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)
Lonicera periclymenum 'Sweet Sue'
Woodbine, Woodbine honesuckle
Lonicera pileata
Privet honeysuckle, Box honeysuckle, Royal carpet honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens f. sulphurea 'John Clayton'
Trumpet honeysuckle
Lonicera similis var. delavayi
Delavay's honeysuckle
Lonicera standishii var. lancifolia 'Budapest'
Winter honeysuckle
Lonicera syringantha
Lilac honeysuckle
Lonicera tragophylla
Chinese woodbine
Lonicera x americana
American honeysuckle
Lonicera x italica Harlequin = 'Sherlite'
Honeysuckle
Lonicera x purpusii
Winter beauty, Winter honeysuckle
Lonicera x purpusii
Winter beauty, Winter honeysuckle
Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty'
Winter beauty, Winter honeysuckle
Lythrum
Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria 'Blush'
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze'
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria 'Robert'
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria 'The Beacon'
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Lythrum virgatum
Slim leaf loosestrife
Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple'
Slim leaf loosestrife
Lythrum virgatum 'Rosy Gem'
Slim leaf loosestrife
Melica altissima
Melic grass, Siberian melic grass, Tall melic grass
Melica altissima 'Atropurpurea'
Purple melic grass, Purple Siberian melic
Melissa officinalis
Lemon balm, Balm, Bee balm, Honey plant, Sweet Mary
Melissa officinalis 'All Gold'
Lemon balm, Balm, Bee balm, Honey plant, Sweet Mary
Melissa officinalis 'Aurea'
Golden balm, Lemon balm, Balm, Bee balm, Honey plant, Sweet Mary
Mertensia ciliata
Mountain bluebell, Languid ladies
Mertensia virginica
Virginian cowslip, Roanoke bells, Virginia bluebell
Mimulus 'Highland Orange'
Monkey flower
Mimulus 'Highland Pink'
Monkey flower
Mimulus 'Highland Red'
Monkey flower
Mimulus 'Highland Yellow'
Monkey flower
Mimulus 'Magic Ivory'
Monkey flower
Mimulus 'Magic White Flame'
Monkey flower
Mimulus cardinalis
Monkey musk, Crimson Monkey flower
Mimulus luteus
Yellow monkey flower, Monkey musk
Miscanthus
Silver grass
Miscanthus 'Purpurascens'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Hermann Mussel'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Punktchen'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Sioux'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Yakushima Dwarf'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis Red Zenith = 'Robnith'
Chinese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis Sunlit Satin = 'Robtin'
Chinese silver grass
Muehlenbeckia
Wire vine, Wire plant
Muehlenbeckia complexa
Creeping wire vine, Australian ivy
Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas'
Dwarf catmint