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.

Sowing month inside or protected
Ground cover
Used at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £44.99
available to order from autumn
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
From £87.99
available to order from summer
rhubarb Stockbridge Arrow
rhubarb 'Stockbridge Arrow'
From £4.99
available to order from winter
Sanguisorba Blackthorn

New

Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn'
From £17.99
available to order from summer
Sarah's Chelsea daisy susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'daisy susan combination'
From £49.96
available to order from summer
Sarah's Chelsea lavender susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender susan combination'
From £51.96
available to order from summer
Sarah's Chelsea silver susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'silver susan combination'
From £51.96
available to order from summer
Verbascum Cherry Helen
Verbascum 'Cherry Helen'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Verbascum Clementine
Verbascum 'Clementine'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Verbascum Southern Charm

New

Verbascum 'Southern Charm'
£3.99
available to order from summer
Verbascum (Cotswold Group) Pink Domino
Verbascum (Cotswold Group) 'Pink Domino'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)

New

Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)
From £12.99
available to order from summer
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £34.99
available to order from summer
Yucca French Flag (PBR)

New

Yucca French Flag (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from summer
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