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Plants for Steep Banks

Gardening on a slope can make access tricky so you want to introduce plants that are relatively low maintenance - and may have the added bonus of stabilising the soil with their spreading roots.

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Scilla forbesii Violet Beauty

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Scilla forbesii 'Violet Beauty'
From £4.99
10 × bulbs
30 × bulbs
Scilla siberica

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Scilla siberica
From £7.99
25 × bulbs
50 + 25 FREE bulbs
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.7 5 3 (3)
Seedballs artists meadow seedbombs

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Seedballs artists meadow
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Seedballs bee matchboxes seedbombs

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Seedballs bee matchboxes
£12.99 £9.74
set of 3 matchboxes
Seedballs blue meadow seedbombs

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Seedballs blue meadow
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs cornflower seedbombs

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Seedballs cornflower
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Seedballs for bees seedbombs

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Seedballs for bees
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs for butterflies seedbombs

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Seedballs for butterflies
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs make your own native flowers seedbombs kit

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Seedballs make your own native flowers seedbombs kit
£12.99 £9.74
makes 50 - 60 seedballs
Seedballs native annual wildflowers seedbombs

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Seedballs native annual wildflowers
From £11.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow - seedbombs (URBAN)

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Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Seedballs native wildflowers for shade -seedbombs

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Seedballs native wildflowers for shade
From £11.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife - seedbombs

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Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife
From £11.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs ox-eye daisy seedbombs

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Seedballs ox-eye daisy
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs poppies seedbombs

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Crocus collection
Seedballs poppies
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs red campion seedbombs

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Seedballs red campion
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs wildlife collection

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Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99 £12.74
set of 6
Sempervivum collection
Sempervivum collection
£42.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 17 (17)
Shake and sow Flowers for insects

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Shake & sow - Flowers for insects
£7.99 £5.99
20g of seed
Skimmia japonica Kew White
Skimmia japonica 'Kew White' (female)
£44.99
3 litre pot
Skimmia japonica Nymans
Skimmia japonica 'Nymans' (female)
£39.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Skimmia japonica Perosa (PBR)
Skimmia japonica 'Perosa' (PBR) (male)
£34.99
1.5 litre pot
Skimmia japonica Rubella

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Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' (male)
From £12.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)

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Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from spring 2027
Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana
Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana (hermaphrodite)
£39.99
1.5 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (14)
Skimmia × confusa Kew Green
Skimmia × confusa 'Kew Green' (male)
From £26.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Smyrnium perfoliatum

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Smyrnium perfoliatum
From £2.99
approx 20 seeds
Spiraea Arguta

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Spiraea 'Arguta'
£22.99 £11.50
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Spiraea nipponica Snowmound

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Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
From £11.00
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Spring promise daffodil collection

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Spring promise daffodil collection
From £32.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
Spring sunshine daffodil collection

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Spring sunshine daffodil collection
From £29.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
Symphoricarpos Little Berry ('GRSYCHLB') (PBR)

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Symphoricarpos Little Berry ('GRSYCHLB') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot
The bold & brilliant daffodil collection

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The bold & brilliant daffodil collection
From £33.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
The dawn light daffodil collection

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The dawn light daffodil collection
From £31.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
The lemon daffodil collection

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The lemon daffodil collection
From £32.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
The ruffles daffodil collection

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The ruffles daffodil collection
From £32.95
1 × collection | 25 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 75 bulbs
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) JS Brainstorm (PBR)
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'JS Brainstorm' (PBR)
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Trifolium repens

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Trifolium repens
£2.79 £2.09
approx 750 seeds
Tulbaghia Purple Eye
Tulbaghia 'Purple Eye'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Peppermintstick

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Tulipa 'Peppermintstick'
From £5.99
5 × bulbs
10 + 5 FREE bulbs
Tulipa Pinocchio
Tulipa 'Pinocchio'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Salmon Jimmy
Tulipa 'Salmon Jimmy'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Tinka

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Tulipa 'Tinka'
From £5.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha Tubergen's Gem

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Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha 'Tubergen's Gem'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa cretica Hilde

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Tulipa cretica 'Hilde'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa saxatilis (Bakeri Group) Lilac Wonder

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Tulipa saxatilis (Bakeri Group) 'Lilac Wonder'
From £5.99
7 × bulbs
14 + 7 FREE bulbs
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (26)
Tulipa tarda

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Tulipa tarda
From £5.99
7 × bulbs
14 + 7 FREE bulbs
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tulipa turkestanica

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Tulipa turkestanica
From £4.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Narcissus - up to 6 months of daffodils

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Up to 6 months of daffodils
From £49.99
1 × collection | 60 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 180 bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Verbena Showboat Magenta (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Magenta' (Showboat Series)
From £7.99
available to order from winter
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Veronica Caledonia
Veronica 'Caledonia'
£24.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Veronica Heartbreaker (PBR)
Veronica 'Heartbreaker' (PBR)
£19.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Veronica Silver Dollar
Veronica 'Silver Dollar'
£19.99
available to order from spring 2027
Veronica Youngii
Veronica 'Youngii'
£19.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Veronica Starlight ('Marklight')
Veronica Starlight ('Marklight')
£19.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Veronica umbrosa Georgia Blue
Veronica umbrosa 'Georgia Blue'
From £11.99
available to order from spring 2027
Vinca major
Vinca major
From £22.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
6 × 2 litre pots
Vinca major Variegata
Vinca major 'Variegata'
£17.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Vinca minor

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Vinca minor
From £5.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (25)
Vinca minor Atropurpurea
Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Vinca minor Azurea Flore Pleno
Vinca minor 'Azurea Flore Pleno'
£17.99
available to order from summer
Vinca minor Bowles's Variety

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Vinca minor 'Bowles's Variety'
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 2 more available
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Vinca minor Illumination
Vinca minor 'Illumination'
From £7.99
9cm pot
1.5 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
Vinca minor Ralph Shugert
Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 2 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Vinca minor f. alba Gertrude Jekyll

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Vinca minor f. alba 'Gertrude Jekyll'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
2 litre pot
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (15)
Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed
Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed
From £13.98
sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Viola Teardrops F1 Mixed
Viola Teardrops F1 Mixed
From £16.49
sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
White woodland mini-border collection
White woodland mini-border collection
£69.99
6 × 9cm plants
Allium ursinum

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wild garlic - Allium ursinum
From £2.24
approx 40 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Yellow ruffles daffodil collection

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Yellow ruffles daffodil collection
From £29.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
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