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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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Phacelia tanacetifolia

20% off

Phacelia tanacetifolia - green manure
£2.89 £2.31
25m² pack In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Ajuga reptans Atropurpurea

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Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
£5.59 - £29.99
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 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 3
Ajuga reptans Burgundy Glow

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Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
£5.59 - £27.99
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 8
Ajuga reptans Catlin's Giant

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Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
£5.59 - £22.39
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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7
Alchemilla erythropoda

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Alchemilla erythropoda
£6.39 - £26.39
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
Alchemilla mollis

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Alchemilla mollis
£2.23 - £31.99
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 20
Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) Bordeaux

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Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) 'Bordeaux'
£13.99 - £27.98
20 × bulbs In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
40 + 20 FREE bulbs In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 8
Bergenia Angel Kiss (Dragonfly Series)

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Bergenia 'Angel Kiss' (Dragonfly Series)
£10.39 - £39.99
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)
Bergenia Baby Doll

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Bergenia 'Baby Doll'
£9.59 - £49.99
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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4
Bergenia Bressingham White

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Bergenia 'Bressingham White'
£8.79 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 8
Bergenia cordifolia Purpurea

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Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea'
£7.99 - £34.39
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7
Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost (PBR)

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Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' (PBR)
£10.39 - £39.99
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 35
Brunnera macrophylla Mister Morse (PBR)

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Brunnera macrophylla 'Mister Morse' (PBR)
£11.99 - £28.79
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1
Brunnera macrophylla Sea Heart (PBR)

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Brunnera macrophylla 'Sea Heart' (PBR)
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Cerastium tomentosum

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Cerastium tomentosum
£6.39 - £27.99
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
Cotoneaster horizontalis

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Cotoneaster horizontalis
£15.99 - £39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 9
Cotoneaster × suecicus Coral Beauty

Up to 30%

Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'
£6.99 - £38.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cyclamen coum subsp. coum f. pallidum Album

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Cyclamen coum subsp. coum f. pallidum 'Album'
£7.99 - £38.39
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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Doodia media

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Doodia media
£5.50 - £13.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Erica carnea Myretoun Ruby

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Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby'
£7.19 - £16.79
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Erica × darleyensis Furzey

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Erica × darleyensis 'Furzey'
£7.19 - £16.79
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Erica × darleyensis Ghost Hills

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Erica × darleyensis 'Ghost Hills'
£7.19 - £16.79
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Euonymus fortunei Emerald 'n' Gold

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Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
£15.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 20 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Euonymus fortunei Emerald Gaiety

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Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
£15.99 - £63.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 20 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Galium odoratum

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Galium odoratum
£7.19 - £31.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium Elke

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Geranium 'Elke'
£7.99 - £31.99
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
Geranium Mavis Simpson

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Geranium 'Mavis Simpson'
£10.39 - £34.39
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium Orion

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Geranium 'Orion'
£7.99 - £35.99
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)
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0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium himalayense Gravetye

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Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye'
£7.99 - £31.99
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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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium nodosum

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Geranium nodosum
£7.99 - £31.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium phaeum

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Geranium phaeum
£7.99 - £31.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium pratense Azure Skies ('Tuitski') (PBR)

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Geranium pratense Azure Skies ('Tuitski') (PBR)
£10.39 - £26.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Geranium pyrenaicum Bill Wallis

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Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis'
£7.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Geranium Sabani Blue ('Bremigo') (PBR)

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Geranium Sabani Blue ('Bremigo') (PBR)
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium × johnsonii Johnson's Blue

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Geranium × johnsonii 'Johnson's Blue'
£7.19 - £35.99
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium × magnificum Rosemoor

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Geranium × magnificum 'Rosemoor'
£7.99 - £35.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hedera colchica Dentata Variegata

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Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hedera colchica Sulphur Heart

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Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hypericum × moserianum Tricolor

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Hypericum × moserianum 'Tricolor'
£17.99 £14.39
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Liriope muscari

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Liriope muscari
£10.39 - £55.99
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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6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Liriope muscari Moneymaker

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Liriope muscari 'Moneymaker'
£6.50 - £16.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pachysandra terminalis

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Pachysandra terminalis
£7.19 - £15.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pachysandra terminalis Variegata

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Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata'
£7.19 - £27.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Potentilla × tonguei

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Potentilla × tonguei
£7.99 - £18.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pulmonaria saccharata Mrs Moon

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Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs Moon'
£7.99 - £18.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna

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Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna
£22.99 £18.39
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Vinca minor Illumination

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Vinca minor 'Illumination'
£6.39 - £35.99
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)
Vinca minor Ralph Shugert

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Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'
£6.39 - £63.99
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)
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Vinca minor f. alba Gertrude Jekyll

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Vinca minor f. alba 'Gertrude Jekyll'
£6.39 - £26.39
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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Houttuynia cordata Chameleon

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Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
£17.59 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Bergenia Silberlicht

20% off

Bergenia 'Silberlicht'
£9.59 - £38.39
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Epimedium × perralchicum Fröhnleiten
Epimedium × perralchicum 'Fröhnleiten'
£9.59 - £20.79
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Epimedium × rubrum
Epimedium × rubrum
£8.79 - £19.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Epimedium × warleyense
Epimedium × warleyense
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hedera colchica
Hedera colchica
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Hedera hibernica

20% off

Hedera hibernica
£23.99 - £63.99
3 litre pot | 1.7m cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Vinca major Variegata
Vinca major 'Variegata'
£17.99 £14.39
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

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