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.

Quick growing
Sowing month inside or protected
Sowing month outside
Ground cover
Soil moisture
Astrantia major Claret

50% off

Astrantia major 'Claret'
£6.38 - £13.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Achillea millefolium Paprika (Galaxy Series)

30% off

Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' (Galaxy Series)
£6.99 - £16.09
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helenium Ruby Thuesday
Helenium 'Ruby Thuesday'
£12.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buddleja Little Ruby ('BotEx 006') (PBR) (Butterfly Candy Series)

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Buddleja Little Ruby ('BotEx 006') (PBR) (Butterfly Candy Series)
£29.99 £15.00
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Weigela Bristol Ruby

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Weigela 'Bristol Ruby'
£12.50 - £79.99
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)
Euonymus hamiltonianus Indian Summer
Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Indian Summer'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Bulbs for pots - Red and plum
Bulbs for pots - Red & plum
£39.14 - £70.00
1 × collection | 49 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 98 bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus Ruby Giant
Crocus 'Ruby Giant'
£6.99 - £22.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
45 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Rosa Ruby Romance ('Noa140715') (PBR)

40% off

Rosa Ruby Romance ('Noa140715') (PBR) | Patio Rose
£89.99 £53.99
7.5 litre pot | standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Ruby Crush

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Ruby Crush'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ipomoea purpurea Grandpa Otts
Ipomoea purpurea 'Grandpa Otts'
£2.25
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
gooseberry Hinnonmäki Röd
gooseberry 'Hinnonmäki Röd'
£12.99 - £89.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
7 litre pot | ¼ standard available to order from autumn
plum Mirabelle Ruby COLUMNAR (PBR)

30% off

mirabelle 'Ruby COLLUMNAR'
£47.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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

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