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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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Pittosporum tenuifolium Tom Thumb
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
From £29.99
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 8 (8)
Prunus Collingwood Ingram
Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
Prunus Royal Burgundy

20% off

Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus Umineko

20% off

Prunus 'Umineko'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus cerasifera Nigra

20% off

Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
Rosa Rhapsody in Blue ('Frantasia') (PBR)
Rosa Rhapsody in Blue ('Frantasia') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£28.99
4 litre pot
Rosa rugosa Rubra
Rosa rugosa Rubra | Japanese Rose Hedging
From £34.99
4 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
Royal tulip collection
Royal tulip collection
From £21.95
available to order from summer
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Flame
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Flame'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)

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Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)
From £26.75
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 25 (25)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Tower ('Eiffel 1') (PBR)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Tower ('Eiffel 1') (PBR)
From £26.99
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4 (4)
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
Soft summer pollinator Mini-border collection

New

15% off

Soft summer pollinator 'Mini-border collection'
From £65.99
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus aria Lutescens
Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Striking allium collection
Striking allium collection
From £13.75
available to order from summer
Stunning Allium collection
Stunning allium collection
From £17.75
available to order from summer
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£28.62 £27.46
available to order from summer
Symphyotrichum Coombe Fishacre
Symphyotrichum 'Coombe Fishacre'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Purple Dome
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Patricia Ballard
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Patricia Ballard'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
From £32.75
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Späth
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'
£99.99
available to order from summer
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly
Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
From £34.99
3 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Tequila sunrise tulip collection
Tequila sunrise tulip collection
From £14.95
available to order from summer
Thalictrum Little Pinkie (Censation Series)
Thalictrum 'Little Pinkie' (Censation Series)
From £13.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
The dreamer tulip collection
The dreamer tulip collection
From £22.95
available to order from summer
The ultimate cutting gladioli collection

New

The ultimate cutting gladioli collection
From £35.95
available to order from winter
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour''
From £52.96
available to order from summer
tomato Chocolate Cherry
tomato (cherry) 'Chocolate Cherry'
From £6.99
8.5cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 8.5cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tropicanna Cannas
Tropicanna canna collection
From £33.95
available to order from winter
Trumpet lily collection

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Trumpet lily collection
From £16.45
available to order from winter
Tulipa Apeldoorn
Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tulipa Apricot Pride
Tulipa 'Apricot Pride'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Ballerina

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Tulipa 'Ballerina'
From £6.49
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (30)
Tulipa Blue Beauty
Tulipa 'Blue Beauty'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Tulipa Catherina
Tulipa 'Catherina'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Tulipa Dordogne
Tulipa 'Dordogne'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Katinka

New

Tulipa 'Katinka'
From £7.99
sold out
Tulipa Labrador
Tulipa 'Labrador'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Mascara
Tulipa 'Mascara'
£6.99
available to order from autumn
Tulipa Pink Ardour
Tulipa 'Pink Ardour'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Purple Heart
Tulipa 'Purple Heart'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Queen of Night

Best Seller

Tulipa 'Queen of Night'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (30)
Tulipa Spitsbergen
Tulipa 'Spitsbergen'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa humilis var. pulchella Albocaerulea Oculata Group
Tulipa humilis var. pulchella Albocaerulea Oculata Group
From £11.99
available to order from summer
Tutti frutti tulip collection
Tutti frutti tulip collection
From £21.95
available to order from summer
Venetian gladioli collection

New

Venetian gladioli collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Venetian sky tulip collection
Venetian sky tulip collection
From £25.95
available to order from summer
Verbena bonariensis

Best Seller

Verbena bonariensis
From £2.99
approx 250 seeds
3 × packets (approx 750 seeds)
9cm pot
2 litre pot
+ 3 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (151)
Vibrant gladioli collection

New

Vibrant gladioli collection
From £19.95
available to order from winter
Viburnum opulus Roseum

Best Seller

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
From £24.75
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (23)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Mariesii
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii'
From £26.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
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