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Plants for Steep Banks

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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Primula vulgaris

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Primula vulgaris
From £2.24
approx 30 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 18 (18)
Geranium sanguineum
Geranium sanguineum
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 6 (6)
Osteospermum jucundum Tresco Purple
Osteospermum jucundum 'Tresco Purple'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5 (5)
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Citrina
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'
£37.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 5 (5)
Scented daffodil collection

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Scented daffodil collection
From £29.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus

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Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
From £8.99
10 × bulbs
30 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Asplenium scolopendrium Cristata
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristata'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Allium ursinum

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wild garlic - Allium ursinum
From £2.24
approx 40 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Centaurea cyanus Polka Dot Series

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Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Series'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 325 seeds
Geranium palmatum

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Geranium palmatum
From £2.24
approx 60 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Glebionis segetum

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Glebionis segetum
£2.99 £2.24
approx 30 seeds
Primula veris

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Primula veris
From £2.24
approx 50 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 8 (8)
Trifolium repens

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Trifolium repens
£2.79 £2.09
approx 750 seeds
Ajuga reptans

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Ajuga reptans
£2.99 £2.24
approx 50 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Bellis perennis

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Bellis perennis - common daisy
£3.99 £2.99
approx 750 seeds
Over-winter green manure

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Over winter green manure
£2.99 £2.24
16m² pack
Seedballs artists meadow seedbombs

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Seedballs artists meadow
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Seedballs bee matchboxes seedbombs

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Seedballs bee matchboxes
£12.99 £9.74
set of 3 matchboxes
Seedballs blue meadow seedbombs

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Seedballs blue meadow
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs cornflower seedbombs

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Seedballs cornflower
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Seedballs for bees seedbombs

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Seedballs for bees
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20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs for butterflies seedbombs

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Seedballs for butterflies
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20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs make your own native flowers seedbombs kit

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Seedballs make your own native flowers seedbombs kit
£12.99 £9.74
makes 50 - 60 seedballs
Seedballs native annual wildflowers seedbombs

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Seedballs native annual wildflowers
From £11.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow - seedbombs (URBAN)

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Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Seedballs native wildflowers for shade -seedbombs

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Seedballs native wildflowers for shade
From £11.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife - seedbombs

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Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife
From £11.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs ox-eye daisy seedbombs

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Seedballs ox-eye daisy
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs poppies seedbombs

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Seedballs poppies
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs red campion seedbombs

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Seedballs red campion
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs wildlife collection

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Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99 £12.74
set of 6
Shake and sow Flowers for insects

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Shake & sow - Flowers for insects
£7.99 £5.99
20g of seed
Geranium Maderense

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Geranium Maderense
From £2.62
available to order from autumn
Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine pratensis
From £2.99
available to order from spring 2027
Flowering species rich hedge
Flowering species-rich hedge Good for wildlife
£299.99
available to order from autumn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £49.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging
From £69.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)

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