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)
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora 'Shiro-kapitan'
Silky wisteria
Wisteria floribunda
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda 'Alba'
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda 'Domino'
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda 'Issai'
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda 'Kuchi-beni'
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda f. multijuga
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria frutescens 'Longwood Purple'
American wisteria
Wisteria sinensis f. alba
Chinese wisteria
x Cuprocyparis leylandii
Leyland cypress
X cuprocyparis leylandii
Leyland cypress
x Cuprocyparis leylandii 'Castlewellan'
Golden leyland cypress
x Cuprocyparis leylandii 'Gold Rider'
Leyland cypress
x Cuprocyparis leylandii 'Naylor's Blue'
Naylor's leyland cypress
x Fatshedera lizei
Aralia ivy
x Fatshedera lizei 'Annemieke'
Aralia ivy
x Fatshedera lizei 'Variegata'
Aralia ivy
X halimiocistus
Hybrid sun rose
x Halimiocistus wintonensis
Winton hybrid sun rose
x Halimiocistus wintonensis 'Merrist Wood Cream'
Winton hybrid sun rose
Yucca aloifolia f. marginata
Aloe yucca
Yucca brevifolia
Joshua tree
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
Adam's needle yucca, Spoonleaf yucca, Silkgrass, Adam's thread
Yucca filamentosa 'Variegata'
Adam's needle yucca, Spoonleaf yucca, Silkgrass, Adam's thread
Yucca flaccida
Weak leaf yucca
Yucca flaccida 'Golden Sword'
Weak leaf yucca
Yucca flaccida 'Ivory'
Weak leaf yucca
Yucca gloriosa
Spanish dagger, Roman candle, Palm lily, Moundlily yucca, Soft tipped yucca
Yucca recurvifolia
Pendulous yucca, Curveleaf yucca
Yucca recurvifolia Banana Split = 'Monvil'
Pendulous yucca, Curveleaf yucca
Agapanthus praecox 'Blue Storm'
Early blooming agapanthus, Agapanto, Early blooming blue African lily
Chamaerops humilis
Mediterranean fan palm, Chusan palm, Chinese windmill palm, Dwarf fan palm
Cordyline 'Cha Cha'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea'
Sellow's pampas grass
Dianthus 'Odessa Easy Pink'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Starry Eyes'
Pink, Clove
Escallonia laevis Pink Elle = 'Lades'
Hebe 'Baby Boo'
Hebe 'Black Beauty'
Hebe 'Pink Candy'
Shrubby veronica
Ilex aquifolium 'Madame Briot'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle'
Perennial pea, Broad leaved everlasting pea, Large leaved lathyrus, Wild sweet pea
Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana Alba'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas 'Purple Wings'
French lavender, Butterfly lavender
Lonicera x brownii
Scarlet trumpet honeysuckle, Brown's hybrid honeysuckle
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Nepeta x faassenii 'Kit Cat'
Blue catmint, Faassen's nepeta, Mauve catmint
Panicum virgatum 'Squaw'
Red switch grass