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.

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400 items
apricot Compacta

New

apricot 'Compacta'
£149.99 - £189.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2 -1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from spring
Euonymus hamiltonianus Indian Summer
Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Indian Summer'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer palmatum Tamukeyama

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Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama'
£59.99 - £159.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 60- 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
5 litre pot | standard | grafted available to order from spring
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
£69.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Amelanchier laevis Snowflakes

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Amelanchier laevis 'Snowflakes'
£99.99 - £139.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree available to order from spring
cherry Sweetheart

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cherry 'Sweetheart'
£39.99 - £154.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m available to order from spring
Malus Cinderella ('Cinzam')
Malus Cinderella ('Cinzam')
£129.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Malus Directeur Moerlands

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Malus 'Directeur Moerlands'
£34.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from spring
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99
12 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
apple Egremont Russet
apple 'Egremont Russet'
£34.79 - £119.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 |top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Euonymus alatus

30% off

Euonymus alatus
£25.75 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum
£89.99 - £109.99
10 litre pot | 0.6 - 0.8m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Scrumptious

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30% off

apple 'Scrumptious'
£34.99 - £109.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m Delivered during November
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M27 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Euonymus alatus Compactus
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'
£29.99 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
nectarine Lord Napier

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nectarine 'Lord Napier'
£39.99 - £119.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m Delivered during November
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from spring
Amelanchier alnifolia Obelisk (PBR)

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Amelanchier alnifolia 'Obelisk' (PBR)
£89.99 - £139.99
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | bush In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | tree shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall | tree available to order from spring
cherry Stardust ('13-7-70') (PBR)

30% off

cherry Stardust ('13-7-70') (PBR)
£134.99 £94.49
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)

30% off

cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)
£134.99 £94.49
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')

30% off

apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
£87.49 - £149.99
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Red Windsor

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30% off

apple 'Red Windsor'
£34.99 - £149.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m Delivered during November
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | M27 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
apple Laxton's Superb

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30% off

apple 'Laxton's Superb'
£39.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)

30% off

Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)
£29.92 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
7 litre pot | 40cm tall available to order from spring
Malus Pink Perfection
Malus 'Pink Perfection'
£29.99 - £79.99
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
apple James Grieve
apple 'James Grieve'
£39.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Discovery
apple 'Discovery'
£35.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from spring
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen collection (3 varieties)

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hellebore double Ellen collection
£38.99 - £77.98
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 plants In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer palmatum Ōsakazuki

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Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'
£64.99 - £149.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 1.0m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from spring
Acer palmatum Sango-kaku
Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'
£62.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Malus John Downie

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Malus 'John Downie'
£34.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Malus Butterball

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Malus 'Butterball'
£34.99 - £164.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from spring
Paeonia × suffruticosa Xue Ta
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Xue Ta'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 Litre pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Mo Run Jue Lun
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Mo Run Jue Lun'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Rou Fu Rong
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Rou Fu Rong'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 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 3-5 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Malus × zumi Golden Hornet

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30% off

Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'
£39.99 - £83.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Acer palmatum Dissectum

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Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
£54.99 - £159.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
10 litre pot | standard | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Charles Ross
apple 'Charles Ross'
£29.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
cherry Sunburst

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cherry 'Sunburst'
£34.99 - £149.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | G5 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | G5 root stock | 1.8m available to order from spring
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m available to order from spring
Camellia sasanqua Plantation Pink
Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
£49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer palmatum Katsura
Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
£49.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
pear Conference
pear 'Conference'
£34.99 - £124.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m Delivered during November
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | QE | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Worcester Pearmain

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apple 'Worcester Pearmain'
£39.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
cherry Morello

30% off

cherry 'Morello'
£34.99 - £83.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Golden Delicious

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apple 'Golden Delicious'
£34.99 - £104.99
bare root | M106 root stock | 1.2m Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
£34.99 - £179.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard Delivered during November
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Blenheim Orange
apple 'Blenheim Orange'
£39.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Bramley's Seedling
apple 'Bramley's Seedling'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Beauty of Bath
apple 'Beauty of Bath'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
quince Meech's Prolific
quince 'Meech's Prolific'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m Delivered during November
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer palmatum Atropurpureum
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
£44.99 - £149.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.0m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora
£44.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer palmatum Seiryu

30% off

Acer palmatum 'Seiryu'
£44.09 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from spring
Rosa × centifolia Cristata
Rosa × centifolia 'Cristata' | Shrub Rose
£39.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
£39.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
apple Red Falstaff (PBR)

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apple 'Red Falstaff' (PBR)
£39.99 - £124.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer palmatum Emerald Lace

30% off

Acer palmatum 'Emerald Lace'
£54.99 £38.49
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Daphne Perfume Princess White (’DapJur02’) (PBR)
Daphne Perfume Princess White (’Dapjur02’) (PBR)
£32.99 - £36.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
13cm pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ling Hua Zhan

40% off

Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ling Hua Zhan'
£35.99 - £71.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball ('Abetwo') (PBR)
Hydrangea arborescens Strong Annabelle ('Abetwo') (PBR)
£35.75 - £109.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

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Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£34.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall Delivered during November
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

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