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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Facing

East (270)
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How much sun

Light shade (167)
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Sun (423)

Special conditions

Boggy or damp shade (9)
Coastal conditions (30)
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Exposed positions (24)
Tolerate air pollution (95)
Tolerates drought (56)

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January (8)
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March (36)
April (140)
May (190)
June (138)
July (154)
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September (115)
October (50)
November (6)
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Black (6)
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Brown (1)
Colourful collections / bicolours (71)
Green (5)
Orange (32)
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Red (124)
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Yellow (22)

Evergreen / deciduous

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Evergreen (41)
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Fragrance

All scented flowers (47)
Aromatic foliage (27)
Evening scent (6)
Highly scented (11)
Roses that are slightly scented (1)

Attractive to wildlife

Attractive to bees (195)
Attractive to birds (67)
Attractive to butterflies and moths (51)
Attractive to pollinators (180)
Attractive to wildlife (193)

Quick growing

No (15)
Quite (317)
Yes (131)

Eventual size

Large (70)
Medium (242)
Small (164)

Special features

Architectural silhouettes (84)
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Autumn foliage colour (63)
Berries or fruit (122)
Climate resilient (78)
Coloured leaves (41)
Colourful bark or stems (12)
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Dinner plate dahlias (1)
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Evergreen / semi evergreen (51)
Fast growing (65)
Flower spires (17)
Flowering (382)
Large leaved (15)
Long flowering (65)
Low maintenance (162)
Makes a good hedge or screen (32)
Plants that are native (20)
Plants that don't need pruning (29)
Plants that help filter noise (6)
Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (79)
Plants that will cope with the odd football (80)
Plants to deter vandals and burglars (14)
Resistant to diseases (79)
Scented Leaves (3)
Scented flowers (12)
Small leaved (27)
Stylish in the border (118)
Sublime umbelliferas (3)
Suitable for containers (209)
Suitable for hanging baskets (7)
Tough plants that are harder to kill (40)
Winter colour (44)

Bulb planting time

Autumn planting (95)
Spring planting (13)

Bulb divisions

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Dahlia (Division 5) Decorative (1)
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Lilium (Division 2) Martagon (1)
Lilium (Division 9) True species & selected forms (1)
Narcissus (Division 10) Bulbocodium (1)
Narcissus (Division 2) Large-cupped (3)
Tulip (Division 1) Single early group (1)
Tulip (Division 10) Parrot group (1)
Tulip (Division 11) Double late group (4)
Tulip (Division 12) Kaufmanniana group (1)
Tulip (Division 13) Fosteriana group (1)
Tulip (Division 14) Greigii group (3)
Tulip (Division 15) Miscellaneous group (7)
Tulip (Division 2) Double early group (3)
Tulip (Division 3) Triumph group (21)
Tulip (Division 4) Darwin hybrid group (5)
Tulip (Division 5) Single late group (2)
Tulip (Division 6) Lily-flowered group (3)
Tulip (Division 7) Fringed group (2)
Tulip (Division 8) Viridiflora group (3)

Bedding planting time

Autumn & winter planting bedding (2)
Spring & summer planting bedding (14)

Fruit pollination group

Apple pollination group 2 (6)
Apple pollination group 3 (18)
Apple pollination group 4 (4)
Cherry pollination group 3 (1)
Cherry pollination group 4 (1)
Self-fertile (28)

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January (17)
February (37)
March (49)
April (35)
May (16)
June (3)
July (1)
August (4)
September (4)
October (10)
November (8)
December (8)

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January (1)
February (2)
March (23)
April (31)
May (47)
June (17)
July (4)
August (4)
September (26)
October (20)
November (1)
December (1)

Vegetable harvesting month

January (1)
February (1)
April (2)
May (5)
June (4)
July (22)
August (22)
September (22)
October (9)
November (1)
December (1)

Vegetable groups

Brassicas (1)
Legumes (1)
Other cooking vegetables (13)
Root vegetables (5)
Salad vegetables (11)

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Multibuy offers (183)
Multibuy vegetables (3)
Selected offers (35)

Ready made borders

Ready-made border Autumn colour (2)
Ready-made border Blue and silver (1)
Ready-made border Brilliant orange (2)
Ready-made border Budget (2)
Ready-made border Chalky soil (4)
Ready-made border Clay soil (3)
Ready-made border Cool grasses and hot exotics (2)
Ready-made border Dry Mediterranean (1)
Ready-made border Fiery summer (4)
Ready-made border Flowers for pollinators (1)
Ready-made border Fresh and wild (1)
Ready-made border Jewel border (1)
Ready-made border Keep it cool (2)
Ready-made border Lime-green and orange (1)
Ready-made border Planting the woodland edge (1)
Ready-made border Red summer (7)
Ready-made border Sandy soil (2)
Ready-made border Scented garden (1)
Ready-made border Smoky (1)
Ready-made border Spring colour (2)
Ready-made border Steamy jungle (1)
Ready-made border The grand experience (1)

