Plants for chalky soil ? Any pointers ?
HI there, re-designing my garden.
The garden is on very chalky soil ( generous abouts of small flint ). Any advice on chalk-soil loving plants which would add colour and life to the garden. I am looking for the wild, natural, sprawling effects with nice colours for the flowers / blossom. Area - South Bucks / Chiltern Hills. Notorious for chalky and alkaline soil. The roses in my garden are doing remarkably well ! And I also have a Yew tree which is in excellent condition. But the main problem is the the garden is uneven and has a steep bank which needs covering Any advice would be most useful. I am looking to plant from now till late Autumn and looking for results next spring/summer. Thanks for any help ! Uncle Charlie |
Plants for chalky soil ? Any pointers ?
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Plants for chalky soil ? Any pointers ?
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Uncle Charlie wrote: HI there, re-designing my garden. The garden is on very chalky soil ( generous abouts of small flint ). Any advice on chalk-soil loving plants which would add colour and life to the garden. I am looking for the wild, natural, sprawling effects with nice colours for the flowers / blossom. Area - South Bucks / Chiltern Hills. Notorious for chalky and alkaline soil. The roses in my garden are doing remarkably well ! And I also have a Yew tree which is in excellent condition. But the main problem is the the garden is uneven and has a steep bank which needs covering Any advice would be most useful. I am looking to plant from now till late Autumn and looking for results next spring/summer. Thanks for any help ! Bright colours are relatively tricky, but wild, natural, sprawling effects aren't. Chalk lovers par excellence include prostrate junipers, thymes, marjorams and so on. I would expect sage and rosemary to be happy, too, as well as marjoram - and notice that all of them are useful, too! Many clematis like those conditions, passion flowers are happy, and I suspect that Helianthemum and Potentilla will be. Note that most of those I have mentioned are also good ground cover for banks. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Plants for chalky soil ? Any pointers ?
I forgot to mention hyssop - it has very attractive blue flowers, but is less of a ground cover than most thymes. Winter savory is also attractive, but not more so than thyme. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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