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.

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Ready made borders
Planting combinations
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Fuchsia Garden News

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Fuchsia 'Garden News'
£3.50 - £6.99
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gooseberry Invicta
gooseberry 'Invicta'
£12.99 - £25.98
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Hibiscus syriacus Starburst Chiffon ('Rwoods6') (PBR) (Chiffon Series)

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Hosta Silly String (PBR)

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Hosta 'Silly String' (PBR)
£14.99
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Juniperus scopulorum Blue Arrow

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Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'
£24.99 - £62.99
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12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Marjorie's Seedling

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plum 'Marjorie's Seedling'
£34.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | SJA | ½ standard | 1.3m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
Taxus baccata Repandens
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'
£29.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Verbascum (Cotswold Group) Gainsborough
Verbascum (Cotswold Group) 'Gainsborough'
£11.99 - £29.99
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3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Kilimanjaro ('Jww1') (PBR)

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Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Kilimanjaro ('Jww1') (PBR)
£34.99 - £76.99
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12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkrondell
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkrondell'
£14.99 - £32.99
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3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
Agastache and Angelica plant combination

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Agastache & Angelica plant combination
£65.94 £57.85
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Amethyst allium collection
Amethyst allium collection
£27.75 - £55.50
1 × collection | 50 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs Delivered during September
Autumn flowering crocus collection
Autumn-flowering crocus collection
£16.95 - £33.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 corms Delivered during September
Award-winning allium collection
Award-winning allium collection
£26.75 - £53.50
1 × collection | 50 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning compact daffodils
Award-winning compact daffodil collection
£41.95 - £83.90
1 × collection | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 180 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning hardy cyclamen collection
Award-winning hardy cyclamen collection
£24.45 - £48.90
1 × collection | 3 corms Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 corms Delivered during September
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection

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Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
£119.99 - £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
Award-winning perfumed daffodil collection
Award-winning perfumed daffodil collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
£21.45 - £42.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning rhubarb collection
Award-winning rhubarb collection
£16.95 - £33.90
1 × collection | 3 crowns Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 crowns Delivered during October
Award-winning snowdrop collection
Award-winning Snowdrop collection
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1 × collection | 35 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 105 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
£13.95 - £27.80
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Big bold allium collection
Big bold allium collection
£28.75 - £57.50
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Bulbs for pots - Blues and pinks
Bulbs for pots - Blues & pinks
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 37 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 124 bulbs Delivered during September
Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination

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Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination
£42.96 - £128.89
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 plants | 3 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus collection
Cornus collection
£19.98
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crocosmia and ribbed planter combination

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3 × Erigeron karvinskianus and embossed aged planter

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Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety

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Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97 £30.58
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Moody blues plant combination

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Moody blues plant combination
£27.97 £21.98
3 × plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Allium Ambassador
Allium 'Ambassador'
£9.99 - £26.90
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Ambassador 'XXL bulb'
Allium 'Ambassador' (XXL bulb)
£12.99 - £36.00
1 × bulb | extra large Delivered during September
3 × bulbs | extra large Delivered during September
Allium Gladiator
Allium 'Gladiator'
£17.99 - £47.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium Globemaster
Allium 'Globemaster'
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1 × bulb Delivered during September
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium Powder Puff
Allium 'Powder Puff'
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5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Purple Rain
Allium 'Purple Rain'
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Allium atropurpureum
Allium atropurpureum
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10 × bulbs Delivered during September
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Allium cristophii
Allium cristophii
£4.99 - £35.98
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10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium hollandicum Purple Sensation
Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
£6.79 - £109.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
150 × bulbs Delivered during September
250 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
Allium roseum
Allium roseum
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Allium Round n Purple
Allium Round 'n' Purple
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1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium siculum
Allium siculum
£12.99 - £30.00
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75 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium stipitatum Mount Everest
Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'
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1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
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Allium stipitatum Violet Beauty
Allium stipitatum 'Violet Beauty'
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Allium unifolium
Allium unifolium
£9.99 - £27.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus Vanguard
Crocus 'Vanguard'
£5.99 - £15.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus speciosus
Crocus speciosus
£5.99 - £16.00
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
45 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus speciosus Albus
Crocus speciosus 'Albus'
£4.99 - £12.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus sublimis Tricolor
Crocus sublimis 'Tricolor'
£6.99 - £18.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Cyclamen coum

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Cyclamen coum
£6.99 - £31.49
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3 × corms Delivered during September
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 × corms Delivered during September
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen hederifolium
£6.49 - £44.99
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
Erythronium dens-canis
Erythronium dens-canis
£9.99 - £27.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
garlic Germidour
French garlic 'Germidour'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × head/bulb Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE head/bulb Delivered during September
Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillaria meleagris
£4.99 - £27.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
100 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Galanthus S. Arnott
Galanthus 'S. Arnott'
£22.99 - £60.00
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
Galanthus nivalis
£7.99 - £89.99
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
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250 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
15 + 10 FREE bare roots | in the green 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
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Flore Pleno
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Flore Pleno'
£9.99 - £27.00
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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
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
£4.99 - £9.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Ipheion uniflorum Wisley Blue
Ipheion uniflorum 'Wisley Blue'
£4.99 - £9.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Pixie (Reticulata)
Iris 'Pixie' (Reticulata)
£8.99 - £24.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Silvery Beauty
Iris 'Silvery Beauty'
£9.99 - £26.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Leucojum aestivum
Leucojum aestivum
£9.99 - £28.00
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
45 × bulbs Delivered during September
Leucojum aestivum Gravetye Giant
Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'
£7.99 - £27.00
3 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
9 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Leucojum vernum
Leucojum vernum
£8.99 - £24.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Muscari latifolium
Muscari latifolium
£4.99 - £15.98
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 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
Muscari latifolium Grape Ice
Muscari latifolium 'Grape Ice'
£8.99 - £26.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Actaea
Narcissus 'Actaea'
£12.99 - £35.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × 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 Avalanche
Narcissus 'Avalanche'
£10.99 - £31.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Bridal Crown
Narcissus 'Bridal Crown'
£9.99 - £19.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE 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
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Cheerfulness
Narcissus 'Cheerfulness'
£9.99 - £28.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Curlew
Narcissus 'Curlew'
£7.99 - £21.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Dutch Master
Narcissus 'Dutch Master'
£7.99 - £21.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus February Gold
Narcissus 'February Gold'
£7.99 - £119.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
200 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Geranium
Narcissus 'Geranium'
£10.98 - £21.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Golden Aura
Narcissus 'Golden Aura'
£9.99 - £27.00
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 Ice Follies
Narcissus 'Ice Follies'
£9.99 - £28.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Jack Snipe
Narcissus 'Jack Snipe'
£9.99 - £29.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Jenny
Narcissus 'Jenny'
£8.99 - £24.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Jetfire
Narcissus 'Jetfire'
£6.99 - £18.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Kokopelli
Narcissus 'Kokopelli'
£6.49 - £17.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Marie Curie Diamond
Narcissus 'Marie Curie Diamond'
£7.99 - £15.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus Minnow
Narcissus 'Minnow'
£5.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter

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