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)
Brachyglottis rotundifolia
Muttonbird scrub
Buddleja alternifolia 'Argentea'
Silvered fountain buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'Buzz Black'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii 'Panache'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii Buzz Violet = 'Tobudviole'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush
Buddleja delavayi
Delavay's buddleja
Buddleja x weyeriana 'Golden Glow'
Hybrid orange ball tree
Campanula carpatica f. alba 'Snowsprite'
Carpathian Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell
Cistus ladanifer 'Blanche'
Cretan rock rose, Gum cistus
Cistus populifolius subsp. major
Woolly-fruited poplar leaved rock rose
Cistus x aguilarii 'Maculatus'
Rock rose
Cordyline 'Purple Tower'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline australis 'Albertii'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline australis Purpurea Group
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Cordyline banksii Electric Pink = 'Sprilecpink'
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena
Coreopsis 'Astolat'
Large flowered tickseed, Lance coreopsis
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Sun Up'
Large flowered tickseed, Lance coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata 'Walter'
Lance leaf tickseed, Tickseed
Crataegus laevigata 'Plena'
Double white thorn, Quick set thorn, White thorn, English hawthorn, May
Crocosmia 'Prince of Orange'
Golden montbretia
Cupressus arizonica 'Fastigiata Aurea'
Arizona cypress, Smooth cypress
Cupressus macrocarpa 'Golden Cone'
Monterey cypress
Dianthus 'Adorables Mel'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Becky Robinson'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Brilliant Star'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Brympton Red'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Carmine Letitia Wyatt'
Carnation, Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Devon Glow'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Dewdrop'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Fair Folly'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Laced Monarch'
Carnation, Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Little Jock'
Carnation, Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Night Star'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Queen of Henri'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Sissy'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Sops-in-Wine'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Sunflor Bianca'
Pot carnation
Dianthus 'Sunflor Margarita'
Pot carnation
Dianthus 'Sunflor White Surprise'
Pot carnation
Dianthus 'Tamsin'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Valda Wyatt'
Carnation, Pink, Clove
Dianthus barbatus 'Albus'
Sweet William
Dianthus deltoides 'Alba'
Maiden pink
Dianthus deltoides 'Arctic Fire'
Maiden pink, Clove
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Cheddar pink
Dianthus plumarius
Cottage pink, Border pink, Grass pink, Common pink, Old fashioned pink
Dianthus spiculifolius
Thorn leaf pink