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)
Scabiosa columbaria Flutter™ Deep Blue = 'Balfluttdelu'
Small scabious, Dwarf pincushion flower
Scabiosa columbaria Flutter™ Pure White = 'Balflutturite'
Small scabious, Dwarf pincushion flower
Scabiosa columbaria Flutter™ Rose Pink = 'Balfluttropi'
Small scabious, Dwarf pincushion flower
Scabiosa columbaria subsp. ochroleuca
Yellow scabious
Scabiosa graminifolia
Grass leaved scabious
Scabiosa incisa 'Kudo'
Scabious
Scabiosa japonica var. alpina 'Ritz Blue'
Alpine scabious
Scabiosa lucida
Shining scabious
Schizachyrium scoparium
Broom beard grass, Prairie grass, Wire grass, Bunchgrass
Scilla
Squill
Sedum 'Abbey Dore'
Abbey Dore stonecrop
Sedum 'Bertram Anderson'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Carl'
Carl stonecrop
Sedum 'Frosted Fire'
Frosted Fire stonecrop
Sedum 'Green Expectations'
Green Expectations stonecrop
Sedum 'Jose Aubergine'
Jose Aubergine stonecrop
Sedum 'Joyce Henderson'
Joyce Henderson stonecrop
Sedum 'Matrona'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Munstead Red'
Munstead Red stonecrop
Sedum 'Red Cauli'
Orpine, Live forever, Midsummer men
Sedum 'Ruby Glow'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Stewed Rhubarb Mountain'
Stewed Rhubarb Mountain stonecrop
Sedum 'Thundercloud'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Vera Jameson'
Stonecrop
Sedum acre
Wall pepper, Biting stonecrop, Welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk
Sedum acre 'Aureum'
Wall pepper, Biting stonecrop, Welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk
Sedum acre 'Yellow Queen'
Wall pepper, Biting stomecrop
Sedum aizoon
Hoso-ba-no-kirin-so, Stonecrop
Sedum album 'Coral Carpet'
Chubby fingers stonecrop, Coral carpet stonecrop
Sedum caucasicum
Caucasian stonecrop
Sedum cauticola
Hidaka-misebaya, Cliff stonecrop
Sedum cauticola 'Coca-Cola'
Cliff stonecrop
Sedum erythrostictum 'Frosty Morn'
Red Dot stonecrop
Sedum erythrostictum 'Mediovariegatum'
Red dot stonecrop
Sedum ewersii var. homophyllum 'Rosenteppich'
Rose carpet stonecrop, Ewer's stonecrop
Sedum Herbstfreude Group 'Lajos'
Lajos stonecrop
Sedum hispanicum 'Blue Carpet'
Blue carpet stonecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum
Hirohano-kirinsho, Kamschatka stonecrop, Orange stonecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum 'Variegatum'
Kamschatka stonecrop, Orange stonecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum 'Weihenstephaner Gold'
Hirohano-kirinsho, Kamschatka stonecrop, Orange stomecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum var. ellacombeanum
Kamschatka stonecrop, Orange stonecrop
Sedum middendorffianum
Hina-kirinsho, Middendorf stonecrop
Sedum morganianum
Burros tail, Donkey's tail, Beaver's tail, Horse's tail, Lamb's tail, Morgan's sedum
Sedum reflexum 'Blue Cushion'
Reflexed stonecrop
Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'
Angelina stonecrop, Stone orpine, Crooked stonecrop
Sedum rupestre 'Monstrosum Cristatum'
Monstrous stone orpine
Sedum sediforme
Stonecrop habited stonecrop, Mediterranean stonecrop
Sedum selskianum
Selskianum stonecrop