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Plants that Grow in Most Soils

If you don’t know what kind of soil you have then you should choose one of the plants on the list below. These plants don’t really care what soil they are growing in - provided they are kept reasonably well fed and watered.

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Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
£71.99
6 × 9cm plants
Sanguisorba Tanna

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Sanguisorba 'Tanna'
From £11.99
2 litre pot
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 15 (15)
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian White (Dalmatian Series)

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Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White' (Dalmatian Series)
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 7 (7)
Papaver (Oriental Group) Patty's Plum
Papaver (Oriental Group) 'Patty's Plum'
From £11.99
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 14 (14)
Astrantia major Rubra
Astrantia major 'Rubra'
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Centaurea Jordy
Centaurea 'Jordy'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 12 (12)
Sanguisorba Plum Drops
Sanguisorba 'Plum Drops'
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Classic cottage alba combination
Classic cottage alba combination
From £40.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage apricot combination
Classic cottage apricot combination
From £39.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination
Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination
From £45.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage moody combination
Classic cottage moody combination
From £49.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage mini-border collection
Cottage garden mini-border collection
£64.99
6 × 9cm plants
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
From £62.99
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Clematis Princess Kate ('Zoprika') (PBR)
Clematis Princess Kate ('Zoprika') (PBR)
£29.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 15 (15)
Clematis Dark Eyes
Clematis 'Dark Eyes'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 3 (3)
Clematis Elsa Späth
Clematis 'Elsa Späth'
From £14.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Vinca minor Atropurpurea
Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.7 5 3 (3)
Berberis thunbergii Tiny Gold (PBR)
Berberis thunbergii 'Tiny Gold' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5 (5)
Buddleja Sugar Plum ('Lonplum') (PBR)
Buddleja Sugar Plum ('Lonplum') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 18 (18)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
From £22.99
3 litre pot
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
Weigela Ebony and Ivory ('Velda') (PBR)
Weigela Ebony and Ivory ('Velda') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Burning embers tulip collection

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Burning embers tulip collection
From £26.95
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Burning embers tulip collection 4 varieties

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Burning embers tulip collection 4 varieties
From £33.95
1 × collection | 28 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs
Jo Thompson's Cottage garden bulb collection

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Jo Thompson's Cottage garden bulb collection
From £42.45
1 × collection | 34 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 102 bulbs
Leah's Secret garden tulip collection

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Leah's Secret garden tulip collection
From £21.95
1 × collection | 19 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs
Leah's Secret garden tulip collection 5 varieties

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Leah's Secret garden tulip collection 5 varieties
From £40.95
1 × collection | 31 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 93 bulbs
Lucy Wilcox's Contemporary pastel bulb collection

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Lucy Wilcox's Contemporary pastel bulb collection
From £33.95
1 × collection | 28 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs
Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 11 varieties

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Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 11 varieties
From £139.95
1 × collection | 76 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 228 bulbs
Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 5 varieties

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Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 5 varieties
From £44.75
1 × collection | 42 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 126 bulbs
Lucy Willcox’s Spring border bulb collection

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Lucy Willcox’s Spring border bulb collection
From £24.95
1 × collection | 24 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 72 bulbs
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection

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Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
From £21.45
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Double tulip collection

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Double tulip collection
From £26.95
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Plum pudding tulip collection

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Plum pudding tulip collection
From £16.95
1 × collection | 14 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs
Repeat flowering and award-winning quartet tulip collection

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Repeat flowering and award-winning quartet tulip collection
From £29.45
1 × collection | 28 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs
Shades of purple - Allium collection

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Shades of purple - allium collection
From £26.75
1 × collection | 50 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs
The dreamer tulip collection

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The dreamer tulip collection
From £22.95
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Turner's sunset tulip collection

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Turner's sunset tulip collection
From £22.95
1 × collection | 17 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 51 bulbs
Bring the joy tulip collection

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Bring the joy tulip collection
From £21.95
1 × collection | 19 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs
John's double jewels tulip collection

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John's double Jewels and orange tulip collection
From £34.95
1 × collection | 28 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs
Tequila sunrise tulip collection

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Tequila sunrise tulip collection
From £15.95
1 × collection | 14 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs
The night before tulip collection

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The night before tulip collection
From £24.95
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Summer pudding tulip collection

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Summer Pudding tulip collection
From £25.95
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Sunshine & clouds pot collection

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Sunshine & clouds pot collection
From £41.95
1 × collection | 39 bulbs
1 × collection | 123 bulbs & pot
The Garden Gate blackcurrant ripple tulip collection

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The Garden Gate blackcurrant ripple tulip collection
From £16.95
1 × collection | 14 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs
Black forest tulip collection

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Black Forest tulip collection
From £41.95
1 × collection | 38 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 114 bulbs
Tulipa La Belle Époque

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Tulipa 'La Belle Époque'
From £9.99
5 × bulbs
15 × bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Tulipa Queen of Night

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Tulipa 'Queen of Night'
From £6.99
7 × bulbs
14 + 7 FREE bulbs
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (30)
Tulipa Spring Green

