Sandy soil plants
Sandy soil is typically light and easy to dig, water and nutrients drain through it quickly after rain so it gets dry. It warms up more quickly in spring, so plants get going faster. Some plants get on well and for easy gardening, it's best to stick to these.
Bamboos
5 plants
Climbing plants
47 plants
Grasses
54 plants
Perennials - autumn flowering
167 plants
Perennials - spring flowering
127 plants
Perennials - summer flowering
46 plants
Perennials - winter flowering
5 plants
Roses
57 plants
Shrubs (bushes) and structural plants
110 plants
Soft fruit - bushes, plants and vines
27 plants
Trees
20 plants
All plants (598)
Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'
Dissected Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Acer palmatum 'Garnet'
Dissected Japanese maple, Smooth Japanese maple
Achillea 'Moonshine'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
Fernleaf yarrow
Amelanchier lamarckii
Snowy mespilus, Shadblow
Andromeda polifolia 'Compacta'
Bog rosemary, Marsh andromeda
Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C.Buxton'
Yellow chamomile, Dyer's chamomile, Ox-eye chamomile, Golden marguerite
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Atropurpurea Nana'
Crimson pygmy barberry, Little favourite, Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Golden Ring'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Buddleja alternifolia
Alternate leaf butterfly bush, Fountain buddleia, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Korean feather reed grass
Campanula glomerata 'Superba'
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
Milky bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana 'Stella'
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Carex 'Feather Falls'
Variegated Japanese sedge
Carex testacea
Orange New Zealand sedge
Clematis 'Ernest Markham'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Gipsy Queen'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Madame Julia Correvon'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Nelly Moser'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Niobe'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Perle d'Azur'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Polish Spirit'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Purpurea Plena Elegans'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'The President'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Warszawska Nike'
Virgin's bower
Cortaderia selloana
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'
Sellow's pampas grass
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
Corkscrew hazel, Hazelnut
Cotoneaster lacteus
Parney cotoneaster, Red clusterberry
Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican fleabane, Australian fleabane, Wall daisy, Bonytip fleabane
Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'
Bowles's wallflower, Bowles's erysimum, Perennial wallflower
Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride'
Common pearl bush
Geranium 'Mavis Simpson'
Riversleaianum geranium
Geranium wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety'
Wallich's geranium
Ilex aquifolium
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
Silver-margined holly, Broad leaved silver holly
Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox Argentea'
Silver hedging holly, Hedgehog holly
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. Van Tol'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex crenata 'Golden Gem'
Golden box leaved holly, Japanese holly, Box leaved holly
Ilex x altaclerensis 'Golden King'
Highclere hybrid holly, Altaclera holly
Ilex x meserveae Blue Prince = 'Conablu'
Meserve hybrid holly, Blue holly