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Plants for Steep Banks

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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Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote

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Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 3 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 90 (90)
Calluna vulgaris Dark Beauty
Calluna vulgaris 'Dark Beauty'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Cotoneaster × suecicus Coral Beauty
Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Heather (4 mixed heathers)
Heather collection (4 mixed heathers)
£34.99
4 × 9cm pots
Award-winning compact daffodils

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Award-winning compact daffodil collection
From £42.95
1 × collection | 60 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 180 bulbs
Narcissus Thalia

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Narcissus 'Thalia'
From £7.99
10 × bulbs
5 × bulbs | organic
30 × bulbs
15 × bulbs | organic
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 12 (12)
Scilla forbesii Violet Beauty

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Scilla forbesii 'Violet Beauty'
From £4.99
10 × bulbs
30 × bulbs
Allium ursinum

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25% off

wild garlic - Allium ursinum
From £2.24
approx 40 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Fargesia rufa

30% off

Fargesia rufa
From £27.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7 (7)
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Bergenia Wintermarchen

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Bergenia 'Wintermarchen'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Salvia rosmarinus Roman Beauty (PBR)
rosemary Salvia rosmarinus 'Roman Beauty' (PBR)
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Crocus minimus Spring Beauty
Crocus minimus 'Spring Beauty'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Gazania Christopher Lloyd
Gazania 'Christopher Lloyd'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Osteospermum Blue Eyed Beauty ('Balostlueye') (PBR)
Osteospermum Blue Eyed Beauty ('Balostlueye') (PBR)
From £7.99
available to order from winter
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 3 (3)

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