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Primula vulgaris

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25% off

Primula vulgaris
From £2.24
approx 30 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 18 (18)
Euphorbia amygdaloides Purpurea

40% off

Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 13 (13)
Ajuga reptans Atropurpurea
Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4 (4)
Ajuga reptans Burgundy Glow
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 8 (8)
Helleborus × hybridus Tutu (PBR)
Helleborus × hybridus 'Tutu' (PBR)
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington red
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington red
From £27.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Pulmonaria Shrimps on the Barbie

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Pulmonaria 'Shrimps on the Barbie'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
From £62.99
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour''
From £51.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''
From £50.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Texture & form'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Texture & form''
From £40.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Viburnum tinus

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Viburnum tinus
From £6.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
6 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Helmond Pillar

30% off

Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Helmond Pillar'
£24.99 £17.49
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Chaenomeles speciosa Moerloosei
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Moerloosei'
From £29.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 6 (6)
Chaenomeles speciosa Nivalis
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nivalis'
£34.99
2 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 4 (4)
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
From £149.99
20cm pot | 80cm tall
30cm pot | 1.2m tall
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Pieris japonica Bonfire
Pieris japonica 'Bonfire'
£19.99
1.5 litre pot
Pieris japonica Mountain Fire
Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'
£19.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Allium ursinum

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25% off

wild garlic - Allium ursinum
From £2.24
approx 40 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Helleborus Grace Elizabeth

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Helleborus 'Grace Elizabeth'
From £8.99
available to order from spring 2027
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen White
Helleborus × hybridus 'Double Ellen White'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Helleborus × hybridus First Dance (Wedding Party Series)

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Helleborus × hybridus 'First Dance' (Wedding Party Series)
From £12.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
£44.97
available to order from spring 2027
Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)

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Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from spring 2027
Skimmia japonica Nymans
Skimmia japonica 'Nymans' (female)
£39.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)

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