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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Viburnum tinus 25-30cm Tall 2 Litre
Viburnum tinus is an evergreen shrub valued for its dense, glossy foliage and clusters of small, fragrant flowers that appear in late winter to ear...
View full detailsVinca minor 'Bowles's Variety' 2 Litre
Vinca minor 'Bowles's Variety' is a vigorous evergreen groundcover perennial with glossy dark green leaves and clear violet-blue flowers in spring....
View full detailsVinca minor 2 Litre
Vinca minor, commonly known as Lesser Periwinkle, is a dependable evergreen groundcover celebrated for its glossy green leaves and charming star-sh...
View full detailsVinca minor f. Alba (9cm)
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Vinca minor f. Alba, also known as White Periwinkle or White Vinca, is a charming ground cover plant that features beautiful white flowers and glos...
View full detailsVinca Variegated 'Golden Blue' 9cm
Vinca minor 'Golden Blue' is a striking evergreen groundcover featuring glossy green leaves edged with creamy-golden variegation and bright blue-vi...
View full detailsVirginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia 'Engelmannii' (2 Litres)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia 'Engelmannii,' commonly known as Virginia Creeper, is a vigorous and deciduous climbing vine that adds a touch of beaut...
View full detailsWarm Wishes Hybrid Tea Rose 4.5 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Warm Wishes is a hybrid tea rose with individual flowers that stand out in a rose border, with apricot blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny,...
View full detailsWedding Day Rambler Climbing Rose 5 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Wedding Day is a rose for training over a suitable wall, fence or support, with white blooms. Its main flowering display arrives in early summer.A ...
View full detailsWhite Diamond Standard Rose 10 Litre
White Diamond is a standard rose, grown with a raised crown of flowers, with white blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared plant...
View full detailsWhite Meilove Floribunda Rose 4.5 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
White Meilove is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with white blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting p...
View full detailsWildeve David Austin Fragrant Rose 6 Litre
Wildeve is an English rose bred by David Austin, with soft pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting position. Doubl...
View full detailsWildfire Patio Rose 3.5 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Wildfire is a compact patio rose for smaller planting spaces, with orange/yellow blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared plantin...
View full detailsWilliam and Catherine David Austin Fragrant Rose 6 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
William and Catherine is an English rose bred by David Austin, with white blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting posit...
View full detailsWinter Jasmine | Jasminum nudiflorum (2 Litre, 4 Canes)
5.0 / 5.0
4 Reviews
A deciduous wall shrub with bright yellow, unscented flowers on bare green stems in winter and early spring. It can be trained up a support or allo...
View full detailsWinter Jasmine | Jasminum nudiflorum (3 Litre)
Winter Jasmine is a deciduous wall shrub with bright yellow, unscented flowers on bare green stems in winter and early spring. Its long, arching br...
View full detailsWollerton Old Hall David Austin Fragrant Climbing Rose 6 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Wollerton Old Hall is a rose for training over a suitable wall, fence or support, with apricot blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-pr...
View full detailsYellow Meilove Floribunda Rose 4.5 Litre
Yellow Meilove is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with yellow 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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