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
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
£39.99 - £109.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 3 litre pots | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£39.99 - £159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Exochorda × macrantha Niagara (PBR)
Exochorda × macrantha 'Niagara' (PBR)
£39.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Ruby
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Ruby'
£39.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apricot Alfred
apricot 'Alfred'
£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Paeonia lactiflora Bowl of Cream
Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Cream'
£39.99 - £89.99
3 litre pot available to order from spring
3 × 3 litre pots available to order from spring
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Prunus Shirotae

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Prunus 'Shirotae'
£39.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
£39.99 - £95.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 3 litre pots | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
peach Peregrine

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peach 'Peregrine'
£39.99 - £119.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Oranges and lemons lily tulip collection
Oranges & lemons lily tulip collection
£20.46 - £40.92
1 × collection | 21 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs available to order from summer
Classic cottage alba combination
Classic cottage alba combination
£40.96 - £122.88
4 plants | 1 of each shipped within 2 weeks
12 plants | 3 of each shipped within 2 weeks
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Lush shade'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Lush shade''
£40.96 - £122.88
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from spring
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Texture & form'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Texture & form''
£40.96 - £122.88
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from spring
Bulbs for pots - ice whites
Bulb lasagne collection for pots - ice whites
£20.67 - £41.33
1 × collection | 67 bulbs available to order from summer
2 × collections | 134 bulbs available to order from summer
Proud Mary dahlia collection

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10% off

Proud Mary dahlia collection
£20.92 - £41.85
1 × collection | 4 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers Delivered by early February
Sorbet paeonia collection
Sorbet paeonia collection
£20.96 - £41.93
1 × collection | 3 bare roots available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots available to order from summer
Velvet dahlia collection

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10% off

Velvet dahlia collection
£21.37 - £42.75
1 × collection | 4 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers Delivered by early February
Wisteria floribunda f. alba Shiro-noda
Wisteria floribunda f. alba 'Shiro-noda'
£42.99 - £129.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from spring
Wisteria floribunda
Wisteria floribunda
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Candyfloss dahlia collection

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10% off

Candyfloss dahlia collection
£21.56 - £43.11
1 × collection | 4 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers Delivered by early February
The ultimate white and green tulip collection
The ultimate white & green tulip collection
£22.47 - £43.42
1 × collection | 28 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs available to order from winter
double late tulip boquet collection
Double late tulip bouquet collection
£21.98 - £43.95
1 × collection | 38 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 114 bulbs available to order from summer
Daphne bholua Jacqueline Postill

20% off

Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'
£43.99 - £199.99
2 litre pot | 15 - 20cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 litre pot | 90-100cm available to order from spring
Prunus × subhirtella Autumnalis

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Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
£35.99 - £43.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
Dwarf Iris collection
Dwarf Iris collection
£22.03 - £44.06
1 × collection | 100 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 300 bulbs available to order from summer
Prunus Pink Shell
Prunus 'Pink Shell'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Smhpfl') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Abetwo') (PBR)
£44.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii
Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
£44.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Petunia Tidal Wave mix
Petunia 'Tidal Wave mix'
£22.49 - £44.99
20 seedlings available to order from winter
Malus Candymint

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Malus 'Candymint'
£44.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
apple Ellison's Orange
apple 'Ellison's Orange'
£34.99 - £44.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination
Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination
£45.96 - £137.88
4 plants | 1 of each shipped within 2 weeks
12 plants | 3 of each shipped within 2 weeks
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97 £46.77
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from spring
Lucy Willcox’s bulb collection

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Lucy Willcox’s bulb collection
£23.62 - £47.24
1 × collection | 39 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 117 bulbs available to order from summer
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen collection

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Hellebore Pretty Ellen collection
£23.99 - £47.98
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from spring
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 plants available to order from spring
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)

20% off

Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
£19.99 - £47.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
4 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula pendula

20% off

Betula pendula
£7.99 - £95.99
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging Delivered by mid-December
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging Delivered by mid-December
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
plum Mirabelle Ruby COLUMNAR (PBR)

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mirabelle 'Ruby COLUMNAR'
£47.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Prunus × yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino
Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'
£48.79 - £164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Award-winning old favourite daffodil collection
Award-winning old favourite daffodil collection
£24.48 - £48.95
1 × collection | 50 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs available to order from summer
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Cool & calm'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Cool & calm''
£49.96 - £149.88
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from spring
Malus brevipes Wedding Bouquet
Malus brevipes 'Wedding Bouquet'
£49.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Red Devil

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apple 'Red Devil'
£34.99 - £149.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
medlar Nottingham
medlar 'Nottingham'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m available to order from spring
apple Lord Lambourne
apple 'Lord Lambourne'
£29.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Worcester Pearmain

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apple 'Worcester Pearmain'
£39.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Falstaff
apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Golden Delicious

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apple 'Golden Delicious'
£34.99 - £104.99
bare root | M106 root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Bramley's Seedling
apple 'Bramley's Seedling'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Early Moorpark
apricot 'Early Moorpark'
£39.99 - £49.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | Myrobalan root stock |1.2m available to order from spring
cherry Morello
cherry 'Morello'
£34.99 - £119.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
£34.99 - £179.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pear Doyenné du Comice

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pear 'Doyenné du Comice'
£34.99 - £149.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | QE root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | QE root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
greengage Cambridge Gage
greengage 'Cambridge Gage'
£34.99 - £124.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | SJA root stock |1.2m available to order from spring
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from spring
cherry Sunburst

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cherry 'Sunburst'
£34.99 - £149.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | G5 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | G5 root stock | 1.8m available to order from spring
gage Oullins Gage
gage 'Oullins Gage'
£49.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from spring
pear Concorde
pear 'Concorde'
£34.99 - £149.99
12 litre pot | QE root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Sunset
apple 'Sunset'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Blenheim Orange
apple 'Blenheim Orange'
£39.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£49.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Ashmead's Kernel
apple 'Ashmead's Kernel'
£44.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
plum Opal
plum 'Opal'
£34.99 - £169.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
plum Czar
plum 'Czar'
£34.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Prunus Sunset Boulevard

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Prunus 'Sunset Boulevard'
£49.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
pear Conference
pear 'Conference'
£34.99 - £124.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | QE | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Spartan

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apple 'Spartan'
£34.99 - £104.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Extend the season raspberry collection
Extend the season raspberry collection
£49.99 - £99.98
1 × collection | 15 canes Delivered during November
2 + 1 FREE collections | 45 canes Delivered during November
apple Fiesta

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apple 'Fiesta'
£39.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from spring
apple Granny Smith
apple 'Granny Smith'
£49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Gala
apple 'Gala'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
gage Imperial Gage
gage 'Imperial Gage'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m available to order from spring
Narcissus for naturalising
Narcissus mixed for naturalising
£99.99 £50.00
20kg bag available to order from summer
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''
£50.96 - £152.88
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from spring
Sarah's Chelsea lavender & white combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender & white combination '
£51.96
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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