata)
Iris 'Alida' (Reticulata)
£9.90 - £27.50
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
Muscari aucheri White Magic
Muscari aucheri 'White Magic'
£5.99 - £15.00
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
45 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Avalanche
Narcissus 'Avalanche'
£10.99 - £31.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Ice King
Narcissus 'Ice King'
£11.99 - £23.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Rapture
Narcissus 'Rapture'
£8.99 - £25.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Starlight Sensation
Narcissus 'Starlight Sensation'
£9.49 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Sun Disc
Narcissus 'Sun Disc'
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus papyraceus Ziva
Narcissus papyraceus 'Ziva'
£13.99 - £39.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus romieuxii Julia Jane
Narcissus romieuxii 'Julia Jane'
£8.99 - £25.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Greenstar
Tulipa 'Greenstar'
£6.99 - £17.99
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Mondial (PBR)
Tulipa 'Mondial' (PBR)
£9.99 - £19.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa White Parrot
Tulipa 'White Parrot'
£8.99 - £25.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa turkestanica
Tulipa turkestanica
£4.99 - £12.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocosmia Lucifer
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
£5.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
20 + 10 FREE corms available to order from winter
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Sausage dog planter
Sausage dog planter
£12.99
gift set Delivered during October
Dryopteris filix-mas

Up to 50%

Dryopteris filix-mas
£5.00 - £13.29
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Polystichum munitum

Up to 50%

Polystichum munitum
£5.00 - £11.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Polystichum polyblepharum

Up to 50%

Polystichum polyblepharum
£5.00 - £11.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Athyrium filix-femina

Up to 50%

Athyrium filix-femina
£5.00 - £14.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dryopteris wallichiana Jurassic Gold ('Hollasic') (PBR)

Up to 50%

Dryopteris wallichiana Jurassic Gold ('Hollasic') (PBR)
£6.50 - £14.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) Herrenhausen

Up to 50%

Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Herrenhausen'
£5.00 - £11.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Polystichum setiferum Plumosomultilobum Group

Up to 50%

Polystichum setiferum Plumosomultilobum Group
£5.00 - £11.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Polystichum tsussimense

50% off

Polystichum tsussimense
£5.00 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Adiantum aleuticum Imbricatum

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Adiantum aleuticum 'Imbricatum'
£6.00 - £13.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Asplenium scolopendrium Cristata

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Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristata'
£5.00 - £11.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Athyrium niponicum metallicum

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Athyrium niponicum 'metallicum'
£5.50 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 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
Doodia media

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Doodia media
£5.50 - £13.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dryopteris cycadina

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Dryopteris cycadina
£5.00 - £9.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dryopteris filix-mas Cristata

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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Cristata'
£5.00 - £18.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dryopteris filix-mas Linearis Polydactyla

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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla'
£5.00 - £9.99
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3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dryopteris goldieana

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Dryopteris goldieana
£4.50 - £11.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pellaea rotundifolia

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Pellaea rotundifolia
£5.50 - £12.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) Divisilobum Wollaston

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Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Divisilobum Wollaston'
£5.00 - £11.50
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Woodwardia fimbriata

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Woodwardia fimbriata
£5.50 - £14.00
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3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Briza media
Briza media
£9.99 - £16.75
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Festuca glauca Elijah Blue

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Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
£5.00 - £20.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Panicum virgatum Shenandoah

40% off

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
£9.99 - £39.99
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln

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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
£5.99 - £29.99
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Luzula nivea

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Luzula nivea
£8.99 - £37.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Carex oshimensis Evergold

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Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
£6.99 - £30.09
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Carex oshimensis Everillo (PBR) (EverColor Series)

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Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' (PBR) (EverColor Series)
£11.50 - £29.99
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3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Carex oshimensis Everest ('Fiwhite') (PBR)

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Carex oshimensis Everest ('Fiwhite') (PBR)
£10.00 - £49.99
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9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Deschampsia cespitosa

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Deschampsia cespitosa
£5.99 - £23.99
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Festuca amethystina

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Festuca amethystina
£5.99 - £23.99
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Hakonechloa macra Sunflare ('Habsfl007') (PBR)

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Hakonechloa macra Sunflare ('Habsfl007') (PBR)
£12.99 - £38.99
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Miscanthus sinensis Ferner Osten

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Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner Osten'
£13.79 - £31.79
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3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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