Plants For Chalky Soil

Chalky soils (or those based on limestone) are usually alkaline, so have a pH above 7. They tend to be freely draining, stony and don’t hold onto nutrients very well. Therefore, to help your plants flourish, you should water regularly and dig in lots of composted organic matter as often as you can.

Quick growing
Sowing month inside or protected
Leaf colour
Ground cover
Allium Silver Spring

10% off

Allium 'Silver Spring'
£8.99 - £17.08
1 × bulb Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Paeonia lactiflora Bowl of Beauty

10% off

Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty'
£8.99 - £26.10
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
Allium Ambassador

10% off

Allium 'Ambassador'
£8.99 - £24.21
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Paeonia lactiflora Shirley Temple

10% off

Paeonia lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'
£8.09 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Buxus sempervirens
Buxus sempervirens
£7.99 - £32.99
9cm pot | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Allium caeruleum

10% off

Allium caeruleum
£7.64 - £15.28
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium atropurpureum

10% off

Allium atropurpureum
£7.19 - £14.38
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium roseum

10% off

Allium roseum
£7.19 - £14.38
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Globemaster

10% off

Allium 'Globemaster'
£7.19 - £35.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium giganteum

10% off

Allium giganteum
£7.19 - £18.90
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Caméléon

10% off

Allium 'Caméléon'
£6.29 - £12.58
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium nigrum

10% off

Allium nigrum
£6.29 - £12.58
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Mont Blanc

10% off

Allium 'Mont Blanc'
£6.29 - £16.20
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium karataviense

10% off

Allium karataviense
£6.29 - £16.20
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium moly

10% off

Allium moly
£6.29 - £12.58
50 × bulbs Delivered during September
100 + 50 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Mercurius (PBR)

10% off

Allium 'Mercurius' (PBR)
£6.29 - £22.50
1 × bulb Delivered during September
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium hollandicum Purple Sensation

10% off

Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
£6.11 - £98.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
150 × bulbs Delivered during September
250 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
Allium Miami

10% off

Allium 'Miami'
£5.39 - £10.78
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Eros

10% off

Allium 'Eros'
£5.39 - £9.90
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium hollandicum (aflatunense)

10% off

Allium hollandicum (aflatunense)
£5.39 - £10.78
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Purple Rain

10% off

Allium 'Purple Rain'
£5.39 - £10.78
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium neapolitanum Cowanii Group

10% off

Allium neapolitanum Cowanii Group
£4.94 - £9.88
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium amplectens Graceful Beauty

10% off

Allium amplectens 'Graceful Beauty'
£4.94 - £9.88
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium stipitatum Mount Everest

10% off

Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'
£4.94 - £35.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium cristophii

10% off

Allium cristophii
£4.49 - £35.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium stipitatum Violet Beauty

10% off

Allium stipitatum 'Violet Beauty'
£4.49 - £8.91
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium ursinum

25% off

Allium ursinum
£2.24 - £17.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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