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Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'

£7.99

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

Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow

£6.99 - £49.99

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250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week

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Stipa lessingiana

£9.99 - £24.99

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

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

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Stipa tenuissima

£3.79 - £44.99

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

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approx 30 seeds available to order from autumn

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 47

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Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket' (PBR)

£6.99 - £54.99

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

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

Tulipa 'Negrita'

£6.99 - £22.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

21 × bulbs Delivered during September

12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter

3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter

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

Tulipa 'Pinocchio'

£7.99 - £22.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September

12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter

3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter

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Tulipa 'Purple Pride'

£6.99 - £19.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

21 × bulbs Delivered during September

Tulipa 'Queen of Night'

£6.99 - £22.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September

12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter

3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 28

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Tulipa 'Tinka'

£4.99 - £13.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

21 × bulbs Delivered during September

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Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha 'Tubergen's Gem'

£6.99 - £18.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

21 × bulbs Delivered during September

Tulipa Foxtrot | Double Early Tulip

£6.99 - £20.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

21 × bulbs Delivered during September

Uncinia rubra Everflame ('Belinda's Find') (PBR)

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Uncinia rubra Everflame ('Belinda's Find') (PBR)

£11.50 - £29.00

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

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Verbascum 'Honey Dijon'

£9.50 - £22.49

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

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Verbascum 'Lavender Lass'

£14.99 - £32.99

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

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

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Vinca major

£11.50 - £47.49

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

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Vinca major 'Variegata'

~~£17.99~~ £12.59

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

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3

Vinca minor

£5.99 - £14.99

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

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

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 22

Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'

£7.99 - £32.99

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

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Vinca minor 'Bowles's Variety'

£7.99 - £47.50

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

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

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Vinca minor 'Illumination'

£7.99 - £44.99

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

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

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

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Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'

£7.99 - £39.99

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

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

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Viola 'Belmont Blue'

£5.59 - £24.49

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

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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Viola 'Tiger Eye Red'

£4.99

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

Viola 'Tiger Eyes'

£2.99 - £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

Viola 'Vivaldi Beacon'

£4.99

approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed

£13.98 - £27.99

20 seedlings Delivered mid September

40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

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Viscaria 'Cherry Bubbles'

£7.00 - £24.99

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

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Viscaria 'Plena'

£7.00 - £20.00

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

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Yellow ruffles daffodil collection

£29.95 - £59.90

1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September

2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September

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