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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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Hydrangea macrophylla Kardinal Violet
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Kardinal Violet'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Hydrangea macrophylla Koria (PBR)
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Koria' (PBR)
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea macrophylla Mariesii Perfecta
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Perfecta'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Hydrangea macrophylla White
Hydrangea macrophylla 'White'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea macrophylla Zebra (PBR) (Black Steel Series)
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zebra' (PBR) (Black Steel Series)
£19.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.1 5 18
Hydrangea macrophylla Deep Purple Dance ('Schrolla02') (PBR) (Music Series)

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Hydrangea macrophylla Deep Purple Dance ('Schrolla02')(PBR) (Music Series)
£27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea macrophylla Love ('Youme H1917') (PBR)
Hydrangea macrophylla Love ('Youme H1917') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea macrophylla You & Me Together ('Youmefive') (PBR)
Hydrangea macrophylla You & Me Together ('Youmefive') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Hydrangea paniculata Bombshell (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata 'Bombshell' (PBR)
£28.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.1 5 14
Hydrangea paniculata Wim's Red (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata 'Wim's Red' (PBR)
£26.75 - £64.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.9 5 14
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Smhpfl') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Abetwo') (PBR)
£44.99
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea paniculata Groundbreaker Blush ('Lc no21') (PBR)

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Hydrangea paniculata Groundbreaker Blush ('Lc no21') (PBR)
£29.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea paniculata Little Spooky ('GRHP08') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Little Spooky ('GRHP08') (PBR)
£26.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.5 5 2
Hydrangea paniculata Pinky-Winky ('Dvppinky') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Pinky-Winky ('Dvppinky') (PBR)
£24.99 - £84.99
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall 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 7
Hydrangea paniculata Polestar ('Breg14') (PBR)
Hydrangea Polestar ('Breg14') (PBR)
£24.75
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea quercifolia Tara
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Tara'
£28.75
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea quercifolia Snowflake ('Brido')
Hydrangea quercifolia Snowflake ('Brido')
£27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)
Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)
£42.75 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
7 litre pot | 40cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Hydrangea seemannii
Hydrangea seemannii
£49.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 8
Hydrangea serrata Bluebird
Hydrangea serrata 'Bluebird'
£23.99 - £79.99
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 6
Ilex crenata
Ilex crenata
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex crenata Jenny (PBR)
Ilex crenata 'Jenny' (PBR)
£44.99 - £134.99
2 litre pot | 18cm ball available to order from autumn
2 × 2 litre pot | 18cm ball available to order from autumn
4 litre pot | 55cm pyramid available to order from autumn
2 × 4 litre pot | 40cm pyramid available to order from autumn
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
£8.99 - £64.99
9cm pot | bush available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots | bush available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 20cm ball available to order from autumn
2 × 2 litre pots | 20cm ball available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Iris Benton Diedre
Iris 'Benton Diedre'
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Kirengeshoma palmata
Kirengeshoma palmata
£9.99 - £54.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Lamprocapnos spectabilis Alba
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'
£9.99 - £39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Leucothoe axillaris Curly Red (PBR)
Leucothoe axillaris 'Curly Red' (PBR)
£21.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum

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Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
£99.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Lonicera caprifolium
Lonicera caprifolium
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Lonicera japonica var. repens
Lonicera japonica var. repens
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum Fire Dance
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Fire Dance'
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Luzula nivea
Luzula nivea
£8.99 - £52.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Lysimachia Goldilocks
Lysimachia 'Goldilocks'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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
Malus Comtesse de Paris

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Malus 'Comtesse de Paris'
£48.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m 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 Jelly King ('Mattfru')

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Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
£49.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m 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
Meconopsis (Infertile Blue Group) Slieve Donard
Meconopsis (Infertile Blue Group) 'Slieve Donard'
£19.99 - £74.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Meconopsis baileyi
Meconopsis baileyi
£19.99 - £49.99
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
Musa acuminata Dwarf Cavendish (AAA Group)
Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish'
£19.99 - £34.99
21cm pot | 85cm tall In stock (shipped within 1-2 working days)
13cm pot | 45cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Nemesia Framboise ('Fleurfram') (PBR)
Nemesia Framboise ('Fleurfram') (PBR)
£6.99 - £17.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Nepenthes × ventrata
Nepenthes × ventrata
£44.99 - £69.98
12cm pot available to order from autumn
with terracotta ruffle vase available to order from autumn
Osteospermum Akila Lavender Shades (Akila Series)
Osteospermum 'Akila Lavender Shades' (Akila Series)
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Paeonia Pink Hawaiian Coral
Paeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Fire
pansy 'Cool Wave Fire'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Morpho
pansy 'Cool Wave Morpho'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl
pansy 'Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Violet Wing

