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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Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
Erythronium dens-canis
Erythronium dens-canis
£9.99 - £27.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Galanthus elwesii
Galanthus elwesii
£8.99 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Galanthus nivalis Viridapice
Galanthus nivalis 'Viridapice'
£19.99 - £55.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Angel's Breath
Narcissus 'Angel's Breath'
£8.99 - £17.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Avalon
Narcissus 'Avalon'
£8.99 - £17.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Birma
Narcissus 'Birma'
£9.99 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Botanical Mixture
Narcissus 'Botanical Mixture'
£11.99 - £23.98
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Curlew
Narcissus 'Curlew'
£7.99 - £21.00
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Flower Record
Narcissus 'Flower Record'
£9.99 - £27.00
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Fortissimo
Narcissus 'Fortissimo'
£9.99 - £28.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus High Society
Narcissus 'High Society'
£9.99 - £28.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Jenny
Narcissus 'Jenny'
£8.99 - £24.00
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15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Lieke
Narcissus 'Lieke'
£4.99 - £12.00
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15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Martinette
Narcissus 'Martinette'
£5.99 - £11.98
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20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Petrel
Narcissus 'Petrel'
£10.49 - £28.90
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Pueblo
Narcissus 'Pueblo'
£7.99 - £21.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Rainbow of Colors
Narcissus 'Rainbow of Colors'
£6.99 - £19.00
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15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Red Devon
Narcissus 'Red Devon'
£8.99 - £25.00
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Rip van Winkle
Narcissus 'Rip van Winkle'
£5.99 - £16.50
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Sabrosa
Narcissus 'Sabrosa'
£7.99 - £15.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Sailboat
Narcissus 'Sailboat'
£8.99 - £17.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Salome
Narcissus 'Salome'
£8.99 - £26.00
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Sir Winston Churchill
Narcissus 'Sir Winston Churchill'
£6.99 - £18.95
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Spring Dawn
Narcissus 'Spring Dawn'
£9.99 - £28.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Tahiti
Narcissus 'Tahiti'
£11.99 - £33.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Topolino
Narcissus 'Topolino'
£8.49 - £16.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Tresamble
Narcissus 'Tresamble'
£9.99 - £19.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Yellow Cheerfulness
Narcissus 'Yellow Cheerfulness'
£8.99 - £26.50
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus bulbocodium
Narcissus bulbocodium
£8.99 - £17.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus lobularis (Haw.) Schult. & Schult. f.
Narcissus lobularis
£8.99 - £25.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
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
Trillium erectum
Trillium erectum
£11.99 - £30.00
1 × rhizome Delivered during September
3 × rhizomes Delivered during September
Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium grandiflorum
£9.99 - £27.00
1 × rhizome Delivered during September
3 × rhizomes Delivered during September
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen hederifolium
£6.49 - £39.99
3 × corms Delivered during September
9 × corms Delivered during September
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Flore Pleno
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Flore Pleno'
£9.99 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 + 10 FREE bare roots | in the green available to order from winter
Galanthus woronowii
Galanthus woronowii
£8.99 - £17.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Apricot Whirl
Narcissus 'Apricot Whirl'
£7.99 - £22.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Avalanche
Narcissus 'Avalanche'
£10.99 - £31.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Baby Boomer
Narcissus 'Baby Boomer'
£5.99 - £15.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Carlton
Narcissus 'Carlton'
£7.99 - £15.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Cassata
Narcissus 'Cassata'
£9.99 - £28.00
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Dutch Master
Narcissus 'Dutch Master'
£7.99 - £21.00
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20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Erlicheer
Narcissus 'Erlicheer'
£11.99 - £33.00
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus February Gold
Narcissus 'February Gold'
£7.99 - £119.99
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
200 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Galilee
Narcissus 'Galilee'
£7.99 - £22.00
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15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Ice King
Narcissus 'Ice King'
£11.99 - £23.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus King Alfred
Narcissus 'King Alfred'
£9.99 - £54.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
10kg sack of bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Kokopelli
Narcissus 'Kokopelli'
£6.49 - £17.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Nir (PBR)
Narcissus 'Nir' (PBR)
£7.99 - £21.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Rapture
Narcissus 'Rapture'
£8.99 - £25.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Starlight Sensation
Narcissus 'Starlight Sensation'
£9.49 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Sun Disc
Narcissus 'Sun Disc'
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Sunlight Sensation
Narcissus 'Sunlight Sensation'
£7.99 - £21.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Toto
Narcissus 'Toto'
£9.99 - £28.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus bulbocodium Golden Bells Group
Narcissus bulbocodium 'Golden Bells Group'
£6.99 - £18.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus cantabricus
Narcissus cantabricus
£6.99 - £18.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus obvallaris
Narcissus obvallaris
£6.99 - £17.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus papyraceus Ziva
Narcissus papyraceus 'Ziva'
£13.99 - £39.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
£8.99 - £23.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus romieuxii Julia Jane
Narcissus romieuxii 'Julia Jane'
£8.99 - £25.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa orphanidea Flava
Tulipa orphanidea 'Flava'
£6.99 - £18.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocosmia Lucifer
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
£5.99 - £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)
10 × corms available to order from winter
20 + 10 FREE corms available to order from winter
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Doctor Alexander Fleming
Paeonia lactiflora 'Doctor Alexander Fleming'
£8.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
1 × bare root plant available to order from winter
3 × bare root plants available to order from winter
Dryopteris affinis Cristata

