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
Ground cover
Hydrangea macrophylla Koria (PBR)
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Koria' (PBR)
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea paniculata Phantom
Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'
£12.99 - £30.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm 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 × inodorum Magical White ('Kolmawhi') (PBR) (Magical Series)
Hypericum × inodorum Magical White ('Komuni') (PBR)
£20.99
2 litre pot 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 foetidissima
Iris foetidissima
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Jasminum officinale
Jasminum officinale
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Jasminum officinale Inverleith
Jasminum officinale 'Inverleith'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Jasminum officinale f. affine
Jasminum officinale f. affine
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Jasminum × stephanense
Jasminum × stephanense
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane 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
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)
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)
Lamium orvala
Lamium orvala
£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)
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
Lathyrus latifolius collection
Lathyrus latifolius collection
£29.99 - £59.98
1 × collection available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections 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
Lavish and lush sweet pea collection
Lavish & lush sweet pea collection
£7.27 £4.92
1 × collection 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 available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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
9cm pot | 30cm cane 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
Lonicera japonica var. repens
Lonicera japonica var. repens
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Lonicera periclymenum Serotina
Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane 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
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
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
Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris - Crab apple hedging
£49.99 - £89.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
Muhlenbergia capillaris

25% off

Muhlenbergia capillaris
£2.99 - £44.99
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)
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
Myrtus communis
Myrtus communis
£34.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina
Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Narcissus Marie Curie Diamond
Narcissus 'Marie Curie Diamond'
£7.99 - £15.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus Minnow
Narcissus 'Minnow'
£5.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus Pueblo
Narcissus 'Pueblo'
£7.99 - £21.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Thalia
Narcissus 'Thalia'
£7.49 - £119.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
200 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus Tête-à-Tête
Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête'
£5.49 - £20.94
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
Native hedgerow collection
Native hedgerow collection
£159.99 - £399.94
75 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
225 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Olearia phlogopappa Spring Bling (PBR)
Olearia phlogopappa 'Spring Bling' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Olearia × haastii
Olearia × haastii
£20.99 - £74.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Osmanthus × burkwoodii
Osmanthus × burkwoodii
£24.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Pachysandra terminalis
Pachysandra terminalis
£8.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pachysandra terminalis Variegata
Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata'
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot 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
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ling Hua Zhan
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ling Hua Zhan'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Rou Fu Rong
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Rou Fu Rong'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ying Hong Qiao Dui
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ying Hong Qiao' Dui
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Parthenocissus henryana
Parthenocissus henryana
£14.99 - £29.98
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
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane 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
Passiflora Cool Tropics Eia Popeia

New

Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Eia Popeia'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Passiflora Cool Tropics Snowstar

New

Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Snowstar'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Passion flower collection
Passion flower collection
£53.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Philadelphus Minnesota Snowflake
Philadelphus 'Minnesota Snowflake'
£79.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia
£24.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Photinia Blackberry Gem

New

Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£26.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
£39.99 - £259.99
2 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
3 × 9 litre pots | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Pittosporum tenuifolium Elizabeth
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
£36.99 - £84.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Silver Queen
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Queen'
£109.99
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Tom Thumb
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
£29.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Variegatum
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
£36.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Bannow Bay ('Breebay') (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Bannow Bay ('Breebay') (PBR)
£26.75 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporum tobira
£89.99
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Potentilla Gibson's Scarlet
Potentilla 'Gibson's Scarlet'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Potentilla fruticosa Primrose Beauty
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
£23.99 - £58.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Potentilla fruticosa Bella Lindsey ('Hendlin') (PBR)
Potentilla fruticosa Bella Lindsey ('Hendlin') (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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