Plants For East-facing Gardens

East-facing gardens usually catch the early morning sun, so are perfect for plants that prefer a bit of protection from the baking hot late afternoon sun.

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Attractive to wildlife

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Quick growing

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Yes (159)

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Special features

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Makes a good hedge or screen (23)
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Plants that help filter noise (3)
Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (202)
Plants that will cope with the odd football (44)
Plants to deter vandals and burglars (3)
Resistant to diseases (148)
Rose hips (3)
Scented Leaves (1)
Scented flowers (47)
Small leaved (31)
Stylish in the border (343)
Suitable for containers (458)
Suitable for hanging baskets (14)
Tough plants that are harder to kill (25)
Weeping (1)
Winter colour (64)

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Home office (2)
Living spaces (2)

Bulb planting time

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Spring planting (26)

Bulb divisions

Dahlia (Division 1) Single-flowered (2)
Dahlia (Division 8) Cactus (1)
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Narcissus (Division 1) Trumpet (6)
Narcissus (Division 10) Bulbocodium (5)
Narcissus (Division 11) Split-corona (4)
Narcissus (Division 12) Miscellaneous (3)
Narcissus (Division 13) Distinguished by name (1)
Narcissus (Division 2) Large-cupped (19)
Narcissus (Division 3) Small-cupped (1)
Narcissus (Division 4) Double (15)
Narcissus (Division 5) Triandrus (6)
Narcissus (Division 6) Cyclamineus (4)
Narcissus (Division 7) Jonquilla (11)
Narcissus (Division 8) Tazetta (11)
Narcissus (Division 9) Poeticus (1)
Tulip (Division 1) Single early group (6)
Tulip (Division 10) Parrot group (9)
Tulip (Division 11) Double late group (18)
Tulip (Division 13) Fosteriana group (4)
Tulip (Division 14) Greigii group (3)
Tulip (Division 15) Miscellaneous group (17)
Tulip (Division 2) Double early group (14)
Tulip (Division 3) Triumph group (53)
Tulip (Division 4) Darwin hybrid group (17)
Tulip (Division 5) Single late group (9)
Tulip (Division 6) Lily-flowered group (12)
Tulip (Division 7) Fringed group (7)
Tulip (Division 8) Viridiflora group (8)

Bedding planting time

Autumn & winter planting bedding (8)
Spring & summer planting bedding (17)

Fruit pollination group

Apple pollination group 4 (2)
Cherry pollination group 2 (1)
Cherry pollination group 3 (4)
Cherry pollination group 4 (1)
Plum pollination group 2 (1)
Self-fertile (5)

Sowing month inside or protected

February (6)
March (47)
April (36)
May (10)
June (1)
July (1)
August (8)
September (9)
October (8)
November (2)

Sowing month outside

January (1)
February (1)
March (7)
April (19)
May (40)
June (8)
July (4)
August (6)
September (20)
October (10)
November (1)
December (1)

Vegetable harvesting month

January (1)
February (1)
March (1)
April (1)
May (1)
June (4)
July (4)
August (5)
September (3)
October (3)
November (1)
December (1)

Vegetable groups

Brassicas (2)
Legumes (3)
Other cooking vegetables (1)
Root vegetables (2)

Multibuy packs

6 packs (1)
Multibuy offers (341)
Selected offers (80)

Ready made borders

Ready-made border Autumn colour (1)
Ready-made border Budget (3)
Ready-made border Clay soil (1)
Ready-made border Dry Mediterranean (1)
Ready-made border Gravel garden (2)
Ready-made border Keep it cool (1)
Ready-made border Lime-green and orange (1)
Ready-made border Scented garden (1)
Ready-made border Sun lovers (1)

Planting combinations

Astrantia and Geranium plant combination (1)
Cool tones plant combination (1)
Echinops and Salvia plant combination (1)
Edible flowers plant and seed combination (1)
Henry Agg Dog friendly plants (2)
Low maintenance gems plant combination (1)
Pink and purple long-flowering plant combination (1)
Pinks and purples plant combination (1)
Shady chalk plant combination (1)
Structured shade plant combination (1)
The Highgrove Hosta Collection (2)
The Highgrove Kitchen Garden Collection (1)
Vibrant colour seed combination (6)
White flowering seed combination (6)

Hardy

No (33)
Semi (55)
Yes (553)

