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)
Phoenix
Date palm
Phormium 'Apricot Queen'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Dazzler'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Duet'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Maori Chief'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium cookianum
Mountain flax, Whariki
Phormium tenax
New Zealand hemp
Phormium tenax 'Veitchianum'
New Zealand hemp
Phormium tenax Purpureum Group
New Zealand hemp
Phygelius aequalis
Figwort
Phygelius aequalis 'Yellow Trumpet'
Figwort
Phygelius capensis
Cape figwort, Cape fuchsia, River bells
Phygelius x rectus 'African Queen'
Figwort
Phygelius x rectus 'Salmon Leap'
Figwort
Phygelius x rectus 'Winchester Fanfare'
Figwort
Picea abies
Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies
Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies 'Acrocona'
Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Inversa'
Drooping Norway spruce, Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies 'Little Gem'
Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
Nest spruce, Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea abies 'Reflexa'
Norway spruce, Common spruce, Christmas tree
Picea omorika
Serbian spruce
Picea omorika
Serbian spruce
Pinus
Whitebark pine, Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris
Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris 'Beuvronensis'
Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris 'Gold Coin'
Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris 'Moseri'
Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris 'Watereri'
Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris Aurea Group
Scots pine
Pinus sylvestris Fastigiata Group
Scots pine
Pistacia chinensis
Pistachio, Chinese pistachio
Platycladus
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Platycladus orientalis 'Conspicua'
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Platycladus orientalis 'Flame'
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Platycladus orientalis 'Pyramidalis Aurea'
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Platycladus orientalis 'Rosedalis'
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Pleioblastus
Bamboo
Pleioblastus pygmaeus
Pygmy bamboo, Dwarf fern-leafed bamboo, Keoroshima-chiku
Pleioblastus variegatus
Dwarf white striped bamboo, Chigo-zasa
Pleioblastus variegatus 'Tsuboi'
Dwarf white striped bamboo, Chigo-zasa
Pleioblastus viridistriatus
Kamuro Zasa
Plumbago auriculata
Leadwort, Cape leadwort, Blue plumbago
Podocarpus nivalis 'Bronze'
Alpine totara
Podocarpus salignus
Willowleaf podocarp, Willow podocarp, Manio