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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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Ground cover

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Shape

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Soil moisture

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Phlox drummondii 'Crème Brûlée'

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Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl (Frizzle Sizzle Series)

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pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl' (Frizzle Sizzle Series)

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Eschscholzia californica 'Ivory Castle'

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Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Series'

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Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'

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Alchemilla mollis

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Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'

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Berberis darwinii

£22.99

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Bergenia 'Abendglut'

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Buxus sempervirens

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Erica × darleyensis 'Ghost Hills'

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Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'

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Cistus × argenteus 'Silver Pink'

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Cistus × purpureus

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Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'

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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from late spring

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