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Dipsacus fullonum

£2.99 - £34.99

approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Centaurea nigra

£2.99 - £13.29

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

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Amaranthus caudatus 'Cascade Green'

£2.99

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lemon balm

£2.99 - £7.99

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

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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

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Verbena rigida 'Santos'

£2.99 - £19.99

approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Achillea millefolium

£2.99 - £11.99

approx 400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Primula vulgaris

£2.99 - £11.39

approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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mint - spearmint

£2.99 - £7.99

approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9cm pot available to order from autumn

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

catnip / Nepeta cataria

£2.99 - £15.98

approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9cm pot available to order from autumn

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

Lythrum salicaria

£2.99 - £47.99

approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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lemon bergamot

£2.99

approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Burgunder'

£2.99 - £19.99

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

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Malva moschata

£2.99

approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Welsh onion

£2.99 - £7.99

approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Alcea rosea 'Nigra'

£2.99 - £22.99

approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9cm pot available to order from autumn

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fennel - Foeniculum vulgare

£2.99 - £7.99

approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Oenothera lindheimeri 'The Bride'

£2.79

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

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angelica

£2.79 - £16.99

approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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

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Ammi majus

£2.79 - £36.99

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

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40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out

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sage common (organic)

£2.79 - £7.99

approx 35 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Digitalis purpurea

£2.49 - £26.59

approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Antirrhinum majus 'Appleblossom'

£2.49 - £7.00

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

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White clover green manure

£2.49 - £7.00

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Alcea rosea 'Single mixture'

£2.49

approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Malva sylvestris mauritiana

£2.49

approx 50 seeds available to order from autumn

Antirrhinum majus 'Night and Day'

£2.49

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

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Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'

£2.25 - £18.50

approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

£2.25 - £24.75

approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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heartease

£2.19

approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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