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Plants For North-facing Gardens

North-facing gardens tend to get the least amount of sun. That doesn’t mean your garden will be boring though as there are loads of shade-loving plants that will thrive.

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Summer glory collection

25% off

Summer glory collection
£7.99 £5.99
2g packet | seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Viola odorata

25% off

Viola odorata
From £2.47
approx 50 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Oenothera biennis

25% off

Oenothera biennis
£3.29 £2.47
approx 150 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Achillea millefolium

Best Seller

25% off

Achillea millefolium
From £2.24
approx 400 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Agrostemma githago

25% off

Agrostemma githago
£3.29 £2.47
approx 75 seeds
Ajuga reptans

25% off

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

New

25% off

Bellis perennis - common daisy
£3.99 £2.99
approx 750 seeds
Centaurea cyanus Blue Ball

25% off

Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Ball'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 325 seeds
Centaurea cyanus Classic Magic
Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Magic'
£2.89
approx 100 seeds
Linum perenne

25% off

flax, linseed
£2.99 £2.24
approx 700 seeds
Viola Vivaldi Beacon

New

Viola 'Vivaldi Beacon'
£4.99
approx 20 seeds
Acer rubrum Sun Valley
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Betula Fascination
Betula 'Fascination'
From £89.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
From £49.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Acer rubrum Scanlon
Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Alnus glutinosa Imperialis
Alnus glutinosa 'Imperialis'
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Cotoneaster salicifolius Repens
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Repens'
£149.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 85cm
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
From £99.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Amelanchier canadensis Glenn Form
Amelanchier canadensis 'Glenn Form'
From £59.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall | bush
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Amelanchier × grandiflora Ballerina
Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Ballerina'
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Quercus rubra
Quercus rubra
From £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Prunus avium Plena
Prunus avium 'Plena'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Lysimachia nummularia Aurea
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
From £10.99
9cm pot
1 litre aquatic pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Juncus effusus f. spiralis
Juncus effusus f. spiralis
From £12.99
9cm pot
1 litre aquatic pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 litre aquatic pot
+ 2 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Carex acuta
Carex acuta
From £24.99
1 litre aquatic pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
Typha minima
Typha minima
From £24.99
1 litre aquatic pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 litre aquatic pot
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
Lysimachia nummularia
Lysimachia nummularia
From £24.99
1 litre aquatic pot
3 litre aquatic pot
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
Chamaemelum nobile

25% off

common chamomile
From £2.39
approx 400 seeds
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Thymus serpyllum Pink Chintz

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creeping thyme 'Pink Chintz'
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Artemisia dracunculus French
tarragon 'French'
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Symphytum officinale

25% off

comfrey - common
£2.99 £2.24
approx 40 seeds
Myrrhis odorata

25% off

sweet cicely
£2.29 £1.72
approx 5 seeds
Origanum Hot and Spicy
oregano 'Hot and Spicy'
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Fargesia rufa

30% off

Fargesia rufa
From £27.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
From £7.99
9cm pot
6 × 9cm pots
Juniperus chinensis Pyramidalis
Juniperus chinensis 'Pyramidalis'
£15.99
1 litre pot
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
From £9.99
9cm pot | 20cm tall
3 litre pot | 30cm
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£119.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£29.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Taxus baccata Repandens
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'
£24.99
2 litre pot
Taxus baccata Standishii
Taxus baccata 'Standishii'
£15.99
1 litre pot
Taxus baccata ball

Best Seller

Taxus baccata ball
£119.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca ('Lankveld03') (PBR)

Best Seller

Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca ('Lankveld03') (PBR)
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Euonymus japonicus White Spire (PBR)
Euonymus japonicus 'White Spire' (PBR)
£59.97
3 × 2 litre pots
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens
From £19.99
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall
Platycladus orientalis Aurea Nana
Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'
From £15.99
1 litre pot
Three colours red rhubarb collection
Three colours red rhubarb collection
From £17.95
1 × collection | 3 crowns
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 crowns
redcurrant Jonkheer van Tets
redcurrant 'Jonkheer van Tets'
From £10.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous
Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa') (PBR)
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa')
From £59.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Cucamelon

25% off

Cucamelon
£2.99 £2.24
approx 20 seeds
Over-winter green manure

New

25% off

Over winter green manure
£2.99 £2.24
16m² pack
Welsh onion

25% off

Welsh onion
From £2.24
approx 250 seeds
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
White clover green manure

25% off

White clover green manure
£2.49 £1.87
30m² pack
Malus Comtesse de Paris
Malus 'Comtesse de Paris'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m
Seedballs artists meadow seedbombs

