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
Narcissus Kimmeridge
Narcissus 'Kimmeridge'
£9.99 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
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 Night Life
Narcissus 'Night Life'
£9.99 - £28.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Orangery
Narcissus 'Orangery'
£9.99 - £28.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Pastel Gem
Narcissus 'Pastel Gem'
£8.99 - £26.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Pastorale
Narcissus 'Pastorale'
£8.99 - £26.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
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
Narcissus White Lion
Narcissus 'White Lion'
£10.99 - £32.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica
£4.99 - £13.98
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Scilla siberica
Scilla siberica
£7.99 - £22.00
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
shallot Jermor
shallot 'Jermor'
£6.99 - £19.00
10 × sets Delivered during September
30 × sets Delivered during September
Tulipa Abba
Tulipa 'Abba'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Amber Glow
Tulipa 'Amber Glow'
£7.49 - £18.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Apeldoorn's Elite

New

Tulipa 'Apeldoorn's Elite'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Apricona
Tulipa 'Apricona'
£7.99 - £20.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Apricot Foxx
Tulipa 'Apricot Foxx'
£7.49 - £14.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Apricot Pride
Tulipa 'Apricot Pride'
£6.99 - £19.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Asahi
Tulipa 'Asahi'
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Avant Garde (PBR)
Tulipa 'Avant Garde' (PBR)
£8.99 - £25.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Beachberry
Tulipa 'Beachberry'
£9.49 - £26.50
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Big Love
Tulipa 'Big Love'
£9.99 - £27.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Doll's Minuet
Tulipa 'Doll's Minuet'
£6.49 - £19.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter
Tulipa Dreamer (PBR)
Tulipa 'Dreamer' (PBR)
£8.99 - £24.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Formosa
Tulipa 'Formosa'
£5.99 - £17.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Greetje Smit
Tulipa 'Greetje Smit'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Healthcare
Tulipa 'Healthcare'
£9.99 - £29.50
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Jimmy
Tulipa 'Jimmy'
£5.99 - £17.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Johan Cruijff
Tulipa 'Johan Cruijff'
£6.99 - £20.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Labrador
Tulipa 'Labrador'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Louvre Orange
Tulipa 'Louvre Orange'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Menton
Tulipa 'Menton'
£6.99 - £19.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter
Tulipa Mount Tacoma
Tulipa 'Mount Tacoma'
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter
Tulipa Negrita Parrot
Tulipa 'Negrita Parrot'
£8.99 - £25.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Neper
Tulipa 'Neper'
£8.99 - £26.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Northcap
Tulipa 'Northcap'
£6.99 - £20.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Orange Marmalade

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Tulipa 'Orange Marmalade'
£6.99 - £18.50
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Orange Sherpa (PBR)
Tulipa 'Orange Sherpa' (PBR)
£7.99 - £27.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Palmyra
Tulipa 'Palmyra'
£6.99 - £17.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Pamplona
Tulipa 'Pamplona'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Pretty Love
Tulipa 'Pretty Love'
£6.99 - £20.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Purple Heart
Tulipa 'Purple Heart'
£6.99 - £16.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Purple Pride

New

Tulipa 'Purple Pride'
£6.99 - £19.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Red Princess

New

Tulipa 'Red Princess'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Royal Pride

New

Tulipa 'Royal Pride'
£6.99 - £19.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Salmon Impression
Tulipa 'Salmon Impression'
£6.99 - £24.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
7 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Tulipa Silver Cloud
Tulipa 'Silver Cloud'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Strong Gold
Tulipa 'Strong Gold'
£6.99 - £19.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Super Parrot
Tulipa 'Super Parrot'
£9.49 - £24.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Tinka

