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Plants that Grow in Most Soils

If you don’t know what kind of soil you have then you should choose one of the plants on the list below. These plants don’t really care what soil they are growing in - provided they are kept reasonably well fed and watered.

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Viola × wittrockiana Mystique Blue Whiskers
pansy 'Mystique Blue Whiskers'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Papaver (Oriental Group) Pink Perfection
Papaver (Oriental Group) 'Pink Perfection'
£12.99 - £54.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Parahebe catarractae Pink Avalanche
Parahebe catarractae 'Pink Avalanche'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 14
Petunia Easy Wave Silver ('Pas1016992') (Easy Wave Series)
Petunia Easy Wave Silver ('Pas1016992') (Surfinia Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Petunia Black Velvet ('Balpevac') (PBR)
Petunia Black Velvet ('Balpevac') (PBR)
£6.99 - £21.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Petunia Surfinia Deep Red ('Sunsurf Akatora') (PBR) (Surfinia Series)
Petunia Surfinia Deep Red ('Sunsurf Akatora') (PBR) (Surfinia Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Petunia Surfinia Lime ('Keiyeul') (PBR) (Surfinia Series)
Petunia Surfinia Lime ('Keiyeul') (PBR) (Surfinia Series)
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
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
Philadelphus Snowbelle
Philadelphus 'Snowbelle'
£22.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 4
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
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 7
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
Phlox paniculata Franz Schubert
Phlox paniculata 'Franz Schubert'
£17.99 - £39.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 2
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
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 3
Photinia Blackberry Gem

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Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£26.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
£99.99
9 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
£39.99 - £259.99
2 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
3 × 9 litre pots | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 16
Pittosporum tobira Nanum
Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
£37.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
Polemonium caeruleum
Polemonium caeruleum
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum Bressingham Purple ('Polbress')
Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum Bressingham Purple ('Polbress')
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Polystichum tsussimense
Polystichum tsussimense
£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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
pomegranate Dente de Cavallo
pomegranate 'Dente di Cavallo'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Primula vulgaris Raspberry Rose
Primula vulgaris 'Raspberry Rose'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£169.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Prunus Collingwood Ingram

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Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
£39.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | colt | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Hanagasa
Prunus 'Hanagasa'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Hokusai
Prunus 'Hokusai'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Jacqueline

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Prunus 'Jacqueline'
£49.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Little Pink Perfection