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Tulipa 'Spring Green'
From £6.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Tulipa Amber Glow

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Tulipa 'Amber Glow'
From £9.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa Blue Diamond

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Tulipa 'Blue Diamond'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (55)
Tulipa Couleur Cardinal

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Tulipa 'Couleur Cardinal'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tulipa Purple Flag

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Tulipa 'Purple Flag'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
14 + 7 FREE bulbs
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tulipa Louvre Orange

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Tulipa 'Louvre Orange'
From £8.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa Renegade

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Tulipa 'Renegade'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa Brown Sugar

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Tulipa 'Brown Sugar'
From £8.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Tulipa Green Wave

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Tulipa 'Green Wave'
From £8.99
5 × bulbs
10 + 5 FREE bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tulipa Orange Brilliant

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Tulipa 'Orange Brilliant'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
14 + 7 FREE bulbs
Tulipa Passionale

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Tulipa 'Passionale'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Uncle Tom

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Tulipa 'Uncle Tom'
From £6.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa Catherina

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Tulipa 'Catherina'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Allium Gladiator

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Allium 'Gladiator'
From £12.99
5 × bulbs
15 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Amethyst combination

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Amethyst combination
£29.95
1 × combination | 24 bulbs
Lathyrus odoratus Noel Sutton

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Lathyrus odoratus 'Noel Sutton'
From £2.24
approx 20 seeds
Prunus Royal Burgundy
Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus cerasifera Nigra
Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall
Visnaga daucoides

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Visnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga)
From £1.87
approx 300 seeds
Bupleurum rotundifolium Griffithii

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Bupleurum rotundifolium 'Griffithii'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 125 seeds
Lathyrus odoratus Beaujolais

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Lathyrus odoratus 'Beaujolais'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 20 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Lathyrus odoratus Mollie Rilstone

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Lathyrus odoratus 'Mollie Rilstone'
From £2.47
approx 20 seeds
Visnaga daucoides Green Mist

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Visnaga daucoides 'Green Mist'
£3.29 £2.47
approx 200 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Bright and bold sweet pea collection

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Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£9.97 £7.48
1 × collection
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection

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Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£28.62 £22.19
1 × collection
Betula Royal Frost
Betula 'Royal Frost'
From £69.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
plum Victoria

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plum 'Victoria'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.8 - 2m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Malus John Downie
Malus 'John Downie'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
plum Opal
plum 'Opal'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
plum Czar
plum 'Czar'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
tomato Nagina

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tomato (plum) 'Nagina' F1
£2.69 £2.02
approx 8 seeds
tomato Principe Borghese

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tomato (plum) 'Principe Borghese'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 300 seeds
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
tomato Rio Grande

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tomato (plum) 'Rio Grande'
£3.89 £2.92
approx 450 seeds
tomato Roma VF

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tomato (plum) 'Roma'
£3.29 £2.47
approx 45 seeds
tomato San Marzano

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tomato (plum) 'San Marzano'
£4.49 £3.37
approx 50 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
gage Imperial Gage
gage 'Imperial Gage'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
plum Mirabelle Ruby COLUMNAR (PBR)
mirabelle 'Ruby COLUMNAR'
From £59.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m
Phlox paniculata Blue Paradise
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (12)
Dusky violet shade mini-border collection

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Dusky violet shade mini-border collection
From £54.99
available to order from summer
Astrantia major Gill Richardson Group

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Astrantia major 'Gill Richardson Group'
From £14.99
available to order from spring 2027
Digitalis × valinii Foxlight Plum Gold ('Takfoplgo') (PBR) (Foxlight Series)
Digitalis × valinii Foxlight Plum Gold ('Takfoplgo') (PBR)
From £14.99
available to order from spring 2027
Helleborus Sugar Plum

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Helleborus 'Sugar Plum'
From £14.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Paeonia lactiflora Angel Cheeks
Paeonia lactiflora 'Angel Cheeks'
£22.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Verbascum Honey Dijon

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Verbascum 'Honey Dijon'
£12.99
available to order from spring 2027
Clematis Rebecca ('Evipo016') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
Clematis Rebecca ('Evipo016') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (15)
Clematis Brunette
Clematis 'Brunette'
From £14.99
available to order from spring 2027
Clematis Avant-garde ('Evipo033') (PBR)
Clematis Avant-garde ('Evipo033') (PBR)
£35.99
available to order from spring 2027
Clematis Jackmanii Purpurea ('Zojapur') (PBR)
Clematis Jackmanii Purpurea ('Zojapur') (PBR)
£27.99
available to order from summer
Vitis vinifera Purpurea
Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Veronica Caledonia
Veronica 'Caledonia'
£24.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Weigela Bristol Ruby
Weigela 'Bristol Ruby'
£79.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
The copper tulip collection
The copper tulip collection
From £24.95
available to order from winter
Neapolitan tulip collection
Neapolitan tulip collection
From £31.95
available to order from winter
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