New

Tulipa 'Tinka'
£4.99 - £13.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Vovos
Tulipa 'Vovos'
£7.99 - £22.00
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
9 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Foxtrot
Tulipa Foxtrot | Double Early Tulip
£6.99 - £20.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa humilis var. pulchella Albocaerulea Oculata Group
Tulipa humilis var. pulchella Albocaerulea Oculata Group
£11.99 - £33.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa saxatilis (Bakeri Group) Lilac Wonder
Tulipa saxatilis (Bakeri Group) 'Lilac Wonder'
£4.99 - £9.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa sylvestris
Tulipa sylvestris
£4.99 - £11.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa turkestanica
Tulipa turkestanica
£4.99 - £12.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × 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
Iris in an owl planter gift set
Iris in an owl planter gift set
£14.99
gift set Delivered during October
Novelty hedgehog planter
Novelty hedgehog planter
£11.99
gift set Delivered during October
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
£10.99 - £29.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
Sausage dog planter
Sausage dog planter
£12.99
gift set Delivered during October
Sisyrinchium californicum
Sisyrinchium californicum
£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
Arctotis × hybrida hort. Flame
Arctotis × hybrida 'Flame'
£7.99 - £15.98
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 1 litre pots available to order from autumn
Arctotis × hybrida hort. Red Devil
Arctotis × hybrida 'Red Devil'
£7.99 - £15.98
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 1 litre pots available to order from autumn
Arctotis × hybrida hort. Wine
Arctotis × hybrida 'Wine'
£7.99 - £15.98
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 1 litre pots available to order from autumn
Argyrocytisus battendieri
Argyrocytisus battendieri
£99.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Aubrieta gracilis Kitte Blue
Aubrieta gracilis 'Kitte Blue'
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Chaenostoma Megacopa Blue
bacopa 'Megacopa Blue'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 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
Ocimum basilicum D-fenceil
basil 'D-fenceil'
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Ocimum basilicum Mrs Burns' Lemon
basil 'Mrs Burns' Lemon'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 250 seeds available to order from autumn
Ocimum tenuiflorum
basil - holy
£2.99 £2.24
approx 200 seeds available to order from autumn
Ocimum basilicum lettuce leaf
basil - lettuce leaf
£2.99 £2.24
approx 300 seeds available to order from autumn
Bidens ferulifolia Bee Happy Red ('Baleehedi') (Bee Happy Series)
Bidens ferulifolia Bee Happy Red ('Baleehedi') (Bee Happy Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Buddleja globosa
Buddleja globosa
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Calendula officinalis Neon
Calendula officinalis 'Neon'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
Calibrachoa Can-can Black Cherry (Can-can Series)
Calibrachoa 'Can-can Black Cherry' (Can-can Series)
£6.99 - £21.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Calibrachoa Can-can Double Apricot (Can-can Series)
Calibrachoa 'Can-can Double Apricot' (Can-can Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Calibrachoa Can-can Double OrangeTastic (Can-can Series)
Calibrachoa 'Can-can Double OrangeTastic' (Can-can Series)
£3.50 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Calibrachoa Can-can Double Pinkmania (Can-can Series)
Calibrachoa 'Can-can Double PinkMania' (Can-can Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Calibrachoa Can-can Double Provence Blue (Can-can Series)
Calibrachoa 'Can-can Double Provence Blue' (Can-can Series)
£3.50 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Calibrachoa Chameleon Tart Deco ('Wescachatade') (Chameleon Series)
Calibrachoa Chameleon Tart Deco ('Wescachatade') (Chameleon Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
chilli Padron
chilli 'Padron'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 150 seeds available to order from autumn
Clematis Betty Corning
Clematis 'Betty Corning'
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Duchess of Edinburgh
Clematis 'Duchess of Edinburgh'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Emilia Plater
Clematis 'Emilia Plater'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Fujimusume
Clematis 'Fujimusume'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Lambton Park
Clematis 'Lambton Park'
£24.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Little Nell
Clematis 'Little Nell'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Ocean Pearl
Clematis 'Ocean Pearl'
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Paul Farges
Clematis 'Paul Farges'
£27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Propertius
Clematis 'Propertius'
£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
Clematis Prosperity
Clematis 'Prosperity'
£32.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Rooguchi
Clematis 'Rooguchi'
£34.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Sunset
Clematis 'Sunset'
£28.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn

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