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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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Limnanthes douglasii

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Phlox drummondii 'Crème Brûlée'

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Primula vulgaris

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Ajuga reptans

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mint - apple mint

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Allium ursinum

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Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)

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pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1

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Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Blue F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)

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pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Blue' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1

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Calibrachoa Cabaret Bright Red ('Balcabrite') (PBR) (Cabaret Series)

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pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1

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approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica

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