Coastal garden - chalky soil
Chalky soils are alkaline, free draining and poor at holding on to nutrients. The soil may appear stony, and can get very dry in the summer^. Fortunately some plants just love those conditions. It's best to start with smaller plants rather than mature ones as they will establish better. Dig in compost or manure to enrich the soil and add a "mulch" of bark after planting to keep the moisture in.
Coast windbreak 1 - shrubs exposed to sea wind, chalk
88 plants
Coast windbreak 1 - trees exposed to sea wind, chalk
38 plants
Coast windbreak 2 - shrubs, chalk
241 plants
Coast windbreak 2 - trees & conifers, chalk
201 plants
Coastal - bamboos, chalky soil
13 plants
Coastal - climbers, chalky soil
121 plants
Coastal - evergreens, chalky soil
1198 plants
Coastal - feature plants, chalky soil
231 plants
Coastal - ferns & grasses, chalky soil
81 plants
Coastal - flowers for autumn, chalky soil
718 plants
Coastal - flowers for spring, chalky soil
468 plants
Coastal - flowers for summer, chalk
1023 plants
Coastal - flowers for winter, chalky soil
3 plants
Coastal - fruit, chalky soil
6 plants
Coastal - groundcover, chalky soil
779 plants
Coastal - low maintenance & drought resistant, chalky soil
27 plants
Coastal - palms, chalky soil
2 plants
Coastal - shrubs, chalky soil
953 plants
All plants (3108)
Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii Adonis Blue = 'Adokeep'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii Nanho White = 'Monite'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Campanula carpatica
Carpathian bellflower, Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell
Campanula carpatica 'Blaue Clips'
Carpathian bellflower, Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell
Campanula portenschlagiana
Dalmation Wall harebell
Campanula portenschlagiana
Dalmation bellflower, Wall harebell
Campanula portenschlagiana 'Catharina'
Dalmation bellflower, Wall harebell
Campanula poscharskyana
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana 'Stella'
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Campanula punctata
Spotted bellflower
Ceanothus 'Autumnal Blue'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens
Creeping blue blossom, Blue blossom, Blue brush
Ceratostigma willmottianum
Chinese plumbago, Leadwort
Choisya ternata Sundance = 'Lich'
Mexican orange blossom
Cistus salviifolius
Sage leaf rock rose
Cistus x argenteus 'Silver Pink'
Rock rose, Sun rose
Cistus x hybridus
Hybrid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x hybridus Little Miss Sunshine = 'Dunnecis'
Hybrid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x pulverulentus
Powdered rock rose
Cistus x pulverulentus 'Sunset'
Powdered rock rose
Cistus x purpureus
Purple cistus, Orchid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x purpureus 'Alan Fradd'
Purple cistus, Orchid rock rose
Clematis montana
Mountain clematis
Clematis montana
Mountain clematis
Clematis montana var. grandiflora
Mountain clematis
Clematis montana var. rubens
Mountain clematis
Clematis montana var. rubens 'Tetrarose'
Mountain clematis
Convolvulus cneorum
Silverbush, Bush morning glory
Cordyline 'Can Can'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline 'Red Star'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline australis
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline Pink Passion = 'Seipin'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Coreopsis 'Calypso'
Large flowered tickseed, Lance coreopsis
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Presto'
Large flowered tickseed, Lance coreopsis
Coreopsis Solanna Golden Sphere
Tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
Pot o' gold, Moonbeam tickseed, Threadleaf coreopsis, Whorled tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'
Pot o' gold, Moonbeam tickseed, Threadleaf coreopsis, Whorled tickseed
Cortaderia selloana
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Splendid Star'
Pampas grass, Sellow's Pampas grass
Cosmos atrosanguineus Chocamocha = 'Thomocha'
Chocolate cosmos
Cotoneaster franchetii
Franchett's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lacteus
Parney cotoneaster, Red clusterberry
Crocosmia 'Emberglow'
Golden montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'
Hybrid crocosmia