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
Ground cover
Euphorbia amygdaloides Purpurea
Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre 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 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Red King
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Red King'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helleborus × hybridus Black

New

Helleborus × hybridus Black
£14.99 - £35.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen Pink
Helleborus × hybridus 'Double Ellen Pink'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
Mahonia × media Winter Sun
Mahonia × media 'Winter Sun'
£34.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Mahonia × media Charity
Mahonia × media 'Charity'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus europaeus Red Cascade
Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade'
£22.99 - £89.99
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)
Cornus collection
Cornus collection
£19.98
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Old masters tulip collection
Old masters tulip collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning snowdrop collection
Award-winning Snowdrop collection
£28.95 - £57.90
1 × collection | 35 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 105 bulbs Delivered during September
reticulata iris collection
Iris reticulata collection
£25.99 - £51.98
1 × collection | 75 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 225 bulbs Delivered during September
Naturalising bulb collection
Naturalising bulb collection
£45.45 - £90.90
1 × collection | 110 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 330 bulbs Delivered during September
Bulbs for pots - Creams and yellows
Bulbs for pots - Creams & yellows
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 27 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 74 bulbs Delivered during September
Bulbs for pots - Ice whites
Bulbs for pots - Ice whites
£40.75 - £81.50
1 × collection | 67 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 134 bulbs Delivered during September
Bulbs for pots - Rich blues
Bulbs for pots - Rich blues
£36.95 - £73.90
1 × collection | 107 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 224 bulbs Delivered during September
Bulbs for pots - Spring favourites
Bulbs for pots - Spring favourites
£36.95 - £69.95
1 × collection | 74 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 148 bulbs Delivered during September
Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillaria meleagris
£4.99 - £27.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
100 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Galanthus nivalis
Galanthus nivalis
£7.99 - £89.99
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 + 15 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
250 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
15 + 10 FREE bare roots | in the green available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus Tête-à-Tête
Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête'
£5.49 - £20.94
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
Tulipa La Belle Époque
Tulipa 'La Belle Époque'
£7.99 - £20.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Dainty daffodil collection
Dainty daffodil collection
£24.99 - £49.98
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Allium nigrum
Allium nigrum
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium schubertii
Allium schubertii
£11.99 - £21.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Helmar
Tulipa 'Helmar'
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning compact daffodils
Award-winning compact daffodil collection
£41.95 - £83.90
1 × collection | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 180 bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Pauline (Reticulata)
Iris 'Pauline' (Reticulata)
£7.99 - £25.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus Mount Hood
Narcissus 'Mount Hood'
£11.99 - £30.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Rijnveld's Early Sensation
Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'
£10.90 - £26.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Silver Chimes
Narcissus 'Silver Chimes'
£11.50 - £30.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Thalia
Narcissus 'Thalia'
£7.49 - £119.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
200 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Bulbs for pots - Red and plum
Bulbs for pots - Red & plum
£39.14 - £70.00
1 × collection | 49 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 98 bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus speciosus Albus
Crocus speciosus 'Albus'
£4.99 - £12.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Bulbs for pots - Peach and white
Bulbs for pots - Peach & white
£26.75 - £53.50
1 × collection | 34 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 88 bulbs Delivered during September
Lilium regale Album
Lilium regale 'Album'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Award-winning hardy cyclamen collection
Award-winning hardy cyclamen collection
£24.45 - £48.90
1 × collection | 3 corms Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 corms Delivered during September
Best white lilies collection
Best white lily collection
£13.95 - £27.90
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered during October
Crocus Mixed Colours
Crocus mixed colour collection
£12.99 - £139.99
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
90 × bulbs Delivered during September
500 × bulbs Delivered during September
Lilium Claude Shride
Lilium 'Claude Shride'
£5.49 - £10.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Paeonia Coral Charm
Paeonia 'Coral Charm'
£11.99 - £79.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Crocus Jeanne d'Arc
Crocus 'Jeanne d'Arc'
£7.99 - £22.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Galanthus S. Arnott
Galanthus 'S. Arnott'
£22.99 - £60.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Grand Soleil d'Or
Narcissus 'Grand Soleil d'Or'
£6.99 - £19.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Minnow
Narcissus 'Minnow'
£5.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Lilium Bright Diamond
Lilium 'Bright Diamond'
