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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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Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
£71.99
6 × 9cm plants
Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote

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Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 3 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 90 (90)
Liriope muscari

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Liriope muscari
From £12.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 2 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 39 (39)
Galium odoratum

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Galium odoratum
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 12 (12)
Helleborus niger
Helleborus niger
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 11 (11)
Geranium nodosum

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Geranium nodosum
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 4 (4)
Alchemilla erythropoda
Alchemilla erythropoda
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Delosperma cooperi Jewel of Desert Grenade (PBR) (Jewel of Desert Series)
Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of Desert Grenade' (PBR) (Jewel of Desert Series)
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Dianthus Coconut Sundae ('Wp05 Yves') (PBR) (Scent First Series)
Dianthus Coconut Sundae ('Wp05 Yves') (Scent First Series)
£7.99
9cm pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Digitalis Goldcrest ('Waldigone') (PBR)
Digitalis Goldcrest ('Waldigone') (PBR)
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 4 (4)
Digitalis grandiflora
Digitalis grandiflora
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Geranium (Cinereum Group) Ballerina
Geranium (Cinereum Group) 'Ballerina'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 9 (9)
Geranium pratense Azure Skies ('Tuitski') (PBR)

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Geranium pratense Azure Skies ('Tuitski') (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Geranium sanguineum var. striatum
Geranium sanguineum var. striatum
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7 (7)
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen Green
Helleborus × hybridus 'Double Ellen Green'
£12.99
9cm pot
Liriope muscari Moneymaker
Liriope muscari 'Moneymaker'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Clematis New Love (PBR)
Clematis 'New Love' (PBR)
£32.99
2 litre pot
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)
Hedera algeriensis Gloire De Marengo
Hedera algeriensis 'Gloire De Marengo'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Hedera helix Glacier
Hedera helix 'Glacier'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4 (4)
Skimmia japonica Rubella

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Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' (male)
From £12.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Calluna vulgaris Dark Beauty
Calluna vulgaris 'Dark Beauty'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
£24.99
3 litre pot
Erica × darleyensis Ghost Hills
Erica × darleyensis 'Ghost Hills'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Heather (4 mixed heathers)
Heather collection (4 mixed heathers)
£34.99
4 × 9cm pots
Nandina domestica Obsessed ('Seika') (PBR)

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Nandina domestica Obsessed ('Seika') (PBR)
£24.99 £12.50
2 litre pot
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Skimmia japonica Kew White
Skimmia japonica 'Kew White' (female)
£44.99
3 litre pot
Spiraea nipponica Snowmound

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Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
From £11.00
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Vinca minor Ralph Shugert
Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 2 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Peachy daffodil collection

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Peachy daffodil collection
From £29.95
1 × collection | 25 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 75 bulbs
The ruffles daffodil collection

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The ruffles daffodil collection
From £32.95
1 × collection | 25 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 75 bulbs
Yellow ruffles daffodil collection

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Yellow ruffles daffodil collection
From £29.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
Narcissus Apotheose

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Narcissus 'Apotheose'
From £9.99
10 × bulbs
30 × bulbs
Narcissus Night Life

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Narcissus 'Night Life'
From £9.99
5 × bulbs
15 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Multi-flowered daffodil collection

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Multi-flowered daffodil collection
From £19.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) Bordeaux
Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) 'Bordeaux'
From £17.49
20 × bulbs
40 + 20 FREE bulbs
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Narcissus Sailboat

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Narcissus 'Sailboat'
From £8.99
10 × bulbs
20 + 10 FREE bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Narcissus King Alfred

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Narcissus 'King Alfred'
From £9.99
10 × bulbs
20 + 10 FREE bulbs
10kg sack of bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Narcissus Kokopelli

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Narcissus 'Kokopelli'
From £7.99
10 × bulbs
30 × bulbs
Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) Die Braut
Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) 'Die Braut'
From £9.99
20 × bulbs
60 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Doodia aspera Rough Ruby
Doodia aspera 'Rough Ruby'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Arctotis × hybrida hort. Wine
Arctotis × hybrida 'Wine'
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
Centaurea cyanus Polka Dot Series

25% off

Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Series'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 325 seeds
Phacelia tanacetifolia

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Phacelia tanacetifolia - green manure
£2.89 £2.17
25m² pack
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Over-winter green manure

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25% off

Over winter green manure
£2.99 £2.24
16m² pack
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 for bees seedbombs

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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

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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
Multi-flowered daffodils and pot combination

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Multi-flowered daffodils and pot combination
£109.96
Aubrieta Axcent White (Axcent Series)
Aubrieta 'Axcent White' (Axcent Series)
From £8.99
available to order from spring 2027
Aubrieta gracilis Kitte Blue
Aubrieta gracilis 'Kitte Blue'
From £8.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
From £11.99
available to order from spring 2027
Helleborus × hybridus Single Green
Helleborus × hybridus Single Green
From £12.99
available to order from spring 2027
Geranium cinereum Jolly Jewel Raspberry ('Noortjjrab')
Geranium (Cinereum Group) Jolly Jewel Raspberry ('Noortjjrab)
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen Pink Spotted
Helleborus × hybridus 'Double Ellen Pink Spotted'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen Pink
Helleborus × hybridus 'Double Ellen Pink'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen Purple
Helleborus × hybridus 'Double Ellen Purple'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen Purple
Helleborus × hybridus 'Pretty Ellen Purple'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen Red
Helleborus × hybridus 'Pretty Ellen Red'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen White Spotted
Helleborus × hybridus 'Pretty Ellen White Spotted'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Hedera hibernica
Hedera hibernica
From £29.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Hedera colchica
Hedera colchica
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Hedera colchica Dentata Variegata
Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata'
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Hedera colchica Sulphur Heart
Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart'
£29.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)

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Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from spring 2027
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna
£22.99
available to order from summer
Skimmia japonica Nymans
Skimmia japonica 'Nymans' (female)
£39.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Calibrachoa Cabaret Double Pink Vein

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Calibrachoa 'Cabaret Double Pink Vein'
From £7.99
available to order from spring 2027
Calibrachoa Caliloco Dracula

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Calibrachoa 'Caliloco Dracula'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Flowering species rich hedge
Flowering species-rich hedge Good for wildlife
£299.99
available to order from autumn
Geranium (Cinereum Group) Rothbury Gem ('Gerfos') (PBR)

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Geranium (Cinereum Group) Rothbury Gem ('Gerfos') (PBR)
£12.99
sold out

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