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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.

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Malus brevipes Wedding Bouquet
Malus brevipes 'Wedding Bouquet'
£49.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
cherry Morello
cherry 'Morello'
£34.99 - £119.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from summer
cobnut Kentish Cob
cobnut 'Kentish Cob'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
greengage Cambridge Gage
greengage 'Cambridge Gage'
£34.99 - £124.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock |1.2m available to order from summer
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from summer
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
cobnut Purpurea
cobnut 'Purple Filbert'
£19.99 - £49.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
apple Blenheim Orange
apple 'Blenheim Orange'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from summer
apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')
apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')
£49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from summer
Malus Princeton Cardinal
Malus 'Princeton Cardinal'
£48.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Indian Magic
Malus 'Indian Magic'
£48.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from summer
Malus Comtesse de Paris
Malus 'Comtesse de Paris'
£48.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from summer
Malus Golden Gem
Malus 'Golden Gem'
£48.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Candymint
Malus 'Candymint'
£48.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from summer
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Sorbus ulleungensis Olympic Flame
Sorbus ulleungensis 'Olympic Flame'
£48.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Roberts Crab
Malus 'Roberts Crab'
£48.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from summer
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from summer
Prunus × yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino
Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'
£48.79 - £164.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
Prunus × yedoensis
Prunus × yedoensis
£48.79 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
plum Mirabelle Ruby COLUMNAR (PBR)
mirabelle 'Ruby COLLUMNAR'
£47.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from summer
Paeonia Cora Louise

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Paeonia 'Cora Louise'
£44.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Beni-maiko
Acer palmatum 'Beni-maiko'
£44.99
3 litre pot | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Malus Prairie Fire
Malus 'Prairie Fire'
£44.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from summer
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
£44.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Prunus Chocolate Ice ('Matsumae-fuki')
Prunus Chocolate Ice ('Matsumae-fuki')
£44.99 - £159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Prunus tenella Firehill
Prunus tenella 'Firehill'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Butterfly
Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'
£44.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted sold out
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii
Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Going Green ('Sonkootgre') (PBR)
Acer palmatum Going Green ('Sonkootgre') (PBR)
£44.99
3 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
apple Saturn
apple 'Saturn'
£44.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Red Falstaff (PBR)
apple 'Red Falstaff' (PBR)
£44.99 - £124.99
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from summer
apple Limelight
apple 'Limelight'
£44.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
plum Burbank Tangerine
plum 'Burbank Tangerine'
£44.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Atropurpureum

20% off

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
£44.99 - £119.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.0m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Ellison's Orange
apple 'Ellison's Orange'
£34.99 - £44.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Pink Shell
Prunus 'Pink Shell'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain
Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain | Climbing Rose
£43.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97 £43.18
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from summer
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Ruby
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Ruby'
£39.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Rosa banksiae var. banksiae
Rosa banksiae var. banksiae | Rambler Rose
£39.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Spire
Prunus 'Spire'
£39.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
Hydrangea seemannii
Hydrangea seemannii
£49.99 £39.99
3 litre pot available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus avium Plena
Prunus avium 'Plena'
£39.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£39.99 - £159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Fugenzō
Prunus 'Fugenzō'
£39.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Malus Snowcloud
Malus 'Snowcloud'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Eucalyptus pulverulenta Baby Blue
Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'
£24.99 - £39.99
12cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Ukon
Prunus 'Ukon'
£39.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea Group
Fagus sylvatica 'Atropurpurea Group'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Wisteria frutescens Amethyst Falls (PBR)

20% off

Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls' (PBR)
£49.99 £39.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Corylus avellana Contorta

20% off

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£39.99 - £79.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 125cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall | tree available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apricot Golden Glow
apricot 'Golden Glow'
£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Rosette
apple 'Rossete'
£39.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from summer
Prunus Shirotae
Prunus 'Shirotae'
£39.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
apricot Alfred
apricot 'Alfred'
£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Rosa Constance Spry
Rosa Constance Spry | Climbing / Shrub Rose
£39.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Malus × zumi Professor Sprenger
Malus × zumi 'Professor Sprenger'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Collingwood Ingram
Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
£39.99 - £59.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | colt | 1.2m tall available to order from summer
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Kursar
Prunus 'Kursar'
£39.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
Eucalyptus gunnii Azura ('Cagire') (PBR)

20% off

Eucalyptus gunnii Azura ('Cagire') (PBR)
£39.75 - £103.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall | tree In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
£38.99 - £95.99
3 litre pot available to order from summer
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
£47.97 £38.38
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from summer
Award-winning fragrant climber collection
Award-winning fragrant climber collection
£47.97 £38.38
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from summer
Rosa Paul's Scarlet Climber
Rosa Paul's Scarlet Climber | Rambling Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Warm Welcome ('Chewizz') (PBR)
Rosa Warm Welcome ('Chewizz') (PBR) | Climbing Minature Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Veilchenblau
Rosa Veilchenblau | Rambling Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Parkdirektor Riggers
Rosa Parkdirektor Riggers | Climbing Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa François Juranville
Rosa François Juranville | Rambler Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Phyllis Bide
Rosa Phyllis Bide | Rambler Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Zéphirine Drouhin
Rosa Zéphirine Drouhin | Climbing Bourbon Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Madame Alfred Carrière
Rosa Madame Alfred Carrière | Climbing Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Climbing Étoile de Hollande
Rosa 'Climbing Étoile de Hollande' | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Climbing Cécile Brünner
Rosa 'Climbing Cécile Brünner' | Climbing Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Madame Grégoire Staechelin
Rosa Madame Grégoire Staechelin | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Albéric Barbier
Rosa Albéric Barbier | Rambling Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex aquifolium Alaska
Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
£36.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Variegatum

20% off

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
£36.99 - £71.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Maigold
Rosa Maigold | Climbing Rose
£36.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Akebia quinata cream-flowered
Akebia quinata cream-flowered
£44.99 £35.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora
£44.99 £35.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis Remembrance

20% off

Clematis 'Remembrance'
£44.99 £35.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tropaeolum speciosum
Tropaeolum speciosum
£44.99 £35.99
2 litre pot available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97 £35.98
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from summer
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97 £35.98
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from summer
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
£44.97 £35.98
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from summer
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97 £35.98
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from summer
apple Queen Cox self-fertile
apple 'Queen Cox'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
pear Louise Bonne of Jersey
pear 'Louise Bonne of Jersey'
£34.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Orlean's Reinette
apple 'Orlean's Reinette'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
medlar Royal
medlar 'Royal'
£34.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 2.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Parrotia persica Persian Spire ('JLPN01') (PBR)

20% off

Parrotia persica Persian Spire ('JLPN01') (PBR)
£34.99 - £135.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from summer
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
apple Braeburn Hillwell
apple 'Braeburn Hillwell'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus incisa Kojo-no-mai

20% off

Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'
£34.99 - £71.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
mulberry Wellington
mulberry 'Wellington'
£34.99
2 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m available to order from summer
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
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