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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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Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Romance
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Romance'
£5.00 - £9.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Ruby Crush
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Ruby Crush'
£5.00 - £9.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Summer Sunset

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Summer Sunset'
£5.00 - £9.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Velvet Flame
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Velvet Flame'
£5.00 - £9.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Salvia Royal Bumble
Salvia 'Royal Bumble'
£9.99 - £44.99
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)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 16
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)
£26.75 - £159.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 22
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Gerda' (PBR)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Gerda' (PBR)
£26.75
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 5
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Cherry Lace ('Hyfjolais')
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Cherry Lace ('Hyfjolais')
£27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Sanguisorba Plum Drops

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Sanguisorba 'Plum Drops'
£13.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Sanguisorba Tanna
Sanguisorba 'Tanna'
£11.99 - £49.99
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)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 11
Sanguisorba officinalis Red Thunder
Sanguisorba officinalis 'Red Thunder'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
4.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 24
Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis Dragon Gate
Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis 'Dragon Gate'
£27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation (PBR)

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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' (PBR)
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs artists meadow seedbombs

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Seedballs artists meadow
£5.24 - £37.49
20 seedballs in gift tin In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1
Seedballs edible flowers seedbombs

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Seedballs edible flowers
£14.99 £11.24
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs for bees seedbombs

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Seedballs for bees
£5.24 - £37.49
20 seedballs in gift tin In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs for butterflies seedbombs

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Seedballs for butterflies
£5.24 - £74.99
20 seedballs in gift tin In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow - seedbombs (URBAN)

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Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow
£5.24 - £37.49
20 seedballs in gift tin In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife - seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife
£11.24 - £37.49
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs poppies seedbombs

Up to 25%

Crocus collection
Seedballs poppies
£5.24 - £37.49
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs red campion seedbombs

Up to 25%

Crocus collection
Seedballs red campion
£5.24 - £26.24
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs wildlife collection

25% off

Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99 £12.74
set of 6 In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedless dessert grape collection
seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99
1 × collection | 2 plants available to order from autumn
shallot Biztro (PBR)
shallot 'Biztro' (PBR)
£3.99 - £9.99
12 × sets available to order from winter
36 × sets available to order from winter
shallot Red Sun
shallot 'Red Sun'
£3.99 - £9.99
12 × sets available to order from winter
36 × sets available to order from winter
Silene flos-cuculi Petit Henri ('Iflyph')

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Silene flos-cuculi Petit Henri ('Iflyph') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Silver pink container plant collection
Silver pink container plant collection
£24.98 - £49.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
£44.99 - £89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Glendoick Spire
Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aria Lutescens
Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
£59.99 - £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
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia
Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
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
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow
Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus splendens
Sorbus splendens
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Spiraea japonica Anthony Waterer
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'
£21.99 - £52.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Spiraea japonica Goldflame
Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame'
£21.99 - £52.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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 onion North Holland Blood Red

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spring onion 'North Holland Blood Red'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
strawberry Alice (PBR)
strawberry 'Alice'
£8.99 - £17.98
5 × bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
strawberry Florence
strawberry 'Florence'
£8.99 - £17.98
5 × bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
strawberry Hapil
strawberry 'Hapil'
£7.99 - £15.98
5 × bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
strawberry Ostara
strawberry 'Ostara'
£5.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection

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Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£27.82 £20.86
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Summer nights dahlia collection
Summer nights dahlia collection
£16.25 - £32.50
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
sweet pepper Long Red Marconi
sweet pepper 'Long Red Marconi'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 75 seeds available to order from autumn
Erysimum ( wallflower ) Sweetly fragrant collection
Sweetly fragrant wallflower collection
£22.99 - £45.98
1 × collection | 15 jumbo seedlings Delivered mid September
2+1 FREE collections 45 jumbo seedlings Delivered mid September
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Crimson Brocade
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Crimson Brocade'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot sold out
3 × 2 litre pots sold out
Syringa Red Pixie
Syringa 'Red Pixie'
£25.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Späth
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly
Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
£29.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Syringa vulgaris Sensation
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£29.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tagetes patula Burning Embers

