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
Vegetable harvesting month
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
Dahlia Hollyhill Dark Beauty
Dahlia 'Hollyhill Dark Beauty'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Jowey Merel
Dahlia 'Jowey Merel'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Jowey Midnight
Dahlia 'Jowey Midnight'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Ka’s Champagne
Dahlia 'Ka’s Champagne'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Kiev
Dahlia 'Kiev'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Linda's Baby
Dahlia 'Linda's Baby'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Missis Miley
Dahlia 'Missis Miley'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Mondriaan
Dahlia 'Mondriaan'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Mount Tacoma
Dahlia 'Mount Tacoma'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Oleda
Dahlia 'Oleda'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Pepita Pink
Dahlia 'Pepita Pink'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Preference
Dahlia 'Preference'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Prinzessa ('Ariko 10-16')
Dahlia Prinzessa ('Ariko 10-16')
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Senior's Hope
Dahlia 'Senior's Hope'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Statue of Orange
Dahlia 'Statue of Orange'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Sturm Christel
Dahlia 'Sturm Christel'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Sweet Love
Dahlia 'Sweet Love'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Dahlegria Tricolore ('Dahlgr85') (PBR) (Dahlegria Series)
Dahlia Dahlegria Tricolore ('Dahlgr85') (PBR) (Dahlegria Series)
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Platinum Blond
Dahlia 'Platinum Blond'
£4.94 - £13.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Petras Wedding
Dahlia 'Petras Wedding'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Kelvin Floodlight
Dahlia 'Kelvin Floodlight'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Rhubarb and Custard (Sweet Candy Series)
Dahlia 'Rhubarb and Custard' (Sweet Candy Series)
£4.94 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
Dahlia Bishop of Canterbury (PBR)
Dahlia 'Bishop of Canterbury' (PBR)
£4.85 - £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 Bayou (PBR)
Dahlia 'Bayou' (PBR)
£4.85 - £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 Totally Tangerine
Dahlia 'Totally Tangerine'
£4.85 - £22.28
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
6 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Verrones Obsidian
Dahlia 'Verrone's Obsidian'
£4.85 - £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 French Cancan
Dahlia 'French Cancan'
£4.85 - £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 Evanah
Dahlia 'Evanah'
£4.85 - £11.48
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Nathalie G
Dahlia 'Nathalie G'
£4.85 - £13.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Silver Years
Dahlia 'Silver Years'
£4.85 - £13.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Sweet Suzanne
Dahlia 'Sweet Suzanne'
£4.85 - £13.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Otto's Thrill
Dahlia 'Otto's Thrill'
£4.85 - £12.37
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Chat Noir
Dahlia 'Chat Noir'
£4.76 - £18.35
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
Dahlia Nuit d'Eté

Up to 49%

Dahlia 'Nuit d'Eté'
£4.76 - £18.35
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 Cafe au Lait
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
£4.76 - £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 Rip City
Dahlia 'Rip City'
£4.76 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Thomas A. Edison
Dahlia 'Thomas A. Edison'
£4.76 - £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 Waltzing Mathilda
Dahlia 'Waltzing Mathilda'
£4.76 - £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'
£4.49 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
6 × tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium cristophii

10% off

Allium cristophii
£4.49 - £35.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
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
Allium stipitatum Violet Beauty

10% off

Allium stipitatum 'Violet Beauty'
£4.49 - £8.91
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Tinka

New

10% off

Tulipa 'Tinka'
£4.49 - £11.70
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Dahlia merckii

New

Up to 25%

Dahlia merckii
£4.12 - £35.98
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 × tuber available to order from winter
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)

25% off

pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
£3.74 - £32.99
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola Vivaldi Beacon

New

25% off

Viola 'Vivaldi Beacon'
£4.99 £3.74
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lilium Bright Diamond

10% off

Lilium 'Bright Diamond'
£3.59 - £7.18
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Midnight' (Showboat Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Fuchsia Voodoo

50% off

Fuchsia 'Voodoo'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Salvia Victoria Blue ('Vivisal') (PBR)
Salvia Victoria Blue ('Vivisal') (PBR)
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Salvia farinacea Victoria Blue Bicolour

