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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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Geranium × johnsonii Johnson's Blue

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Geranium × johnsonii 'Johnson's Blue'
From £8.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 54 (54)
Geranium × oxonianum Katherine Adele
Geranium × oxonianum 'Katherine Adele'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Helianthemum Cerise Queen
Helianthemum 'Cerise Queen'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Clematis New Love (PBR)
Clematis 'New Love' (PBR)
£32.99
2 litre pot
Clematis Duchess of Cornwall ('Evipo118') (PBR)
Clematis Duchess of Cornwall ('Evipo118') (PBR)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Santolina chamaecyparissus
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 6 (6)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Admiration (PBR)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration' (PBR)
From £25.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
6 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 9 (9)
Caryopteris × clandonensis Heavenly Blue

50% off

Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'
From £11.50
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 15 (15)
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
From £24.75
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
3 × 2 litre pots
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Heather (4 mixed heathers)
Heather collection (4 mixed heathers)
£34.99
4 × 9cm pots
Potentilla fruticosa Pink Beauty

40% off

Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty' (PBR)
£21.99 £13.19
2 litre pot
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.2 5 5 (5)
Potentilla fruticosa Primrose Beauty
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
From £23.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 5 (5)
Skimmia japonica Kew White
Skimmia japonica 'Kew White' (female)
£44.99
3 litre pot
Spiraea Arguta

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Spiraea 'Arguta'
£22.99 £11.50
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Symphoricarpos Little Berry ('GRSYCHLB') (PBR)

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Symphoricarpos Little Berry ('GRSYCHLB') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot
Scented daffodil collection

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Scented daffodil collection
From £29.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
Muscari armeniacum

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Muscari armeniacum
From £7.99
10 × bulbs | organic
50 × bulbs
100 + 50 FREE bulbs
30 × bulbs | organic
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 12 (12)
Narcissus Cheerfulness

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Narcissus 'Cheerfulness'
From £9.99
10 × bulbs
30 × bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Narcissus Yellow Cheerfulness

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Narcissus 'Yellow Cheerfulness'
From £9.99
10 × bulbs
30 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Award-winning fragrant multi-headed daffodils

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Award-winning fragrant multi-headed narcissus collection
From £29.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)

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Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from spring 2027
Potentilla fruticosa Marian Red Robin ('Marrob')
Potentilla fruticosa Marian Red Robin ('Marrob')
£22.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
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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