Plants For Clay Soil

Clay soil is usually rich in nutrients, but it can be hard to dig, and if it is very heavy, it can hold water for long periods of time. It may also take a long time to warm up in spring, which can slow down the new growth. If your clay soil is badly compacted, you can help improve the structure by digging in lots of sharp sand and composted organic matter.

Bulb divisions
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
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Dahlia Fabula
Dahlia 'Fabula'
£5.49 - £14.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Famoso
Dahlia 'Famoso'
£5.49 - £19.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 × tubers | organic Unavailable
Dahlia Fantastico
Dahlia 'Fantastico'
£5.49 - £14.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99
7 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aquilegia vulgaris
Aquilegia vulgaris
£2.99
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica

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Fagus sylvatica
£34.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
20 litre pot | 1.75 - 2.0m tall available to order from autumn
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging
£79.99 - £199.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Buxus sempervirens
Buxus sempervirens
£7.99 - £49.99
9cm pot | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buxus sempervirens
Buxus sempervirens
£39.99 - £64.99
3 litre pot | 20cm ball available to order from autumn
2 × 3 litre pots | 20cm balls available to order from autumn
Eriophorum angustifolium
Eriophorum angustifolium
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Digitalis purpurea

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Digitalis purpurea
£2.49 - £26.59
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Galega officinalis

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Galega officinalis
£8.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
£49.99 - £169.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam hedging
£69.99 - £199.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Centaurea nigra

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Centaurea nigra
£2.99 - £13.29
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mimulus guttatus
Mimulus guttatus
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Syringa vulgaris Sensation
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£29.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer
Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
£29.99 - £99.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 0.8m tall available to order from autumn
Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
£29.99 - £99.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly

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Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
£29.99 - £59.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Myrtus communis
Myrtus communis
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Quercus robur
Quercus robur
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Doodia media

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Doodia media
£5.50 - £13.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Galanthus nivalis
Galanthus nivalis
£7.99 - £89.99
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 + 15 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
250 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
15 + 10 FREE bare roots | in the green available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Polygonatum × hybridum
Polygonatum × hybridum
£12.99 - £54.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
walnut common
walnut (common)
£34.99 - £79.99
9 litre pot | regia | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Jasminum officinale
Jasminum officinale
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Achillea millefolium Red Velvet

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Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'
£6.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Achillea millefolium

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Achillea millefolium
£2.99 - £11.99
approx 400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Echinacea pallida Hula Dancer

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Echinacea pallida 'Hula Dancer'
£8.39 - £33.59
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia laciniata Herbstsonne
Rudbeckia laciniata 'Herbstsonne'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Romance

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Romance'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Sun
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Sun'
£9.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Glow

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Glow'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Nightfall

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Nightfall'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series)

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Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series)
£14.99 - £35.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Cosmic Eye
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Cosmic Eye'
£9.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Henry Eilers

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Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'
£8.39 - £19.59
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Echinacea purpurea Vintage Wine (PBR)
Echinacea purpurea 'Vintage Wine' (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Flame

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Flame'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Velvet Flame
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Velvet Flame'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Ruby Crush

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Ruby Crush'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Summer Sunset

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Summer Sunset'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Embers
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Embers'
£9.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Forest

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Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Forest'
£9.99 £6.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii Goldsturm

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Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
£5.99 - £31.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Howgate Wonder

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apple 'Howgate Wonder'
£34.99 - £104.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Trinity

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apple 'Trinity'
£59.99 - £83.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Grenadier
apple 'Grenadier'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Bramley 20

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apple 'Bramley 20'
£35.99 - £104.99
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | M27 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Bountiful

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apple 'Bountiful'
£49.99 - £73.49
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Monarch
apple 'Monarch'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Lord Derby
apple 'Lord Derby'
£44.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Bramley's Seedling
apple 'Bramley's Seedling'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry Morello

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cherry 'Morello'
£34.99 - £83.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Cotoneaster × suecicus Coral Beauty

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Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'
£9.99 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
× Heucherella Sweet Tea (PBR)
× Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' (PBR)
£12.99 - £52.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
× Heucherella Solar Eclipse
× Heucherella 'Solar Eclipse'
£12.99 - £52.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Sango-kaku

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Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'
£44.09 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Coriandrum sativum
coriander
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Coriandrum sativum Leisure
coriander 'Leafy Leisure'
£2.19
approx 125 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Corylus avellana Contorta

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Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£49.99 - £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 125cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall | tree available to order from autumn
Juncus effusus f. spiralis
Juncus effusus f. spiralis
£12.99 - £49.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Euonymus phellomanus

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Euonymus phellomanus
£84.99 £59.49
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Centaurea cyanus Polka Dot Series
Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Series'
£2.49
approx 325 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus kousa Teutonia
Cornus kousa 'Teutonia'
£105.99 - £199.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Helleborus argutifolius
Helleborus argutifolius
£9.99 - £54.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Mentha requienii
mint - Corsican mint
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Corydalis flexuosa Porcelain Blue (PBR)
Corydalis flexuosa 'Porcelain Blue' (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Corydalis calycosa

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Corydalis calycosa
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Apricota

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Apricota'
£2.99 - £19.98
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Cosimo Collarette (Cosimo Series)

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Cosimo Collarette' (Cosimo Series)
£3.49 - £19.98
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Xsenia

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xsenia'
£3.79 - £21.98
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Fizzy Rose Picotee (Fizzy Series)
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Fizzy Rose Picotee' (Fizzy Series)
£3.29 - £19.98
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Antiquity
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Antiquity'
£9.99 - £36.99
20 seedlings available to order from winter
Cosmos bipinnatus Capriola

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Capriola'
£2.99
approx 30 seeds available to order from winter
Cosmos bipinnatus Rubinato
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Rubinato'
£3.79
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Velouette
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Velouette'
£3.99
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Fizzy White (Fizzy Series)

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Fizzy White' (Fizzy Series)
£3.29
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Candy Stripe

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Candy Stripe'
£2.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Hummingbird Lilac

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Hummingbird Lilac'
£3.49
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos sulphureus Bright Lights mixed
Cosmos sulphureus 'Bright Lights mixed'
£2.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotoneaster naoujanensis Berried Treasure

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Cotoneaster naoujanensis 'Berried Treasure'
£22.99 £13.79
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotoneaster horizontalis

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Cotoneaster horizontalis
£10.00 - £25.00
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotoneaster Cornubia
Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'
£24.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn

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