It may at first seem that an area in shade on clay soil will be impossible to plant up, but clay-rich soils are rich in nutrients and moisture and some plants will enjoy and thrive in these conditions.
Listed here are some suggestions of plants we have in sock that will do just that.
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Actaea racemosa (2lt)
A beautiful late flowering plant with tall arching wands of scented white flowers from July-Septembe..
£8.00
Actaea simplex Brunette (1.5lt)
Long, slender, arching spires of white scented flowers appear from late summer and Autumn above dram..
£6.50
Ajuga reptans Black Scallop (1lt)
Crinkled, glossy dark purple leaves with short spikes of violet-blue flowers in spring. Superb groun..
£4.50
Anemanthele lessoniana (Stipa Arundinacea) (1lt)
A beautiful flowing and undulating grass,green in the summer, glowing bronze in the autumn with hint..
£5.00
Euphorbia griffithii Fireglow (1.5lt)
Flat heads of brilliant red/orange in mid-summer & again in autumn. Height to 3ft (90cms). Any s..
£8.50
Geranium sylvaticum Mayflower (1lt)
Mounds of lush green dissected leaves are hidden by masses of light purple, white eyed flowers that ..
£5.00
Hamamelis mollis (3lt)
Sweetly scented, yellow flowers with claret centre from January to March. Humus rich, neutral to aci..
£37.50
Gillenia trifoliata (2lt)
White starry flowers dance happily amongst other perennials from June to October. Red calyces & ..
£7.50
Hydrangea macrophylla Ami Pasquier (3lt)
A rounded shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and mophead flowers of dark crimson to purple-blue fr..
£12.50
Hydrangea macrophylla Lanarth White (3lt)
Bright blue or pink flowers surrounded by pure white ray florets. Moisture retentive soil. Sun or pa..
£12.90
Helleborus x hybridus Single Pink Spotted (1lt)
Clump forming evergreen perennial with single pale pink flowers with dark pink speckled centeres in ..
£5.00
Hydrangea quercifolia Snowflake (3lt)
Oak-leaved Hydrangea. An upright to spreading shrub with lobed mid green leaves and huge conical whi..
£17.50
Skimmia japonica Pabella (female) (5lt)
A newly released and very special Skimmia with dark, glossy evergreen leaves. Mound forming habit wi..
£58.00
Skimmia japonica Rubella (male) (2lt)
Male form. Red buds from October to March look great through the winter and open in March to well sc..
£9.90
Tradescantia x andersoniana Purple Dome (1lt)
A compact, clump-forming perennial with mid-green leaves. Deep purple, three-petaled, large flowers ..
£5.00
Tradescantia x andersoniana Langthorns Seedlings (1.5lt)
Seedlings collected from the stock beds here. Strong growing with narrow lanceolate foliage and blue..
£4.50
Viburnum tinus Gwenllian (3lt)
A robust evergreen shrub with dark green leaves. Clusters of dark pink/red buds open to white flower..
£11.50