Right Plant For The Right Place

Plants Suitable For Heavy Shade

You can still have beautiful flowers and borders even in a shady garden.

Plants Suitable for North and East facing Walls

You always think of cold, shady borders when you see north and east facing but with our suggestions you will finally see some colour.

Ajuga, Berberis, Camellias, (North walls only) Chaenomeles, Choisya, Euonymus, Garrya, Mahonia, Photinia, Digitalis, Hosta, Akebia

Plants Suitable for Cold Exposed Areas 

These tend to be the gardens that don't have any hedges or walls to protect the garden and also coastal gardens.

Armeria, Aubretia, Centaurea, Betula, Crataegus, Cotinus, Elaeagnus, Kalmia, Mahonia, Pachysandra, Philadelphus, Rhododendron, Cryptomeria, Ginkgo, Picea, Taxus, Thuja, Tsuga

Plants Suitable for Industrial Areas -

This selection of plants are suitable for built up areas.

Aucuba, Aesculus, Amelanchier, Azaleas (decidious), Berberis, Carpinus, Camellia, Chaenomeles, Cytisus, Escallonia, Euonymus, Philadelphus, Rhododendron, Viburnum

Plants Suitable for Clay Soils (neutral to slight acidic)

These tend to be quite hard to dig and plant in and can also hold water.

Aucuba, Abies, Berberis, Carpinus, Choisya, Corylus, Forsythia, Hamamelis, Juniperus, Magnolia, Rhododendron, Viburnum, Aster, Aquilegia, Hemerocalis, Peony, Rudbeckia, Aconitum, Aruncus, Delphinium

Plants Suitable for Dry Acidic Soils

This is where the soil tends to be dry as it can't hold any moisture and is rich and acidic (normally where rhododendrons and conifers live)

Betula, Berberis, Cercis, Cistus, Cotoneaster, Hibiscus, Juniperus, Lonicera, Pinus, Lilium, Thalictrum, Meconopsis

Plants Suitable for Shallow Soil Over Chalk

Not much room for plants with roots that go quite deep.

Aucuba, Berberis, Buxus, Carpinus, Ceanothus, Cistus, Cotoneaster, Euonymus, Fagus, Forsythia, Laurus, Philadelphus, Potentilla, Sarcococca, Vinca, Weigelia, Yucca

Plants Tolerant of Both Extreme Acidity and Alkalinity 

A good all rounder that can take both types of soil.

Crataegus, Fagus, Ligustrum, Taxus

Plants Suitable for Damp Sites

This is where the soil really holds the water and can sometimes sit slightly wet.

Amelanchier, Cornus, Phyllostachys, Pseudosasa, Sambucus, Salix, Taxodium, Metasequoia