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.

Quick growing
Ground cover
Weigela Nana Variegata
Weigela 'Nana Variegata'
£74.99
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
£39.99 - £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)
Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
£44.99 - £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
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 Montreal Beauty
Malus 'Montreal Beauty'
£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
Sarah's Chelsea pink & silver combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & silver combination'
£68.96
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula papyrifera

20% off

Betula papyrifera
£28.79 - £63.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Naturalising bulb collection
Naturalising bulb collection
£27.77 - £63.82
1 × collection | 110 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 330 bulbs available to order from summer
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Youngii

20% off

Betula pendula subsp. pendula 'Youngii'
£74.99 £59.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus Sun Rival
Malus 'Sun Rival'
£59.99 - £164.99
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)
apple Jonagold
apple 'Jonagold'
£59.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
£49.99 - £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
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')

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Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
£44.99 - £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
almond Sultane
almond Sultane
£41.99 - £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
Malus John Downie

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Malus 'John Downie'
£34.99 - £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
Cornus alba Sibirica

20% off

Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
£7.99 - £59.99
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)
Malus Evereste

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Malus 'Evereste'
£34.79 - £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
plum Mirabelle Countess
plum 'Mirabelle Countess'
£59.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Malus Butterball

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Malus 'Butterball'
£34.99 - £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
peach Saturne

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peach 'Saturne'
£49.99 - £149.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from spring
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Sarah's Chelsea lavender susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender susan combination'
£56.96 - £140.89
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'
£56.96 - £140.89
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
11 plants available to order from spring
apple Red Ellison
apple 'Red Ellison'
£44.99 - £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 Greensleeves (PBR)
apple 'Greensleeves' (PBR)
£29.99 - £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 Pinova
apple 'Pinova' (PBR)
£34.99 - £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
Malus × zumi Golden Hornet

New

Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'
£39.99 - £119.99
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
apple Charles Ross
apple 'Charles Ross'
£29.99 - £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)
Prunus Weeping Yoshino
Prunus 'Weeping Yoshino'
£54.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£54.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
medlar Westerveld
medlar 'Westerveld'
£34.99 - £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 Lord Derby
apple 'Lord Derby'
£39.99 - £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
Sarah's Chelsea daisy susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'daisy susan combination'
£54.96 - £134.89
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
11 plants available to order from spring
Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection

New

10% off

Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection
£26.78 - £53.55
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa') (PBR)
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa')
£52.99 - £169.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Narcissus - up to 6 months of daffodils
Up to 6 months of daffodils
£25.89 - £52.60
1 × collection | 60 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 180 bulbs available to order from summer
Cutting garden dahlia collection

New

10% off

Cutting garden dahlia collection
£26.06 - £52.11
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
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)
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
Narcissus for naturalising
Narcissus mixed for naturalising
£99.99 £50.00
20kg bag available to order from summer
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

New

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

New

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

New

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

New

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

New

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 In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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

New

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

New

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

New

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
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
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
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
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)

New

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
Lucy Willcox’s bulb collection

New

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
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97 £46.77
1 × collection | 3 plants 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
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)

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