Plants For Clay Soil

Clay soil is usually rich in nutrients, but it can be hard to dig, and if it is very heavy, it can hold water for long periods of time. It may also take a long time to warm up in spring, which can slow down the new growth. If your clay soil is badly compacted, you can help improve the structure by digging in lots of sharp sand and composted organic matter.

Quick growing
Chelsea plant of year
Vegetable harvesting month
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
Tulipa orphanidea Flava

10% off

Tulipa orphanidea 'Flava'
£6.29 - £16.20
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa praestans Shogun

10% off

Tulipa praestans 'Shogun'
£5.39 - £10.78
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Myosotis sylvatica Sylvia Blue
forget me not 'Sylvia Blue'
£13.49 - £26.99
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
Myosotis sylvatica Sylvia White
forget me not 'Sylvia White'
£16.49 - £32.99
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed
Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed
£13.98 - £27.99
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hemerocallis Canadian Border Patrol

10% off

Hemerocallis 'Canadian Border Patrol'
£7.19 - £18.90
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
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 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
Iris Burgermeister

10% off

Iris 'Burgermeister'
£7.19 - £14.38
1 × rhizome Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE rhizomes Delivered during October
Iris Champagne Elegance

10% off

Iris 'Champagne Elegance'
£6.29 - £16.20
1 × rhizome Delivered during October
3 × rhizomes Delivered during October
Iris Maid of Orange

10% off

Iris 'Maid of Orange'
£7.19 - £18.90
1 × rhizome Delivered during October
3 × rhizomes Delivered during October
Lilium Bright Diamond

10% off

Lilium 'Bright Diamond'
£3.59 - £7.18
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium African Queen Group

10% off

Lilium African Queen Group
£4.49 - £8.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Paeonia Coral Charm

10% off

Paeonia 'Coral Charm'
£10.79 - £79.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia Sebastian Maas

10% off

Paeonia 'Sebastian Maas'
£8.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia lactiflora Duchesse de Nemours

10% off

Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'
£8.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Karl Rosenfield

10% off

Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield'
£8.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Paeonia lactiflora Sarah Bernhardt

10% off

Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'
£8.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Shirley Temple

10% off

Paeonia lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'
£8.09 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt

10% off

Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
£9.89 - £26.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
rhubarb Raspberry Red
rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
£4.99 - £14.00
1 × crown Delivered during October
3 × crowns Delivered during October
rhubarb Strawberry
rhubarb 'Strawberry'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
rhubarb Timperley Early
rhubarb 'Timperley Early'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
Convallaria majalis

10% off

Convallaria majalis
£4.49 - £39.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
2 + 3 FREE bare root plants Delivered during November
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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hosta Francee (fortunei)

10% off

Hosta 'Francee' (fortunei)
£5.39 - £44.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during November
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)
Hosta fortunei var. albopicta

10% off

Hosta fortunei var. albopicta
£5.39 - £22.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during November
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans

10% off

Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans
£5.39 - £49.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × bare root plants Delivered during November
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)
Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris
£22.99 - £49.99
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
5 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine pratensis
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Iris setosa
Iris setosa
£11.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Isolepis cernua
Isolepis cernua
£14.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
2 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Lysimachia punctata Variegata
Lysimachia punctata 'Variegata'
£11.99 - £27.97
9cm pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Mimulus cardinalis
Mimulus cardinalis
£21.99 - £39.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Mimulus luteus Queens Prize
Mimulus luteus 'Queens Prize'
£21.99 - £39.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Achillea Lachsschönheit' (Galaxy Series)
Achillea 'Lachsschönheit' (Galaxy Series)
£10.99 - £42.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aconitum napellus
Aconitum napellus
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Agapanthus Emerald Ice (PBR)

New

Agapanthus 'Emerald Ice' (PBR)
£14.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Agapanthus Headbourne hybrids
Agapanthus 'Headbourne hybrids'
£14.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Agapanthus Northern Star (PBR)
Agapanthus 'Northern Star' (PBR)
£8.00 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Agapanthus Midnight Moon ('DWHYB20') (PBR)

New

Agapanthus Midnight Moon ('DWHYB20') (PBR)
£15.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis Zambezi ('Kek5006')

New

Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis Zambezi ('Kek5006')
£24.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Alchemilla mollis

25% off

Alchemilla mollis
£2.09 - £39.99
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Allium Bubble Bath

