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.

Bulb divisions
Chelsea plant of year
Ground cover
Rosa Climbing Arthur Bell
Rosa Climbing Arthur Bell | Climbing Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Compassion
Rosa Compassion | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Constance Spry
Rosa Constance Spry | Climbing / Shrub Rose
£39.99 £20.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa glauca
Rosa glauca Pourr. | Shrub Rose
£29.99 £15.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Just Joey
Rosa Just Joey | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Noisette Carnée
Rosa Noisette Carnée | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Peach Melba ('Kormelpea') (PBR)
Rosa Peach Melba | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Penelope
Rosa Penelope | Hybrid Musk Bush Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Pink Cloud
Rosa Pink Cloud | Climbing Rose
£31.99 £16.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Reine des Violettes
Rosa Reine des Violettes | Thornless Shrub Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Roseraie de l'Haÿ
Rosa Roseraie de l'Haÿ | Shrub Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Sugar Moon ('Wekmemolo') (PBR)
Rosa Sugar Moon ('Wekmemolo') (PBR) | Hybrid Tea Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Wedding Day
Rosa Wedding Day | Rambling Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Capriola
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Capriola'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 30 seeds available to order from winter
Amelanchier laevis Snowflakes

New

Amelanchier laevis 'Snowflakes'
£99.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Malva sylvestris mauritiana

New

Malva sylvestris mauritiana
£2.49 £1.87
approx 50 seeds available to order from autumn
Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana Zebrina
Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana 'Zebrina'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 50 seeds available to order from autumn
Paulownia elongata Futuro (PBR)

New

Paulownia elongata 'Futuro' (PBR)
£29.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Coriandrum sativum
coriander
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Anethum graveolens
dill
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
tea plant
£19.99 - £49.99
10.5cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 10.5cm pots available to order from autumn
Aeonium Zwartkop
Aeonium 'Zwartkop'
£14.99
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
Aeonium arboreum
Aeonium arboreum
£14.99
13cm pot available to order from autumn
Agave Praying Hands (PBR)
Agave 'Praying Hands' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Ensete ventricosum Maurelii
Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'
£19.99 - £24.00
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Philotheca myoporoides

New

gin & tonic plant (Philotheca myoporoides)
£24.99
14cm pot available to order from autumn
Phoenix canariensis
Phoenix canariensis
£29.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Salvia Back to the Fuchsia

New

Salvia 'Back to the Fuchsia'
£11.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys aurea
Phyllostachys aurea
£79.99
5 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.4m tall available to order from autumn
Pseudosasa japonica
Pseudosasa japonica
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
potato Pentland Javelin
potato 'Pentland Javelin' (PBR)
£3.99 - £7.98
5 × seed potatoes | summer planting available to order from summer
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes | summer available to order from summer
Fragaria vesca
Fragaria vesca
£5.99 - £44.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
12 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
raspberry Autumn Bliss
raspberry 'Autumn Bliss'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
asparagus Connover's Colossal
asparagus 'Connover's Colossal'
£7.99 - £21.00
3 × crowns available to order from winter
9 × crowns available to order from winter
courgette Jemmer F1
courgette 'Jemmer' F1
£6.99 - £13.98
8.5cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 8.5cm pots available to order from autumn
raspberry Polka (PBR)
raspberry 'Polka' (PBR)
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
asparagus Backlim
asparagus 'Backlim'
£4.99 - £9.99
2 × crowns available to order from winter
6 × crowns available to order from winter
Jerusalem artichoke Fuseau
Jerusalem artichoke 'Fuseau'
£7.99 - £21.00
5 × tubers available to order from winter
15 × tubers available to order from winter
potato Casablanca (PBR)
potato 'Casablanca' (PBR)
£3.49 - £8.99
5 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes available to order from winter
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
asparagus Pacific Purple
asparagus 'Pacific Purple'
£6.99 - £18.00
2 × crowns available to order from winter
6 × crowns available to order from winter
potato Blue Danube
potato 'Blue Danube'
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
20 + 10 FREE seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Pink Fir Apple
potato 'Pink Fir Apple'
£3.49 - £9.99
5 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes available to order from winter
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Rocket
potato 'Rocket'
£3.49 - £8.99
5 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes available to order from winter
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Sarpo Mira (PBR)
potato 'Sarpo Mira' (PBR)
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
20 + 10 FREE seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Swift (PBR)
potato 'Swift' (PBR)
£3.49 - £9.00
5 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
15 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
raspberry Tulameen
raspberry 'Tulameen'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
potato Desiree
potato 'Desiree'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Nicola
potato 'Nicola'
£3.49 - £9.00
5 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
15 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
damson Merryweather Damson
damson 'Merryweather Damson'
£34.99 - £164.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
raspberry All Gold
raspberry 'All Gold'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
tayberry Medana Tayberry
tayberry 'Medana'
£12.99 - £25.98
bare root plant available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
blackcurrant Big Ben (PBR)
blackcurrant 'Big Ben' (PBR)
£21.99 - £43.98
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
cherry Athos
cherry 'Athos'
£119.99
11.5 litre pot | not grafted | 1.2m available to order from autumn
greengage Cambridge Gage
greengage 'Cambridge Gage'
£34.99 - £124.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock |1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
plum Czar
plum 'Czar'
£34.99 - £129.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
raspberry Cascade Delight
raspberry 'Cascade Delight'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
courgette Gold Rush
courgette 'Goldrush' F1
£3.99 £2.99
approx 16 seeds available to order from autumn
Extend the season raspberry collection
Extend the season raspberry collection
£49.99 - £99.98
1 × collection | 15 canes available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 45 canes available to order from autumn
almond Princess
almond 'Princess'
£49.99 - £59.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare root stock 1.2m available to order from autumn
almond Robijn
almond 'Robijn'
£49.99 - £69.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare root stock 1.2m available to order from autumn
almond Sultane
almond Sultane
£41.99 - £59.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare root stock 1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Alfred
apricot 'Alfred'
£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Compacta

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apricot 'Compacta'
£149.99 - £189.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2 -1.5m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apricot Early Moorpark
apricot 'Early Moorpark'
£39.99 - £49.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Myrobalan root stock |1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apricot Tomcot
apricot 'Tomcot'
£49.99 - £54.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Myrobalan root stock |1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
£49.99 - £59.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Myrobalan root stock |1.2m available to order from autumn
Asian pear Kumoi
Asian pear 'Kumoi'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Asian pear Nijisseiki
Asian pear 'Nijisseiki'
£44.99 - £49.99
bare root | Pyrus root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Pyrus root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
blackcurrant Baldwin
blackcurrant 'Baldwin'
£10.99 - £21.98
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
blackcurrant Ben Lomond
blackcurrant 'Ben Lomond'
£10.99 - £19.98
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
gage Oullins Gage
gage 'Oullins Gage'
£49.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn

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