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Gardeners love south-facing gardens as they usually get loads of sun, which allows them to grow a wide range of plants.

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Pink and purple long-flowering plant combination (2)
Pinks and purple dry shade plant combination (1)
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Sunny chalk plant combination (1)
The Highgrove Kitchen Garden Collection (1)
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Vibrant colour for bees plant combination (1)
Vibrant colour seed combination (7)
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Hardy

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Yes (437)

Leaf colour

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Ground cover

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Position

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Conservatories (37)
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Next to a patio (63)
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Steep banks (96)
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Shape

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Soil moisture

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2024 - Ula Maria - Muscular Dystrophy (5)

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Viburnum tinus

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Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'

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Viburnum tinus 'Lisarose' (PBR)

£24.99 - £89.99

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Viburnum × burkwoodii

£36.99 - £99.99

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12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn

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Vinca major

£22.99 - £94.99

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Vinca major 'Variegata'

£17.99

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Vinca minor

£5.99 - £14.99

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Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'

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Vinca minor 'Bowles's Variety'

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Vinca minor 'Illumination'

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Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'

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Viola 'Belmont Blue'

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Viola 'Etain'

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Viola 'Tiger Eye Red'

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Viola 'Tiger Eyes'

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approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Viola 'Vivaldi Beacon'

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Viola labradorica

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Viola odorata

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approx 50 seeds available to order from autumn

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Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed

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Viola Teardrops F1 Mixed

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wallflower 'Fire King'

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approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Erysimum Sugar Rush Primrose (Sugar Rush Series)

wallflower 'Sugar Rush Primrose' F1

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Erysimum Sugar Rush Purple Bicolour (Sugar Rush Series)

wallflower 'Sugar Rush Purple Bicolour' F1

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Erysimum Sugar Rush Red (Sugar Rush Series)

wallflower 'Sugar Rush Red' F1

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9cm pot available to order from autumn

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watercress

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approx 2000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Welsh onion

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Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge'

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Zaluzianskya ovata

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Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Marshmallow'

£34.99

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