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)
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Maryline'
Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Moonlight'
Hybrid oleaster
Erigeron 'Dimity'
Fleabane, Summer starwort
Erigeron 'Nachthimmel'
Fleabane, Summer starwort
Erigeron 'Serenity'
Fleabane, Summer starwort
Erigeron karvinskianus 'Kew Profusion'
Mexican fleabane, Australian fleabane, Wall daisy
Eryngium 'Magical Blue Globe'
Sea holly
Eryngium bourgatii 'Oxford Blue'
Pyrenean eryngyo, Bourgat's eryngo
Euonymus fortunei 'Kewensis'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Euonymus japonicus 'Latifolius Albomarginatus'
Japanese spindle
Forsythia Maree d'Or = 'Courtasol'
Gaillardia 'Sundance Red'
Fire wheels, Hybrid blanket flower
Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Dazzler'
Fire wheels, Hybrid blanket flower
Gazania splendens
Striking gazania
Geranium dalmaticum 'Album'
Dalmation cranesbill
Geranium himalayense 'Irish Blue'
Lilac cranesbill, Himalayan cranesbill
Geranium maculatum f. albiflorum
American cranesbill, Wild cranesbill, Wild geranium, Spotted cranesbill
Geranium pratense 'New Dimension'
Meadow cranesbill, Meadow geranium
Geranium versicolor 'Snow White'
Pencilled crane's bill
Geranium wallichianum 'Crystal Lake'
Wallich's geranium
Geranium x oxonianum 'Miriam Rundle'
Oxford geranium, Druce's cranesbill
Griselinia littoralis Green Horizon = 'Whenuapai'
Broadleaf, Papauma, Kapuka, New Zealand privet
Gypsophila 'White Festival'
Baby's breath
Gypsophila paniculata 'Bristol Fairy'
Baby's breath
Gypsophila paniculata 'Flore Pleno'
Baby's breath
Gypsophila repens 'Dubia'
Creeping baby's breath, Alpine gypsophila
Gypsophila repens 'Filou Rose'
Creeping baby's breath, Alpine gypsophila
Gypsophila repens 'Fratensis'
Creeping baby's breath, Alpine gypsophila
Hebe 'Claret Crush'
Hebe 'Hagley Park'
Hebe 'La Seduisante'
Hebe 'Strawberries and Cream'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe 'Super Red'
Hebe Addenda® 'Donna®'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe propinqua
Whipcord hebe, Cushion whipcord hebe
Hedera helix 'Angularis Aurea'
Common ivy, English ivy
Hedera helix 'Atropurpurea'
Common ivy, English ivy, Purple English ivy
Hedera helix 'Palmata'
Common ivy, English ivy
Hedera helix 'Spectre'
Common ivy, English ivy
Hedera helix 'Triton'
Common ivy, English ivy
Helianthemum 'Fire Dragon'
Rock rose
Helianthemum 'Pink Angel'
Common sun rose, Rock rose
Helianthemum 'Raspberry Ripple'
Rock rose
Helianthemum 'Rhodanthe Carneum'
Rock rose
Helianthemum 'Salmon Queen'
Rock rose
Helianthemum double pink-flowered
Rock rose
Helichrysum microphyllum
Dwarf curry plant
Hemerocallis 'Edge Ahead'
Day lily