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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Tulip (Division 15) Miscellaneous group (2)
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April (26)
May (48)
June (8)
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September (21)
October (14)
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July (8)
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October (3)
November (1)
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Other cooking vegetables (2)
Root vegetables (2)
Salad vegetables (3)

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Ready made borders

Ready-made border Autumn colour (4)
Ready-made border Blue and silver (1)
Ready-made border Brilliant orange (2)
Ready-made border Budget (3)
Ready-made border Chalky soil (2)
Ready-made border Clay soil (5)
Ready-made border Cool grasses and hot exotics (3)
Ready-made border Cool shade (1)
Ready-made border Cottage garden scheme (5)
Ready-made border Dry Mediterranean (1)
Ready-made border Early colour (1)
Ready-made border Fiery summer (1)
Ready-made border Gravel garden (1)
Ready-made border Keep it cool (1)
Ready-made border Lush shade (2)
Ready-made border Planting the woodland edge (3)
Ready-made border Red summer (1)
Ready-made border Sandy soil (1)
Ready-made border Scented garden (2)
Ready-made border Soothing green and white (3)
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Ready-made border Steamy jungle (2)
Ready-made border Summer savanna (1)
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Planting combinations

Astrantia and Dryopteris plant combination (1)
Attracting wildlife seed combination (2)
Bold foliage for shade plant combination (1)
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Dry sun plant combination (1)
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Green and white plant combination (1)
Heliopsis and Miscanthus plant combination (1)
Henry Agg Dog friendly plants (3)
Less is more plant combination (1)
Low maintenance gems plant combination (2)
Pinks and purple dry shade plant combination (1)
Pinks and purples plant combination (1)
Red and orange plant combination (1)
Rich tones slug resistant plant combination (1)
Shade lovers plant combination (1)
Shady chalk plant combination (1)
Shady lady plant combination (2)
Slug resistant plant combination (1)
Sunny clay plant combination (1)
The Highgrove Hosta Collection (1)
The Highgrove Kitchen Garden Collection (2)
Tiarella and Brunnera plant combination (3)
Vibrant colour seed combination (3)
White flowering seed combination (7)
Year round groundcover plant combination (1)

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Hardy

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Semi (112)
Yes (497)

Leaf colour

Blue (16)
Bronze (5)
Green (570)
Purple (12)
Red (7)
Silver (7)
Variegated (31)
Yellow (8)

Ground cover

No (337)
Yes (98)

Position

Arches & pergolas (35)
Back of border (134)
Bottom of hedges (38)
Conservatories (12)
Covering eyesores (33)
Front of border (156)
Middle of border (245)
Next to a patio (76)
Next to a pond (31)
Next to an entrance (142)
Next to seating areas (154)
Steep banks (72)
Through hedges (37)
Walls & fences (102)

Shape

Ball (4)
Bushy (7)
Fountain (10)
Hummock (1)
Lollipop (1)
Pyramid (2)
Spreading (5)
Weeping (4)

Soil moisture

Damp (49)
Dry/Sandy (139)
Normal (614)
Red (1)

Used at Chelsea

2001 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (7)
2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (11)
2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (12)
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2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (8)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (4)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (9)
2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (7)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (7)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (11)
2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (4)
2015 - Dan Pearson - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (7)
2016 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (1)
2016 - Jekka McVicar - St John's Hospice (2)
2017 - James Basson - M & G (1)
2018 - Sarah Price - M & G (1)
2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (11)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (6)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (10)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (12)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (11)
2024 - Tom Stuart-Smith - National Garden Scheme (8)
2024 - Ula Maria - Muscular Dystrophy (8)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

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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

New

nectarine 'Lord Napier'

£39.99 - £119.99

bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December

7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from spring

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

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1

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

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

plum 'Jubilaeum'

£34.99 - £169.99

12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks

bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring

12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring

bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring

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

plum 'Victoria'

£27.99 - £124.99

bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December

12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks

bare root | Pixy root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring

9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1 - 1.5m available to order from spring

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

Polygonatum × hybridum

£12.99 - £39.99

2 litre pot shipped within 1 week

9cm pot available to order from spring

3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring

6 × 9cm pots available to order from spring

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 12

20% off

Primula vulgaris

£2.39 - £34.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

approx 30 seeds available to order from spring

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 10

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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

20% off

Prunus 'Tai-haku'

£39.99 - £103.99

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

Prunus 'The Bride'

£39.99 - £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 | top worked at 45cm available to order from spring

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2

Prunus 'Ukon'

£39.99 - £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

0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 2.0 5 1

20% off

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

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4

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

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

20% off

Sarcococca confusa

£7.99 - £55.99

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

4.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9cm pot available to order from spring

3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 28

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

Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

£39.99 - £79.99

bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December

9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring

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

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Up to 60%

Cyclamen hederifolium

£2.60 - £35.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × corms available to order from summer

9 × corms available to order from summer

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Overdam'

£9.99 - £49.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot sold out

3 × 2 litre pots sold out

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