Plants for Clay Soil
Find plants for heavier garden soil, including Hydrangea, Viburnum, hostas, daylilies and other suitable perennials. Choose for your light and drainage as well as the soil texture.

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Apple 'Brambley Seedling' 10 Litre
Apple ‘Bramley Seedling’ (10 Litre) The Apple ‘Bramley Seedling’ is the most famous cooking apple variety, originating in England in the early 19...
View full detailsApple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' - Self Fertile 10 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
The Apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' is a quintessential English dessert apple, revered for its delightful flavor, aromatic qualities, and fine, crisp t...
View full detailsApple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' 10 Litre
Apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' is a celebrated dessert apple with aromatic, richly flavoured fruit and attractive spring blossom. This two-year bush t...
View full detailsApple 'Elstar' 10 Litre
Apple 'Elstar' produces crisp, juicy dessert apples with a balanced sweet-sharp flavour and an attractive red flush. Spring blossom is followed by ...
View full detailsApple 'Gala' 10 Litre
Apple 'Gala' is a popular dessert variety producing sweet, crisp and juicy apples with red-striped skin. Its pink-white spring blossom is followed ...
View full detailsApple 'Golden Delicious' 10 Litre
Apple ‘Golden Delicious’ The Apple ‘Golden Delicious’ is a highly popular and versatile apple variety, originally discovered in the United States i...
View full detailsApple 'Grenadier' 10 Litre
Apple 'Grenadier' is a reliable early-season cooking apple valued for its sharp flavour and soft texture when cooked. It bears attractive spring bl...
View full detailsApple 'James Grieve' 10 Litre
Apple 'James Grieve' is a dependable dual-purpose variety producing juicy, tangy fruit that sweetens as it ripens. Pink-white spring blossom is fol...
View full detailsApple 'James Grieve' 2 Year Bush
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Apple 'James Grieve' is a popular and versatile apple tree variety that is prized for its exceptional flavor and attractive appearance. This two-ye...
View full detailsAquarell Hybrid Tea Rose 4.5 Litre
Aquarell is a hybrid tea rose with individual flowers that stand out in a rose border, with pale yellow blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny...
View full detailsAquilegia Spring Magic Navy and White
Aquilegia or Columbines are wonderful plants that flower from spring into summer. Perfect for the front of a herbaceous border and won't get too ta...
View full detailsAquilegia Spring Magic Rose and Ivory
Aquilegia or Columbines are wonderful plants that flower from spring into summer. Perfect for the front of a herbaceous border and won't get too ta...
View full detailsAquilegia Spring Magic White 9cm
Summer flowering alpine.Pot size: 9cm
Arthur Bell Climbing Rose 5 Litre
Arthur Bell is a rose for training over a suitable wall, fence or support, with yellow blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared p...
View full detailsArthur Bell Floribunda Rose 3.5 Litre
Arthur Bell is a floribunda rose with yellow blooms. Clusters of cheerful yellow flowers on a bushy rose.Why we like it Clusters of cheerful yellow...
View full detailsArthur Bell Standard Rose 10 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Arthur Bell is a standard rose, grown with a raised crown of flowers, with yellow blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planti...
View full detailsAster 'Little Carlow' (2 Litre)
Aster 'Little Carlow' is a charming and compact perennial plant that adds a splash of color and beauty to garden landscapes. This variety of Aster ...
View full detailsAster 'Little Carlow' 2L
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Aster 'Little Carlow' is a beautiful and popular herbaceous perennial known for its charming blue-violet daisy-like flowers that bloom in late summ...
View full detailsAster Novi-Belgii 'Snow Cushion' (2 Litre)
Aster novi-belgii 'Snow Cushion' is an exquisite and charming perennial cultivar celebrated for its compact growth habit and profusion of pure whit...
View full detailsAstrantia m. 'Magical Red' 2L
Astrantia 'Magical Red' is a compact, clump-forming perennial producing rich burgundy-red pincushion flowers on slender stems above attractive divi...
View full detailsAstrantia major 'Moulin Rouge' 2L
Astrantia major 'Moulin Rouge' is a striking perennial that features dark, velvety-red blooms with a hint of burgundy, making it a favorite for cot...
View full detailsAucuba Japonica Variegata | Variegated Japanese Laurel (2 Litre)
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' is a captivating evergreen shrub celebrated for its striking and attractive variegated foliage. Belonging to the Garrya...
View full detailsBantry Bay Climbing Rose 4.5 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Bantry Bay is a rose for training over a suitable wall, fence or support, with pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared plan...
View full detailsBathsheba David Austin Fragrant Climbing Rose 6 Litre
Bathsheba is a rose for training over a suitable wall, fence or support, with apricot blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared pl...
View full detailsWork with your clay soil
Clay holds moisture and nutrients, but its drainage and workability vary. Hydrangeas and Viburnum offer shrub options, while hostas, Bergenia, Astrantia and daylilies bring foliage or flowers to suitable sites. Choose each plant for sun or shade and avoid treating clay as a single set of conditions. Soil that stays saturated needs a different approach from heavy soil that drains between showers. Improve soil structure where appropriate and avoid trampling or digging when it is very wet. Our team can help interpret your garden photos and choose for the actual conditions.
Notice how long water remains after rain. Clay-tolerant does not automatically mean tolerant of standing water.
Avoid working saturated soil. Prepare a broad planting area and discuss suitable organic matter with our team.
Hostas and hydrangeas have different needs from sunny-border daylilies. Check the individual variety.
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