Plants For Clay Soil

Clay soil is usually rich in nutrients, but it can be hard to dig, and if it is very heavy, it can hold water for long periods of time. It may also take a long time to warm up in spring, which can slow down the new growth. If your clay soil is badly compacted, you can help improve the structure by digging in lots of sharp sand and composted organic matter.

Quick growing
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
Petroselinum crispum Extra moss curled

25% off

parsley curled
£1.64 - £15.98
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
shiso

25% off

shiso
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Welsh onion

25% off

Welsh onion
£2.24 - £15.98
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Herb garden caddy gift set

25% off

Herb garden caddy gift set
£14.99 £11.24
gift set In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis pisifera Blue Moon (PBR)
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Blue Moon' (PBR)
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera Nana
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Nana'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cryptomeria japonica Sekkan-sugi
Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cryptomeria japonica Vilmoriniana
Cryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca ('Lankveld03') (PBR)
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca ('Lankveld03') (PBR)
£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)
Fargesia rufa
Fargesia rufa
£39.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
£9.99 - £47.94
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus chinensis Stricta
Juniperus chinensis 'Stricta'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus communis Green Carpet
Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus communis Repanda
Juniperus communis 'Repanda'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus horizontalis Limeglow
Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus squamata Blue Star
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
£15.99 - £29.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus squamata Holger
Juniperus squamata 'Holger'
£15.99
1 litre pot 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)
Picea abies Little Gem
Picea abies 'Little Gem'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99
7 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pinus mugo Mops
Pinus mugo 'Mops'
£39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
£9.99 - £239.98
9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Danica
Thuja occidentalis 'Danica'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
£15.99 - £29.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
£139.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Taxus baccata Repandens
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'
£29.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus japonicus White Spire (PBR)
Euonymus japonicus 'White Spire' (PBR)
£59.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety
Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma
Cupressus macrocarpa 'Wilma'
£15.99 - £29.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Juniperus scopulorum Blue Arrow
Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'
£24.99 - £89.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Ligustrum ovalifolium
£19.99 - £159.98
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
kale Nero di Toscana

25% off

kale 'Nero di Toscana'
£1.64 - £4.50
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
parsnip Gladiator F1

25% off

parsnip 'Gladiator' F1
£2.79 £2.09
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
radish Mixed

25% off

radish 'Mixed'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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 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 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
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
redcurrant Jonkheer van Tets
redcurrant 'Jonkheer van Tets'
£10.99 - £21.99
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
Malus John Downie

New

Malus 'John Downie'
£34.99 - £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 | 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
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')

New

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
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

New

Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£34.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
gooseberry Hinnonmäki Grön
gooseberry 'Hinnonmaki Gron'
£12.99 - £43.98
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots 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
Malus toringo Scarlett

New

Malus toringo 'Scarlett'
£48.99 - £129.99
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
grape Pinot Noir
grape 'Pinot Noir'
£22.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Malus Butterball

New

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 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
grape Crimson Seedless
grape 'Crimson Seedless'
£22.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Humulus lupulus Magnum
Humulus lupulus 'Magnum'
£19.99
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus Directeur Moerlands

New

Malus 'Directeur Moerlands'
£34.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2m 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 | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
pinkcurrant Gloire De Sablons
pinkcurrant 'Gloire De Sablons'
£21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cobnut Kentish Cob
cobnut 'Kentish Cob'
£34.99 - £69.99
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
medlar Nottingham
medlar 'Nottingham'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Malus × zumi Golden Hornet

New

Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'
£39.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall 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 | 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
bean (climbing French) Sunshine

25% off

bean (climbing French) 'Sunshine'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (climbing French) Trionfo Violetto

25% off

bean (climbing French) 'Trionfo Violetto'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 120 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
lamon (Venice)

25% off

borlotti bean (climbing French), haricot 'Borlotto Lamon'
£3.49 £2.62
50g packet | approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Mixed

25% off

carrot 'Mixed'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
celeriac Prinz

25% off

celeriac 'Prinz'
£3.79 £2.84
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chard Bright Yellow

25% off

chard 'Bright Yellow'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 125 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
kale Redbor F1

25% off

kale 'Redbor' F1
£3.99 £2.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
mixed oriental spicy leaves

25% off

mixed oriental leaves
£2.49 £1.87
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
mustard Red Giant

25% off

mustard 'Red Giant'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 350 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tropaeolum majus Blue Pepe

25% off

Nasturtium 'Blue Pepe'
£2.89 £2.17
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
New Zealand spinach

25% off

New Zealand spinach
£2.20 £1.65
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
parsnip Tender and True F1

25% off

parsnip 'Tender and True' F1
£2.39 £1.79
approx 800 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
radish French Breakfast 3

25% off

radish 'French Breakfast 3'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 1200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
rocket Wasabi (PBR)

25% off

rocket 'Wasabi' (PBR)
£2.99 £2.24
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
rocket Salad

25% off

rocket - salad
£2.49 £1.87
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sorrel red veined

25% off

sorrel red veined
£2.79 £2.09
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
White clover green manure

25% off

White clover green manure
£1.87 - £5.25
30m² pack In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Surprize
apple 'Surprize'
£48.99 - £149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
grape Exalta
grape 'Exalta'
£22.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
gage (Reine-Claude Group) Reine-Claude Violette

New

greengage 'Reine-Claude Violette'
£69.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
whitecurrant Versailles Blanche
whitecurrant 'Versailles Blanche'
£10.99 - £21.99
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
cobnut Rote Zellernuss
cobnut 'Rote Zellernuss'
£34.99 - £49.99
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
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Comtesse de Paris

New

Malus 'Comtesse de Paris'
£48.99 - £164.99
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
Malus Indian Magic

New

Malus 'Indian Magic'
£48.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Princeton Cardinal
Malus 'Princeton Cardinal'
£48.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Roberts Crab

New

Malus 'Roberts Crab'
£48.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from autumn
Coriandrum sativum Leisure

25% off

coriander 'Leafy Leisure'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 125 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Johnsons mowable natures lawn seed

25% off

Johnsons mowable nature's lawn seed
£12.99 £9.74
425g pack | covers 20m² In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Carmin Brilliant

10% off

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Carmin Brilliant'
£5.39 - £39.99
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)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora George Davison

10% off

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'
£5.39 - £39.99
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)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
Zantedeschia aethiopica

10% off

Zantedeschia aethiopica
£6.29 - £17.10
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
Brown sugar tulip collection

10% off

Brown sugar tulip collection
£20.66 - £41.31
1 × collection | 19 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs Delivered during September
Cherry cream tulip collection

10% off

Cherry cream tulip collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Fragrant indoor daffodil collection

10% off

Fragrant indoor daffodil collection
£29.66 - £59.31
1 × collection | 25 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 75 bulbs Delivered during September
Peach and plum tulip collection

10% off

Peach & plum tulip collection
£18.85 - £37.71
1 × collection | 19 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs Delivered during September
Picture gallery tulip collection

10% off

Picture gallery tulip collection
£17.50 - £35.01
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September

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