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.

Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
Narcissus lobularis (Haw.) Schult. & Schult. f.
Narcissus lobularis
£8.99 - £25.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Scilla siberica
Scilla siberica
£7.99 - £22.00
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
potato Arran Pilot
potato 'Arran Pilot'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
Campanula persicifolia
Campanula persicifolia
£8.99 - £44.99
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
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
£8.99 - £49.99
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)
Nepeta Six Hills Giant
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
£8.99 - £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)
Penstemon Hidcote Pink
Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink'
£8.99 - £36.99
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)
Salvia nemorosa Amethyst
Salvia nemorosa 'Amethyst'
£8.99 - £44.99
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
Coreopsis verticillata Moonbeam
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
£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)
Agastache Blackadder
Agastache 'Blackadder'
£8.99 - £44.99
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
Penstemon White Bedder
Penstemon 'White Bedder'
£8.99 - £49.99
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 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)
Digitalis grandiflora
Digitalis grandiflora
£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)
Scabiosa Pink Mist
Scabiosa 'Pink Mist'
£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)
Narcissus Yellow Cheerfulness
Narcissus 'Yellow Cheerfulness'
£8.99 - £26.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
£8.99 - £23.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Penstemon Pensham Laura (Pensham Series)
Penstemon 'Pensham Laura' (Pensham Series)
£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)
Monarda Fireball (PBR)
Monarda 'Fireball' (PBR)
£8.99 - £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)
Campanula lactiflora Prichard's Variety
Campanula lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety'
£8.99 - £49.99
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
Penstemon digitalis Husker Red
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
£8.99 - £36.99
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)
Penstemon Andenken an Friedrich Hahn
Penstemon 'Andenken an Friedrich Hahn'
£8.99 - £44.99
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
Digitalis parviflora Jacq.
Digitalis parviflora Jacq.
£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 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)
Penstemon Pensham Plum Jerkum (Pensham Series)
Penstemon 'Pensham Plum Jerkum' (Pensham Series)
£8.99 - £49.99
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
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
£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)
Narcissus Red Devon
Narcissus 'Red Devon'
£8.99 - £25.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Phlox divaricata Clouds of Perfume
Phlox divaricata 'Clouds of Perfume'
£8.99 - £44.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Digitalis lutea
Digitalis lutea
£8.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Campanula poscharskyana
Campanula poscharskyana
£8.99 - £35.99
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)
Narcissus Sailboat
Narcissus 'Sailboat'
£8.99 - £17.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Penstemon Raven (Bird Series)
Penstemon 'Raven' (Bird Series)
£8.99 - £49.99
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
Pleione Tongariro
Pleione Tongariro
£8.99 - £17.98
1 × bulb available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE bulbs available to order from winter
Agastache mexicana Red Fortune (PBR)
Agastache mexicana 'Red Fortune' (PBR)
£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)
Nepeta × faassenii Junior Walker ('Novanepjun') (PBR)
Nepeta × faassenii Junior Walker ('Novanepjun') (PBR)
£8.99 - £42.99
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)
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian White (Dalmatian Series)
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White' (Dalmatian Series)
£8.99 - £36.99
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)
Veronica spicata Rotfuchs
Veronica spicata 'Rotfuchs'
£8.99 - £44.99
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
Dianthus barbatus Green Trick ('Temarisou') (PBR)
Dianthus Green Trick ('Temarisou') (PBR)
£8.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
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)
Narcissus Salome
Narcissus 'Salome'
£8.99 - £26.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian Purple (Dalmatian Series)
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple' (Dalmatian Series)
£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)
Achillea millefolium Cerise Queen
Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'
£8.99 - £42.99
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)
Muscari armeniacum
Muscari armeniacum
£7.99 - £19.98
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
50 × bulbs Delivered during September
100 + 50 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Ilex crenata
Ilex crenata
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Tulipa Finola
Tulipa 'Finola'
£8.99 - £17.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus romieuxii Julia Jane
Narcissus romieuxii 'Julia Jane'
£8.99 - £25.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Carola
Tulipa 'Carola'
£8.99 - £17.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Fritillaria uva-vulpis
Fritillaria uva-vulpis
£8.99 - £17.98
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Avalon
Narcissus 'Avalon'
£8.99 - £17.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Linaria Peachy
Linaria 'Peachy'
£8.99 - £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)
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian Peach (Dalmatian Series)
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach' (Dalmatian Series)
£8.99 - £36.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
6 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
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 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
Saxifraga Alpino Early Picotee ('Saxz0010') (PBR) (× arendsii)
Saxifraga Alpino Early Picotee ('Saxz0010') (PBR) (× arendsii)
£8.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Saxifraga Alpino Red ('Saxz0014') (x arendsii)
Saxifraga Alpino Red ('Saxz0014') (x arendsii)
£8.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Johnsons shady lawn seed

