Loam is the gardener’s ideal soil — a balanced, fertile blend of sand, silt and clay that drains freely yet holds enough moisture and nutrients to suit the widest possible range of plants.
If you garden on good loam you can grow almost anything; the plants in this collection all thrive in it. Keep it in good heart with an annual mulch of organic matter. Browse our loam-loving trees, shrubs, hedging and perennials below.