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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)

Penstemon 'Chester Scarlet'

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Penstemon 'Countess of Dalkeith'

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Penstemon 'Drinkstone Red'

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Penstemon 'Elgar Crown of India'

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Penstemon 'Evelyn'

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Penstemon 'Flamingo'

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Penstemon 'Geoff Hamilton'

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Penstemon 'George Home'

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Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink'

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Penstemon 'Lilac Frost'

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Penstemon 'Maurice Gibbs'

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Penstemon 'Melting Candy'

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Penstemon 'Midnight'

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Penstemon 'Mother of Pearl'

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Penstemon 'Myddleton Gem'

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Penstemon 'Osprey'

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Penstemon 'Papal Purple'

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Penstemon 'Pennington Gem'

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Penstemon 'Pensham Blackberry Ice'

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Penstemon 'Pensham Czar'

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Penstemon 'Pensham Eleanor Young'

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Penstemon 'Pensham Just Jayne'

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Penstemon 'Pensham Laura'

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Penstemon 'Pensham Loganberry Ice'

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Penstemon 'Pensham Plum Jerkum'

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Penstemon 'Pensham Westminster Belle'

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Penstemon 'Pink Endurance'

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Penstemon 'Port Wine'

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Penstemon 'Raven'

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Penstemon 'Red Riding Hood'

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Penstemon 'Rich Ruby'

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Penstemon 'Russian River'

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Penstemon 'Schoenholzeri'

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Penstemon 'Sour Grapes' M. Fish

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Penstemon 'Strawberries and Cream'

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Penstemon 'Thorn'

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Penstemon 'Vanilla Plum'

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Penstemon 'Windsor Red'

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Penstemon barbatus

Bearded penstemon, Beardlip penstemon, Common beardtongue

Penstemon confertus

Crowded beard tongue, Yellow beard tongue

Penstemon davidsonii

Davidson's beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'

Foxglove penstemon, Foxglove beard tongue

Penstemon Etna = 'Yatna'

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Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri 'Amethyst'

Scouler's woody beard tongue

Penstemon Fujiyama = 'Yayama'

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Penstemon hartwegii 'Picotee Red'

Hartweg's beard tongue

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Spring'

Foothills beard tongue

Penstemon heterophyllus 'Catherine de la Mare'

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