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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Port Sunlight David Austin Fragrant Rose 6 Litre
Port Sunlight is an English rose bred by David Austin, with apricot blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting position. D...
View full detailsPotentilla fruticosa 'Lovely Pink' 3 Litre
Potentilla fruticosa 'Lovely Pink' is a compact deciduous shrub producing masses of soft pink, saucer-shaped flowers over a long season. Its neat h...
View full detailsPoustinia Floribunda Rose 4.5 Litre
Poustinia is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with cream blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting posit...
View full detailsPrecious Amber Floribunda Rose 3.5 Litre
Precious Amber is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with orange blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting...
View full detailsPrecious Gold Floribunda Rose 3 Litre
Precious Gold is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with yellow - blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared plantin...
View full detailsPrecious Love Floribunda Rose 3.5 Litre
Precious Love is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with orange/red blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared plant...
View full detailsPrecious Ruby Floribunda Rose 3.5 Litre
Precious Ruby is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with red blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting pos...
View full detailsPrincess Alexandra of Kent David Austin Fragrant Rose 6 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
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Princess Alexandra of Kent is an English rose bred by David Austin, with deep pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared plant...
View full detailsPrincess Anne David Austin Fragrant Rose 6 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
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Princess Anne is an English rose bred by David Austin, with pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting position. Its ...
View full detailsPrunus 'Shogetsu' ('Oku-miyako') | Japanese Flowering Cherry
Prunus 'Shogetsu', also known as 'Oku-miyako' or Blushing Bride, is an elegant Japanese flowering cherry with broad, spreading branches. Large hang...
View full detailsPrunus avium 'Plena' | Double-Flowered Wild Cherry
Prunus avium 'Plena' is a magnificent double-flowered wild cherry, producing clouds of pure white blossom in mid to late spring. Its broad, spreadi...
View full detailsPrunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia' | Cherry Laurel 60-80 3 Litre
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia', commonly known as cherry laurel, is a robust evergreen shrub that provides year-round lush greenery. With its g...
View full detailsPrunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia Trough | Cherry Laurel (110 Litre Trough 100 x 300cm)
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia', commonly known as cherry laurel, is a robust evergreen shrub that provides year-round lush greenery. With its g...
View full detailsPrunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia | Cherry Laurel 80-100cm 10 Litre
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia', commonly known as cherry laurel, is a robust evergreen shrub that provides year-round lush greenery. With its g...
View full detailsPrunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia' Trough | Portuguese Laurel (110 Litre Trough 100 x 180cm)
Perfect for instant privacy. These would be perfect for surrounding a patio area. Dense, bushy, evergreen shrub with large glossy, dark green leave...
View full detailsPrunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia' | Portuguese Laurel (2 Litre | 30-40cm)
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Portuguese Laurel, scientifically known as Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia,' is an elegant evergreen shrub celebrated for its slender, dark green l...
View full detailsPrunus nipponica 'Brilliant' 3 Litre
Prunus nipponica 'Brilliant' is a compact Japanese alpine cherry valued for its delicate pale pink spring blossom and attractive seasonal foliage. ...
View full detailsPrunus serrula - Tibetan cherry (10 Litre)
Prunus serrula is a magnificent tree for year round interest with its eye-catching polished, tactile bark. The smooth, mahogany bark peels in trans...
View full detailsPrunus serrulata 'Royal Burgundy'
'Royal Burgundy' is one of the best purple leaved cherries, medium sized slightly spreading, deciduous tree, valued for its striking colour, lovely...
View full detailsPrunus serrulata 'Shirofugen' - 10 Litre
Pink buds cover the branches in spring, opening up into fragrant, large double white blooms which fade to pink with age. The young bronze foliage t...
View full detailsPrunus serrulata Amanogawa Japanese Flowering Cherry Tree (10 Litre)
Prunus serrulata Amanogawa is a slow-growing deciduous tree with a narrow, columnar crown.The young leaves are bronze-coloured; they turn to mid-gr...
View full detailsPrunus serrulata Kanzan | Cherry Blossom Tree (10 Litre)
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
This is one of the most popular double flowering cherry trees available. In spring the tree is laden with large double, deep pink flowers shortly b...
View full detailsPrunus serrulata Kiku-Shidare-Zakura (10 Litre)
Prunus can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs with showy flowers in spring, and often good autumn foliage colour. Some have edible fruit in ...
View full detailsQueen Bee Floribunda Rose 3.5 Litre
Queen Bee is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with orange/pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting...
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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