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
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Flore Pleno

10% off

Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Flore Pleno'
£8.99 - £24.30
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 + 10 FREE bare roots | in the green available to order from winter
Valeriana officinalis
Valeriana officinalis
£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)
potato King Edward
potato 'King Edward'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Desiree
potato 'Desiree'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Kestrel (PBR)
potato 'Kestrel' (PBR)
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
Ageratina altissima Chocolate
Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'
£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)
Narcissus Spring Dawn
Narcissus 'Spring Dawn'
£8.99 - £25.20
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
30 × bulbs available to order from autumn
potato Cara
potato 'Cara'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
Galanthus nivalis

10% off

Galanthus nivalis
£7.19 - £80.99
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 + 15 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
250 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
15 + 10 FREE bare roots | in the green available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus Jack Snipe

10% off

Narcissus 'Jack Snipe'
£8.99 - £26.10
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Cheerfulness

10% off

Narcissus 'Cheerfulness'
£8.99 - £25.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
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
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
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 - £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)
Tulipa Cummins

10% off

Tulipa 'Cummins'
£8.99 - £26.10
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Galanthus elwesii

10% off

Galanthus elwesii
£8.09 - £24.30
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
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 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
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)
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
Alstroemeria ligtu hybrids
Alstroemeria ligtu hybrids
£8.99 - £17.98
5 × bare root plants available to order from winter
10 + 5 FREE bare root plants available to order from winter
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)
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)
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 Bridal Crown

10% off

Narcissus 'Bridal Crown'
£8.99 - £17.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Ice Follies

10% off

Narcissus 'Ice Follies'
£8.99 - £25.20
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 Toto

10% off

Narcissus 'Toto'
£8.99 - £25.65
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Tresamble

10% off

Narcissus 'Tresamble'
£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
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)
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)
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)
Iris Silvery Beauty

10% off

Iris 'Silvery Beauty'
£8.99 - £23.40
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Red Ember

10% off

Iris 'Red Ember'
£8.99 - £23.40
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus High Society

10% off

Narcissus 'High Society'
£8.99 - £25.20
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)
Ilex crenata
Ilex crenata
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Narcissus Obdam

10% off

Narcissus 'Obdam'
£8.99 - £25.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × 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 available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Tulipa Amazing Parrot

10% off

Tulipa 'Amazing Parrot'
£8.99 - £26.10
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
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 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 - £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)
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)
Tulipa Copper Image

10% off

Tulipa 'Copper Image'
£8.99 - £25.20
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Anemone blanda Charmer

10% off

Anemone blanda 'Charmer'
£8.99 - £24.30
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
potato Picasso
potato 'Picasso'
£8.99
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
Scilla peruviana Sapphire Blue (Caribbean Jewels Series)

10% off

Scilla peruviana 'Sapphire Blue' (Caribbean Jewels Series)
£8.99 - £17.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
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)
Leucojum aestivum

10% off

Leucojum aestivum
£8.99 - £25.20
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
45 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Cassata

10% off

Narcissus 'Cassata'
£8.99 - £25.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Paeonia Sebastian Maas

10% off

Paeonia 'Sebastian Maas'
£8.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
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)
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)
Narcissus Fortissimo

10% off

Narcissus 'Fortissimo'
£8.99 - £25.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Orangery

10% off

Narcissus 'Orangery'
£8.99 - £25.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Kimmeridge

10% off

Narcissus 'Kimmeridge'
£8.99 - £24.30
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Birma

10% off

Narcissus 'Birma'
£8.99 - £24.30
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Anniversary Gift

10% off

Narcissus 'Anniversary Gift'
£8.99 - £26.10
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Filly

10% off

Narcissus 'Filly'
£8.99 - £26.10
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Night Life

10% off

Narcissus 'Night Life'
£8.99 - £25.20
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Flower Record

10% off

Narcissus 'Flower Record'
£8.99 - £24.30
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September

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