New

Allium 'Bubble Bath'
£14.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Allium Lavender Bubbles
Allium 'Lavender Bubbles'
£14.99 - £59.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Allium angulosum Summer Beauty
Allium angulosum 'Summer Beauty'
£20.99 - £54.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium sphaerocephalon

10% off

Allium sphaerocephalon
£3.59 - £71.99
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1000 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 7 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Alstroemeria Beach Valley (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
Alstroemeria Beach Valley (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
£24.99 - £56.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Alstroemeria Inticancha Paraíso ('Tesparai') (PBR) (Inticancha Series)
Alstroemeria Inticancha Paraiso ('Tesparai') (PBR) (Inticancha Series)
£24.99 - £56.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Alstroemeria Valley Girl ('Tesvalgirl') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
Alstroemeria Valley Girl ('Tesvalgirl') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
£22.99 - £56.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Alstroemeria Valley Wild ('Tesvalwild') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
Alstroemeria Valley Wild ('Tesvalwild') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
£22.99 - £56.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Amsonia String Theory

New

Amsonia 'String Theory'
£12.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Anemone Wild Swan ('Macane001') (PBR)
Anemone Wild Swan ('Macane001') (PBR)
£15.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Anthriscus sylvestris
Anthriscus sylvestris
£9.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Anthriscus sylvestris Ravenswing
Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'
£11.99 - £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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Queen
Aquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Queen'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aquilegia oxysepala
Aquilegia oxysepala
£3.99 £2.99
approx 30 seeds available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris Nivea
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nivea'
£2.99 - £39.99
approx 70 seeds available to order from autumn
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris William Guiness
Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guiness'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 40 seeds available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Black Barlow (Barlow Series)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Nora Barlow (Barlow Series)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Nora Barlow' (Barlow Series)
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Ruby Port
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Ruby Port'
£10.99 - £24.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata White Barlow (Barlow Series)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'White Barlow' (Barlow Series)
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Arachnoides aristata Variegata
Arachnoides aristata 'Variegata'
£11.99 - £49.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium
£9.99 - £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
Aster amellus King George
Aster amellus 'King George'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astilbe Darkside of the Moon (PBR)

New

Astilbe 'Darkside of the Moon' (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astilbe Fanal (x arendsii)
Astilbe 'Fanal' (× arendsii)
£10.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia Buckland
Astrantia 'Buckland'
£14.99 - £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
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia Hadspen Blood
Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots Unavailable
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia Roma (PBR)
Astrantia 'Roma' (PBR)
£12.99 - £49.99
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
Astrantia major Claret
Astrantia major 'Claret'
£12.75 - £27.49
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia major Large White
Astrantia major 'Large White'
£15.99 - £54.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia major Rubra
Astrantia major 'Rubra'
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia major Star of Billion (PBR)

New

Astrantia major 'Star of Billion' (PBR)
£15.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia major subsp. involucrata Shaggy
Astrantia major subsp. involucrata 'Shaggy'
£14.99 - £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
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Silver Falls
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Chaenostoma cordatum Snowflake
bacopa 'Snowflake'
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Bidens Golden Eye Improved
Bidens 'Golden Eye Improved'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Blechnum brasiliense Volcano
Blechnum brasiliense 'Volcano'
£12.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost (PBR)
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' (PBR)
£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
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Brunnera macrophylla Jack of Diamonds (PBR)

New

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack of Diamonds' (PBR)
£14.99 - £35.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Brunnera macrophylla Looking Glass (PBR)
Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass' (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Buddleja globosa
Buddleja globosa
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Calamagrostis brachytricha
£9.99 - £16.95
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta Blue Cloud

New

Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta 'Blue Cloud'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna
Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
£8.99 - £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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Campanula persicifolia
Campanula persicifolia
£8.99 - £44.99
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
Carex oshimensis Everillo (PBR) (EverColor Series)
Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' (PBR) (EverColor Series)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Ceanothus Concha
Ceanothus 'Concha'
£24.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall trellis available to order from autumn
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)
Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£79.99 - £99.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Choisya ternata
Choisya ternata
£24.99 - £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
Clematis Rubra
Clematis 'Rubra'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)

New

Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis recta Purpurea
Clematis recta 'Purpurea'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Cornus canadensis
Cornus canadensis
£12.99 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn

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