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
Chelsea plant of year
Ground cover
Philadelphus Petite Perfume Pink ('P1') (PBR)

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Philadelphus Petite Perfume Pink ('P1') (PBR)
£17.99 - £29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from late spring
Picture gallery tulip collection
Picture gallery tulip collection
£19.45 - £38.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Plum pudding tulip collection
Plum pudding tulip collection
£15.95 - £31.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
Prunus Snow Showers
Prunus 'Snow Showers'
£39.99 - £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
12 litre pot | top worked at 90cm available to order from autumn
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')

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Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99 £83.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus lusitanica

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Prunus lusitanica
£26.99 £18.89
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pulsatilla vulgaris
£6.99 - £29.99
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)
Purple and peach tulip collection
Purple & peach tulip collection
£14.95 - £29.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 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
Raspberry ripple tulip collection
Raspberry ripple tulip collection
£37.95 - £75.90
1 × collection | 33 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 99 bulbs Delivered during September
Ribes sanguineum King Edward VII

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Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII'
£18.19 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
Ribes sanguineum Pulborough Scarlet

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Ribes sanguineum 'Pulborough Scarlet'
£22.99 £11.50
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Raspberry Royale

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Rosa Raspberry Royale | Patio Rose
£89.99 £53.99
7.5 litre pot | standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa rugosa Alba

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Rosa rugosa Alba | White Japanese Rose Hedging
£20.99 - £119.98
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
Rosmarinus officinalis

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rosemary
£2.49 - £10.79
approx 60 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosmarinus officinalis Roman Beauty (PBR)

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Rosmarinus officinalis 'Roman Beauty' (PBR)
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Royal tulip collection
Royal tulip collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Flame

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Flame'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Glow

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Glow'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Nightfall

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Nightfall'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Romance

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Romance'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Ruby Crush

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Ruby Crush'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Summer Sunset

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Summer Sunset'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sausage dog planter
Sausage dog planter
£12.99
gift set Delivered during October
Schizachyrium scoparium Ha Ha Tonka (PBR)

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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Ha Ha Tonka' (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Shades of purple - Allium collection
Shades of purple - allium collection
£26.75 - £53.50
1 × collection | 50 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs Delivered during September
Spring fresh tulip collection
Spring fresh tulip collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Spring promise daffodil collection
Spring promise daffodil collection
£32.95 - £65.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Spring sunshine daffodil collection
Spring sunshine daffodil collection
£28.95 - £57.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
squash Turks Turban
squash 'Turks Turban'
£2.49
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Striking allium collection
Striking allium collection
£13.75 - £27.50
1 × collection | 20 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
Stunning Allium collection
Stunning allium collection
£17.75 - £35.50
1 × collection | 45 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 135 bulbs Delivered during September
Summer pudding tulip collection
Summer Pudding tulip collection
£23.95 - £47.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Tagetes patula Burning Embers
Tagetes patula 'Burning Embers'
£2.39
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tagetes tenuifolia Golden Gem
Tagetes tenuifolia 'Golden Gem'
£2.99
approx 225 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
£9.99 - £239.98
9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
The bold & brilliant daffodil collection
The bold & brilliant daffodil collection
£29.95 - £57.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
The dawn light daffodil collection
The dawn light daffodil collection
£29.95 - £59.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
The Garden Gate black forest tulip collection
The Garden Gate black forest tulip collection
£16.95 - £33.90
1 × collection | 12 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 36 bulbs Delivered during September
The ruffles daffodil collection
The ruffles daffodil collection
£32.95 - £65.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Thunbergia alata SunEyes Rose Sensation

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Thunbergia alata 'SunEyes Rose Sensation'
£3.50 - £29.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Red Alert
tomato (cherry) 'Red Alert'
£2.49
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Red Cherry

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tomato (cherry) 'Red Cherry'
£3.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Sungold F1
tomato (cherry) 'Sungold' F1
£3.49 - £13.98
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
8.5cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 8.5cm pots available to order from autumn
tomato Rio Grande
tomato (plum) 'Rio Grande'
£3.89
approx 450 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Shirley F1
tomato (standard) 'Shirley' F1
£2.99 - £17.98
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | grafted plant In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots | grafted plant In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tropaeolum majus Cherry Rose Jewel
Tropaeolum majus 'Cherry Rose Jewel'
£2.25
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tulipa Amazing Parrot
Tulipa 'Amazing Parrot'
£9.99 - £29.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Annie Schilder
Tulipa 'Annie Schilder'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Apeldoorn
Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'
£6.99 - £13.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Apricona

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Tulipa 'Apricona'
£7.99 - £20.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Apricot Beauty
Tulipa 'Apricot Beauty'
£7.99 - £21.00
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 Impression (PBR)
Tulipa 'Apricot Impression' (PBR)
£7.99 - £15.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Asahi
Tulipa 'Asahi'
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Attila
Tulipa 'Attila'
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Avignon
Tulipa 'Avignon'
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Backpacker
Tulipa 'Backpacker'
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Ballerina
Tulipa 'Ballerina'
£6.49 - £25.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
7 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Tulipa Barcelona
Tulipa 'Barcelona'
£8.99 - £25.00
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 La Belle Époque
Tulipa 'La Belle Époque'
£7.99 - £20.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Little Beauty
Tulipa 'Little Beauty'
£3.99 - £17.50
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
7 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Tulipa Mariette
Tulipa 'Mariette'
£6.99 - £18.00
7 × bulbs shipped within 2 weeks
21 × bulbs shipped within 2 weeks
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
Tulipa 'Negrita'
£6.99 - £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 Peppermintstick
Tulipa 'Peppermintstick'
£4.99 - £9.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Pinocchio
Tulipa 'Pinocchio'
£7.99 - £22.00
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 Prinses Irene
Tulipa 'Prinses Irene'
£7.99 - £23.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 12cm pots available to order from winter
Tulipa Queen of Night
Tulipa 'Queen of Night'
£6.99 - £22.00
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 Spring Green
Tulipa 'Spring Green'
£6.29 - £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 Tiny Timo
Tulipa 'Tiny Timo'
£4.99 - £9.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa acuminata
Tulipa acuminata
£12.99 - £38.00
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
9 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha Tubergen's Gem

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Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha 'Tubergen's Gem'
£6.99 - £18.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa humilis Persian Pearl
Tulipa humilis 'Persian Pearl'
£4.99 - £9.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE 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 humilis Violacea Group black base
Tulipa humilis Violacea Group black base
£5.99 - £11.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) Red Hunter
Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Red Hunter'
£5.99 - £16.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa orphanidea Flava
Tulipa orphanidea 'Flava'
£6.99 - £18.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa praestans Shogun
Tulipa praestans 'Shogun'
£5.99 - £11.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa saxatilis
Tulipa saxatilis
£4.99 - £9.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE 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 tarda
Tulipa tarda
£4.99 - £16.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
7 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Tulipa turkestanica
Tulipa turkestanica
£4.99 - £12.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)

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Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)

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Viburnum tinus

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Viburnum tinus
£6.99 - £62.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Viburnum tinus Eve Price

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Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'
£12.50 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Viola Tiger Eyes
Viola 'Tiger Eyes'
£2.99 - £13.98
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola Vivaldi Beacon
Viola 'Vivaldi Beacon'
£4.99
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Erysimum Fire King
wallflower 'Fire King'
£2.99 - £21.98
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 × pack of ten | bare root available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE packs | bare root available to order from autumn

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