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pansy 'Cool Wave Violet Wing'
£6.99 - £17.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave White
pansy 'Cool Wave White'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Mystique Blue Whiskers
pansy 'Mystique Blue Whiskers'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pelargonium Elegance Imperial (Elegance Series)
Pelargonium Elegance Imperial (Elegance Series)
£6.99 - £17.99
10.5cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 10.5cm pots available to order from autumn
Pelargonium Elegance Jeanette ('Rg8036') (PBR) (Elegance Series)
Pelargonium Elegance Jeanette ('Rg8036') (PBR) (Elegance Series)
£6.99 - £17.99
10.5cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 10.5cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pelargonium Mosquitaway Eva (Mosquitaway Series)
Pelargonium Mosquitaway Eva (Mosquitaway Series)
£6.99 - £17.99
10.5cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 10.5cm pots available to order from autumn
Pelargonium Mosquitaway Lizzy ('Floang01') (Mosquitaway Series)
Pelargonium Mosquitaway Lizzy ('Floang01') (Mosquitaway Series)
£6.99 - £17.99
10.5cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 10.5cm pots available to order from autumn
Philadelphus Fragrant Falls
Philadelphus 'Fragrant Falls'
£26.75 - £54.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Phlox divaricata Clouds of Perfume
Phlox divaricata 'Clouds of Perfume'
£8.99 - £44.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Phlox douglasii Crackerjack
Phlox douglasii 'Crackerjack'
£8.99 - £35.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Photinia Blackberry Gem

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Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£26.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Polystichum rigens
Polystichum rigens
£10.99 - £26.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula vulgaris Raspberry Rose
Primula vulgaris 'Raspberry Rose'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots 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
Rhododendron Cosmopolitan
Rhododendron 'Cosmopolitan'
£19.99 - £49.99
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
Rhododendron Cunningham's White
Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'
£19.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhododendron Daviesii
Rhododendron 'Daviesii'
£42.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhododendron Madame Masson
Rhododendron 'Madame Masson'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhododendron Monsieur Marcel Ménard
Rhododendron 'Monsieur Marcel Ménard'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rhododendron Mother's Day (Kurume)
Rhododendron 'Mother's Day' (Kurume)
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhododendron Nancy Evans
Rhododendron 'Nancy Evans'
£19.99 - £45.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
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
Rhododendron Percy Wiseman
Rhododendron 'Percy Wiseman'
£19.99 - £109.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
2 × 5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhododendron Roseum Elegans
Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhododendron Scarlet Wonder
Rhododendron 'Scarlet Wonder'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rhododendron Shamrock
Rhododendron 'Shamrock'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rhododendron impeditum
Rhododendron impeditum
£24.99 - £52.99
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
Robinia pseudoacacia Lace Lady' (PBR)
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Lace Lady' (PBR)
£199.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 80cm available to order from autumn
Rosa Albéric Barbier
Rosa Albéric Barbier | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Blanc Double de Coubert
Rosa Blanc Double de Coubert | Rugosa Shrub Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa François Juranville
Rosa François Juranville | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Golden Showers
Rosa Golden Showers | Climbing Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Little Rambler ('Chewramb') (PBR)
Rosa Little Rambler ('Chewramb') (PBR) | Miniature Rambler Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Madame Alfred Carrière
Rosa Madame Alfred Carrière | Climbing Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Madame Grégoire Staechelin
Rosa Madame Grégoire Staechelin | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Penny Lane ('Hardwell') (PBR)
Rosa Penny Lane ('Hardwell') (PBR) | Climbing Rose
£34.99 £17.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Princesse Charlene de Monaco ('Meidysouk')
Rosa Princesse Charlene de Monaco ('Meidysouk') | Shrub Rose
£32.99 £16.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Veilchenblau
Rosa Veilchenblau | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Zéphirine Drouhin
Rosa Zéphirine Drouhin | Climbing Bourbon Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Cherry Lace ('Hyfjolais')
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Cherry Lace ('Hyfjolais')
£27.99
2 litre pot 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
Seedballs native wildflowers for shade -seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs native wildflowers for shade
£11.24 - £37.49
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
100 seedballs in gift pouch available to order from autumn
Silene flos-cuculi Petit Henri ('Iflyph')

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Silene flos-cuculi Petit Henri ('Iflyph') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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