Plants For Sandy Soil

Sandy soils tend to drain very quickly, so are ideal for supporting Mediterranean-style or drought-tolerant plants, which are happiest in dry conditions. These soils are usually low in nutrients, so digging in lots of composted organic matter will not only bump these up, but will also help it retain water.

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apple Pixie
apple 'Pixie'
£34.79 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
pear Concorde
pear 'Concorde'
£34.99 - £149.99
12 litre pot | QE root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Ashmead's Kernel
apple 'Ashmead's Kernel'
£44.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Magnolia liliiflora Nigra
Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra'
£49.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 50 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Summer Sun
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
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
£49.99 - £169.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall 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
apple Blenheim Orange
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
cherry Morello
cherry 'Morello'
£34.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m 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
apple Worcester Pearmain

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apple 'Worcester Pearmain'
£44.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m 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 3-5 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
Rhododendron Madame Masson
Rhododendron 'Madame Masson'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Tetrapanax papyrifer Rex
Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'
£49.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
damson Merryweather Damson
damson 'Merryweather Damson'
£34.99 - £164.99
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 | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii Doorenbos

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Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii 'Doorenbos'
£49.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | multistem | 1.2 - 1.5m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Katsura
Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
£49.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Lord Lambourne
apple 'Lord Lambourne'
£26.99 - £49.99
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
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
pear Doyenné du Comice

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pear 'Doyenné du Comice'
£34.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QE root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QE root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
pear Conference
pear 'Conference'
£34.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QE | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£49.99
3 litre pot 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
gage Imperial Gage
gage 'Imperial Gage'
£34.99 - £49.99
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
apple Kidd's Orange Red
apple 'Kidd's Orange Red'
£34.79 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Fiesta

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apple 'Fiesta'
£44.99 - £149.99
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 3-5 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
gage Oullins Gage
gage 'Oullins Gage'
£49.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apple Grenadier
apple 'Grenadier'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Paeonia Bartzella
Paeonia 'Bartzella'
£49.99 - £99.98
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots 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
Corylus avellana Contorta
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£49.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 125cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall | tree available to order from autumn
apple Laxton's Fortune
apple 'Laxton's Fortune'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Prunus Sunset Boulevard

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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
Malus brevipes Wedding Bouquet
Malus brevipes 'Wedding Bouquet'
£49.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
apple Bramley's Seedling
apple 'Bramley's Seedling'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Camellia sasanqua Plantation Pink
Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
£49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
greengage Cambridge Gage
greengage 'Cambridge Gage'
£34.99 - £124.99
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 | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apple Sunset
apple 'Sunset'
£34.99 - £54.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m 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
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety
Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hamamelis × intermedia Arnold Promise
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
£52.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm available to order from autumn
Malus Laura
Malus 'Laura'
£52.99 - £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
Hamamelis × intermedia Diane
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'
£52.99 - £139.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Hamamelis × intermedia Jelena
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
£52.99 - £209.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1m tall available to order from autumn
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
apple Charles Ross
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
pear Beurré Hardy
pear 'Beurré Hardy'
£26.99 - £54.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Greensleeves (PBR)
apple 'Greensleeves' (PBR)
£26.99 - £54.99
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
Daphne bholua Jacqueline Postill
Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'
£54.99 - £249.99
2 litre pot | 15 - 20cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 litre pot | 90-100cm shipped within 2 weeks
Evening sky pollinator mini-border collection
Evening sky pollinator mini-border collection
£54.99 - £144.98
6 × 9cm plants Unavailable
with tall zinc doll pot - Ø46 × H50cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Dissectum

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Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
£54.99 - £159.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Jupiter (PBR)
apple 'Jupiter' (PBR)
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
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
Malus Butterball

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Malus 'Butterball'
£34.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from autumn
Malus Sun Rival
Malus 'Sun Rival'
£59.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from autumn
Paeonia × suffruticosa Rou Fu Rong
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Rou Fu Rong'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ying Hong Qiao Dui
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ying Hong Qiao' Dui
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Xue Ta
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Xue Ta'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 Litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
£9.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging available to order from autumn
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging available to order from autumn
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Beni-yutaka

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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
apple Jonagold
apple 'Jonagold'
£59.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')

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Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
£49.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
£24.99 - £79.99
4.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Malus Evereste

New

Malus 'Evereste'
£34.79 - £109.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from autumn
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
£59.99 - £149.98
6 × 9cm plants Unavailable
with tall zinc doll pot - Ø46 × H50cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Mo Run Jue Lun
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Mo Run Jue Lun'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Citrus × microcarpa
calamondin orange
£59.99 - £114.98
19cm pot | 60cm tall available to order from winter
with terracotta ruffle pot available to order from winter
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ling Hua Zhan
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ling Hua Zhan'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Sango-kaku
Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'
£62.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Seiryu
Acer palmatum 'Seiryu'
£62.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Lavender Hidcote and trough combination
Lavender Hidcote & trough combination
£63.49
3 × plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Osakazuki

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Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'
£64.99 - £149.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.0m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Agastache and Angelica plant combination
Agastache & Angelica plant combination
£65.94
6 × plants | 3 of each 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
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
£44.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m 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
Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'
£39.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m 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 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Acer campestre
Acer campestre - Field maple hedging
£69.99 - £139.98
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Cornus alba Sibirica
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
£9.99 - £74.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Magnolia Sunrise
Magnolia 'Sunrise'
£75.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Forsythia × intermedia Week End ('Courtalyn')
Forsythia × intermedia Week End ('Courtalyn')
£22.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys aurea
Phyllostachys aurea
£79.99
5 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.4m 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
Sorbus commixta Embley
Sorbus commixta 'Embley'
£54.99 - £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
Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
£44.99 - £79.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot | 50cm tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × media Paul's Scarlet
Crataegus × media 'Paul's Scarlet'
£48.99 - £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
apple Discovery
apple 'Discovery'
£35.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Rhododendron Nova Zembla
Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'
£19.99 - £89.99
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cornus controversa Variegata
Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
£79.99 - £139.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm 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

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