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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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Centaurea cyanus Polka Dot Series
Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Series'
£2.49
available to order from summer
Tulipa tarda
Tulipa tarda
From £4.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)
pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
From £4.99
approx 25 seeds
Tulipa Peppermintstick
Tulipa 'Peppermintstick'
From £4.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Tinka
Tulipa 'Tinka'
From £4.99
available to order from summer
Seedballs poppies seedbombs

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Seedballs poppies
From £5.94
20 seedballs in gift tube
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs red campion seedbombs
Seedballs red campion
From £6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha Tubergen's Gem
Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha 'Tubergen's Gem'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
Anemone coronaria De Caen Group Mixed
Anemone coronaria De Caen Group Mixed
From £7.99
available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 12 (12)
Tulipa Pinocchio
Tulipa 'Pinocchio'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Alchemilla erythropoda
Alchemilla erythropoda
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Ajuga reptans Burgundy Glow
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 8 (8)
Seedballs for bees seedbombs
Seedballs for bees
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs for butterflies seedbombs
Seedballs for butterflies
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow - seedbombs (URBAN)
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Seedballs artists meadow seedbombs
Seedballs artists meadow
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
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)
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
From £8.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10 (10)
Narcissus Red Devon
Narcissus 'Red Devon'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Saxifraga Alpino Red ('Saxz0014') (x arendsii)
Saxifraga Alpino Red ('Saxz0014') (x arendsii)
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Narcissus June Allyson
Narcissus 'June Allyson'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Geranium macrorrhizum
Geranium macrorrhizum
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Geranium Orion
Geranium 'Orion'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (18)
Geranium Elke
Geranium 'Elke'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Potentilla Gibson's Scarlet
Potentilla 'Gibson's Scarlet'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Bergenia cordifolia Purpurea
Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Potentilla × tonguei
Potentilla × tonguei
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Potentilla thurberi Monarch's Velvet
Potentilla thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Geranium himalayense Gravetye
Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Narcissus Flower Record
Narcissus 'Flower Record'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Primula vialii
Primula vialii
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (17)
Verbena Showboat Magenta (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Magenta' (Showboat Series)
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Geranium psilostemon
Geranium psilostemon
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Epimedium × rubrum
Epimedium × rubrum
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Bergenia Silberlicht
Bergenia 'Silberlicht'
From £11.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Bergenia Baby Doll
Bergenia 'Baby Doll'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
From £11.99
available to order from summer
Epimedium × versicolor Sulphureum
Epimedium × versicolor 'Sulphureum'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Geranium psilostemon Catherine Deneuve

New

Geranium psilostemon 'Catherine Deneuve'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Epimedium × youngianum Niveum
Epimedium × youngianum 'Niveum'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen Red
Helleborus × hybridus 'Pretty Ellen Red'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Epimedium × warleyense
Epimedium × warleyense
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen White Spotted
Helleborus × hybridus 'Pretty Ellen White Spotted'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Geranium cinereum Jolly Jewel Raspberry ('Noortjjrab')
Geranium (Cinereum Group) Jolly Jewel Raspberry ('Noortjjrab)
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Bergenia Wintermarchen

New

Bergenia 'Wintermarchen'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Lewisia Sunset Glow ('Marianni') (PBR)

New

Lewisia Sunset Glow ('Marianni') (PBR)
£12.99
1 litre pot
Marrakesh medina tulip collection
Marrakesh medina tulip collection
From £14.95
available to order from summer
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife - seedbombs
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife
From £15.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs wildlife collection
Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99
set of 6
Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) Bordeaux
Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) 'Bordeaux'
From £17.49
available to order from summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis
From £19.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Veronica Heartbreaker (PBR)
Veronica 'Heartbreaker' (PBR)
£19.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Veronica Youngii
Veronica 'Youngii'
£19.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Skimmia japonica Rubella

Best Seller

Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' (male)
From £12.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Cotoneaster × suecicus Coral Beauty

30% off

Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'
From £6.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Geranium wallichianum Kelly Anne (PBR)
Geranium wallichianum 'Kelly Anne' (PBR)
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cotoneaster Cornubia

20% off

Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'
From £22.99
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
From £24.75
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
3 × 2 litre pots
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Veronica Caledonia
Veronica 'Caledonia'
£24.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Nandina domestica Fire Power
Nandina domestica 'Fire Power'
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Berberis thunbergii Orange Rocket (PBR)
Berberis thunbergii 'Orange Rocket' (PBR)
From £24.99
available to order from summer
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
£24.99
available to order from summer
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Admiration (PBR)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration' (PBR)
From £25.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
6 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue ('Lice') (PBR)
Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue ('Lice') (PBR)
£26.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
From £13.95
available to order from summer
Gaultheria Florry ('HO120') (PBR)

New

Gaultheria Florry ('HO120') (PBR)
£27.99
available to order from summer
Spring sunshine daffodil collection
Spring sunshine daffodil collection
From £28.95
available to order from summer
Elegant daffodil collection
Elegant daffodil collection
From £31.95
available to order from summer
Spring promise daffodil collection
Spring promise daffodil collection
From £32.95
available to order from summer
Head gardener's species tulip collection
Head gardener's species tulip collection
From £16.95
available to order from summer
Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)

New

Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from summer
Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana
Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana (hermaphrodite)
£39.99
1.5 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (14)
White woodland mini-border collection
White woodland mini-border collection
£69.99
6 × 9cm plants
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
£71.99
available to order from summer
Narcissus - up to 6 months of daffodils
Up to 6 months of daffodils
From £49.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Flowering species rich hedge
Flowering species-rich hedge Good for wildlife
£299.99 £291.99
available to order from autumn

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