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
Clematis × cartmanii Joe
Clematis × cartmanii 'Joe'
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis × triternata Rubromarginata
Clematis × triternata 'Rubromarginata'
£17.99 - £35.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Etoile Rose
Clematis Étoile Rose
£24.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
cobnut Webbs Prize Cob
cobnut 'Webb's Prize Cob'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Cool shades garden hyacinth collection

10% off

Cool shades garden hyacinth collection
£28.76 - £57.51
1 × collection | 20 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
Coprosma Inferno (PBR)
Coprosma 'Inferno' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Coprosma Lemon and Lime (PBR)
Coprosma 'Lemon and Lime' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Coprosma repens Pacific Dawn
Coprosma repens 'Pacific Dawn'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Coprosma repens Eclipse ('Aldawn')

New

Coprosma repens Eclipse ('Aldawn')
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Coral ice paeonia collection

10% off

Coral ice paeonia collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 2 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots Delivered during October
Cordyline Burgundy Festival (PBR)

New

Cordyline 'Burgundy Festival' (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cordyline Raspberry Festival (PBR)

New

Cordyline 'Raspberry Festival' (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cordyline australis
Cordyline australis
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Cordyline australis Red Star
Cordyline australis 'Red Star'
£32.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cordyline australis Torbay Dazzler
Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler'
£11.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cordyline Pink Passion ('Seipin') (PBR)
Cordyline Pink Passion ('Seipin') (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot 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)
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)
Coriandrum sativum
coriander
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots 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)
Cornus alba Aurea
Cornus alba 'Aurea'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Elegantissima
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
£19.99 - £74.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Kesselringii
Cornus alba 'Kesselringii'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
£19.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
£24.75 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
£24.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cornus collection
Cornus collection
£19.98
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus controversa
Cornus controversa
£104.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus controversa Variegata
Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
£79.99 - £139.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Cornus florida
Cornus florida
£29.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot sold out
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Cornus kousa Teutonia

New

Cornus kousa 'Teutonia'
£105.99 - £199.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Cornus sanguinea Midwinter Fire
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
£9.99 - £89.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Cornus sericea Flaviramea
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
£9.99 - £59.99
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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Corydalis flexuosa Porcelain Blue (PBR)
Corydalis flexuosa 'Porcelain Blue' (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)
Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
£74.99 - £114.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana - Hazel hedging
£79.99 - £159.98
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
cosmos gift set
cosmos gift set
£14.99 £11.24
gift set available to order from winter
Cosmos sulphureus Bright Lights mixed

25% off

Cosmos sulphureus 'Bright Lights mixed'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotinus Grace
Cotinus 'Grace'
£26.75
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
£29.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Cotoneaster Cornubia
Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'
£24.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus
Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus'
£129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotoneaster naoujanensis Berried Treasure
Cotoneaster naoujanensis 'Berried Treasure'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotoneaster × suecicus Coral Beauty
Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'
£9.99 - £47.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crambe cordifolia
Crambe cordifolia
£10.99 - £25.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots 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
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

New

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
£99.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m 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
Crataegus × lavalleei Carrierei
Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'
£89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud
Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
£44.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m 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
Crataegus × media Plena
Crataegus × media 'Plena'
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × media Punicea Flore Pleno
Crataegus × media 'Punicea Flore Pleno'
£39.99 - £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
Thymus Silver Posie
creeping thyme - Silver Posie
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crinodendron hookerianum Ada Hoffmann
Crinodendron hookerianum 'Ada Hoffmann'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Crocosmia Hellfire
Crocosmia 'Hellfire'
£11.99 - £35.98
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 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
Crocosmia Lucifer

10% off

Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
£5.39 - £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)
10 × corms available to order from winter
20 + 10 FREE corms available to order from winter
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Crocosmia Paul's Best Yellow
Crocosmia 'Paul's Best Yellow'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crocosmia Prince of Orange
Crocosmia 'Prince of Orange'
£6.29 - £16.20
5 × corms available to order from winter
15 × corms available to order from winter
Crocosmia collection
Crocosmia collection
£16.15 - £32.31
1 × collection | 30 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs available to order from winter
Crocosmia masoniorum
Crocosmia masoniorum
£16.99 - £33.98
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crocosmia Orange Pekoe ('Pek Or') (PBR)
Crocosmia Orange Pekoe ('Pek Or') (PBR)
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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 Emily Mckenzie
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Emily Mckenzie'
£6.29 - £33.98
10 × corms available to order from winter
9cm pot available to order from autumn
30 × corms available to order from winter
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
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
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Red King
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Red King'
£9.99 - £33.98
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)
Crocus Jeanne d'Arc

10% off

Crocus 'Jeanne d'Arc'
£7.19 - £19.80
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Crocus Mixed Colours

10% off

Crocus mixed colour collection
£11.69 - £125.99
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
90 × bulbs Delivered during September
500 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus speciosus

10% off

Crocus speciosus
£5.39 - £14.40
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
45 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus speciosus Albus

10% off

Crocus speciosus 'Albus'
£4.49 - £10.80
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus speciosus Conqueror

10% off

Crocus speciosus 'Conqueror'
£5.39 - £14.40
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Cryptomeria japonica Sekkan-sugi
Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cryptomeria japonica Spiralis
Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis'
£24.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cryptomeria japonica Vilmoriniana
Cryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crème de la crème tulip collection

10% off

Crème de la crème tulip collection
£23.80 - £47.61
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Creme fraiche tulip collection

New

10% off

Crème fraiche tulip collection
£20.66 - £41.31
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Cuphea ignea Victores

New

Cuphea ignea 'Victores'
£19.99
2 litre pot 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
Cyclamen cilicium

10% off

Cyclamen cilicium
£8.09 - £21.60
3 × corms Delivered during September
9 × corms Delivered during September
Cyclamen cilicium
Cyclamen cilicium
£10.99 - £24.99
9cm pot | 1 plant In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cyclamen coum

10% off

Cyclamen coum
£8.09 - £44.99
3 × corms Delivered during September
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 × corms Delivered during September
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cyclamen coum Rubrum
Cyclamen coum 'Rubrum'
£9.99 - £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)
Cyclamen coum subsp. coum f. pallidum Album
Cyclamen coum subsp. coum f. pallidum 'Album'
£9.99 - £47.99
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)
Cyclamen hederifolium

10% off

Cyclamen hederifolium
£5.84 - £44.99
3 × corms Delivered during September
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 × corms Delivered during September
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dahlia All Directions
Dahlia 'All Directions'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia American Dawn
Dahlia 'American Dawn'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Arabian Night
Dahlia 'Arabian Night'
£4.94 - £18.35
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
Dahlia Bishop of Dover
Dahlia 'Bishop of Dover'
£4.94 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
Dahlia Blue Boy
Dahlia 'Blue Boy'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia French Cancan
Dahlia 'French Cancan'
£4.85 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn

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