25% off

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)
Seedballs bee matchboxes seedbombs

25% off

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

25% off

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

25% off

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 (1)
Seedballs for bees seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs for bees
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
Seedballs for butterflies seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs for butterflies
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
Seedballs hedgehog mix seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs hedgehog mix
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs make your own native flowers seedbombs kit

25% off

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

25% off

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)

25% off

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

25% off

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

25% off

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

25% off

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 red campion seedbombs

25% off

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

25% off

Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99 £12.74
set of 6
Johnsons quick lawn seed

25% off

Johnsons quick lawn seed
From £11.24
425g pack | covers 20m²
10kg pack | covers 400m²
20kg pack | covers 800m²
Johnsons tuffgrass lawn seed

25% off

Johnsons tuffgrass lawn seed
From £6.74
425g pack | covers 20m²
10kg pack | covers 400m²
20kg pack | covers 800m²
Empathy mini wildflower meadow with rootgrow

25% off

Mini wildflower meadow with rootgrow
From £5.99
0.5 litres | covers 3m²
1.2 litres | covers 10m²
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Iris Alida and pot combination

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Iris Alida and pot combination
£84.97
Iris Alida and pot combination

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Iris Alida and pot combination
£54.97
Iris Alida and pot combination

Save 10% with AUTUMN10

Iris Alida and pot combination
£104.97
Hydrangea paniculata Vanille Fraise ('Renhy') (PBR)

Best Seller

Hydrangea paniculata Vanille Fraise ('Renhy') (PBR)
From £26.75
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (37)
Thymus serpyllum Snowdrift

Best Seller

creeping thyme 'Snowdrift'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen collection with peach
double Ellen hellebore collection with peach
From £38.99
available to order from summer
Slug resistant plant combination
Slug resistant plant combination
£41.96
available to order from summer
Astrantia major Gill Richardson Group

New

Astrantia major 'Gill Richardson Group'
From £14.99
available to order from spring 2027
Astrantia major Venice (PBR)
Astrantia major 'Venice' (PBR)
From £17.99
available to order from spring 2027
Digitalis × valinii Foxlight Plum Gold ('Takfoplgo') (PBR) (Foxlight Series)
Digitalis × valinii Foxlight Plum Gold ('Takfoplgo') (PBR)
From £14.99
available to order from spring 2027
Echinacea Fried Egg

New

Echinacea 'Fried Egg'
From £14.99
available to order from spring 2027
Echinacea KISMET® Kiwi

New

Echinacea 'KISMET® Kiwi'
From £12.99
available to order from spring 2027
Erysimum Night Skies (Sky Series)
Erysimum 'Night Skies' (Sky Series)
From £9.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Erythronium dens-canis Old Aberdeen
Erythronium dens-canis 'Old Aberdeen'
From £22.99
available to order from spring 2027
Euphorbia Walberton's Embers Glow

New

Euphorbia 'Walberton's Embers Glow'
From £13.99
available to order from spring 2027
Geranium nodosum Fielding's Folly
Geranium nodosum 'Fielding's Folly'
From £12.99
available to order from spring 2027
Geranium pratense Black Beauty ('Nodbeauty') (PBR)

New

Geranium pratense Black Beauty ('Nodbeauty') (PBR)
From £9.99
available to order from spring 2027
Geranium Summer Skies ('Gernic') (PBR)

New

Geranium Summer Skies ('Gernic') (PBR)
From £9.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Glenda's Gloss ('Epb 25') (PBR) (Frostkiss Series)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Glenda's Gloss ('Epb 25') (PBR)
£32.99
available to order from spring 2027
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Dorothy's Dawn ('Epb 29') (PBR) (Frostkiss Series)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Dorothy's Dawn ('Epb 29') (PBR)
£32.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Illumi Lime ('Epb 24') (PBR) (Frostkiss Series)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Illumi Lime ('Epb 24') (PBR)
£32.99
available to order from spring 2027
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Moondance ('Epb 20') (PBR) (Frostkiss Series)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Moondance ('Epb 20') (PBR)
£32.99
available to order from spring 2027
Hosta Red Ninja (PBR)

New

Hosta 'Red Ninja' (PBR)
£24.99
available to order from spring 2027
Iris Benton Diedre
Iris 'Benton Diedre'
From £24.99
available to order from spring 2027
Meconopsis (Infertile Blue Group) Slieve Donard
Meconopsis (Infertile Blue Group) 'Slieve Donard'
From £19.99
available to order from spring 2027
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