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)
Euonymus japonicus
Spindle, Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Aureomarginatus'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Aureus'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Bravo'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Francien'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Green Rocket'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Kathy'
Variegated Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus Aureovariegatus'
Small leaved variegated Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus 'Ovatus Aureus'
Japanese spindle
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca = 'Lankveld03'
Japanese spindle
Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'
Wood spurge
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
Mrs Robb's bonnet, Robb's spurge, Wood spurge
Euphorbia Blackbird = 'Nothowlee'
Spurge, Wolf's milk
Euphorbia characias
Large Meditteranean spurge, Frogspawn bush
Euphorbia characias 'Tasmanian Tiger'
Large Meditteranean spurge, Frogspawn bush
Euphorbia characias Silver Swan = 'Wilcott'
Large Meditteranean spurge, Frogspawn bush
Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
Large Meditteranean spurge, Frogspawn bush
Euphorbia x martini 'Ascot Rainbow'
Martin's spurge
Euphorbia x martini Tiny Tim = 'Waleutiny'
Martin's spurge
Fallopia baldschuanica
Russian vine, Mile a minute
Fargesia
Fountain bamboo
Fatsia japonica
False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Fatsia japonica 'Spiders Web'
False castor oil plant, Glossy leaved paper plant, Japanese fatsia, Japanese aralia
Ficus
Fig
Forsythia x intermedia 'Goldrausch'
Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood Variety'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia 'Spectabilis'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia Minigold = 'Flojor'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia Weekend = 'Courtalyn'
Golden bell, Border forsythia
Gaillardia
Blanket flower, Jam tarts
Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Kobold'
Fire wheels, Hybrid blanket flower
Garrya elliptica
Silk tassel, Tassel tree, Quinine bush
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
Silk tassel, Tassel tree, Quinine bush
Gazania
Treasure flower
Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'
Geranium 'Mavis Simpson'
Riversleaianum geranium
Geranium 'Old Rose'
Geranium himalayense 'Baby Blue'
Lilac cranesbill, Himalayan cranesbill
Geranium macrorrhizum
Large rooted geranium, Balkan cranesbill, Rock cranesbill, Bulgarian geranium
Geranium pratense 'Midnight Reiter'
Meadow cranesbill, Meadow geranium
Geranium renardii
Renard's geranium
Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
Blood red geranium, Bloody cranesbill
Geranium wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety'
Wallich's geranium
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina'
Cambridge hybrid geranium
Ginkgo biloba
Gingko, Maidenhair tree
Griselinia littoralis
Broadleaf, Papauma, Kapuka
Griselinia littoralis 'Variegata'
Broadleaf, Papauma, Kapuka