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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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Narcissus Jenny

10% off

Narcissus 'Jenny'
£8.09 - £21.60
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.2 5 5
Narcissus Jetfire

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Narcissus 'Jetfire'
£6.29 - £16.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 6
Narcissus Kokopelli

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Narcissus 'Kokopelli'
£5.84 - £15.75
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Marie Curie Diamond

10% off

Narcissus 'Marie Curie Diamond'
£7.19 - £14.38
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Narcissus Minnow

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Narcissus 'Minnow'
£5.39 - £12.58
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Narcissus Mount Hood

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Narcissus 'Mount Hood'
£10.79 - £27.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Rapture

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Narcissus 'Rapture'
£8.09 - £22.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Rijnveld's Early Sensation

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Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'
£9.81 - £23.40
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 10
Narcissus Sabrosa

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Narcissus 'Sabrosa'
£7.19 - £14.38
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Narcissus Sailboat

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Narcissus 'Sailboat'
£8.09 - £16.18
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Narcissus Salome

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Narcissus 'Salome'
£8.09 - £23.40
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Narcissus Sir Winston Churchill

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Narcissus 'Sir Winston Churchill'
£6.29 - £17.05
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Narcissus Sun Disc

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Narcissus 'Sun Disc'
£6.29 - £12.58
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5
Narcissus Sweetness

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Narcissus 'Sweetness'
£7.19 - £14.38
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Narcissus Tahiti

10% off

Narcissus 'Tahiti'
£10.79 - £29.70
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Narcissus Topolino

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Narcissus 'Topolino'
£7.64 - £15.28
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 8
Narcissus Toto

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Narcissus 'Toto'
£8.99 - £25.65
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Narcissus Tête-à-Tête

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Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête'
£4.94 - £18.85
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 35
Narcissus White Lion

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Narcissus 'White Lion'
£9.89 - £28.80
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Yellow Cheerfulness

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Narcissus 'Yellow Cheerfulness'
£8.09 - £23.85
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Narcissus bulbocodium

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Narcissus bulbocodium
£8.09 - £16.18
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus obvallaris

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Narcissus obvallaris
£6.29 - £15.75
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus

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Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
£8.09 - £20.70
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica

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Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica
£4.49 - £12.58
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Scilla siberica

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Scilla siberica
£7.19 - £19.80
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Peppermintstick

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Tulipa 'Peppermintstick'
£4.49 - £8.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Pinocchio

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Tulipa 'Pinocchio'
£7.19 - £19.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter
Tulipa Tinka

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10% off

Tulipa 'Tinka'
£4.49 - £11.70
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha Tubergen's Gem

New

10% off

Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha 'Tubergen's Gem'
£6.29 - £16.20
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa saxatilis (Bakeri Group) Lilac Wonder

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Tulipa saxatilis (Bakeri Group) 'Lilac Wonder'
£4.49 - £8.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa tarda

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Tulipa tarda
£4.49 - £14.40
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
7 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa turkestanica

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Tulipa turkestanica
£4.49 - £10.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine pratensis
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Agapanthus Emerald Ice (PBR)

New

Agapanthus 'Emerald Ice' (PBR)
£14.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Agapanthus Northern Star (PBR)
Agapanthus 'Northern Star' (PBR)
£8.00 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Aubrieta Axcent White (Axcent Series)
Aubrieta 'Axcent White' (Axcent Series)
£8.99 - £21.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Berberis darwinii
Berberis darwinii
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Berberis thunbergii Orange Rocket (PBR)
Berberis thunbergii 'Orange Rocket' (PBR)
£24.99 - £56.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Calluna vulgaris Dark Beauty
Calluna vulgaris 'Dark Beauty'
£8.99 - £22.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Calluna vulgaris Theresa (Garden Girls Series)
Calluna vulgaris 'Theresa' (Garden Girls Series)
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cistus × purpureus
Cistus × purpureus
£25.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis Arabella
Clematis 'Arabella'
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis heracleifolia Cassandra
Clematis heracleifolia 'Cassandra'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Citrina
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'
£37.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Corydalis flexuosa China Blue
Corydalis flexuosa 'China Blue'
£10.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cotoneaster Cornubia
Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'
£24.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Epimedium × youngianum Niveum
Epimedium × youngianum 'Niveum'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Euonymus fortunei Silver Queen
Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'
£19.99 - £52.99
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
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging
£79.99 - £199.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium maderense

New

Geranium maderense
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Geranium palmatum
Geranium palmatum
£9.99 - £42.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Geranium phaeum Album
Geranium phaeum 'Album'
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium pyrenaicum Bill Wallis
Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Geranium Sabani Blue ('Bremigo') (PBR)
Geranium Sabani Blue ('Bremigo') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium wallichianum Kelly Anne (PBR)
Geranium wallichianum 'Kelly Anne' (PBR)
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Hedera colchica Dentata Variegata
Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hedera colchica Sulphur Heart
Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hedera helix Glacier
Hedera helix 'Glacier'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helianthemum Wisley Primrose
Helianthemum 'Wisley Primrose'
£8.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus niger
Helleborus niger
£9.99 - £42.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Iberis Pink Ice
Iberis 'Pink Ice'
£8.99 - £19.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Lewisia cotyledon
Lewisia cotyledon
£12.99 - £44.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star
Osteospermum In The Pink

New

Osteospermum 'In The Pink'
£12.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Osteospermum Nairobi Purple
Osteospermum 'Nairobi Purple'
£8.99 - £19.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Osteospermum jucundum Tresco Purple

New

Osteospermum jucundum 'Tresco Purple'
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Pieris Flaming Silver
Pieris 'Flaming Silver'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pieris japonica Mountain Fire
Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Potentilla thurberi Monarch's Velvet
Potentilla thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Primula pulverulenta
Primula pulverulenta
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Roscoea Harvington Raw Silk
Roscoea 'Harvington Raw Silk'
£21.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Roscoea purpurea Harvington Imperial
Roscoea purpurea 'Harvington Imperial'
£24.99 - £67.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Sarcococca confusa
Sarcococca confusa
£9.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
4.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Saxifraga Alpino Red ('Saxz0014') (x arendsii)
Saxifraga Alpino Red ('Saxz0014') (x arendsii)
£8.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Saxifraga Touran White Improved ('Saxz0004') (PBR) (× arendsii)
Saxifraga Touran White Improved ('Saxz0004') (PBR) (× arendsii)
£9.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Skimmia japonica Perosa (PBR)
Skimmia japonica 'Perosa' (PBR) (male)
£34.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Veronica Caledonia
Veronica 'Caledonia'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronica Heartbreaker (PBR)
Veronica 'Heartbreaker' (PBR)
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronica Silver Dollar
Veronica 'Silver Dollar'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Veronica Youngii
Veronica 'Youngii'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Vinca minor Azure Flore Pleno
Vinca minor 'Azure Flore Pleno'
£17.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Narcissus cyclamineus
Narcissus cyclamineus
£11.69 - £26.99
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
Osteospermum Cannington Roy
Osteospermum 'Cannington Roy'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot available to order from winter
3 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
Tulipa Salmon Jimmy
Tulipa 'Salmon Jimmy'
£7.19 - £18.90
7 × bulbs available to order from winter
21 × bulbs available to order from winter
Caryopteris × clandonensis Dark Knight
Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Dark Knight'
£19.99
2 litre pot sold out
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium maculatum Stormy Night ('Macger002') (PBR)
Geranium maculatum Stormy Night ('Macger002') (PBR)
£13.99 - £31.99
9cm pot sold out
3 × 9cm pots sold out
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