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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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Geranium Rozanne ('Gerwat') (PBR)

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Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' (PBR)

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Bergenia 'Bressingham White'

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Primula vialii

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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

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Geranium 'Brookside'

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Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'

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Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'

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Vinca minor

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Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' (male)

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Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)

£24.99 - £74.00

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Nandina domestica 'Fire Power'

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Buxus sempervirens

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'

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Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata'

£29.99

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Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Overdam'

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Caryopteris × clandonensis Hint of Gold ('Lisaura') (PBR)

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Cistus × pulverulentus 'Sunset'

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Geranium × magnificum 'Rosemoor'

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Geranium pratense 'Striatum'

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Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'

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Skimmia × confusa 'Kew Green' (male)

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Osmanthus × burkwoodii

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Cotoneaster horizontalis

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