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Showing Soil type : Heavy clay Special conditions : Tolerates drought clear all

239 items

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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Ha Ha Tonka' (PBR)

£14.99

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

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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' (PBR)

£19.99 - £49.99

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Sporobolus heterolepis

£14.99 - £32.99

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

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Stipa calamagrostis

£9.99 - £42.99

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

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Stipa ichu

£14.99 - £32.99

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

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Stipa lessingiana

£11.99 - £28.99

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 2

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Achillea millefolium

£2.99 - £34.99

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

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Calendula officinalis

£2.79 - £7.50

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

3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4

Calendula officinalis 'Orange King'

£2.49

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

Panicum capillare 'Sparkling Fountain'

£4.99

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

Verbena rigida 'Santos'

£2.99 - £19.99

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

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

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Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)

£74.99 - £114.99

12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring

Calendula officinalis 'Indian Prince' (Prince Series)

£2.69 - £7.50

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

3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5

Calendula officinalis 'Sherbet Fizz'

£2.99

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

Calendula officinalis 'Snow Princess'

£2.89

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

Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Fata Morgana'

£3.49

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

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

Tagetes patula 'Burning Embers'

£2.39

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

Tagetes tenuifolia 'Golden Gem'

£2.99

approx 225 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Alcea rosea 'Single mixture'

£2.49

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

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Burgunder'

£2.99 - £19.99

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

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

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Oenothera versicolor 'Sunset Boulevard'

£2.99

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

Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'

£3.99

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

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'

£44.99 - £69.99

bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Winter hardy herb collection (4 mixed herbs)

Popular herb collection

£24.99

4 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Amsonia 'String Theory'

£12.99 - £29.99

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

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Coreopsis 'Fool's Gold'

£11.99 - £32.00

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

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Geranium × oxonianum 'Katherine Adele'

£12.99

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

Sesleria 'Greenlee'

£9.99

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

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Symphoricarpos Little Berry ('GRSYCHLB') (PBR)

£27.99

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

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Vitex agnus-castus 'Queen Bee'

£34.99

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

Corylus avellana - Hazel hedging

£79.99 - £159.98

25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

50 + 25 FREE plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow'

£15.99

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

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Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'

£24.99 - £89.99

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

12 litre pot | 1.25 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

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Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Old Gold'

~~£24.99~~ £17.49

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

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Taxus baccata

£9.99 - £239.98

9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 litre pot | 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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

10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

10 × bare root | 40 - 50cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

20 + 10 FREE bare root | 20 - 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 50cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

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Taxus baccata ball

£99.99

4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

All year round colour conifer collection

£49.99

4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Award-winning conifer collection

£49.99

4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Seedballs cornflower

£6.99 - £49.99

20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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

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

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