Up to 50%

Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata'
£5.00 - £11.39
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dryopteris erythrosora

Up to 50%

Dryopteris erythrosora
£5.00 - £11.39
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dryopteris filix-mas

Up to 50%

Dryopteris filix-mas
£5.00 - £13.29
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dryopteris wallichiana

50% off

Dryopteris wallichiana
£5.00 - £19.99
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2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Polystichum munitum

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Polystichum munitum
£5.00 - £11.99
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Polystichum polyblepharum

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Polystichum polyblepharum
£5.00 - £11.99
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Athyrium filix-femina

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Athyrium filix-femina
£5.00 - £14.99
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Dryopteris wallichiana Jurassic Gold ('Hollasic') (PBR)

Up to 50%

Dryopteris wallichiana Jurassic Gold ('Hollasic') (PBR)
£6.50 - £14.99
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Osmunda regalis

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Osmunda regalis
£5.50 - £11.99
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Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) Herrenhausen

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Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Herrenhausen'
£5.00 - £11.99
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Polystichum setiferum Plumosomultilobum Group

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Polystichum setiferum Plumosomultilobum Group
£5.00 - £11.39
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Polystichum tsussimense

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Polystichum tsussimense
£5.00 - £19.99
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2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Adiantum aleuticum Imbricatum

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Adiantum aleuticum 'Imbricatum'
£6.00 - £13.49
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Asplenium scolopendrium Angustifolia
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustifolia'
£9.99 - £22.99
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Asplenium scolopendrium Cristata

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Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristata'
£5.00 - £11.50
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Asplenium trichomanes
Asplenium trichomanes
£9.99 - £22.99
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Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum f. rubellum Lady in Red

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Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum f. rubellum 'Lady in Red'
£19.99 £11.99
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Athyrium niponicum metallicum

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Athyrium niponicum 'metallicum'
£5.50 - £44.99
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3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Silver Falls

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Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls'
£5.00 - £12.50
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Athyrium otophorum var. okanum

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Athyrium otophorum var. okanum
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Doodia media

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Doodia media
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Dryopteris affinis

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Dryopteris affinis
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Dryopteris cycadina

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Dryopteris cycadina
£5.00 - £9.99
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Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica
Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica
£9.99 - £20.99
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Dryopteris filix-mas Barnesii

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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii'
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Dryopteris filix-mas Cristata

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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Cristata'
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Dryopteris filix-mas Linearis Polydactyla

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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla'
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Dryopteris goldieana

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Dryopteris goldieana
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Onoclea sensibilis

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Onoclea sensibilis
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Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) Divisilobum Wollaston

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Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Divisilobum Wollaston'
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Woodwardia fimbriata

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Woodwardia fimbriata
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Hakonechloa macra Aureola
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
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Luzula nivea

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Luzula nivea
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Calamagrostis brachytricha
Calamagrostis brachytricha
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Carex oshimensis Evergold

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Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
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Carex oshimensis Everillo (PBR) (EverColor Series)
Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' (PBR) (EverColor Series)
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