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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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15 items
Aquilegia oxysepala
Aquilegia oxysepala
£3.99
approx 30 seeds
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Stipa gigantea

Best Seller

Stipa gigantea
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 33 (33)
Paeonia lactiflora Sarah Bernhardt
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'
From £9.99
1 × bare root plant
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 54 (54)
Paeonia lactiflora Bowl of Beauty
Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty'
From £11.99
1 × bare root plant
3 × bare root plants
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 17 (17)
Lucy's go your own way 3 varieties dahlia collection
Lucy's 'Go your own way' 3 varieties dahlia collection
From £17.95
available to order from winter
Cornus alba Aurea
Cornus alba 'Aurea'
£19.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Paeonia lactiflora Alexander Fleming
Paeonia lactiflora 'Alexander Fleming'
£22.99
available to order from spring 2027
Ilex aquifolium Alaska
Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
£36.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Paeonia Cora Louise
Paeonia 'Cora Louise'
From £36.99
available to order from spring 2027
Magnolia Susan
Magnolia 'Susan'
From £39.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
14 litre pot | ½ standard 35 - 40cm head
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5 (5)
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Lush shade'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Lush shade''
From £40.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £49.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
From £7.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1 (1)
Viburnum opulus Roseum

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Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
From £24.75
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 23 (23)
Nepeta and terracotta pot combination
Crocus collection
Nepeta & terracotta pot combination
£176.96

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