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)
Sorbus aria 'Magnifica'
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria 'Majestica'
Whitebeam
Sorbus aucuparia
Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia
Mountain ash, Quicken wicken, Common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
Cut leaf mountain ash, Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
Orange stemmed mountain ash, Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia 'Fastigiata'
Mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia 'Hilling's Spire'
Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal = 'Michred'
Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Sorbus aucuparia var. xanthocarpa
Yellow berried mountain ash, Mountain ash, Quicken wicken common mountain ash, European mountain ash
Spartium junceum
Spanish broom, Weaver's broom, Retamo macho, Broom absolute
Spiraea betulifolia
White spiraea, Birch leaf spiraea
Spiraea betulifolia 'Tor Gold'
White spiraea, Birch leaf spiraea
Spiraea betulifolia 'Tor'
White spiraea, Birch leaf spiraea
Spiraea betulifolia var. aemiliana
White spiraea
Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii
Douglas spiraea
Spiraea japonica
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'Candlelight'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'Dart's Red'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'White Gold'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea prunifolia
Bridal wreath spiraea
Spiraea Sparkling Champagne = 'Lonspi'
Spiraea Sundrop = 'Bailcarol'
Spiraea thunbergii
Thunberg's spiraea
Spiraea trilobata
Threelobe spiraea
Spiraea x vanhouttei
Vanhoutt's spiraea
Spiraea x vanhouttei 'Gold Fountain'
Vanhoutt's golden spiraea
Spiraea x vanhouttei Pink Ice = 'Catpan'
Vanhoutt's spiraea
Stachys
Betony, Hedge nettle, Woundwort
Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'
Lambs tongue, Lamb's tails, Woolly betony, Lambs ears, Woolly woundwort
Stachys byzantina 'Cotton Boll'
Lambs tongue, Lamb's tails, Woolly betony, Lambs ears, Woolly woundwort
Stachys byzantina 'Fuzzy Wuzzy'
Lambs tongue, Lambs tails, Woolly ears
Stachys byzantina 'Primrose Heron'
Lambs tongue, Lamb's tails, Woolly betony, Lambs ears, Woolly woundwort
Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'
Lambs tongue, Lamb's tails, Woolly betony, Lambs ears, Woolly woundwort
Stachys macrantha 'Superba'
Big betony, Big sage
Stachys officinalis
Bishop's wort, Betony
Stachys officinalis
Bishop's wort, Betony
Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo'
Bishop's wort, Betony
Stachys officinalis 'Saharan Pink'
Bishop's wort, Betony
Stipa
Needle grass, Spear grass, Feather grass
Stipa tenuifolia
Slender leaved needle flower
Stipa tenuissima
Mexican hair grass, Mexican feather grass
Symphoricarpos
Snowberry, Coralberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry, Coralberry, Common snowberry, Wax berry
Symphoricarpos Magical Candy = 'Kolmcam'
Snowberry, Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 'Follis Variegatis'
Indian currant, Buckbrush, Coralberry Indian currant
Symphoricarpos x chenaultii 'Hancock'
Hancock chenault coralberry
Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Magic Berry'
Snowberry, Coralberry