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
Aronia × prunifolia Brilliant
Aronia × prunifolia 'Brilliant'
£26.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buddleja davidii Grand Cascade
Buddleja davidii 'Grand Cascade'
£26.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Photinia Blackberry Gem

New

Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£26.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Clematis Elsa Späth
Clematis 'Elsa Späth'
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Early Sensation
Clematis 'Early Sensation'
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Betty Corning
Clematis 'Betty Corning'
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis × cartmanii Joe
Clematis × cartmanii 'Joe'
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Jasminum officinale f. affine
Jasminum officinale f. affine
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Blue Dancer
Clematis 'Blue Dancer'
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Octopus ('Zooct') (PBR)
Clematis Octopus ('Zooct') (PBR)
£26.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Ocean Pearl
Clematis 'Ocean Pearl'
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
The dawn light daffodil collection

10% off

The dawn light daffodil collection
£26.95 - £53.91
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
The bold & brilliant daffodil collection

10% off

The bold & brilliant daffodil collection
£26.95 - £52.11
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Yellow ruffles daffodil collection

10% off

Yellow ruffles daffodil collection
£26.95 - £53.91
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
The lemon daffodil collection

10% off

The lemon daffodil collection
£26.91 - £53.82
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Tequila sunrise tulip collection

10% off

Tequila sunrise tulip collection
£13.46 - £26.91
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
La reine de la belle tulip collection

New

10% off

La reine de la belle tulip collection
£13.46 - £26.91
1 × collection | 12 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 36 bulbs Delivered during September
Cotinus Grace
Cotinus 'Grace'
£26.75
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)
£26.75 - £159.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Hydrangea paniculata Skyfall ('Frenne') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Skyfall ('Frenne') (PBR)
£26.75 - £64.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Bannow Bay ('Breebay') (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Bannow Bay ('Breebay') (PBR)
£26.75 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Philadelphus Fragrant Falls
Philadelphus 'Fragrant Falls'
£26.75 - £54.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Award-winning snowdrop collection

10% off

Award-winning Snowdrop collection
£26.06 - £52.11
1 × collection | 35 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 105 bulbs Delivered during September
Spring sunshine daffodil collection

10% off

Spring sunshine daffodil collection
£26.06 - £52.11
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Peachy daffodil collection

10% off

Peachy daffodil collection
£26.06 - £52.11
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Choisya ternata Sundance ('Lich')
Choisya ternata Sundance ('Lich')
£25.99 - £109.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
6 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Admiration (PBR)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration' (PBR)
£25.99 - £109.99
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)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Harlequin
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Harlequin'
£25.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Philadelphus Dame Blanche
Philadelphus 'Dame Blanche'
£25.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Choisya ternata Scented Gem ('Lissbrid')

New

Choisya ternata Scented Gem ('Lissbrid')
£25.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Parthenocissus henryana
Parthenocissus henryana
£14.99 - £29.98
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
Big bold allium collection

10% off

Big bold allium collection
£25.88 - £51.75
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Amelanchier lamarckii
Amelanchier lamarckii
£25.79 - £124.99
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
bare root | 0.9 - 1.2m | tree available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m | bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | tree available to order from autumn
Best white lilies collection

10% off

Best white lily collection
£12.56 - £25.11
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered during October
Berberis darwinii
Berberis darwinii
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Camellia × williamsii Donation
Camellia × williamsii 'Donation'
£24.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Chaenomeles × superba Pink Lady
Chaenomeles × superba 'Pink Lady'
£24.99 - £62.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Choisya ternata
Choisya ternata
£24.99 - £89.99
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 | 30 - 40cm 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
Pyracantha Saphyr Orange ('Cadange')
Pyracantha Saphyr Orange ('Cadange')
£24.99 - £109.99
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 trellis In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pyracantha Saphyr Rouge ('Cadrou')
Pyracantha Saphyr Rouge ('Cadrou')
£24.99 - £109.99
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 trellis In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pyracantha Saphyr Jaune ('Cadaune')
Pyracantha Saphyr Jaune ('Cadaune')
£24.99 - £109.99
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 trellis In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Iris foetidissima
Iris foetidissima
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Iris Tropic Night
Iris 'Tropic Night'
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lathyrus latifolius Red Pearl
Lathyrus latifolius 'Red Pearl'
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot available to order from winter
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Hydrangea Preziosa
Hydrangea 'Preziosa'
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot sold out
Kerria japonica Golden Guinea
Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nandina domestica Fire Power
Nandina domestica 'Fire Power'
£24.99 - £62.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Osmanthus × burkwoodii
Osmanthus × burkwoodii
£24.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Philadelphus Virginal
Philadelphus 'Virginal'
£24.99 - £89.99
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 available to order from autumn
Viburnum tinus Eve Price
Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'
£24.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
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
Thuja occidentalis Danica
Thuja occidentalis 'Danica'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia
Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
£24.99 - £84.99
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 | 50 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia
£24.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Helleborus niger Harvington hybrids double-flowered
Helleborus niger Harvington hybrids double-flowered
£24.99 - £49.99
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 1 litre pots available to order from autumn
Iris Butter and Sugar
Iris 'Butter and Sugar'
£24.99 - £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)
Iris Silver Edge
Iris 'Silver Edge'
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Iris White Swirl
Iris 'White Swirl'
£24.99 - £54.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Delphinium Jill Curley
Delphinium 'Jill Curley'
£24.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Delphinium Turkish Delight
Delphinium 'Turkish Delight'
£24.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Iris Caesar's Brother
Iris 'Caesar's Brother'
£12.99 - £54.99
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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Camellia japonica Doctor King
Camellia japonica 'Doctor King'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pieris japonica Passion (PBR)
Pieris japonica 'Passion' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Nandina domestica Magical Lemon and Lime ('Lemlim') (PBR)
Nandina domestica Magical Lemon and Lime ('Lemlim') (PBR)
£24.99 - £84.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Weigela Ebony and Ivory ('Velda') (PBR)
Weigela Ebony and Ivory ('Velda') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buddleja Morning Mist (PBR)
Buddleja 'Morning Mist' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum tinus Lisarose (PBR)
Viburnum tinus 'Lisarose' (PBR)
£24.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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