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Tagetes patula 'Burning Embers'
£2.39 £1.79
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tangerine dream dahlia collection
Tangerine dream dahlia collection
£16.50 - £33.00
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
tayberry Medana Tayberry
tayberry 'Medana'
£12.99 - £25.98
bare root plant available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
The copper tulip collection
The copper tulip collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs available to order from winter
The Laundry Garden jewel dahlia collection
The Laundry Garden jewel dahlia collection
£16.00 - £32.00
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tiarella Sugar and Spice (PBR)
Tiarella 'Sugar and Spice' (PBR)
£11.99 - £28.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tiarella Angel Wings ('Gowing') (PBR) (Fox Series)

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Tiarella Angel Wings ('Gowing') (PBR) (Fox Series)
£12.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Lush shade'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Lush shade''
£40.96 - £122.88
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from autumn
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from autumn
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''
£50.96 - £152.88
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from autumn
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from autumn
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Texture & form'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Texture & form''
£40.96 - £122.88
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from autumn
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from autumn
tomato Beefmaster F1
tomato (beefsteak) 'Beefmaster' F1
£6.99 - £13.98
8.5cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 8.5cm pots available to order from autumn
tomato Bloody Butcher

25% off

tomato (beefsteak) 'Bloody Butcher'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Brandywine

25% off

tomato (beefsteak) 'Brandywine'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Gigantomo F1

25% off

tomato (beefsteak) 'Gigantomo' F1
£2.99 £2.24
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Marmande

25% off

tomato (beefsteak) 'Marmande'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Red Alert

25% off

tomato (cherry) 'Red Alert'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
tomato Red Cherry

25% off

tomato (cherry) 'Red Cherry'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Tumbling Tom Red

25% off

tomato (cherry) 'Tumbling Tom Red'
£2.24 - £13.98
approx 12 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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
tomato (baby plum / Piccolo) Valido
tomato (plum/baby plum piccolo) 'Valido'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 50 seeds available to order from winter
tomato Fandango F1

25% off

tomato (standard) 'Fandango' F1
£3.49 £2.62
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
tomato Shirley F1

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tomato (standard) 'Shirley' F1
£2.24 - £17.98
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | grafted plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots | grafted plant available to order from autumn
Tropaeolum Baby Rose

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Tropaeolum 'Baby Rose'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tropaeolum majus Alaska Series

25% off

Tropaeolum majus 'Alaska Series'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tropaeolum majus Black Velvet (Tom Thumb Series)

25% off

Tropaeolum majus 'Black Velvet' (Tom Thumb Series)
£2.49 £1.87
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tropaeolum majus Cherry Rose Jewel

25% off

Tropaeolum majus 'Cherry Rose Jewel'
£2.25 £1.69
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tropaeolum majus Climbing Mixed

25% off

Tropaeolum majus 'Climbing Mixed'
£1.79 - £4.88
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tropaeolum majus Empress of India

25% off

Tropaeolum majus 'Empress of India'
£3.39 £2.54
approx 35 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tropaeolum minus Bloody Mary

25% off

Tropaeolum minus 'Bloody Mary'
£3.89 £2.92
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tropicanna Cannas
Tropicanna canna collection
£28.95 - £57.90
1 × collection | 3 bare roots available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots available to order from winter
Trusted friend container plant collection
Trusted friend container plant collection
£32.97 - £65.94
1 × bedding collection | 15 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 45 plants sold out
Tulipa Abba
Tulipa 'Abba'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Aladdin
Tulipa 'Aladdin'
£7.99
7 × bulbs available to order from late spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Amber Glow
Tulipa 'Amber Glow'
£7.49 - £18.00
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
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Apeldoorn's Elite

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Tulipa 'Apeldoorn's Elite'
£7.99 - £21.00
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Barcelona
Tulipa 'Barcelona'
£8.99 - £25.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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