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.

Quick growing
Bulb divisions
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
Malva × clementii Rosea
Malva × clementii 'Rosea'
£24.99 £17.49
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Mentha requienii
mint - Corsican mint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot available to order from autumn
plum Mirabelle Ruby COLUMNAR (PBR)

30% off

mirabelle 'Ruby COLLUMNAR'
£47.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Miscanthus sinensis Kleine Silberspinne

40% off

Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne'
£9.99 - £39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina
Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina
£27.99 £19.59
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Oenothera lindheimeri Whirling Butterflies

30% off

Oenothera lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'
£8.99 - £35.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Osteospermum Akila Lavender Shades (Akila Series)
Osteospermum 'Akila Lavender Shades' (Akila Series)
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Frost
pansy 'Cool Wave Frost'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Morpho
pansy 'Cool Wave Morpho'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl
pansy 'Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Parahebe catarractae Pink Avalanche
Parahebe catarractae 'Pink Avalanche'
£24.99 £17.49
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Parthenocissus henryana
Parthenocissus henryana
£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
pear Concorde

30% off

pear 'Concorde'
£34.99 - £104.99
12 litre pot | QE root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m 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
Pelargonium fragrans
Pelargonium fragrans
£7.99 £5.99 £4.00
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Philadelphus Snowbelle
Philadelphus 'Snowbelle'
£11.50 - £89.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Phlomis russeliana

30% off

Phlomis russeliana
£9.99 - £42.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys aurea

50% off

Phyllostachys aurea
£60.00 - £79.99
18 litre pot | 2.5 - 2.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.4m tall available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys bissetii

50% off

Phyllostachys bissetii
£34.99 - £50.00
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
£36.99 - £89.99
7.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall 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
Pittosporum tenuifolium Bannow Bay ('Breebay') (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Bannow Bay ('Breebay') (PBR)
£26.75 £18.72
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Pittosporum tobira Nanum
Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
£37.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
plum Mirabelle Countess

30% off

plum 'Mirabelle Countess'
£59.99 - £115.49
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Victoria

30% off

plum 'Victoria'
£27.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
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
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
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
Prunus Shirotae

30% off

Prunus 'Shirotae'
£39.99 - £90.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus The Bride
Prunus 'The Bride'
£39.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
Prunus Ukon

30% off

Prunus 'Ukon'
£39.99 - £90.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus avium Plena

30% off

Prunus avium 'Plena'
£39.99 - £90.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × yedoensis

30% off

Prunus × yedoensis
£48.79 - £90.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Rosmarinus officinalis Blue Cascade ('Lowros3') (PBR)
Rosmarinus Blue Cascade ('Lowros') (PBR)
£21.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Salvia guaranitica Black and Blue

30% off

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
£6.99 - £42.99
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
Salvia Victoria Blue ('Vivisal') (PBR)
Salvia Victoria Blue ('Vivisal') (PBR)
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Sarcococca confusa

30% off

Sarcococca confusa
£9.99 - £69.99
4.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
Scabiosa atropurpurea Fata Morgana
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Fata Morgana'
£3.49
approx 75 seeds available to order from autumn
Silene uniflora
Silene uniflora
£2.99
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
Skimmia japonica Rubella

30% off

Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' (male)
£12.99 - £38.49
9cm pot 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
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri

30% off

Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£39.99 - £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Stipa tenuissima

30% off

Stipa tenuissima
£3.79 - £44.99
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)
approx 30 seeds available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly

40% off

Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
£29.99 - £59.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
£29.99 - £99.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Thalictrum delavayi Hewitt's Double

40% off

Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'
£13.79 - £35.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Tiarella Spring Symphony (PBR)

30% off

Tiarella 'Spring Symphony' (PBR)
£9.99 - £42.00
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Trachelospermum asiaticum Pink Showers

40% off

Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Pink Showers'
£34.99 - £149.99
7 litre pot | 0.9 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots Unavailable
5 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall available to order from autumn
Trachelospermum jasminoides Star of Toscana ('Selbra') (PBR)

30% off

Trachelospermum jasminoides Star of Toscana ('Selbra') (PBR)
£29.99 - £83.99
7 litre pot | 0.9 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Tulipa Antoinette (PBR)
Tulipa 'Antoinette' (PBR)
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Tulipa Charming Beauty
Tulipa 'Charming Beauty'
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Tulipa Merlot
Tulipa 'Merlot'
£6.99 - £13.98
5 × bulbs available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
Veronica Mint Chocolate
Veronica 'Mint Chocolate'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Viburnum opulus Roseum

50% off

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
£12.38 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
Viburnum × burkwoodii

