Alkaline/ Chalky Soil

The plants below require an alkaline soil to grow well. If you are unsure of the pH level of your soil then you will need to purchase a testing kit (available at most garden centres) The higher the pH the more alkaline the soil with pH 7 being neutral. Most alkaline soils range between pH 7.1 and 8. Unless otherwise specified these plants will be suitable for soil which lays anywhere within this range. For more information about soil pH please see the RHS website



Alchemilla epipsila Lady's Mantle

Alchemilla epipsila

Compact species with hairy leaves and masses of small green flowers from June-September. Ideal for softening the edge of a path/border. Grow in moist, fertile soil in sun/part shade. Less vigorous ...... more
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Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C.Buxton'

Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C.Buxton'

Perennial with lemon yellow daisies over finely cut green foliage from June-September. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Drought tolerant and attracts bees and butterflies. Compact, bushy habit. ...... more
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Anthemis tinctoria 'Sauce Hollandaise'

Anthemis tinctoria 'Sauce Hollandaise'

Lovely perennial with finely cut foliage and masses of pale cream daisies from June-September. Deadhead regularly to encourage more flowers. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Drought tolerant ...... more
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Asplenium scolopendrium Hart's Tongue Fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

Native evergreen fern with glossy, strap-shaped leaves. One of the few ferns which thrives in alkaline soil. Can be planted into crevices in walls. For fertile, moist, preferably neutral-alkaline ...... more
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Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustatum' Hart's Tongue Fern

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustatum'

Evergreen fern with strap-shaped fronds with crimped margins. One of the few ferns which thrives in alkaline soil. Can be planted into crevices in walls. For fertile, moist, preferably ...... more
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Aster 'Little Carlow' Michaelmas Daisy

Aster 'Little Carlow'

A superb perennial for autumn colour with violet-blue daisies to 2cm (3/4 inch) with a yellow centre from September-October. Grow in moist, well drained soil in sun/ part shade. Excellent cut flower ...... more
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Michaelmas Daisy

Aster amellus 'Rosa Erfüllung'

Large soft pink flowers from August-November. 60 cms (2 feet).
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Aster ericoides 'Erlkönig' Michaelmas Daisy

Aster ericoides 'Erlkönig'

Clouds of small pale purple daisies from September to November. Superb cut flower. Cut hard back in early summer so plants are not too leggy come flowering time. For fairly fertile, well drained soil ...... more
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Michaelmas Daisy

Aster amellus 'King George'

Late flowering perennial with large violet-blue daisies to 5cm (2in) across from August-November. Grow in moist, well drained soil in full sun. Excellent cut flower and attracts Bees and Butterflies. ...... more
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Salad Burnet

Burnet (sanguisorba minor)

Native perennial herb usually found growing in grassland on chalky soil. The young cucumber-flavoured leaves can be used in salads and to flavour cold drinks. A source of vitamin A and D. Grow in ...... more
£1.50

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Chrysanthemum 'Suffolk Pink'

Chrysanthemum 'Suffolk Pink'

Strong, vigorous, hardy Chrysanth with deep magenta-pink flowers with a yellow centre in autumn. Masses of flowers for both cutting and leaving on the plant. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. ...... more
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Chrysanthemum 'Goldengreenheart'

Stunning cultivar with semi-double buttermilk-yellow flowers with a striking green centre from Oct-Nov. Superb cut flower, lasting for up to 3 weeks in a cool room. Likes moist, well drained soil but ...... more
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Clematis 'Arabella'

Semi-herbaceous clematis with open, rosy-purple flowers, to 8cm (3 ¼ in) across, from May-Sept. Ideal for a pot. Not self-clinging so needs to be tied in or allowed to scramble through shrubs/ other ...... more
£6.99

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Chinese Bearberry

Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'

A prostrate shrub, with the long near horizontal branches up to 6 feet long, rooting where they touch the ground, making excellent ground cover. The small glossy evergreen or semi-evergreen leaves ...... more
£7.50

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Slender Deutzia

Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko'

A low-growing flowering deciduous shrub with a neat habit useful in small gardens or used as a ground cover. Masses of brilliant white flowers in late April and early May on gently arching branches. ...... more
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Mandevilla sanderi 03/06/2013
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