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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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Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote

Best Seller

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
£7.99 - £49.95
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot available to order from spring
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 65
Alchemilla mollis

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Alchemilla mollis
£2.99 - £39.99
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre 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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 20
Helleborus niger
Helleborus niger
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre 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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 11
Primula vulgaris

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Primula vulgaris
£2.99 - £34.99
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)
approx 30 seeds available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 10
Geranium pratense Mrs Kendall Clark
Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark'
£10.99 - £44.99
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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 8
Geranium maculatum Stormy Night ('Macger002') (PBR)
Geranium maculatum Stormy Night ('Macger002') (PBR)
£13.99 - £31.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Digitalis Goldcrest ('Waldigone') (PBR)

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Digitalis Goldcrest ('Waldigone') (PBR)
£14.99 - £35.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.5 5 2
Digitalis grandiflora
Digitalis grandiflora
£8.99 - £37.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Geranium pyrenaicum Bill Wallis
Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Geranium palmatum

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Geranium palmatum
£2.99 - £42.99
approx 60 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
6 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
Phlox drummondii Crème Brûlée
Phlox drummondii 'Crème Brûlée'
£2.49
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)
pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
£4.99 - £32.99
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from spring
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from spring
20 seedlings sold out
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga reptans
£2.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Primula veris
Primula veris
£2.99 - £49.99
approx 50 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)
9 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 8
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Blue F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)
pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Blue' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
£3.49 - £32.99
approx 25 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)
20 seedlings sold out
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)
pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
£3.49 - £32.99
approx 25 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)
20 seedlings sold out
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
Limnanthes douglasii
Limnanthes douglasii
£2.49
approx 125 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Mentha spicata
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 5.0 5 1
Mentha suaveolens
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)
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging
£79.99 - £199.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
£49.99 - £169.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Seedballs bee matchboxes seedbombs
Seedballs bee matchboxes
£12.99
set of 3 matchboxes In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs red campion seedbombs
Crocus collection
Seedballs red campion
£6.99 - £34.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs native annual wildflowers seedbombs
Seedballs native annual wildflowers
£14.99 - £49.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife - seedbombs
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife
£14.99 - £49.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs native wildflowers for shade -seedbombs
Seedballs native wildflowers for shade
£14.99 - £49.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs make your own native flowers seedbombs kit
Seedballs make your own native flowers seedbombs kit
£11.99
makes 50 - 60 seedballs In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs wildlife collection
Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99
set of 6 In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedballs artists meadow seedbombs
Seedballs artists meadow
£6.99 - £49.99
20 seedballs in gift tin In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star
Seedballs poppies seedbombs
Crocus collection
Seedballs poppies
£6.99 - £49.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs ox-eye daisy seedbombs
Crocus collection
Seedballs ox-eye daisy
£6.99 - £49.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs cornflower seedbombs
Crocus collection
Seedballs cornflower
£6.99 - £49.99
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow - seedbombs (URBAN)
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow
£6.99 - £49.99
20 seedballs in gift tin In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs blue meadow seedbombs
Seedballs blue meadow
£6.99 - £49.99
20 seedballs in gift tin In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs for butterflies seedbombs
Seedballs for butterflies
£6.99 - £99.99
20 seedballs in gift tin In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs for bees seedbombs
Seedballs for bees
£6.99 - £49.99
20 seedballs in gift tin In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Saxifraga Touran White Improved ('Saxz0004') (PBR) (× arendsii)
Saxifraga Touran White Improved ('Saxz0004') (PBR) (× arendsii)
£9.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
6 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
Geranium maderense

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Geranium maderense
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
Centaurea cyanus Polka Dot Series
Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Series'
£2.49
approx 325 seeds available to order from spring
Geranium pratense

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Geranium pratense
£3.99
approx 50 seeds available to order from spring
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

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