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432 items

Narcissus 'Minnow'

£5.99 - £15.98

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

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

10 × bulbs available to order from summer

20 + 10 FREE bulbs available to order from summer

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

Narcissus 'Martinette'

£5.99 - £11.98

10 × bulbs available to order from summer

20 + 10 FREE bulbs available to order from summer

50% off

Digitalis 'Spice Island'

£5.50 - £22.49

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

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0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1

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Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête'

£5.49 - £23.99

9cm pot | 3 per 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)

10 × bulbs available to order from summer

5 × bulbs | organic available to order from summer

20 + 10 FREE bulbs available to order from summer

15 × bulbs | organic available to order from summer

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 35

50% off

Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii'

£5.00 - £20.00

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)

Muscari latifolium

£4.99 - £15.98

9cm pot | 5 per pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

25 × bulbs available to order from summer

50 + 25 FREE bulbs available to order from summer

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 7

Best Seller

Convallaria majalis

£4.99 - £39.99

1 × bare root plant Delivered during January

2 + 3 FREE bare root plants Delivered by early February

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)

2 litre pot available to order from spring

3 × 2 litre pots available to order from spring

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 24

Digitalis × mertonensis

£4.49 - £34.99

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

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)

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

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Aquilegia vulgaris 'Pink Petticoat'

£3.99

approx 40 seeds available to order from spring

New

Geranium pratense

£3.99

approx 50 seeds available to order from spring

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nivea'

£3.99 - £39.99

approx 70 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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 5.0 5 3

Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guiness'

£3.99

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

Aquilegia oxysepala

£3.99

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

0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1

angelica

£3.89 - £16.99

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

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

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 6

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Zizia aurea

£3.49

approx 20 seeds available to order from spring

Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group

£3.49 - £34.99

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

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 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.7 5 6

Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'

£3.49

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

comfrey - common

£2.99

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

lemon bergamot

£2.99

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

mint - apple mint

£2.99 - £15.98

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

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

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

mint - spearmint

£2.99 - £15.98

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

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

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

catnip / Nepeta cataria

£2.99 - £15.98

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

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

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Nicotiana 'Whisper Mixed' F1

£2.99 - £36.99

approx 70 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered early April

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

lemon balm

£2.99 - £15.98

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

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

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Aquilegia vulgaris

£2.99

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

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Digitalis purpurea

£2.79 - £34.99

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

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

Nicotiana sylvestris

£2.79

approx 450 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Visnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga)

£2.49

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

Nicotiana alata 'Grandiflora'

£2.39

approx 700 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

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Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'

£2.25 - £36.99

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

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 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Nicotiana 'Lime Green'

£2.25

approx 1600 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Best Seller

Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

£2.25 - £34.99

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

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)

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