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Plants For North-facing Gardens

North-facing gardens tend to get the least amount of sun. That doesn’t mean your garden will be boring though as there are loads of shade-loving plants that will thrive.

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Aquilegia vulgaris William Guiness

25% off

Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guiness'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centaurea cyanus Black Ball

25% off

Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'
£2.89 £2.17
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centaurea cyanus Classic Magic

25% off

Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Magic'
£2.89 £2.17
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centaurea nigra

25% off

Centaurea nigra
£2.24 - £34.99
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)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Viola Tiger Eyes

25% off

Viola 'Tiger Eyes'
£2.24 - £13.98
approx 25 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
Adiantum aleuticum Imbricatum
Adiantum aleuticum 'Imbricatum'
£11.99 - £26.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Asplenium trichomanes
Asplenium trichomanes
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centaurea Jordy
Centaurea 'Jordy'
£9.99 - £39.99
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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 11
Clematis Niobe
Clematis 'Niobe'
£17.99 - £35.98
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Clematis Romantika
Clematis 'Romantika'
£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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 7
Cyrtomium fortunei
Cyrtomium fortunei
£9.99 - £44.99
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)
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 4
Epimedium Amber Queen (PBR)
Epimedium 'Amber Queen' (PBR)
£13.99 - £32.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euphorbia characias Black Pearl
Euphorbia characias 'Black Pearl'
£12.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Geranium phaeum var. phaeum Samobor
Geranium phaeum var. phaeum 'Samobor'
£10.99 - £42.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Hedera helix Glacier
Hedera helix 'Glacier'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Hosta Purple Heart
Hosta 'Purple Heart'
£11.99 - £49.99
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7
Ilex crenata Convexa
Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
£8.99 - £36.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum

30% off

Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
£15.39 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Polygonatum × hybridum
Polygonatum × hybridum
£12.99 - £39.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 12
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Purple Stem
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna 'Purple Stem'
£29.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot 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 5
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum tinus
Viburnum tinus
£6.99 - £89.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot 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)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Johnsons country meadow wildflower seed

25% off

Johnsons country meadow wildflower seed
£14.99 £11.24
200g pack | covers 40m² In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Amelanchier canadensis Glenn Form

New

Amelanchier canadensis 'Glenn Form'
£49.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m 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 potted | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
£9.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging available to order from autumn
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging available to order from autumn
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Clematis Black Prince
Clematis 'Black Prince'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Dry shade plant combination
Dry shade plant combination
£37.96
4 × plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Low maintenance summer plant combination
Low maintenance plant combination (summer)
£38.96
4 × plants | 1 of each available to order from autumn
Amelanchier lamarckii
Amelanchier lamarckii
£25.79 - £124.99
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
bare root | 0.9 - 1.2m | tree available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m | bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | tree available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Astrantia major Rubra
Astrantia major 'Rubra'
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea
£12.99 - £69.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Camellia Black Lace
Camellia 'Black Lace'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis Alba Luxurians
Clematis 'Alba Luxurians'
£27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Taiga (PBR)
Clematis 'Taiga' (PBR)
£27.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis viticella Flore Pleno
Clematis viticella 'Flore Pleno'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cornus controversa
Cornus controversa
£104.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
Disporum longistylum Green Giant
Disporum longistylum 'Green Giant'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Geranium phaeum
Geranium phaeum
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hedera hibernica
Hedera hibernica
£29.99 - £79.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 1.7m cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Dark and Handsome (Wedding Party Series)

New

Helleborus × hybridus 'Dark and Handsome' (Wedding Party Series)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Shades of the Night
Helleborus × hybridus 'Harvington Shades of the Night'
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen Purple

New

Helleborus × hybridus 'Pretty Ellen Purple'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Black
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington black
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double purple
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double purple
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Smokey Blues
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Smokey Blues
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea macrophylla Zebra (PBR) (Black Steel Series)
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zebra' (PBR) (Black Steel Series)
£19.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
£8.99 - £64.99
9cm pot | bush available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots | bush available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 20cm ball available to order from autumn
2 × 2 litre pots | 20cm ball available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lonicera japonica var. repens
Lonicera japonica var. repens
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Pearl' (PBR)
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Pearl' (PBR)
£99.99
10 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall available to order from autumn
Robinia pseudoacacia Lace Lady' (PBR)
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Lace Lady' (PBR)
£199.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 80cm available to order from autumn
Rosa Flower Carpet Peach

New

Rosa 'Flower Carpet Peach'
£34.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Madame Alfred Carrière
Rosa Madame Alfred Carrière | Climbing Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Salvia guaranitica Black and Blue
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
£9.99 - £42.99
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 available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Cherry Lace ('Hyfjolais')
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Cherry Lace ('Hyfjolais')
£27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
4.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Viola Sorbet XP Delft Blue (Sorbet XP Series)
Viola Sorbet XP Delft Blue (Sorbet XP Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola Sorbet XP Red (Sorbet XP Series)
Viola Sorbet XP Red (Sorbet XP Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Euonymus grandiflorus Ruby Wine
Euonymus grandiflorus 'Ruby Wine'
£24.99
2 litre pot sold out
Hypericum × inodorum Magical Beauty ('Kolmbeau') (PBR) (Magical Series)
Hypericum × inodorum Magical Beauty ('Kolmbeau') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot sold out

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