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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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apple Worcester Pearmain
apple 'Worcester Pearmain'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Malus × zumi Golden Hornet
Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m
parsnip Gladiator F1

25% off

parsnip 'Gladiator' F1
£2.79 £2.09
approx 500 seeds
parsnip Tender and True F1

25% off

parsnip 'Tender and True' F1
£2.39 £1.79
approx 800 seeds
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
radish French Breakfast 3

25% off

radish 'French Breakfast 3'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 1200 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
radish Mixed

25% off

radish 'Mixed'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 1000 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
radish Red Meat

New

25% off

radish 'Red Meat'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 150 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
rhubarb Raspberry Red

Best Seller

rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
From £5.99
1 × crown
3 × crowns
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4 (4)
rhubarb Red Champagne
rhubarb 'Red Champagne'
From £4.99
1 × crown
3 × crowns
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7 (7)
rhubarb Strawberry
rhubarb 'Strawberry'
From £5.99
1 × crown
2 + 1 FREE crowns
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.7 5 3 (3)
rhubarb Timperley Early
rhubarb 'Timperley Early'
From £5.99
1 × crown
2 + 1 FREE crowns
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
rhubarb Valentine
rhubarb 'Valentine'
From £5.99
1 × crown
2 + 1 FREE crowns
rhubarb Victoria
rhubarb 'Victoria'
From £5.99
1 × crown
3 × crowns
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 16 (16)
apple Blenheim Orange
apple 'Blenheim Orange'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2-1.5m
apple Charles Ross
apple 'Charles Ross'
From £29.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
quince Meech's Prolific
quince 'Meech's Prolific'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
apple Golden Delicious
apple 'Golden Delicious'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Seedballs artists meadow seedbombs

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Seedballs artists meadow
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Seedballs basil seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs basil
£6.99 £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
Seedballs bee matchboxes seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs bee matchboxes
£12.99 £9.74
set of 3 matchboxes
Seedballs blue meadow seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs blue meadow
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs chives seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs chives
£6.99 £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
Seedballs cornflower seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs cornflower
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Seedballs edible flowers seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs edible flowers
£15.99 £11.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
Seedballs for bees seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs for bees
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs for butterflies seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs for butterflies
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs forget-me-not seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs forget-me-not
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs make your own native flowers seedbombs kit

25% off

Seedballs make your own native flowers seedbombs kit
£12.99 £9.74
makes 50 - 60 seedballs
Seedballs mint seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs mint
£6.99 £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
Seedballs native annual wildflowers seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs native annual wildflowers
From £11.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow - seedbombs (URBAN)

25% off

Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Seedballs native wildflowers for shade -seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs native wildflowers for shade
From £11.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife - seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife
From £11.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs ox-eye daisy seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs ox-eye daisy
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs parsley seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs parsley
£6.99 £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
Seedballs poppies seedbombs

25% off

Crocus collection
Seedballs poppies
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs red campion seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs red campion
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs wild rocket salad seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs wild rocket salad
£6.99 £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
Seedballs wildlife collection

25% off

Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99 £12.74
set of 6
Multi-flowered daffodils and pot combination

Save 10% with AUTUMN10

Multi-flowered daffodils and pot combination
£109.96
Phlox paniculata Blue Paradise
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (12)
Iris White Swirl
Iris 'White Swirl'
From £24.99
available to order from spring 2027
Paeonia Bartzella
Paeonia 'Bartzella'
From £36.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Paeonia Cora Louise
Paeonia 'Cora Louise'
From £36.99
available to order from spring 2027
Paeonia Evie Jane ('Smithopus7') (Garden Candy) (PBR)
Paeonia Evie Jane ('Smithopus7') (Garden Candy Series)
£36.99
available to order from spring 2027
Verbascum Honey Dijon

New

Verbascum 'Honey Dijon'
£12.99
available to order from spring 2027
Phlox divaricata Clouds of Perfume
Phlox divaricata 'Clouds of Perfume'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Phlox paniculata Franz Schubert
Phlox paniculata 'Franz Schubert'
From £17.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Phlox paniculata Rembrandt
Phlox paniculata 'Rembrandt'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Geranium pratense var. pratense f. albiflorum 'Laura' (PBR)