50% off

Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue Bicolour'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana Zebrina
Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana 'Zebrina'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 50 seeds available to order from autumn
Antirrhinum majus Admiral White

25% off

Antirrhinum majus 'Admiral White'
£2.99 - £7.50
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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 oxysepala
Aquilegia oxysepala
£3.99 £2.99
approx 30 seeds available to order from autumn
Verbena bonariensis Vanity

25% off

Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Panicum capillare Sparkling Fountain

25% off

Panicum capillare 'Sparkling Fountain'
£2.92 - £17.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots Unavailable
Digitalis × mertonensis

25% off

Digitalis × mertonensis
£2.84 - £34.99
approx 1000 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)
Stipa tenuissima

25% off

Stipa tenuissima
£2.84 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
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 shipped within 2 weeks
approx 30 seeds available to order from autumn
Linaria purpurea Canon Went

25% off

Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'
£2.77 - £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)
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus

25% off

Rhodochiton atrosanguineus
£3.69 £2.77
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Scabiosa atropurpurea Fata Morgana
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Fata Morgana'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 75 seeds available to order from autumn
Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group

25% off

Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group
£2.62 - £34.99
approx 1000 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)
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Bronze White

25% off

Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Bronze White'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)

25% off

pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
£2.62 - £32.99
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Blue F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)

25% off

pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Blue' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
£2.62 - £32.99
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Matthiola incana Anytime Red (Anytime Series)

25% off

Matthiola incana 'Anytime Red' (Anytime Series)
£3.49 £2.62
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Red

New

25% off

Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Red'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Cherry Bronze

25% off

Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Cherry Bronze'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Pink

New

25% off

Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Pink'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viola odorata

25% off

Viola odorata
£2.47 - £34.99
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 50 seeds available to order from autumn
Centaurea nigra

25% off

Centaurea nigra
£2.24 - £18.99
approx 20 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)
Primula vulgaris

25% off

Primula vulgaris
£2.24 - £18.99
approx 30 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)
Melissa officinalis

25% off

lemon balm
£2.24 - £15.98
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunella vulgaris

25% off

Prunella vulgaris
£2.24 - £34.99
approx 100 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)
Galium verum

25% off

Galium verum
£2.24 - £18.99
approx 250 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)
Dipsacus fullonum

25% off

Dipsacus fullonum
£2.24 - £34.99
approx 150 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)
Gaillardia × grandiflora Burgunder

25% off

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Burgunder'
£2.24 - £19.99
approx 20 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)
Foeniculum vulgare

25% off

fennel - Foeniculum vulgare
£2.24 - £15.98
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Alcea rosea Nigra

25% off

Alcea rosea 'Nigra'
£2.24 - £39.99
approx 50 seeds 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
Malva moschata

25% off

Malva moschata
£2.99 £2.24
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eupatorium cannabinum

25% off

Eupatorium cannabinum
£2.24 - £37.49
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 litre aquatic pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Monarda citriodora
lemon bergamot
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
Mentha suaveolens

25% off

mint - apple mint
£2.24 - £15.98
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Welsh onion

25% off

Welsh onion
£2.24 - £15.98
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nepeta cataria

25% off

catnip / Nepeta cataria
£2.24 - £15.98
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Mentha spicata

25% off

mint - spearmint
£2.24 - £15.98
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbena rigida Santos

25% off

Verbena rigida 'Santos'
£2.24 - £19.99
approx 40 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)
Astrantia major
Astrantia major
£2.99 £2.24
approx 50 seeds available to order from winter
Viola Tiger Eyes

25% off

Viola 'Tiger Eyes'
£2.24 - £13.98
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
basil Duo mixture

New

25% off

basil 'Duo mixture'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Amaranthus caudatus Cascade Green

25% off

Amaranthus caudatus 'Cascade Green'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 2200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salvia officinalis

25% off

sage common (organic)
£2.09 - £15.98
approx 35 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ammi majus

25% off

Ammi majus
£2.09 - £36.99
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Angelica archangelica

25% off

angelica
£2.09 - £16.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Oenothera lindheimeri The Bride

25% off

Oenothera lindheimeri 'The Bride'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Antirrhinum majus Night and Day

25% off

Antirrhinum majus 'Night and Day'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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