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.

Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
Sarah's Chelsea daisy susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'daisy susan combination'
£52.56 - £127.70
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
11 plants available to order from spring
double late tulip boquet collection
Double late tulip bouquet collection
£26.37 - £52.74
1 × collection | 38 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 114 bulbs available to order from summer
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour''
£52.96 - £158.88
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from spring
Lucy Willcox’s bulb collection

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Lucy Willcox’s bulb collection
£26.60 - £53.19
1 × collection | 39 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 117 bulbs available to order from summer
Sarah's Chelsea lavender susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender susan combination'
£54.56 - £133.70
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
11 plants available to order from spring
Sarah's Chelsea silver susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'silver susan combination'
£54.56 - £133.70
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
11 plants available to order from spring
Malus × zumi Golden Hornet

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Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'
£31.99 - £83.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Prunus × subhirtella Autumnalis

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Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
£35.99 - £54.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
pear Beurré Hardy

20% off

pear 'Beurré Hardy'
£21.59 - £54.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Charles Ross

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apple 'Charles Ross'
£23.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 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)
apple Greensleeves (PBR)

20% off

apple 'Greensleeves' (PBR)
£23.99 - £54.99
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
apple Lord Derby

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apple 'Lord Derby'
£31.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Newton Wonder
apple 'Newton Wonder'
£23.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Jupiter (PBR)
apple 'Jupiter' (PBR)
£27.99 - £54.99
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
apple Pinova
apple 'Pinova' (PBR)
£27.99 - £54.99
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
apple Red Ellison
apple 'Red Ellison'
£35.99 - £54.99
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
medlar Westerveld
medlar 'Westerveld'
£27.99 - £54.99
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 Idared
apple 'Idared'
£54.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bulbs for pots - rich blues
Bulb lasagne collection for pots - rich blues
£25.97 - £55.84
1 × collection | 107 bulbs available to order from summer
2 × collections | 224 bulbs available to order from summer
Prunus avium

20% off

Cutting garden dahlia collection

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Cutting garden dahlia collection
£28.95 - £57.90
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
Award-winning old favourite daffodil collection
Award-winning old favourite daffodil collection
£29.37 - £58.74
1 × collection | 50 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs available to order from summer
Sarah's Chelsea pink & silver combination

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Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & silver combination'
£68.96 £58.96
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection

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Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection
£29.75 - £59.50
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen collection

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Hellebore Pretty Ellen collection
£29.99 - £59.98
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from spring
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 plants available to order from spring
Betula pendula

20% off

Betula pendula
£7.99 - £119.99
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
Malus Evereste

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20% off

Malus 'Evereste'
£27.83 - £109.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall Delivered by mid-December
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Malus John Downie

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20% off

Malus 'John Downie'
£27.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m 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 | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Narcissus for naturalising
Narcissus mixed for naturalising
£99.99 £59.99
20kg bag available to order from summer
Malus Sun Rival
Malus 'Sun Rival'
£59.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Malus Butterball

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20% off

Malus 'Butterball'
£27.99 - £164.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')

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20% off

Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
£35.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m 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 | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Paeonia × suffruticosa Xue Ta
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Xue Ta'
£59.99 - £119.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 Litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
£39.99 - £59.99
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
almond Sultane
almond Sultane
£33.59 - £59.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | Mont Clare root stock 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Jonagold
apple 'Jonagold'
£59.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sarah's Chelsea pink & lavender combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & lavender combination'
£71.96 £61.96
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
Persian wallflower collection
Persian wallflower collection
£30.99 - £61.98
1 × collection | 30 plants available to order from spring
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 plants available to order from spring
Narcissus - up to 6 months of daffodils
Up to 6 months of daffodils
£30.89 - £62.60
1 × collection | 60 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 180 bulbs available to order from summer
Ligustrum ovalifolium

20% off

Ligustrum ovalifolium
£19.99 - £127.98
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
Rosa canina

20% off

Rosa canina
£63.99 - £127.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall Delivered by mid-December
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall Delivered by mid-December
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmpl')
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmspl')
£63.99 - £169.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Acer palmatum Ōsakazuki

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Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'
£64.99 - £149.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.0m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall | grafted available to order from spring
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from spring
Sarah's Chelsea pink & lavender combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & lavender combination'
£76.96 £66.96
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia

20% off

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
£35.99 - £69.99
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)
Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia

20% off

Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
£35.99 - £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
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Viburnum × carlcephalum

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Viburnum × carlcephalum
£99.99 £69.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
almond Robijn
almond 'Robijn'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | Mont Clare root stock 1.2m available to order from spring
Malus Montreal Beauty
Malus 'Montreal Beauty'
£31.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Malus × robusta Dolgo
Malus × robusta 'Dolgo'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman

20% off

Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
£31.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Naturalising bulb collection
Naturalising bulb collection
£32.32 - £70.59
1 × collection | 110 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 330 bulbs available to order from summer
apple Bountiful

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apple 'Bountiful'
£43.99 - £73.49
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
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
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Youngii
Betula pendula subsp. pendula 'Youngii'
£74.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Sibirica
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
£9.99 - £74.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Magnolia Sunrise
Magnolia 'Sunrise'
£75.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen collection (3 varieties)

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hellebore double Ellen collection
£38.99 - £77.98
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)

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Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)
£29.92 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7 litre pot | 40cm tall available to order from spring
Cornus controversa Variegata
Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
£79.99 - £139.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis Sunburst
Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Sunburst'
£79.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Prunus cerasifera Nigra

20% off

Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'
£31.99 - £119.99
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 available to order from spring
Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer

20% off

Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'
£35.99 - £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 available to order from spring
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
£79.99 - £99.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
£31.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus commixta Embley
Sorbus commixta 'Embley'
£43.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
apple James Grieve

20% off

apple 'James Grieve'
£31.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 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 | 1.2m available to order from spring
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Discovery

20% off

apple 'Discovery'
£28.79 - £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)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from spring
Philadelphus Minnesota Snowflake
Philadelphus 'Minnesota Snowflake'
£79.99
7.5 litre pot available to order from spring
Prunus Umineko
Prunus 'Umineko'
£31.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
£31.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
£79.99 - £129.99
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula papyrifera

20% off

Betula papyrifera
£28.79 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Citrus × microcarpa
calamondin orange
£79.99 - £114.98
19cm pot | 60cm tall available to order from winter
with terracotta ruffle pot available to order from winter
apple Cox's Orange Pippin self fertile

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apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' self fertile
£27.99 - £149.99
bare root | M27 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
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)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Red Windsor

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apple 'Red Windsor'
£31.99 - £149.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | M27 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m available to order from spring
apple Bramley 20

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apple 'Bramley 20'
£28.79 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M27 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Trinity

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apple 'Trinity'
£59.99 - £83.99
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)
apple Herefordshire Russet (PBR)

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apple 'Herefordshire Russet' (PBR)
£27.99 - £149.99
bare root | M26 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)
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)
apple Laxton's Superb

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apple 'Laxton's Superb'
£31.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
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
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
apple Christmas Pippin (PBR)

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apple 'Christmas Pippin' (PBR)
£39.19 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
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)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')

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apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
£87.49 - £149.99
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporum tobira
£89.99
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from spring
Prunus serrula

20% off

Prunus serrula
£31.99 - £159.99
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)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall | multistem available to order from spring
Crataegus × media Plena

20% off

Crataegus × media 'Plena'
£31.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
Hydrangea quercifolia
Hydrangea quercifolia
£89.99
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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