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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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Agapanthus and flared pot combination
Agapanthus africanus & pot combination
£79.98
Allium Mont Blanc
Allium 'Mont Blanc'
£6.99 - £18.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Purple Rain
Allium 'Purple Rain'
£5.99 - £11.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 52
Allium hollandicum Purple Sensation
Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
£6.79 - £109.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
150 × bulbs Delivered during September
250 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 52
Allium schubertii
Allium schubertii
£11.99 - £21.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Allium siculum
Allium siculum
£12.99 - £30.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 9
Allium sphaerocephalon
Allium sphaerocephalon
£3.99 - £79.99
25 × bulbs Delivered during October
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
1000 × bulbs Delivered during October
2 litre pot | 7 per pot available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 31
Allium stipitatum Mount Everest
Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'
£5.49 - £35.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Amethyst combination
Amethyst combination
£23.75
1 × combination | 24 bulbs Delivered during September
Asplenium scolopendrium

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Asplenium scolopendrium
£5.00 - £11.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 16
Award-winning old favourite daffodils and pot combination
Award-winning old favourite daffodils and pot combination
£92.94
Award-winning onion and shallot collection
Award-winning onion & shallot collection
£12.99
1 × collection | 112 sets available to order from winter
Award-winning onion collection
Award-winning onion collection
£12.95 - £25.90
1 × collection | 125 sets available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 375 sets available to order from winter
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection

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Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
£119.99 - £239.96
pot grown tree collection | 4 trees In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root tree collection | 4 trees available to order from autumn
Award-winning perfumed daffodil collection
Award-winning perfumed daffodil collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Buddleja globosa
Buddleja globosa
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Bulbs for pots - Blues and pinks
Bulbs for pots - Blues & pinks
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 37 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 124 bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
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 - 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
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
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Caryopteris x clandonensis Kew Blue
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Kew Blue'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherrycot Aprikyra
cherrycot 'Aprikyra' (Cherrycot Series)
£99.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
Chocolate orange container plant collection
Chocolate orange container plant collection
£20.98 - £41.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Cosmos bipinnatus Double Click Rose Bonbon (Double Click Series)
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Rose Bonbon' (Double Click Series)
£4.99
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos butterfly container plant collection
Cosmos butterfly container plant collection
£29.97 - £59.94
1 × bedding collection | 15 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 45 plants sold out
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus Vanguard
Crocus 'Vanguard'
£5.99 - £15.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Dahlia Ambition
Dahlia 'Ambition'
£5.49 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Dahlia American Dawn
Dahlia 'American Dawn'
£5.49 - £12.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Dahlia Black Narcissus
Dahlia 'Black Narcissus'
£5.49 - £14.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Famoso
Dahlia 'Famoso'
£5.49 - £19.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 × tubers | organic Unavailable
Dahlia Pepita Pink
Dahlia 'Pepita Pink'
£5.49 - £14.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Totally Tangerine
Dahlia 'Totally Tangerine'
£5.39 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
6 × tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Dahlia Wine Eyed Jill
Dahlia 'Wine Eyed Jill'
£5.79 - £12.75
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Wizard of Oz
Dahlia 'Wizard of Oz'
£5.49 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Evening sky pollinator mini-border collection

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Evening sky pollinator mini-border collection
£54.99 - £126.98
6 × 9cm plants sold out
with tall zinc doll pot - Ø46 × H50cm sold out
Ficus carica 'Bornholm'
fig 'Bornholm'
£22.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ficus carica Dalmatie

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fig 'Dalmatie'
£19.99 £13.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ficus carica Dauphine
fig 'Dauphine'
£19.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ficus carica 'Ronde de Bordeaux'
fig 'Ronde de Bordeaux'
£19.99 - £39.98
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Fritillaria persica
Fritillaria persica
£6.99 - £19.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Fritillaria persica Ivory Bells
Fritillaria persica 'Ivory Bells'
£11.99 - £34.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
£4.99 - £9.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during October
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Anna's Red ('Abcrd02') (PBR) (Frostkiss Series)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Anna's Red ('Abcrd02') (PBR)
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus niger Christmas Carol
Helleborus niger 'Christmas Carol'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Iris in an owl planter gift set
Iris in an owl planter gift set
£14.99
gift set Delivered during October
Jasminum nudiflorum

