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)
Hosta 'Frosted Jade'
Plantain Iily, Funkia
Hosta 'Ginko Craig'
Plantain Iily, Funkia
Hosta 'Gold Standard'
Plantain Iily, Funkia
Hosta 'Honeybells'
Plantain Iily, Funkia
Hosta 'Kingfisher'
Plantain Iily, Funkia
Hosta 'Krossa Regal'
Plantain Iily, Funkia
Hosta 'Sharmon'
Plantain Iily, Funkia
Hosta 'So Sweet'
Plantain lily, Funkia
Hosta 'Whirlwind'
Plantain Iily, Funkia
Hosta crispula
Plantain Iily, Funkia
Hosta fortunei var. albopicta
The Chelsea hosta, Renge-Giboshi, Fortune's hosta
Hosta fortunei var. albopicta f. aurea
Renge-Giboshi, Fortune's hosta, The Chelsea hosta
Hosta gracillima
Hime Iwa Giboshi, Small rock hosta
Hosta kikutii var. kikutii
Hyuga giboshi, Crane-beaked hosta
Hosta lancifolia
Narrow leaved plantain lily, Narrow leaved hosta, Lance leaf hosta
Hosta longissima
Mizu giboshi, Slender leaf hosta
Hosta plantaginea
August lily, Maruba, Fragrant plantain lily, Hairpin hosta, Tama-no-kanzashi, Yu-san
Hosta plantaginea var. japonica
August lily, Maruba, Fragrant plantain lily, Hairpin hosta, Tama-no-kanzashi, Yu-san
Hosta rohdeifolia
Plantain lily, Funkia
Hosta sieboldiana
Siebold hosta
Hosta sieboldii var. sieboldii
Siebold hosta
Hosta tsushimensis
Tsushima giboshi
Hosta undulata
Wavey leafed Plantain lily, Suji-giboshi
Hosta undulata var. albomarginata
Wavey leafed Plantain lily, Suji-giboshi
Hosta undulata var. erromena
Wavey leafed Plantain lily, Suji-giboshi
Hosta undulata var. univittata
Wavey leafed Plantain lily, Suji-giboshi
Hydrangea anomala
Climbing hydrangea
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris 'Summer Snow'
Climbing hydrangea
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris var. cordifolia
Climbing hydrangea
Hydrangea anomola subsp. petiolaris 'Miranda'
Climbing hydrangea
Hypericum 'Little Misstery'
St John's wort
Hypericum 'Rowallane'
St John's wort, St Peter's wort
Hypericum aegypticum
Egyptian St John's wort
Hypericum androsaemum
Common tutsan, Sweet amber, Tutsan, Bible leaf
Hypericum androsaemum 'Albury Purple'
Common tutsan, Sweet amber, Tutsan, Bible leaf
Hypericum androsaemum f. variegatum 'Mrs Gladis Brabazon'
Common tutsan, Sweet amber, Tutsan, Bible leaf
Hypericum calycinum
Rose of Sharon, St John's wort, Aaron's beard
Hypericum cerastioides
Cerastium like St John's wort
Hypericum forrestii
Forrest's St John's wort
Hypericum kouytchense
Kweichow St john's wort
Hypericum lancasteri
Lancaster's St John's wort
Hypericum olympicum
Dwarf St John's wort, Olympic St John's wort
Hypericum olympicum f. uniflorum
Dwarf St John's wort, Olympic St John's wort
Hypericum olympicum f. uniflorum 'Citrinum'
Dwarf St John's wort, Olympic St John's wort
Hypericum patulum
Goldencup St John's wort
Hypericum pseudohenryi
Irish tutsan
Hypericum stellulatum
Star flowered tutsan
Hypericum x dummeri 'Peter Dummer'
Dummer's tutsan