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)
Vitis 'Muscat Bleu'
Grape vine
Vitis 'Phonix'
Grape vine
Vitis 'Pinot Blanc'
Grape vine
Vitis 'Pixie Riesling'
Grape vine
Vitis vinifera 'Ciotat'
Parsley leaved grape
Wisteria floribunda 'Alba'
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda f. multijuga
Japanese wisteria
x Heucherella Pink Revolution = 'Heupire030'
Foamy bells
Ilex aquifolium 'Madame Briot'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa rose, Ramanas rose, Japanese rose, Turkestan rose, Hedgehog rose
Achillea 'Peter Cottontail'
Yarrow
Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureus'
Golden foxtail, Meadow foxtail, Common foxtail grass
Arctotis Opera™ Series
African Daisy
Aubrieta 'Belisha Beacon'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Blue Dawn'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Royal Blue'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Royal Red'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Royal Rose'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Royal Violet'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Snow Maiden'
Rock cress
Carex morrowii Vanilla Ice = 'Vanice'
Sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Evergreen'
Japanese sedge
Carex oshimensis Evercream = 'Ficre'
Japanese sedge
Clematis 'Frankie'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Rosy O'Grady'
Virgin's bower
Cortaderia selloana 'Pink Feather'
Sellow's pampas grass
Cyperus percamenthus
Dwarf papyrus, Egyptian paper reed
Echinacea 'Mooodz® Cosy'
Cone flower
Echinacea 'Mooodz® Sympathy'
Cone flower
Echinacea 'Sunseekers Magenta'
Cone flower
Echinacea 'Sunseekers Purple'
Cone flower
Echinacea 'Sunseekers Salmon'
Cone flower
Epimedium x warleyense 'Orangekönigin'
Barrenwort
Erysimum 'Bowles's Me Away'
Perennial wallflower
Eupatorium purpureum 'Bartered Bride'
Joe Pye weed
Festuca glauca 'Compacta Blue'
Blue festuca, Blue Sheep's festuca
Gaillardia 'Sunset Flash'
Blanket flower, Jam tarts
Gaultheria mucronata 'Wintertime'
Wintergreen, Box berry, Canada tea, Prickly heath
Genista tinctoria 'Royal Gold'
Dyer's greenwood, Common woadwaxen, Dyers broom
Gentiana scabra Rocky Diamond Blue Heart = 'Genfire'
Japanese gentian
Gerbera 'Garvinea Orange'
Transvaal daisy, Barbeton daisy
Gerbera 'Garvinea Pink'
Transvaal daisy, Barbeton daisy
Gerbera 'Garvinea Yellow'
Transvaal daisy, Barbeton daisy
Holcus mollis
Creeping soft grass, Velvet grass, Calf kill, Yorkshire fog, Dart grass, Salem grass
Ilex crenata 'Fastigiata'
Slender box leaved holly, Japanese holly, Box leaved holly
Lawn seed mix, sandy soil
Lewisia cotyledon 'Mountain Dreams'
Siskiyou lewisia
Luzula sylvatica
Greater wood rush