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.

Quick growing
Sowing month inside or protected
Sowing month outside
Ground cover
Fuchsia Ballet Girl

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Fuchsia 'Ballet Girl'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Dollar Prinzessin

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Fuchsia 'Dollar Prinzessin'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Spion Kop

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Fuchsia 'Spion Kop'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pelargonium Torrento

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Pelargonium 'Torrento'
£7.99 £5.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
£9.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging available to order from autumn
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging available to order from autumn
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii

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Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii
£20.99 - £97.99
1.5 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Kiku-shidare-zakura

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Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'
£39.99 - £90.99
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
Cercis chinensis Avondale
Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
£34.99 - £249.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot 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
Prunus × yedoensis

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Prunus × yedoensis
£48.79 - £90.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Albizia julibrissin Ombrella ('Boubri') (PBR)

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Albizia julibrissin Ombrella ('Boubri') (PBR)
£119.99 - £132.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crataegus × media Plena

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Crataegus × media 'Plena'
£39.99 - £90.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Betula Fascination

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Betula 'Fascination'
£90.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')

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Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£189.99 £132.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat

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Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99 £174.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cercis canadensis Golden Falls ('NC2015-12')

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Cercis canadensis Golden Falls ('NC2015-12')
£269.99 £188.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

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Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
£99.99 - £118.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
£83.99 - £129.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon

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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'
£39.99 - £97.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

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Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)

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Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£55.99 - £99.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Nepeta cataria

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catnip / Nepeta cataria
£2.99 - £4.00
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Mentha spicata

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mint - spearmint
£2.99 - £4.00
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aloysia citrodora

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lemon verbena
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pear Doyenné du Comice

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pear 'Doyenné du Comice'
£34.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QE root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QE root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apple Trinity

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apple 'Trinity'
£59.99 - £83.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis Zambezi ('Kek5006')

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Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis Zambezi ('Kek5006')
£13.82 - £45.49
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Hydrangea macrophylla White
Hydrangea macrophylla 'White'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Camellia japonica Nuccio's Cameo
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Cameo'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
£26.99 - £179.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
3 × 12 litre pots | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Hydrangea quercifolia Snowflake ('Brido')
Hydrangea quercifolia Snowflake ('Brido')
£27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Prunus Kanzan
Prunus 'Kanzan'
£24.99 - £119.99
bare root | 60 - 80 cm tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
tea plant
£19.99 £10.00
10.5cm pot available to order from autumn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
£49.99 - £169.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm 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
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys aurea
Phyllostachys aurea
£60.00 - £79.99
5 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.4m tall available to order from autumn
Dahlia Sam Hopkins
Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins'
£5.49 - £14.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Eucomis autumnalis subsp. autumnalis
Eucomis autumnalis subsp. autumnalis
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers available to order from winter
Eucomis bicolor
Eucomis bicolor
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers available to order from winter
Eucomis comosa Sparkling Burgundy
Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy'
£7.99 - £20.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Lilium Roselily Anouska ('Dl111067') (PBR)
Lilium Roselily Anouska ('Dl111067') (PBR)
£4.99 - £12.00
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
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