Leaf colour

Blue (10)
Bronze (7)
Green (594)
Purple (9)
Red (8)
Silver (7)
Variegated (15)
Yellow (7)

Ground cover

No (389)
Yes (184)

Position

Arches & pergolas (28)
Back of border (44)
Bottom of hedges (18)
Conservatories (7)
Covering eyesores (20)
Front of border (405)
Middle of border (240)
Next to a patio (193)
Next to a pond (16)
Next to an entrance (192)
Next to seating areas (195)
Steep banks (129)
Through hedges (27)
Walls & fences (64)

Shape

Ball (1)
Bushy (13)
Fountain (4)
Hummock (5)
Lollipop (2)
Pyramid (1)
Spreading (2)

Soil moisture

Damp (14)
Dry/Sandy (55)
Normal (620)
Red (1)

Used at Chelsea

2004 - Sir Terrance Conran - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (1)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (1)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (3)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (1)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (1)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (5)
2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (1)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (2)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (2)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (1)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (2)
2024 - Ula Maria - Muscular Dystrophy (2)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

Propagate in green house (18)
Suitable for compact container gardening (3)
Suitable for grow beds (22)
Suitable for large container gardening (27)
Suitable for window boxes (1)
Use cloche (21)

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amaryllis & ceramic planter gift set

£21.99

gift set Delivered during October

Eremurus 'Line Dance'

£8.99 - £24.00

1 × tuber Delivered during October

3 × tubers Delivered during October

Iris 'Black Dragon'

£6.99 - £18.00

1 × rhizome Delivered during October

3 × rhizomes Delivered during October

Iris 'Burgermeister'

£7.99 - £15.98

1 × rhizome Delivered during October

2 + 1 FREE rhizomes Delivered during October

Iris 'Champagne Elegance'

£6.99 - £18.00

1 × rhizome Delivered during October

3 × rhizomes Delivered during October

Iris 'Edith Wolford'

£7.99 - £15.98

1 × rhizome Delivered during October

2 + 1 FREE rhizomes Delivered during October

Iris 'Maid of Orange'

£7.99 - £21.00

1 × rhizome Delivered during October

3 × rhizomes Delivered during October

Paeonia 'Coral Charm'

£11.99 - £79.99

1 × bare root plant Delivered during October

3 × bare root plants Delivered during October

4 litre pot available to order from autumn

3 × 4 litre pots available to order from autumn

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 15

50% off

Paeonia 'Sebastian Maas'

£9.99 - £29.99

1 × bare root plant Delivered during October

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

3 × bare root plants Delivered during October

2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty'

£9.99 - £29.00

1 × bare root plant Delivered during October

3 × bare root plants Delivered during October

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 14

Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'

£9.99 - £59.98

1 × bare root plant Delivered during October

3 × bare root plants Delivered during October

4 litre pot available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 10

Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield'

£9.99 - £59.98

1 × bare root plant Delivered during October

3 × bare root plants Delivered during October

4 litre pot available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 9

Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'

£9.99 - £59.98

1 × bare root plant Delivered during October

2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during October

4 litre pot available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 49

Paeonia lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'

£8.99 - £59.98

1 × bare root plant Delivered during October

3 × bare root plants Delivered during October

4 litre pot available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2

Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt

£10.99 - £29.99

1 × bare root plant Delivered during October

3 × bare root plants Delivered during October

Hosta 'Francee' (fortunei)

£5.99 - £44.99

1 × bare root plant Delivered during November

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during November

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)

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 6

Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans

£5.99 - £46.99

1 × bare root plant Delivered during November

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × bare root plants Delivered during November

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)

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3

Agapanthus BlackJack ('Dwaghyb02') (PBR)

£16.99 - £99.99

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

New

Alnus glutinosa 'Imperialis'

£89.99 - £164.99

9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

New

cherry 'Stella'

£28.79 - £119.99

9 litre pot | G5 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

bare root | G5 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm available to order from autumn

damson 'Prune Damson'

£34.99 - £119.99

9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Rosa White Patio | Patio Rose

£26.99 - £45.00

7.5 litre pot | standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

4 litre pot available to order from autumn

25% off

Viola odorata

£2.47 - £34.99

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)

approx 50 seeds available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Tamburo'

£5.49 - £17.99

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

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tuber available to order from winter

Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen' (PBR) (Evercolor Series)

£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)

2 litre pot sold out

3 × 2 litre pots sold out

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