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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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Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 9
Cotoneaster × suecicus Coral Beauty
Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'
£9.99 - £47.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla Limelight
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla 'Limelight'
£26.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot 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 5.0 5 2
Erica carnea Myretoun Ruby
Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Erica carnea f. alba Whitehall
Erica carnea f. alba 'Whitehall'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Euonymus fortunei Emerald 'n' Gold
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
£19.99 - £74.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 20 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Euonymus fortunei Harlequin
Euonymus fortunei 'Harlequin'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Heather (4 mixed heathers)
Heather collection (4 mixed heathers)
£32.99
4 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hypericum × moserianum Tricolor
Hypericum × moserianum 'Tricolor'
£17.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2
Nandina domestica Twilight (PBR)
Nandina domestica 'Twilight' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Nandina domestica Blush Pink ('Aka') (PBR)
Nandina domestica Blush Pink ('Aka') (PBR)
£28.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nandina domestica Magical Lemon and Lime ('Lemlim') (PBR)
Nandina domestica Magical Lemon and Lime ('Lemlim') (PBR)
£24.99 - £84.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Nandina domestica Obsessed ('Seika') (PBR)
Nandina domestica Obsessed ('Seika') (PBR)
£24.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall sold out
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 7
Osmanthus delavayi
Osmanthus delavayi
£26.99 - £64.99
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1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Pachysandra terminalis Variegata
Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata'
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot 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 autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Pieris Forest Flame
Pieris 'Forest Flame'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 3
Potentilla fruticosa Primrose Beauty
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
£23.99 - £58.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 5
Potentilla fruticosa Marian Red Robin ('Marrob')
Potentilla fruticosa Marian Red Robin ('Marrob')
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
£26.99 - £159.98
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Purple Stem
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna 'Purple Stem'
£29.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5
Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis Dragon Gate
Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis 'Dragon Gate'
£27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Skimmia japonica Kew White
Skimmia japonica 'Kew White' (female)
£44.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Veronica Starlight ('Marklight')
Veronica Starlight ('Marklight')
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Vinca major
Vinca major
£22.99 - £94.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Vinca major Variegata
Vinca major 'Variegata'
£17.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Vinca minor Illumination
Vinca minor 'Illumination'
£7.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Vinca minor Ralph Shugert
Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'
£7.99 - £79.99
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)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
The bold & brilliant daffodil collection

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The bold & brilliant daffodil collection
£26.95 - £52.11
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning perfumed daffodil collection

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Award-winning perfumed daffodil collection
£20.65 - £41.31
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Elegant daffodil collection

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Elegant daffodil collection
£28.76 - £57.51
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
New beginnings daffodil collection

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New beginnings daffodil collection
£31.46 - £62.91
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Peachy daffodil collection

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Peachy daffodil collection
£26.06 - £52.11
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Spring promise daffodil collection

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Spring promise daffodil collection
£29.65 - £59.31
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Spring sunshine daffodil collection

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Spring sunshine daffodil collection
£26.06 - £52.11
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
The dawn light daffodil collection

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The dawn light daffodil collection
£26.95 - £53.91
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
The lemon daffodil collection

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The lemon daffodil collection
£26.91 - £53.82
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
The ruffles daffodil collection

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The ruffles daffodil collection
£29.65 - £59.31
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Yellow ruffles daffodil collection

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Yellow ruffles daffodil collection
£26.95 - £53.91
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Muscari armeniacum

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Muscari armeniacum
£7.19 - £17.98
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
50 × bulbs Delivered during September
100 + 50 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Bridal Crown

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Narcissus 'Bridal Crown'
£8.99 - £17.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Dainty daffodil collection

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Dainty daffodil collection
£22.49 - £44.98
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Actaea

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Narcissus 'Actaea'
£11.69 - £32.39
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Anniversary Gift

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Narcissus 'Anniversary Gift'
£8.99 - £26.10
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Apotheose

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Narcissus 'Apotheose'
£8.99 - £26.10
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Canaliculatus

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Narcissus 'Canaliculatus'
£5.39 - £10.78
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Filly

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Narcissus 'Filly'
£8.99 - £26.10
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Flower Drift

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Narcissus 'Flower Drift'
£8.99 - £26.10
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Geranium