50% off

Viburnum × burkwoodii
£18.50 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Vinca minor Azure Flore Pleno
Vinca minor 'Azure Flore Pleno'
£17.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Vinca minor f. alba Gertrude Jekyll

50% off

Vinca minor f. alba 'Gertrude Jekyll'
£7.99 - £32.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Strawberry Swirl
Viola × wittrockiana 'Cool Wave Strawberry Swirl'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Vitis coignetiae
Vitis coignetiae
£29.99 £20.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Erysimum cheiri Purple Shades
wallflower 'Purple Shades'
£10.99 - £21.98
1 × pack of ten | bare root available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE packs | bare root available to order from autumn
Yucca filamentosa
Yucca filamentosa
£27.99 £14.00
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Begonia Mother's Day
Begonia 'Mother's Day'
£4.99 - £9.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Begonia Pink Flamingo
Begonia 'Pink Flamingo'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers available to order from winter
Begonia Red Glory
Begonia 'Red Glory'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers available to order from winter
Begonia Rosebud Tutu
Begonia 'Rosebud Tutu'
£6.99 - £13.98
2 × tubers available to order from winter
4 + 2 FREE tubers available to order from winter
Begonia Splendide Ballerina
Begonia 'Splendide Ballerina'
£5.99 - £15.00
2 × tubers available to order from winter
6 × tubers available to order from winter
Begonia (Pendula Group) Pink Giant
Begonia (Pendula Group) 'Pink Giant'
£3.99 - £9.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Begonia (Pendula Group) Red Giant
Begonia (Pendula Group) 'Red Giant'
£3.99 - £9.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Begonia (Pendula Group) White Giant
Begonia (Pendula Group) 'White Giant'
£3.99 - £9.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Begonia × intermedia Bertinii
Begonia × intermedia 'Bertinii'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers Unavailable
Canna Phasion
Canna 'Phasion'
£9.99 - £19.98
1 × rhizome available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE rhizomes available to order from winter
Canna Wyoming
Canna 'Wyoming'
£6.99 - £13.98
1 × rhizome available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE rhizomes available to order from winter
Canna indica Tropicanna Gold ('Mactro') (PBR)
Canna indica Tropicanna Gold ('Mactro') (PBR)
£9.99 - £19.98
1 × rhizome available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE rhizomes available to order from winter
Canna Tropicanna Black ('Lon01') (PBR)
Canna Tropicanna Black ('Lon01') (PBR)
£8.99 - £21.00
1 × rhizome available to order from winter
3 × rhizomes available to order from winter
Cardiocrinum giganteum
Cardiocrinum giganteum
£24.99 - £60.00
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
Crocosmia Emberglow
Crocosmia 'Emberglow'
£6.99 - £18.00
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
Crocosmia Prince of Orange
Crocosmia 'Prince of Orange'
£6.99 - £18.00
5 × corms available to order from winter
15 × corms available to order from winter
Crocosmia masoniorum

40% off

Crocosmia masoniorum
£5.99 - £21.59
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Babylon
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Babylon'
£5.99 - £15.00
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms Unavailable
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Carmin Brilliant

30% off

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Carmin Brilliant'
£5.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre 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
30 × corms available to order from winter
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Emily Mckenzie

40% off

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Emily Mckenzie'
£6.99 - £22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
9cm pot available to order from autumn
30 × corms available to order from winter
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora George Davison

30% off

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'
£5.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre 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
30 × corms available to order from winter
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Red King

30% off

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Red King'
£5.99 - £25.19
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
Dahlia Akita
Dahlia 'Akita'
£5.39 - £12.75
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Alauna Clair-obscur

40% off

Dahlia 'Alauna Clair-obscur'
£5.49 - £21.59
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)
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia All Directions
Dahlia 'All Directions'
£5.49 - £12.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Ambition
Dahlia 'Ambition'
£5.49 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
Dahlia American Dawn
Dahlia 'American Dawn'
£5.49 - £12.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Arabian Night
Dahlia 'Arabian Night'
£5.49 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
Dahlia Babylon
Dahlia 'Babylon'
£5.49 - £15.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Bayou (PBR)
Dahlia 'Bayou' (PBR)
£5.39 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
6 × tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
Dahlia Bishop of Auckland (PBR)
Dahlia 'Bishop of Auckland' (PBR)
£6.49 - £15.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Bishop of Canterbury (PBR)
Dahlia 'Bishop of Canterbury' (PBR)
£5.39 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
Dahlia Bishop of Llandaff
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'
£4.99 - £35.98
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)
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
6 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Black Jack
Dahlia 'Black Jack'
£5.49 - £14.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Black Narcissus
Dahlia 'Black Narcissus'
£5.49 - £14.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Blue Boy
Dahlia 'Blue Boy'
£5.49 - £14.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter

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