McGaughs

Coastal garden - clay soil

Clay soils hold on to water, are heavy to work in wet weather, warm up slowly in spring and bake hard in the summer sun^. They are nutrient rich and can be very fertile for the right plants. Plants that do best are those that don't often need to be sowed, moved or divided and that can be planted in autumn and early winter when the soil is at its most workable.

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Abelia x grandiflora

Glossy abelia, Large-flowered abelia

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Abelia x grandiflora 'Lake Maggiore'

Glossy abelia, Large flowered abelia

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Achillea 'Moonshine'

Ornamental yarrow

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Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'

Fernleaf yarrow

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Achillea millefolium

Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed

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Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'

Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed

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Agapanthus 'Polar Ice'

African lily, Love flowers

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Ajuga reptans 'Braunherz'

Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb

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Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'

Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb

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Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Pamina'

Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone

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Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Splendens'

Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone

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Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'

Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone

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Anemone x hybrida 'Lady Gilmour'

Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone

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Anemone x hybrida 'September Charm'

Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone

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Anemone x hybrida 'Whirlwind'

Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone

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Berberis candidula

Whitish barberry, Paleleaf barberry

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Berberis darwinii

Darwin's barberry

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Berberis darwinii

Darwin's barberry

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Berberis thunbergii

Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry

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Berberis thunbergii

Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry

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Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea

Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry

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Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Atropurpurea Nana'

Crimson pygmy barberry, Little favourite, Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry

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Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Golden Ring'

Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry

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Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Helmond Pillar'

Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry

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Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'

Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry

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Berberis x media 'Red Jewel'

Median hybrid barberry

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Berberis x stenophylla

Rosemary barberry

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Bergenia 'Abendglut'

Pigsqueak, Megasea

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Bergenia 'Baby Doll'

Pigsqueak, Megasea

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Bergenia 'Bressingham White'

Pigsqueak, Megasea

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Betula pendula

European white birch, Silver birch, Warty birch, Common birch

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Brachyglottis compacta 'Sunshine'

Compact shrubby ragwort

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Campanula portenschlagiana

Dalmation Wall harebell

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Campanula portenschlagiana

Dalmation bellflower, Wall harebell

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Campanula poscharskyana

Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower

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Campanula poscharskyana 'Stella'

Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower

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Campanula punctata

Spotted bellflower

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Canna 'City of Portland'

Canna lily

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Choisya ternata

Mexican orange blossom

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Choisya ternata Sundance = 'Lich'

Mexican orange blossom

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Choisya x dewitteana 'Aztec Pearl'

Mexican orange blossom, Golden Mexican orange blossom

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Clematis montana

Mountain clematis

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Clematis montana

Mountain clematis

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Clematis montana var. rubens

Mountain clematis

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Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Beauty'

Common dogwood, Bloodtwig, Pegwood, Dogberry

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Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'

Red osier dogwood, American dogwood

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Cotoneaster franchetii

Franchett's cotoneaster

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Cotoneaster lacteus

Parney cotoneaster, Red clusterberry