25% off

Johnsons shady lawn seed
£8.99 - £82.49
425g pack | covers 20m² In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10kg pack | covers 400m² Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Luzula nivea
Luzula nivea
£8.99 - £52.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
mint grow kit & lamb planter
mint grow kit & lamb planter
£11.99 £8.99
gift set available to order from winter
potato Maris Bard
potato 'Maris Bard'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
Pachysandra terminalis Variegata
Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata'
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot 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
Dryopteris goldieana
Dryopteris goldieana
£8.99 - £22.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Carex buchananii
Carex buchananii
£8.99 - £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)
Carex comans Frosted Curls
Carex comans 'Frosted Curls'
£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)
Ilex crenata Convexa
Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
£8.99 - £36.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Muscari latifolium Grape Ice
Muscari latifolium 'Grape Ice'
£8.99 - £26.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
potato Carolus
potato 'Carolus'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Picasso
potato 'Picasso'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
Kalimeris incisa Blue Star
Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'
£8.99 - £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)
Nepeta grandiflora Summer Magic (PBR)
Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic' (PBR)
£8.99 - £42.99
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)
Galanthus ikariae
Galanthus ikariae
£8.99 - £15.98
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Paeonia lactiflora Kansas
Paeonia lactiflora 'Kansas'
£8.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant available to order from winter
3 × bare root plants available to order from winter
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Doctor Alexander Fleming
Paeonia lactiflora 'Doctor Alexander Fleming'
£8.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
1 × bare root plant available to order from winter
3 × bare root plants available to order from winter
Coreopsis Ladybird
Coreopsis 'Ladybird'
£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)
Lamium orvala
Lamium orvala
£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)
Erysimum Red Jep
Erysimum 'Red Jep'
£8.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aubrieta gracilis Kitte Blue
Aubrieta gracilis 'Kitte Blue'
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola Etain
Viola 'Etain'
£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)
Aubrieta Axcent White (Axcent Series)
Aubrieta 'Axcent White' (Axcent Series)
£8.99 - £21.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Veronica spicata Heidekind
Veronica spicata 'Heidekind'
£8.99 - £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)
Salvia farinacea Farina Bicolour Blue
Salvia farinacea 'Farina Bicolour Blue'
£8.99
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
Salvia farinacea Farina Blue
Salvia farinacea 'Farina Blue'
£8.99 - £12.99
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Narcissus Angel's Breath
Narcissus 'Angel's Breath'
£8.99 - £17.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Pastorale
Narcissus 'Pastorale'
£8.99 - £26.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus June Allyson
Narcissus 'June Allyson'
£8.99 - £26.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Pastel Gem
Narcissus 'Pastel Gem'
£8.99 - £26.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Avant Garde (PBR)
Tulipa 'Avant Garde' (PBR)
£8.99 - £25.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Neper
Tulipa 'Neper'
£8.99 - £26.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Dreamer (PBR)
Tulipa 'Dreamer' (PBR)
£8.99 - £24.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Phlox paniculata Bambini Primadonna ('Verpri') (PBR) (Bambini Series)

New

Phlox paniculata Bambini Primadonna ('Verpri') (PBR) (Bambini Series)
£8.99 - £22.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Galega officinalis

New

Galega officinalis
£8.99 - £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)
Canna Tropicana Red (PBR)
Canna 'Tropicana Red' (PBR)
£8.99 - £26.97
1 × rhizome available to order from winter
3 × rhizomes available to order from winter
Narcissus Starlight Sensation
Narcissus 'Starlight Sensation'
£9.49 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Beachberry
Tulipa 'Beachberry'
£9.49 - £26.50
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Johnsons luxury lawn seed

25% off

Johnsons luxury lawn seed
£9.74 - £82.49
425g pack | covers 20m² In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10kg pack | covers 400m² Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Johnsons after moss lawn seed

25% off

Johnsons after moss lawn seed
£12.99 £9.74
850g pack | covers 20m² 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)

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