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.

All plants (1403)

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Lathyrus odoratus

Sweet pea, Fragrant sweet pea

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Lathyrus odoratus 'Matucana'

Sweet pea, Fragrant sweet pea

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Lathyrus vernus 'Alboroseus'

Spring vetch, Spring pea, Spring vetchling

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Lathyrus vernus f. roseus

Spring vetch, Spring pea, Spring vetchling

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Laurus nobilis 'Aurea'

Golden bay, Bay laurel, Sweet bay, Poet's laurel, True laurel, Laurel tree

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Lavandula buchii var. buchii

Tenerife lavender

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Lavandula dentata

Fringed lavender, Toothed lavender

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Ligustrum

Privet

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Ligustrum quihoui

Chinese privet

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Liriope

Lily Turf

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Liriope muscari

Big blue lily turf, Southern lilyturf, Blue lilyturf

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Liriope muscari 'Variegata'

Big blue lily turf, Southern lilyturf, Blue lilyturf

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Liriope spicata 'Gin-ryu'

Creeping liriope, Creeping lily turf

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Lonicera etrusca

Etruscan honeysuckle

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Lonicera henryi

Henry's honeysuckle

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Lonicera involucrata

Twinberry

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Lonicera japonica

Japanese honyesuckle, Gold and silver flower

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Lonicera japonica 'Aureoreticulata'

Japanese honyesuckle, Gold and silver flower

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Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata

Privet honeysuckle, Box honeysuckle, Royal carpet honeysuckle, Shrubby honeysuckle

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Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis

Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle

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Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Baggesen's Gold'

Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle

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Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Lemon Beauty'

Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Fragrant Cloud'

Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'

Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Munster'

Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Red Gables'

Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle

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Lonicera pileata

Privet honeysuckle, Box honeysuckle, Royal carpet honeysuckle

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Lonicera syringantha

Lilac honeysuckle

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Lonicera tragophylla

Chinese woodbine

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Lonicera x americana

American honeysuckle

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Lonicera x italica Harlequin = 'Sherlite'

Honeysuckle

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Lonicera x purpusii

Winter beauty, Winter honeysuckle

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Lonicera x purpusii

Winter beauty, Winter honeysuckle

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Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty'

Winter beauty, Winter honeysuckle

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Lychnis chalcedonica

Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, London pride, Scarlet lightning

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Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rosea'

Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, London pride, Scarlet lightning

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Lychnis coronaria

Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink

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Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'

Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink

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Lychnis coronaria Atrosanguinea Group

Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink

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Lychnis coronaria Oculata Group

Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink

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Lychnis flos-jovis 'Hort's Variety'

Flower of Jove, Job's flower

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Lythrum

Loosestrife

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Lythrum salicaria

Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife

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Lythrum salicaria 'Blush'

Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife

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Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze'

Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife

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Lythrum salicaria 'Robert'

Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife

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Lythrum salicaria 'The Beacon'

Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife

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Lythrum virgatum

Slim leaf loosestrife