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Jasminum nudiflorum
£7.50 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
kale Redbor F1
kale 'Redbor' F1
£3.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lathyrus odoratus Charlie's Angel
Lathyrus odoratus 'Charlie's Angel'
£3.49
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star
Leucojum aestivum Gravetye Giant
Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'
£7.99 - £27.00
3 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
9 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection

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Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
£59.99 - £131.98
6 × 9cm plants sold out
with tall zinc doll pot - Ø46 × H50cm sold out
Malus × robusta Dolgo
Malus × robusta 'Dolgo'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
mint grow kit & lamb planter
mint grow kit & lamb planter
£11.99
gift set available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Multi-flowered daffodil collection
Multi-flowered daffodil collection
£18.27 - £36.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Muscari comosum
Muscari comosum
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Actaea
Narcissus 'Actaea'
£12.99 - £35.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Avalanche
Narcissus 'Avalanche'
£10.99 - £31.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Canaliculatus
Narcissus 'Canaliculatus'
£5.99 - £11.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Filly

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Narcissus 'Filly'
£9.99 - £29.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Geranium
Narcissus 'Geranium'
£10.98 - £21.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Ice King
Narcissus 'Ice King'
£11.99 - £23.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Lieke
Narcissus 'Lieke'
£4.99 - £12.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Silver Chimes
Narcissus 'Silver Chimes'
£11.50 - £30.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Starlight Sensation
Narcissus 'Starlight Sensation'
£9.49 - £27.00
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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Tresamble
Narcissus 'Tresamble'
£9.99 - £19.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus White Lion
Narcissus 'White Lion'
£10.99 - £32.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus papyraceus Ziva
Narcissus papyraceus 'Ziva'
£13.99 - £39.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus romieuxii Julia Jane
Narcissus romieuxii 'Julia Jane'
£8.99 - £25.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Native hedgerow collection
Native hedgerow collection
£159.99 - £399.94
75 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
225 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
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
Neapolitan tulip collection
Neapolitan tulip collection
£29.95 - £59.90
1 × collection | 28 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs Delivered during September
Nepeta and terracotta pot combination
Nepeta & terracotta pot combination
£166.96
Novelty hedgehog planter
Novelty hedgehog planter
£11.99
gift set Delivered during October
Oranges and lemons lily tulip collection
Oranges & lemons lily tulip collection
£23.95 - £47.91
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Outdoor metal bucket Alliums
Outdoor metal allium bucket
£19.99
gift set Delivered during October
Panicum capillare Sparkling Fountain
Panicum capillare 'Sparkling Fountain'
£3.89 - £17.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Frost
pansy 'Cool Wave Frost'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Morpho
pansy 'Cool Wave Morpho'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl
pansy 'Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Pink and purple container plant collection
Pink & purple container plant collection
£22.98 - £45.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Prunus Weeping Yoshino
Prunus 'Weeping Yoshino'
£54.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Raspberry ripple tulip collection
Raspberry ripple tulip collection
£37.95 - £75.90
1 × collection | 33 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 99 bulbs Delivered during September
Royal flush container plant collection
Royal flush container plant collection
£19.98 - £39.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Ruby amethyst container plant collection
Ruby amethyst container plant collection
£22.98 - £45.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sausage dog planter
Sausage dog planter
£12.99
gift set Delivered during October
Scabiosa atropurpurea Fata Morgana
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Fata Morgana'
£3.49
approx 75 seeds available to order from autumn
Seedballs wildlife collection
Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99
set of 6 In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Erysimum ( wallflower ) Sweetly fragrant collection
Sweetly fragrant wallflower collection
£22.99 - £45.98
1 × collection | 15 jumbo seedlings Delivered mid September
2+1 FREE collections 45 jumbo seedlings Delivered mid September
The bridesmaid container plant collection

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The bridesmaid container plant collection
£26.99 - £67.94
Easyplanter sold out
1 × bedding collection | 15 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 45 plants sold out
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 autumn
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from autumn
Trusted friend container plant collection

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Trusted friend container plant collection
£26.99 - £65.94
Easyplanter sold out
1 × bedding collection | 15 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 45 plants sold out
Tulipa Apricot Beauty
Tulipa 'Apricot Beauty'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Apricot Foxx
Tulipa 'Apricot Foxx'
£7.49 - £14.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
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