Ready-made borders
Clay Soil
Open border plan
The problems with having a heavy clay soil are that it is prone to compaction, can tend towards waterlogging, and is usually backbreaking to work with. The bonus is that it can be the most fertile of all the different soil types. A good way
Planting tips: A good way to improve the structure of a clay soil is to dig in loads of sharp sand mixed together with garden compost or well rotted manure.
The plants in this border will thrive in a partially shaded, 4m by 2m bed.
Buy all 33 plants for the border
Total: £296.67
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Availability: within 2-3 weeks
Please note some plants are unavailable
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| Plant | Price | Qty. | Availability | Total |
|---|
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Ligularia
'The Rocket'
golden groundsel
|
£7.49 |
1 |
within 2 weeks |
£7.49 |
 |
Hydrangea serrata
'Bluebird'
hydrangea
|
£9.99 |
1 |
within 3-4 days |
£9.99 |
 |
Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group
bugbane (syn. Cimicifuga)
|
£10.99 |
5 |
within 3-4 days |
£54.95 |
 |
Choisya ternata
Mexican orange blossom
|
£9.99 |
1 |
within 2-3 weeks |
£9.99 |
 |
Macleaya microcarpa
'Kelway's Coral Plume'
plume poppy
|
£7.99 |
1 |
within 2 weeks |
£7.99 |
 |
Rodgersia pinnata
rodgersia
|
£8.99 |
3 |
within 3-4 days |
£26.97 |
 |
Paeonia lactiflora
'Duchesse de Nemours'
paeony / peony
|
£0.00 |
0 |
available to order from spring 2012 |
£0.00 |
 |
Aquilegia vulgaris
'William Guinness'
granny's bonnet
|
£7.49 |
5 |
within 3-4 days |
£37.45 |
 |
Ajuga reptans
'Burgundy Glow'
bugle
|
£6.99 |
1 |
within 2 weeks |
£6.99 |
 |
Polemonium caeruleum
Jacobs ladder
|
£0.00 |
0 |
available to order from spring 2012 |
£0.00 |
 |
Bergenia
'Silberlicht'
elephant's ears (syn. Silverlight)
|
£6.99 |
1 |
within 3-4 days |
£6.99 |
 |
Astrantia 'Roma' (PBR)
masterwort
|
£8.99 |
3 |
within 3-4 days |
£26.97 |
 |
Brunnera macrophylla
'Dawson's White'
Siberian bugloss (syn. 'Variegata')
|
£9.99 |
1 |
within 3-4 days |
£9.99 |
 |
Astilbe 'Bressingham Beauty' (× arendsii)
false goatsbeard
|
£6.99 |
3 |
within 2 weeks |
£20.97 |
 |
Hosta (Tardiana Group) 'Halcyon'
plantain lily
|
£0.00 |
0 |
available to order from spring 2012 |
£0.00 |
 |
Aconitum
'Spark's Variety'
monkshood
|
£0.00 |
0 |
available to order from spring 2012 |
£0.00 |
 |
Astrantia
'Hadspen Blood'
masterwort
|
£9.99 |
7 |
within 3-4 days |
£69.93 |