Planting combinations

Agastache and Helenium plant combination (1)
Contemporary plant combination (1)
Create a praire plant combination (1)
Create a prairie plant combination (1)
Damp shade plant combination (1)
Dry sun plant combination (1)
Edible flower seed combination (1)
Evergreen groundcover plant combination (1)
Golden prairie plant combination (1)
Green and white plant combination (1)
Heliopsis and Miscanthus plant combination (1)
Henry Agg Dog friendly plants (1)
Low maintenance plant combination (summer) (1)
Plants for pollinators plant combination (1)
Prairie plant combination (1)
Purple and gold plant combination (2)
Red and orange plant combination (1)
Sanguisorba and Calamagrostis plant combination (1)
Shade lovers plant combination (2)
Shady clay plant combination (1)
Slug resistant plant combination for shade (1)
Slug resistant plant combination (1)
Summer sizzlers plant combination (1)
Sun baked plant combination (1)
Sunny chalk plant combination (1)
Sunny clay plant combination (2)
The Highgrove Mediterranean Garden Collection (1)
Tiarella and Brunnera plant combination (1)
Vibrant colour seed combination (3)
White flowering seed combination (2)

Hardy

No (43)
Semi (45)
Yes (352)

Leaf colour

Blue (8)
Bronze (6)
Green (379)
Purple (22)
Red (15)
Silver (3)
Variegated (11)
Yellow (7)

Ground cover

No (267)
Yes (66)

Position

Arches & pergolas (8)
Back of border (53)
Bottom of hedges (26)
Conservatories (13)
Covering eyesores (16)
Front of border (171)
Middle of border (154)
Next to a patio (56)
Next to a pond (16)
Next to an entrance (56)
Next to seating areas (75)
Steep banks (55)
Through hedges (6)
Walls & fences (28)

Shape

Ball (3)
Bushy (6)
Fountain (8)
Hummock (2)
Lollipop (1)
Weeping (1)

Soil moisture

Damp (25)
Dry/Sandy (107)
Normal (427)
Red (1)

Used at Chelsea

2001 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (3)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (1)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (1)
2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (1)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (3)
2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (2)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (8)
2017 - James Basson - M & G (1)
2018 - Sarah Price - M & G (1)
2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (2)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (1)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (2)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (3)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (2)
2024 - Ula Maria - Muscular Dystrophy (2)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

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Suitable for large container gardening (61)
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chilli 'Spangles'

~~£3.49~~ £2.62

approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

apple 'Bountiful'

£49.99 - £104.99

12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn

bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

New

apple 'Cox's self Fertile' / 'Fiesta' / 'Hereford Russet'

£109.99 - £169.99

12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn

New

apple 'Laxton's Superb'

£44.99 - £149.99

9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn

New

apple 'Trinity'

£59.99 - £119.99

9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

apricot 'Pink Marry'

£134.99

12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)

£134.99

12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

grape 'Muscat Bleu'

£25.99

2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

apple 'Blenheim Orange'

£34.99 - £49.99

9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

apple 'Charles Ross'

£26.99 - £54.99

9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

apple 'Core Blimey'

£149.99

12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

apple 'Gala'

£34.99 - £49.99

9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

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

apple 'Jonagold'

£59.99

9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

apple 'Katja'

£34.99 - £49.99

9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

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

New

apple 'Red Devil'

£34.99 - £149.99

9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

cherry 'Summer Sun'

£34.99 - £179.99

9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

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

bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard available to order from autumn

Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'

£39.99 - £69.99

9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn

New

Morus alba 'Pendula'

£189.99 - £229.99

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

New

Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection

£129.99 - £239.96

pot grown tree collection | 4 trees In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root tree collection | 4 trees available to order from autumn

New

apple 'Spartan'

£34.99 - £104.99

9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn

New

Malus 'Indian Magic'

£48.99 - £164.99

9 litre pot | MM106 | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

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 '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

New

mirabelle 'Ruby COLLUMNAR'

£47.99 - £169.99

9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

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

plum 'Mirabelle Countess'

£59.99 - £164.99

12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn

Award-winning rhubarb collection

£16.95 - £33.90

1 × collection | 3 crowns Delivered during October

2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 crowns Delivered during October

50% off

Dahlia 'Tamburo'

£5.49 - £17.99

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tuber available to order from winter

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Carmin Brillant'

£5.99 - £39.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 2 litre 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

30 × corms available to order from winter

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Spartacus' Senior

£5.49 - £17.99

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tubers available to order from winter

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Mexican Star'

£5.49 - £17.99

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tubers available to order from winter

50% off

Dahlia 'Nuit d'Eté'

£5.29 - £17.99

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tubers available to order from winter

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Brown sugar tulip collection

£22.95 - £45.90

1 × collection | 19 bulbs Delivered during September

2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs Delivered during September

Burnt sugar tulip collection

£18.45 - £36.90

1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September

2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September

Picture gallery tulip collection

£19.45 - £38.90

1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September

2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September

Tulipa Helmar & Ronaldo collection

£14.95 - £29.90

1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September

2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September

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