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
Ground cover
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Phlox divaricata subsp. laphamii Chattahoochee
Phlox divaricata subsp. laphamii 'Chattahoochee'
£8.99 - £37.99
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)
Phlox douglasii Crackerjack
Phlox douglasii 'Crackerjack'
£8.99 - £35.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Phlox paniculata Blue Paradise
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'
£9.99 - £39.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Phlox paniculata Mount Fuji
Phlox paniculata 'Mount Fuji'
£8.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Phlox paniculata Rembrandt
Phlox paniculata 'Rembrandt'
£8.99 - £37.99
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)
Phlox paniculata Starfire
Phlox paniculata 'Starfire'
£8.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Phlox subulata Amazing Grace
Phlox subulata 'Amazing Grace'
£8.99 - £34.99
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)
Phlox subulata Bavaria
Phlox subulata 'Bavaria'
£8.99 - £34.99
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)
Phlox subulata Scarlet Flame
Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'
£7.99 - £34.99
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)
Phlox subulata Snowflake
Phlox subulata 'Snowflake'
£7.99 - £34.99
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)
Phyllostachys bissetii
Phyllostachys bissetii
£99.99
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
£39.99 - £259.99
2 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
3 × 9 litre pots | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii
Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii
£9.99 - £37.99
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)
Physostegia virginiana Crystal Peak White
Physostegia virginiana 'Crystal Peak White'
£9.99 - £37.99
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)
Pilosella aurantiaca
Pilosella aurantiaca
£7.99 - £34.99
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)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Elizabeth
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
£36.99 - £84.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Gold Star
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Gold Star'
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
£36.99 - £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)
7.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Silver Queen
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Queen'
£109.99
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Tom Thumb
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
£29.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Variegatum
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
£36.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Bannow Bay ('Breebay') (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Bannow Bay ('Breebay') (PBR)
£26.75 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tobira Nanum
Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
£37.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
plum Czar
plum 'Czar'
£34.99 - £129.99
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
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
plum Early Rivers
plum 'Early Rivers'
£34.99 - £89.99
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
plum Marjorie's Seedling
plum 'Marjorie's Seedling'
£34.99 - £169.99
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
plum Opal
plum 'Opal'
£34.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 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
plum Victoria
plum 'Victoria'
£27.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Pixy root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | 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
Polemonium caeruleum
Polemonium caeruleum
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum Bressingham Purple ('Polbress')
Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum Bressingham Purple ('Polbress')
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Polygonatum × hybridum
Polygonatum × hybridum
£12.99 - £54.99
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)
3 × 2 litre pots Unavailable
Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare
£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)
Polystichum aculeatum
Polystichum aculeatum
£11.99 - £44.99
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
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Polystichum munitum
Polystichum munitum
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Polystichum polyblepharum
Polystichum polyblepharum
£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)
Polystichum setiferum
Polystichum setiferum
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) Herrenhausen
Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Herrenhausen'
£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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Polystichum tsussimense
Polystichum tsussimense
£9.99 - £44.99
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
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
potato Casablanca (PBR)
potato 'Casablanca' (PBR)
£3.49 - £8.99
5 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes available to order from winter
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Charlotte
potato 'Charlotte'
£3.49 - £9.00
5 × seed potatoes | summer planting In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes | summer In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
15 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Desiree
potato 'Desiree'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Maris Bard
potato 'Maris Bard'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Maris Peer
potato 'Maris Peer'
£3.99 - £9.00
5 × seed potatoes | summer planting In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
15 × seed potatoes | summer planting In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
potato Maris Piper
potato 'Maris Piper'
£3.49 - £8.99
5 × seed potatoes In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Picasso
potato 'Picasso'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Pink Fir Apple
potato 'Pink Fir Apple'
£3.49 - £9.99
5 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes available to order from winter
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Sarpo Mira (PBR)
potato 'Sarpo Mira' (PBR)
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
20 + 10 FREE seed potatoes available to order from winter
Potentilla Gibson's Scarlet
Potentilla 'Gibson's Scarlet'
£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)
Potentilla fruticosa Primrose Beauty
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
£23.99 - £58.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Potentilla fruticosa Bella Lindsey ('Hendlin') (PBR)
Potentilla fruticosa Bella Lindsey ('Hendlin') (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Potentilla palustris
Potentilla palustris
£14.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Potentilla thurberi Monarch's Velvet
Potentilla thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula beesiana
Primula beesiana
£9.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Primula bulleyana
Primula bulleyana
£9.99 - £37.99
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)
Primula elatior
Primula elatior
£7.99 - £18.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Primula vulgaris

25% off

Primula vulgaris
£2.24 - £18.99
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prostanthera ovalifolia Variegata
Prostanthera ovalifolia 'Variegata'
£21.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunella vulgaris

25% off

Prunella vulgaris
£2.24 - £34.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
Prunus Accolade
Prunus 'Accolade'
£35.79 - £129.99
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
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Amanogawa
Prunus 'Amanogawa'
£34.79 - £149.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Beni-yutaka

New

Prunus 'Beni-yutaka'
£59.99 - £164.99
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
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Collingwood Ingram

New

Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
£39.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | colt | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Fugenzō
Prunus 'Fugenzō'
£39.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Hanagasa
Prunus 'Hanagasa'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Hokusai
Prunus 'Hokusai'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Jacqueline

New

Prunus 'Jacqueline'
£49.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Kanzan
Prunus 'Kanzan'
£24.99 - £119.99
bare root | 60 - 80 cm tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Kofugen
Prunus 'Kofugen'
£59.99 - £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
Prunus Pandora
Prunus 'Pandora'
£39.79 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Pink Perfection'
£39.99 - £159.99
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
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Royal Burgundy
Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'
£39.99 - £129.99
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
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Shirotae

New

Prunus 'Shirotae'
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Shosar
Prunus 'Shosar'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Shōgetsu
Prunus 'Shōgetsu'
£44.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Spire

New

Prunus 'Spire'
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Sunset Boulevard

New

Prunus 'Sunset Boulevard'
£49.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Tai-haku
Prunus 'Tai-haku'
£44.99 - £129.99
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
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus The Bride
Prunus 'The Bride'
£39.99 - £159.99
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
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Ukon
Prunus 'Ukon'
£39.99 - £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
Prunus avium Plena

New

Prunus avium 'Plena'
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus cerasifera Nigra
Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'
£39.99 - £119.99
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
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus incisa Kojo-no-mai
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'
£34.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
£26.99 - £159.98
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
Prunus lusitanica
Prunus lusitanica
£26.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus pendula Pendula Rubra
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rubra'
£49.99 - £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
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × incam Okamé
Prunus × incam 'Okamé'
£44.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Pulmonaria Blue Ensign
Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'
£9.99 - £39.99
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)

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