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Cistus 'Snow Fire'
Cistus plants are originally from the dry, rocky soils of the Mediterranean, which means that they are tolerant of poor, sandy soils and can cope with fairly extreme droughts. 'Snow Fire' produces a profusion of attractive, white flowers with a ... [... more]
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Hippophae rhamnoides
This large shrub, eventually growing into a small shapely tree, is widely distributed in the wild and planted on a large scale in seaside areas as windbreaks and screens. It is naturally adapted to light dry sandy soils, but will tolerate a wider ... [... more]
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Daucus carota 'Parano'
This is an early bunching variety with good quality, smooth skinned cylindrical roots. It also shows good resistance to carrot fly and given an Award of Garden Merit (AGM). Carrots are ideal for free-draining soils, such as sandy soils, which ... [... more]
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Limonium platyphyllum
Sometimes known as Limonium latifolium. Sea lavender is ideal for gardens on dry, sandy soil, and even windy coastal gardens. Once established it is fairly drought-tolerant, but thrives equally well in better conditions. Each plant forms a neat ... [... more]
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Daucus carota 'St Valery'
This is a heavy yielding variety with long, tapering roots. Grow in free-draining soil, such as sandy soil, which warm up quickly in spring. Sow seeds from April to July in rows 30cm (12in) apart. Find out how to grow Daucus carota 'St ... [... more]
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Daucus carota 'Chantenay Red Cored 2'
This is an early maincrop variety which produces small cored, stump-ended carrots. Carrots are ideal for free-draining soils, such as sandy soils, which warm up quickly in spring. For an early crop start sowing in March, if weather permits, in a ... [... more]
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