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Narcissus 'Geranium'
£9.88 - £19.78
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Golden Aura

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Narcissus 'Golden Aura'
£8.99 - £24.30
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Ice Follies

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Narcissus 'Ice Follies'
£8.99 - £25.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Jack The Lad

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Narcissus 'Jack The Lad'
£8.99 - £26.10
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
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
Narcissus June Allyson

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Narcissus 'June Allyson'
£8.09 - £23.40
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Kimmeridge

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Narcissus 'Kimmeridge'
£8.99 - £24.30
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Night Life

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Narcissus 'Night Life'
£8.99 - £25.20
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Obdam

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Narcissus 'Obdam'
£8.99 - £25.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Orangery

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Narcissus 'Orangery'
£8.99 - £25.20
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Pastel Gem

10% off

Narcissus 'Pastel Gem'
£8.09 - £23.40
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Pastorale

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Narcissus 'Pastorale'
£8.09 - £23.40
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus White Lion

10% off

Narcissus 'White Lion'
£9.89 - £28.80
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning compact daffodils

10% off

Award-winning compact daffodil collection
£37.75 - £75.51
1 × collection | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 180 bulbs Delivered during September
Muscari latifolium

10% off

Muscari latifolium
£4.49 - £14.38
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 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
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Cheerfulness

10% off

Narcissus 'Cheerfulness'
£8.99 - £25.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Jack Snipe

10% off

Narcissus 'Jack Snipe'
£8.99 - £26.10
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Mount Hood

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Narcissus 'Mount Hood'
£10.79 - £27.00
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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
Narcissus Thalia

10% off

Narcissus 'Thalia'
£6.74 - £107.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
200 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus W.P. Milner

10% off

Narcissus 'W.P. Milner'
£5.39 - £14.85
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica

10% off

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
Multi-flowered daffodil collection

10% off

Multi-flowered daffodil collection
£16.44 - £33.21
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning scented miniature daffodils

10% off

Award-winning scented miniature daffodil collection
£22.00 - £44.01
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Grand Soleil d'Or

10% off

Narcissus 'Grand Soleil d'Or'
£6.29 - £17.10
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Narcissus Salou

10% off

Narcissus 'Salou'
£10.79 - £31.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
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
Narcissus Tête Bouclé

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Narcissus 'Tête Bouclé'
£6.29 - £12.58
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Anemone coronaria Sylphide (Mona Lisa Series)

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Anemone coronaria 'Sylphide' (Mona Lisa Series)
£7.19 - £14.38
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) Hollandia

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Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) 'Hollandia'
£7.19 - £18.90
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Scilla forbesii Violet Beauty

10% off

Scilla forbesii 'Violet Beauty'
£4.49 - £10.80
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium moly

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Allium moly
£6.29 - £12.58
50 × bulbs Delivered during September
100 + 50 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Anemone Galilee Pastel Mix

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Anemone 'Galilee Pastel Mix'
£11.69 - £34.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Anemone coronaria De Caen Group Mixed

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Anemone coronaria De Caen Group Mixed
£7.19 - £14.38
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Angel's Breath

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Narcissus 'Angel's Breath'
£8.09 - £16.18
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Avalon

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Narcissus 'Avalon'
£8.09 - £16.18
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Birma

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Narcissus 'Birma'
£8.99 - £24.30
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Botanical Mixture

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Narcissus 'Botanical Mixture'
£10.79 - £21.58
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Curlew

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Narcissus 'Curlew'
£7.19 - £18.90
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Flower Record

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Narcissus 'Flower Record'
£8.99 - £24.30
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Fortissimo

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Narcissus 'Fortissimo'
£8.99 - £25.20
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30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus High Society

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Narcissus 'High Society'
£8.99 - £25.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Jenny

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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
Narcissus Martinette

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Narcissus 'Martinette'
£5.39 - £10.78
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Petrel

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Narcissus 'Petrel'
£9.44 - £26.01
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Pueblo

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Narcissus 'Pueblo'
£7.19 - £18.90
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Rainbow of Colors

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Narcissus 'Rainbow of Colors'
£6.29 - £17.10
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Red Devon

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Narcissus 'Red Devon'
£8.09 - £22.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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