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
Ground cover
Clematis Prosperity
Clematis 'Prosperity'
£32.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Queen Mother ('Zoqum') (PBR)
Clematis Queen Mother ('Zoqum')
£32.99
2 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 cirrhosa Ourika Valley
Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
£17.99 - £35.98
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 Van Gogh
Clematis 'Van Gogh'
£32.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Iris Black Gamecock
Iris 'Black Gamecock'
£14.99 - £49.99
1 litre aquatic pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre aquatic pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Clematis × cartmanii Avalanche (PBR)
Clematis × cartmanii 'Avalanche' (PBR)
£34.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
Exochorda × macrantha The Bride
Exochorda × macrantha 'The Bride'
£34.99 - £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)
12 litre pot | 70 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)

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Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Paeonia delavayi
Paeonia delavayi
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from winter
Best white allium collection

10% off

Best white allium collection
£17.50 - £35.01
1 × collection | 40 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 120 bulbs Delivered during September
Designer allium bulb collection

10% off

Designer allium collection
£17.50 - £35.01
1 × collection | 75 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 225 bulbs Delivered during September
Candyfloss paeonia collection

10% off

Candyfloss paeonia collection
£17.96 - £35.91
1 × collection | 2 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots Delivered during October
Exochorda × macrantha Niagara (PBR)
Exochorda × macrantha 'Niagara' (PBR)
£39.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
Paeonia daurica subsp. mlokosewitschii
Paeonia daurica subsp. mlokosewitschii
£39.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Bowl of Cream
Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Cream'
£39.99 - £89.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Hendersonii Rubra
Clematis 'Hendersonii Rubra'
£39.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Paeonia Cora Louise
Paeonia 'Cora Louise'
£44.99 - £64.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Classic Canna collection
Classic canna collection
£23.36 - £46.71
1 × collection | 3 bare root plants available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots available to order from winter
Award-winning allium collection

10% off

Award-winning allium collection
£24.08 - £48.15
1 × collection | 50 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs Delivered during September
Amethyst allium collection

10% off

Amethyst allium collection
£24.98 - £49.95
1 × collection | 50 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs Delivered during September
Paeonia Bartzella
Paeonia 'Bartzella'
£49.99 - £99.98
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)
Tropicanna Cannas
Tropicanna canna collection
£26.06 - £52.11
1 × collection | 3 bare roots available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots available to order from winter
Sorbet paeonia collection

10% off

Sorbet paeonia collection
£26.95 - £53.91
1 × collection | 3 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots Delivered during October
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ying Hong Qiao Dui
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ying Hong Qiao' Dui
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Xue Ta
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Xue Ta'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 Litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Rou Fu Rong
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Rou Fu Rong'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Mo Run Jue Lun
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Mo Run Jue Lun'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ling Hua Zhan
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ling Hua Zhan'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia Lemon Chiffon
Paeonia 'Lemon Chiffon'
£79.99 - £129.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 × 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
£169.99 - £289.99
27cm pot | 30cm head | ½ standard available to order from autumn
40cm pot | 30 - 40cm head | ½ standard available to order from autumn
27cm pot | 30cm head | ¾ standard available to order from autumn
2 × 27cm pot | 30cm head | ½ standard available to order from autumn
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
£179.99 - £299.99
22cm pot | 35 - 40cm ball available to order from autumn
2 × 22cm pot | 35cm ball available to order from autumn
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
£119.99 - £369.99
30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20cm pot | 80cm tall available to order from autumn

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