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)
Platycladus orientalis 'Franky Boy'
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Portulaca oleracea
Summer purslane, Common purslane, Pussley
Potentilla 'Yellow Queen'
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla atrosanguinea var. argyrophylla 'Scarlet Starlit'
Silver-leaved potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Bo-Peep'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldstar'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Longacre Variety'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Orangeade'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla x russelleana
Russell's hybrid cinquefoil
Pulsatilla albana
Alba Longa pasque flower
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Barton's Pink'
Meadow anemone, Common pasque flower, Coventry bells, Flaw flower
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Pearl Bells'
Pasque flower
Pyracantha 'Golden Paradise'
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Star'
Firethorn, Buisson ardent, Scarlet firethorn
Quercus ilex
Holm oak, Evergreen oak, Holly leaved oak
Rhodanthemum gayanum 'Pretty in Pink'
Moroccan daisy
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Barbecue'
Barbecue Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessopp's Upright'
Rosemary
Salvia aurea 'Kirstenbosch'
Beach sage
Salvia blepharophylla
Eyelash leaf sage, Brandegee
Salvia elegans 'Tangerine'
Pineapple sage, Honey melon sage
Salvia greggii 'Alba'
Autumn sage, Texas sage
Salvia greggii 'Desert Blaze'
Autumn sage, Texas sage
Salvia officinalis 'Kew Gold'
Common sage, Kitchen sage, Garden sage
Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens Variegata'
Variegated purple sage, Common sage, Kitchen sage, Garden sage
Salvia pratensis
Meadow clary, Meadow sage
Salvia splendens
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens 'Blaze of Fire'
Scarlet sage, Sage
Salvia splendens 'Carabiniere'
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens 'Red Arrow'
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens 'Salsa Light Purple'
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens 'Sizzler Red'
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens 'Vista White'
Scarlet sage, Sage
Salvia x jamensis
James' hybrid sage
Sambucus nigra Gold Spark = 'Alcsam'
Elderberry, Elderflower, Black elder
Santolina chamaecyparissus 'Pretty Carroll'
Ground cyprus, Cotton lavender, Lavender-cotton
Scabiosa 'Blackberry Fool'
Scabious
Scabiosa 'Fama Blue'
Pincushion flower, Scabious, Mourning bride
Schizachyrium scoparium
Broom beard grass, Prairie grass, Wire grass, Bunchgrass
Sedum 'Birthday Party'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Class Act'
Stonecrop
Sedum Herbstfreude Group 'Elsie's Gold'
Elsie's Gold stonecrop
Senecio cineraria
Silver cineraria, Sea ragwort, Silver groundsel
Solidago 'Leraft'
Golden rod
Sorbus aucuparia var. edulis
Mountain ash, Edible mountain ash
Spiraea japonica Double Play® Gold = 'Yan'
Japanese spiraea
Spiraea japonica Walberton's Plumtastic = 'Walplum'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea thunbergii 'Fujino Pink'
Thunberg's spiraea