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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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Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Acer rubrum Scanlon
Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Amelanchier canadensis Glenn Form

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Amelanchier canadensis 'Glenn Form'
£49.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root potted | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Acer rubrum Sun Valley
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
£89.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Euonymus hamiltonianus Indian Summer
Euonymus hamiltonianus 'Indian Summer'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Amelanchier × grandiflora Ballerina

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Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Ballerina'
£99.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus schraderiana
Crataegus schraderiana
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Quercus rubra

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Quercus rubra
£79.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Cotoneaster salicifolius Repens
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Repens'
£149.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 85cm available to order from autumn
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)

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Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
£49.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
£139.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus
Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus'
£129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum
£109.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Euonymus alatus Compactus
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'
£29.99 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 3
Euonymus alatus
Euonymus alatus
£25.75 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Cornus controversa
Cornus controversa
£104.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom

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Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
£99.99 - £129.99
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Pearl' (PBR)
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Pearl' (PBR)
£99.99
10 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall available to order from autumn
Taxus baccata ball
Taxus baccata ball
£99.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Parrotia persica
Parrotia persica
£29.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhododendron Nova Zembla
Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'
£19.99 - £89.99
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cornus controversa Variegata
Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
£79.99 - £139.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen collection with peach

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double Ellen hellebore collection with peach
£38.99 - £77.98
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 plants available to order from autumn
Cornus alba Sibirica
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
£9.99 - £74.99
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)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Beni-kawa
Acer palmatum 'Beni-kawa'
£74.99
3 litre pot | grafted available to order from autumn
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)

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Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
£14.00 - £71.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea
£12.99 - £69.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Bloodgood
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
£64.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Acer shirasawanum Moonrise ('Munn 001') (PBR)
Acer shirasawanum Moonrise ('Munn 001') (PBR)
£64.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Sango-kaku
Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'
£62.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Uki-gumo
Acer palmatum 'Uki-gumo'
£59.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
4.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

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Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous
Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
£39.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen collection

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Hellebore Pretty Ellen collection
£29.99 - £59.98
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hamamelis × intermedia Pallida
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Pallida'
£54.99 - £139.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted shipped within 2 weeks
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Dissectum

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Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
£54.99 - £159.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | standard | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Emerald Lace
Acer palmatum 'Emerald Lace'
£54.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Shaina
Acer palmatum 'Shaina'
£54.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hamamelis × intermedia Diane
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'
£52.99 - £139.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Hamamelis × intermedia Jelena
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
£52.99 - £209.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1m tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa') (PBR)
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa')
£52.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
£49.99 - £169.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Garnet
Acer palmatum 'Garnet'
£49.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Kalmia latifolia Little Linda
Kalmia latifolia 'Little Linda'
£47.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Beni-maiko
Acer palmatum 'Beni-maiko'
£44.99
3 litre pot | grafted available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Atropurpureum
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
£44.99 - £149.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 1.0m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis Remembrance
Clematis 'Remembrance'
£44.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Nepenthes × ventrata
Nepenthes × ventrata
£44.99 - £66.23
12cm pot available to order from autumn
with terracotta ruffle vase available to order from autumn
Nepenthes Bloody Mary (PBR)
Nepenthes 'Bloody Mary' (PBR)
£44.99 - £66.23
12cm pot available to order from autumn
with terracotta ruffle vase available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Going Green ('Sonkootgre') (PBR)
Acer palmatum Going Green ('Sonkootgre') (PBR)
£44.99
3 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain
Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain | Climbing Rose
£43.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Blanche Double de Coubert
Rosa Blanche Double de Coubert | Rugosa Shrub Rose
£43.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Slug resistant plant combination
Slug resistant plant combination
£41.96
4 × plants | 1 of each available to order from autumn
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Red Glow
Malus 'Red Glow'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus × zumi Professor Sprenger
Malus × zumi 'Professor Sprenger'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Hydrangea arborescens Ruby Annabelle ('Ncha3') (PBR)
Hydrangea arborescens Ruby Annabelle ('Ncha3') (PBR)
£39.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Skimmia japonica Nymans
Skimmia japonica 'Nymans' (female)
£39.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
£39.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata
Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
£38.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Low maintenance summer plant combination
Low maintenance plant combination (summer)
£38.96
4 × plants | 1 of each available to order from autumn
Rosa Warm Welcome ('Chewizz') (PBR)
Rosa Warm Welcome ('Chewizz') (PBR) | Climbing Minature Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Madame Grégoire Staechelin
Rosa Madame Grégoire Staechelin | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Convallaria collection
Lily of the valley collection
£18.95 - £37.90
1 × collection | 3 bare roots Delivered during November
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots Delivered during November
Impatiens Beacon Select Mixture (Beacon Series)
Impatiens 'Beacon Select Mixture'
£36.99
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Mahonia nitens Cabaret (PBR)
Mahonia nitens 'Cabaret' (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis Avant-garde ('Evipo033') (PBR)
Clematis Avant-garde ('Evipo033') (PBR)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Guernsey Flute ('EviGsy153') (PBR)
Clematis Guernsey Flute ('EviGsy153') (PBR)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
cobnut Hall's Giant
cobnut 'Hall's Giant'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Danae racemosa
Danae racemosa
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from winter
Rosa Flower Carpet Cherry

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Rosa 'Flower Carpet Cherry'
£34.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana
Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana (hermaphrodite)
£34.99
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Skimmia japonica Perosa (PBR)
Skimmia japonica 'Perosa' (PBR) (male)
£34.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Camellia japonica Lady Vansittart
Camellia japonica 'Lady Vansittart'
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
£34.99 - £169.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Three colours red rhubarb collection
Three colours red rhubarb collection
£16.95 - £33.90
1 × collection | 3 crowns Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 crowns Delivered during October
Rosa Rambling Rector
Rosa Rambling Rector | Rambling Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Anna's Red ('Abcrd02') (PBR) (Frostkiss Series)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Anna's Red ('Abcrd02') (PBR)
£32.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Pippa's Purple ('Rd09') (Frost Kiss Series)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Pippa's Purple ('Rd09') (PBR)
£32.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Camellia japonica R.L. Wheeler
Camellia japonica 'R.L. Wheeler'
£32.99 - £84.99
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 1.5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea quercifolia Snow Queen ('Flemygea')
Hydrangea quercifolia Snow Queen ('Flemygea')
£32.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double blush
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double blush
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double chocolate
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double chocolate
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double red
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double red
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis Rubra
Clematis 'Rubra'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Enkianthus campanulatus Prettycoat ('Jww10') (PBR)
Enkianthus campanulatus Prettycoat ('Jww10') (PBR)
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Enkianthus campanulatus
Enkianthus campanulatus
£29.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
£14.99 - £29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lonicera japonica var. repens
Lonicera japonica var. repens
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Camellia japonica Lady Campbell
Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington dusky
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington dusky
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Scented begonia collection
Fragrant begonia collection
£14.95 - £29.90
1 × collection | 3 tubers Unavailable
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Unavailable
Clematis Sunset
Clematis 'Sunset'
£28.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Rosa Climbing Arthur Bell
Rosa Climbing Arthur Bell | Climbing Rose
£28.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea quercifolia Tara
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Tara'
£28.75
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
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