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
Chelsea plant of year
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double blush
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double blush
£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 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 Green Speckled
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double green speckled
£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
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
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Double White Speckled
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double white speckled
£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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Helleborus × nigercors The Rockies Grand Teton

New

Helleborus × nigercors 'The Rockies Grand Teton'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × nigercors The Rockies Hollowtop Mountain

New

Helleborus × nigercors 'The Rockies Hollowtop Mountain'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × nigercors The Rockies Pike Peak

New

Helleborus × nigercors 'The Rockies Pike Peak'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × sternii
Helleborus × sternii
£13.99 - £54.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Hemerocallis Gentle Shepherd
Hemerocallis 'Gentle Shepherd'
£19.99 - £44.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Hemerocallis Olive Bailey Langdon

10% off

Hemerocallis 'Olive Bailey Langdon'
£7.19 - £18.90
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
Hemerocallis Stafford
Hemerocallis 'Stafford'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Hemerocallis Strawberry Candy

10% off

Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy'
£7.19 - £14.38
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during October
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hesperantha coccinea Ice Maiden

New

Hesperantha coccinea 'Ice Maiden'
£12.99 - £32.99
9cm pot sold out
3 × 9cm pots sold out
Hippophae rhamnoides

New

Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
£7.99 - £15.98
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant | 60 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Hosta Blue Mouse Ears
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
£9.99 - £49.99
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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hypericum × hidcoteense Hidcote
Hypericum × hidcoteense 'Hidcote'
£17.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hypericum × moserianum Tricolor
Hypericum × moserianum 'Tricolor'
£17.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hyssopus officinalis

25% off

hyssop
£2.24 - £15.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
approx 450 seeds available to order from autumn
Iberis Pink Ice
Iberis 'Pink Ice'
£8.99 - £19.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
Iberis sempervirens Appen-Etz
Iberis sempervirens 'Appen-Etz'
£8.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
£9.99 - £47.94
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex aquifolium Alaska
Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
£36.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
£38.99 - £119.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Ilex crenata
Ilex crenata
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Ilex crenata Convexa
Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
£8.99 - £36.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex × altaclerensis Golden King
Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King'
£37.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Iris Benton Diedre
Iris 'Benton Diedre'
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Iris Black Gamecock
Iris 'Black Gamecock'
£14.99 - £49.99
1 litre aquatic pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre aquatic pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Iris foetidissima
Iris foetidissima
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£49.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Juniperus communis Green Carpet
Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus communis Repanda
Juniperus communis 'Repanda'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus horizontalis Limeglow
Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus scopulorum Blue Arrow
Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'
£24.99 - £89.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus squamata Blue Star
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
£15.99 - £29.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus squamata Holger
Juniperus squamata 'Holger'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus × pfitzeriana Old Gold
Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Old Gold'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Kalimeris incisa Blue Star
Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'
£8.99 - £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)
Kniphofia Poco Sunset (Poco Series)
Kniphofia 'Poco Sunset' (Poco Series)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lamium maculatum Beacon Silver
Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'
£8.99 - £37.99
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)
Lathyrus latifolius Red Pearl
Lathyrus latifolius 'Red Pearl'
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot available to order from winter
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
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
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
£169.99 - £289.99
27cm pot | 30cm head | ½ standard available to order from autumn
27cm pot | 30cm head | ¾ standard available to order from autumn
40cm pot | 30 - 40cm head | ½ standard available to order from autumn
2 × 27cm pot | 30cm head | ½ standard available to order from autumn
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
£179.99 - £299.99
22cm pot | 35 - 40cm ball available to order from autumn
2 × 22cm pot | 35cm ball available to order from autumn
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
£119.99 - £369.99
30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20cm pot | 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Laurus nobilis Little Ragu ('Monrik')
Laurus nobilis Little Ragu ('Monrik')
£23.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)

New

Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Leptospermum scoparium Martini
Leptospermum scoparium 'Martini'
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Leptospermum scoparium Red Damask
Leptospermum scoparium 'Red Damask'
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Libertia chilensis
Libertia chilensis
£12.99 - £49.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Ligustrum delavayanum
Ligustrum delavayanum
£99.99
7 litre pot | ¼ standard | 25 -30cm head In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
£21.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Liriope muscari
Liriope muscari
£12.99 - £69.99
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
6 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Liriope muscari Moneymaker
Liriope muscari 'Moneymaker'
£12.99 - £32.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Liriope muscari Monroe White
Liriope muscari 'Monroe White'
£12.99 - £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)
Liriope muscari Okina
Liriope muscari 'Okina'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lonicera caprifolium
Lonicera caprifolium
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Lonicera fragrantissima
Lonicera fragrantissima
£22.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Lonicera japonica Halliana
Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'
£14.99 - £29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Lonicera japonica var. repens
Lonicera japonica var. repens
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Lonicera sempervirens
Lonicera sempervirens
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Lonicera × purpusii Winter Beauty
Lonicera × purpusii 'Winter Beauty'
£26.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Luzula nivea
Luzula nivea
£8.99 - £52.99
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
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
Mahonia × media Charity
Mahonia × media 'Charity'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mahonia × media Winter Sun
Mahonia × media 'Winter Sun'
£34.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn

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