New

Prunus 'Little Pink Perfection'
£49.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Prunus Mikuruma-gaeshi
Prunus 'Mikuruma-gaeshi'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Shosar
Prunus 'Shosar'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Snow Goose
Prunus 'Snow Goose'
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m 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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus Tai-haku
Prunus 'Tai-haku'
£44.99 - £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
Prunus The Bride
Prunus 'The Bride'
£39.99 - £159.99
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 | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus Ukon
Prunus 'Ukon'
£39.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus incisa Kojo-no-mai
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'
£34.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Ruby
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Ruby'
£39.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus pendula Pendula Rubra
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rubra'
£49.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
£49.99 - £119.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
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
Rhus typhina
Rhus typhina
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Climbing Cécile Brünner
Rosa 'Climbing Cécile Brünner' | Climbing Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Madame Isaac Péreire
Rosa 'Madame Isaac Péreire' | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa A Whiter Shade of Pale ('Peafanfare') (PBR)
Rosa A Whiter Shade of Pale ('Peafanfare') (PBR) | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Albéric Barbier
Rosa Albéric Barbier | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Ballerina
Rosa Ballerina | Polyantha Shrub Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Blanc Double de Coubert
Rosa Blanc Double de Coubert | Rugosa Shrub Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Bonica ('Meidomonac')
Rosa Bonica ('Meidomonac') (PBR) | Shrub Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa canina
Rosa canina
£59.99 - £119.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
Rosa Cardinal de Richelieu
Rosa Cardinal de Richelieu | Gallica Bush Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Charles de Mills
Rosa Charles de Mills | Gallica Bush Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Cornelia
Rosa Cornelia | Hybrid Musk Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Fantin-Latour
Rosa Fantin-Latour | Centifolia Hybrid Rose
£24.99 £12.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Flower Carpet Amber ('Noa97400a') (PBR)
Rosa Flower Carpet Amber ('Noa97400a') (PBR) | Ground Cover Rose
£26.99 £13.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Flower Carpet Sunshine ('Noason') (PBR)
Rosa Flower Carpet Sunshine ('Noason') (PBR) | Ground Cover Rose
£19.99 £10.00
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa For Your Eyes Only ('Cheweyesup') (PBR)
Rosa For Your Eyes Only ('Cheweyesup') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa François Juranville
Rosa François Juranville | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Fru Dagmar Hastrup
Rosa Fru Dagmar Hastrup | Rugosa Shrub Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa gallica var. officinalis
Rosa gallica var. officinalis | Apothecarys Shrub Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Golden Showers
Rosa Golden Showers | Climbing Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Königin von Dänemark
Rosa Königin von Dänemark | Shrub Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Loving Memory ('Korgund81')
Rosa Loving Memory ('Korgund81') | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Madame Alfred Carrière
Rosa Madame Alfred Carrière | Climbing Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Madame Grégoire Staechelin
Rosa Madame Grégoire Staechelin | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Maigold
Rosa Maigold | Climbing Rose
£36.99 £18.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Mermaid
Rosa Mermaid | Climbing Rose
£24.99 £12.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa New Dawn
Rosa New Dawn | Climbing Rose
£29.99 £15.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Peach Melba ('Kormelpea') (PBR)
Rosa Peach Melba | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Penny Lane ('Hardwell') (PBR)
Rosa Penny Lane ('Hardwell') (PBR) | Climbing Rose
£34.99 £17.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Pink Flower Carpet ('Noatraum') (PBR)
Rosa Pink Flower Carpet ('Noatraum') (PBR) | Ground Cover Rose
£26.99 £13.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Princesse Charlene de Monaco ('Meidysouk')
Rosa Princesse Charlene de Monaco ('Meidysouk') | Shrub Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Rambling Rector
Rosa Rambling Rector | Rambling Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Reine Victoria
Rosa Reine Victoria | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Roseraie de l'Haÿ
Rosa Roseraie de l'Haÿ | Shrub Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa rugosa Rubra
Rosa rugosa Rubra | Japanese Rose Hedging
£17.50 - £119.98
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain
Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain | Climbing Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Surrey ('Korlanum')
Rosa Surrey ('Korlanum') | Ground Cover Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Veilchenblau
Rosa Veilchenblau | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Wedding Day
Rosa Wedding Day | Rambling Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa William Lobb
Rosa William Lobb | Shrub Rose
£39.99 £20.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird | Shrub Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Zéphirine Drouhin
Rosa Zéphirine Drouhin | Climbing Bourbon Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Roscoea purpurea Harvington Imperial
Roscoea purpurea 'Harvington Imperial'
£24.99 - £67.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Salvia Lake Blueberry ('Tl1016') (Salgoon Series) (PBR)

New

Salvia Lake Blueberry ('Tl1016') (Salgoon Series) (PBR)
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Salvia Lake Como ('Tl1017') (Salgoon Series) (PBR)

New

Salvia Lake Como ('Tl1017') (Salgoon Series) (PBR)
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Salvia Lake Onega Imp ('Tl1018') (Salgoon Series) (PBR)

New

Salvia Lake Onega Imp ('Tl1018') (Salgoon Series) (PBR)
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Tower ('Eiffel 1') (PBR)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Tower ('Eiffel 1') (PBR)
£26.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Cherry Lace ('Hyfjolais')
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Cherry Lace ('Hyfjolais')
£27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Sarcococca confusa
Sarcococca confusa
£9.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
4.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall 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
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Saxifraga Touran White Improved ('Saxz0004') (PBR) (× arendsii)
Saxifraga Touran White Improved ('Saxz0004') (PBR) (× arendsii)
£9.99 - £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
Seedballs native wildflowers for shade -seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs native wildflowers for shade
£11.24 - £37.49
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
100 seedballs in gift pouch available to order from autumn
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
£44.99 - £89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Glendoick Spire
Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£39.99 - £69.99
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
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
£9.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
tayberry Medana Tayberry
tayberry 'Medana'
£12.99 - £25.98
bare root plant available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
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