New

Geranium pratense var. pratense f. albiflorum 'Laura' (PBR)
From £11.99
sold out
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97
available to order from spring 2027
Clematis Fond Memories
Clematis 'Fond Memories'
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Lonicera caprifolium
Lonicera caprifolium
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Lonicera periclymenum Sweet Sue
Lonicera periclymenum 'Sweet Sue'
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Lonicera sempervirens
Lonicera sempervirens
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Lonicera × brownii Dropmore Scarlet
Lonicera × brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'
£29.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Lonicera × tellmanniana
Lonicera × tellmanniana
£29.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Daphne odora
Daphne odora
£34.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Daphne Perfume Princess White (’DapJur02’) (PBR)
Daphne Perfume Princess White (’Dapjur02’) (PBR)
From £29.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Daphne × transatlantica Summer Ice
Daphne × transatlantica 'Summer Ice'
£36.99
available to order from spring 2027
Leptospermum scoparium Martini
Leptospermum scoparium 'Martini'
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Daphne bholua Mary Rose
Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'
£34.99
available to order from summer
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Smhpfl') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Abetwo') (PBR)
£49.99
available to order from summer
Hydrangea paniculata Groundbreaker Greeny ('LC NO24') (PBR)

New

Hydrangea paniculata Groundbreaker Greeny ('Lc no24') (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from summer
Leptospermum scoparium Red Damask
Leptospermum scoparium 'Red Damask'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Paeonia delavayi
Paeonia delavayi
From £14.99
available to order from winter
The Garden Gate rhubarb & custard tulip collection
The Garden Gate rhubarb & custard tulip collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Neapolitan tulip collection
Neapolitan tulip collection
From £31.95
available to order from winter
Narcissus Spring Dawn
Narcissus 'Spring Dawn'
From £9.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Begonia collection for hanging baskets & pots
Begonia collection for hanging baskets and pots
From £11.95
available to order from winter
Begonia (Pendula Group) Pink Giant
Begonia (Pendula Group) 'Pink Giant'
From £3.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Hakonechloa macra Nicolas
Hakonechloa macra 'Nicolas'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Hakonechloa macra Beni-kaze
Hakonechloa macra 'Beni-kaze'
From £12.99
sold out
Trusted friend - Easyplanter for hanging baskets & patio pots
Trusted friend - Easyplanter for hanging baskets & patio pots
From £26.99
sold out
0 star 0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Berry swirl - Easyplanter for hanging baskets & patio pots
Berry swirl - Easyplanter for hanging baskets & patio pots
£26.99
sold out
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Petunia Tidal Wave Red Velour ('Pas1085269') (Tidal Wave Series)
Petunia Tidal Wave Red Velour ('Pas1085269') (Tidal Wave Series)
£9.99
sold out
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
From £7.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
From £89.99
available to order from spring 2027
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£149.99
available to order from spring 2027
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
From £34.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Crataegus × media Punicea Flore Pleno
Crataegus × media 'Punicea Flore Pleno'
From £34.99
available to order from spring 2027
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
From £69.99
available to order from spring 2027
Acer pseudoplatanus Brilliantissimum
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Brilliantissimum'
£149.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
mulberry dwarf Mojo Berry ('Matsunaga') (PBR)
dwarf mulberry Mojo Berry ('Matsunaga') (PBR)
From £27.99
available to order from spring 2027
nectarine Lord Napier
nectarine 'Lord Napier'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
rhubarb Goliath
rhubarb 'Goliath'
From £4.99
available to order from winter
rhubarb Stockbridge Arrow
rhubarb 'Stockbridge Arrow'
From £4.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Extend the season raspberry collection
Extend the season raspberry collection
From £49.99
available to order from autumn
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £34.99
available to order from spring 2027
pear Obelisk
pear 'Obelisk'
From £69.99
available to order from summer
Narcissus cyclamineus
Narcissus cyclamineus
From £12.99
available to order from winter
Galanthus ikariae
Galanthus ikariae
From £8.99
available to order from winter
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