£3.99 - £7.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium martagon Arabian Night
Lilium martagon 'Arabian Night'
£6.99 - £13.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium regale
Lilium regale
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Paeonia lactiflora Sarah Bernhardt
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Eranthis hyemalis Cilicica Group
Eranthis hyemalis Cilicica Group
£6.99 - £23.97
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
Ipheion uniflorum Wisley Blue
Ipheion uniflorum 'Wisley Blue'
£4.99 - £9.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Frozen Planet
Iris 'Frozen Planet'
£8.99 - £23.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Painted Lady (Reticulata)
Iris 'Painted Lady' (Reticulata)
£6.99 - £18.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Pixie (Reticulata)
Iris 'Pixie' (Reticulata)
£8.99 - £24.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
Scilla forbesii Violet Beauty
Scilla forbesii 'Violet Beauty'
£4.99 - £12.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Eremurus Line Dance
Eremurus 'Line Dance'
£8.99 - £24.00
1 × tuber Delivered during October
3 × tubers Delivered during October
Lilium Anastasia
Lilium 'Anastasia'
£4.99 - £12.00
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium Easy Vanilla
Lilium 'Easy Vanilla'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium Easy Waltz
Lilium 'Easy Waltz'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium Pearl White
Lilium 'Pearl White'
£4.99 - £12.00
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium African Queen Group
Lilium African Queen Group
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Paeonia lactiflora Duchesse de Nemours
Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
£10.99 - £29.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
Crocus Ruby Giant
Crocus 'Ruby Giant'
£6.99 - £22.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
45 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Cyclamen coum
Cyclamen coum
£8.99 - £44.99
3 × corms Delivered during September
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 × corms Delivered during September
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Galanthus elwesii
Galanthus elwesii
£8.99 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Galanthus nivalis Viridapice
Galanthus nivalis 'Viridapice'
£19.99 - £55.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Lieke
Narcissus 'Lieke'
£4.99 - £12.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Martinette
Narcissus 'Martinette'
£5.99 - £11.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Spring Dawn
Narcissus 'Spring Dawn'
£9.99 - £28.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Yellow Cheerfulness
Narcissus 'Yellow Cheerfulness'
£8.99 - £26.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Sternbergia lutea
Sternbergia lutea
£9.99 - £28.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Paeonia Sebastian Maas
Paeonia 'Sebastian Maas'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia lactiflora Karl Rosenfield
Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Paeonia lactiflora Shirley Temple
Paeonia lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'
£8.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium unifolium
Allium unifolium
£9.99 - £27.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus sublimis Tricolor
Crocus sublimis 'Tricolor'
£6.99 - £18.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Flore Pleno
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Flore Pleno'
£9.99 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 + 10 FREE bare roots | in the green available to order from winter
Galanthus woronowii
Galanthus woronowii
£8.99 - £17.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Alida (Reticulata)
Iris 'Alida' (Reticulata)
£9.90 - £27.50
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Harmony (Reticulata)
Iris 'Harmony' (Reticulata)
£7.49 - £15.98
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus February Gold
Narcissus 'February Gold'
£7.99 - £119.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
200 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Galilee
Narcissus 'Galilee'
£7.99 - £22.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Nir (PBR)
Narcissus 'Nir' (PBR)
£7.99 - £21.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus cantabricus
Narcissus cantabricus
£6.99 - £18.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus papyraceus Ziva
Narcissus papyraceus 'Ziva'
£13.99 - £39.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Pinocchio
Tulipa 'Pinocchio'
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter
Crocosmia Lucifer
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
£5.99 - £39.99
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)
10 × corms available to order from winter
20 + 10 FREE corms available to order from winter
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Iris in an owl planter gift set
Iris in an owl planter gift set
£14.99
gift set Delivered during October
Novelty hedgehog planter
Novelty hedgehog planter
£11.99
gift set Delivered during October
Sausage dog planter
Sausage dog planter
£12.99
gift set Delivered during October
Dryopteris filix-mas
Dryopteris filix-mas
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
£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)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Dwarf Iris collection
Dwarf Iris collection
£34.99 - £69.98
1 × collection | 100 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 300 bulbs Delivered during September
Myosotis sylvatica Sylvia Blue
forget me not 'Sylvia Blue'
£13.49 - £26.99
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
Myosotis sylvatica Sylvia White
forget me not 'Sylvia White'
£16.49 - £32.99
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed
Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed
£13.98 - £27.99
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii
£29.99 - £139.99
1.5 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 1.5 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)

25% off

pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
£3.74 - £32.99
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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