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.

Quick growing
Chelsea plant of year
Sowing month inside or protected
Sowing month outside
Ground cover
Hydrangea Miss Saori ('H2002') (PBR)
Hydrangea Miss Saori ('H2002') (PBR)
£28.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea paniculata Bombshell (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata 'Bombshell' (PBR)
£28.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea paniculata Limelight (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' (PBR)
£26.75 - £89.99
10 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall 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
Hydrangea paniculata Phantom
Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'
£12.99 - £30.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea paniculata Silver Dollar
Hydrangea paniculata 'Silver Dollar'
£25.99 - £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)
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
Hydrangea paniculata Diamant Rouge ('Rendia') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Diamant Rouge ('Rendia') (PBR)
£24.99 - £62.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime ('Jane') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime ('Jane') (PBR)
£34.99 - £89.99
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Hydrangea paniculata Pinky-Winky ('Dvppinky') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Pinky-Winky ('Dvppinky') (PBR)
£24.99 - £84.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Hydrangea paniculata Skyfall ('Frenne') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Skyfall ('Frenne') (PBR)
£26.75 - £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)
Hydrangea paniculata Sundae Fraise ('Rensun') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Sundae Fraise ('Rensun') (PBR)
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Hydrangea paniculata Vanille Fraise ('Renhy') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Vanille Fraise ('Renhy') (PBR)
£26.75 - £84.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 70 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Hydrangea paniculata Polestar ('Breg14') (PBR)
Hydrangea Polestar ('Breg14') (PBR)
£24.75
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea quercifolia
Hydrangea quercifolia
£89.99
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea quercifolia Tara
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Tara'
£28.75
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea quercifolia Snow Queen ('Flemygea')
Hydrangea quercifolia Snow Queen ('Flemygea')
£32.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Hydrangea seemannii
Hydrangea seemannii
£49.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea serrata Bluebird
Hydrangea serrata 'Bluebird'
£23.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
Hypericum × hidcoteense Hidcote
Hypericum × hidcoteense 'Hidcote'
£17.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hypericum × inodorum Magical White ('Kolmawhi') (PBR) (Magical Series)
Hypericum × inodorum Magical White ('Komuni') (PBR)
£20.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
£9.99 - £47.94
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata
Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
£38.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex crenata
Ilex crenata
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Ilex crenata Convexa
Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
£8.99 - £36.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex crenata Golden Gem
Ilex crenata 'Golden Gem'
£10.99 - £44.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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
Ilex crenata Luxus ('Annys5') (PBR)
Ilex crenata Luxus ('Annys5') (PBR)
£10.99 - £44.99
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
Juniperus chinensis Pyramidalis
Juniperus chinensis 'Pyramidalis'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Kalmia latifolia Little Linda
Kalmia latifolia 'Little Linda'
£47.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Kalmia latifolia f. myrtifolia Elf
Kalmia latifolia f. myrtifolia 'Elf'
£39.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Kerria japonica Golden Guinea
Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lamium maculatum Beacon Silver
Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'
£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)
Lamium maculatum White Nancy
Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'
£8.99 - £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)
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
£119.99 - £369.99
30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20cm pot | 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Laurus nobilis Little Ragu ('Monrik')
Laurus nobilis Little Ragu ('Monrik')
£23.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Leucothoe axillaris Curly Red (PBR)
Leucothoe axillaris 'Curly Red' (PBR)
£21.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Leucothoe keiskei Burning Love ('Opstal 50') (PBR)
Leucothoe keiskei Burning Love ('Opstal 50') (PBR)
£22.75
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Leycesteria formosa Purple Rain
Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
£21.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Convallaria collection
Lily of the valley collection
£18.95 - £37.90
1 × collection | 3 bare roots Delivered during November
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots Delivered during November
Liriope muscari
Liriope muscari
£12.99 - £69.99
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 autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
6 × 2 litre pots 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
Lonicera periclymenum Graham Thomas
Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Loropetalum chinense Ruby Snow ('Iwai') (PBR)
Loropetalum Ruby Snow ('Iwai') (PBR)
£27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mahonia × media Charity
Mahonia × media 'Charity'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mahonia × media Winter Sun
Mahonia × media 'Winter Sun'
£34.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Naturalising bulb collection
Naturalising bulb collection
£45.45 - £90.90
1 × collection | 110 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 330 bulbs Delivered during September
Parrotia persica
Parrotia persica
£29.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Parthenocissus henryana
Parthenocissus henryana
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm 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
Philadelphus Petite Perfume Pink ('P1') (PBR)

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Philadelphus Petite Perfume Pink ('P1') (PBR)
£17.99 - £29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from late spring
Philadelphus Petite Perfume White ('W1') (PBR)

New

Philadelphus Petite Perfume White ('W1') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Photinia Blackberry Gem

New

Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£26.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
£27.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pulmonaria Raspberry Splash (PBR)
Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash' (PBR)
£9.99 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica
£4.99 - £13.98
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
Pyracantha coccinea Red Star (PBR)
Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Star' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Pyracantha Saphyr Jaune ('Cadaune')
Pyracantha Saphyr Jaune ('Cadaune')
£24.99 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall trellis In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pyracantha Saphyr Orange ('Cadange')
Pyracantha Saphyr Orange ('Cadange')
£24.99 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall trellis In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pyracantha Saphyr Rouge ('Cadrou')
Pyracantha Saphyr Rouge ('Cadrou')
£24.99 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall trellis In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
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
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
Rhododendron Monsieur Marcel Ménard
Rhododendron 'Monsieur Marcel Ménard'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
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
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
Rhododendron Pink Spider (PBR)
Rhododendron 'Pink Spider' (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
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 (Aronense Group) Hisako
Rhododendron (Aronense Group) 'Hisako'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rhododendron (Aronense Group) Kazuko
Rhododendron (Aronense Group) 'Kazuko'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rhododendron (Aronense Group) Momoko
Rhododendron (Aronense Group) 'Momoko'
£18.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rhododendron Bloombux Magenta ('MIcrohirs9') (PBR) (Inkarho)
Rhododendron Bloombux Magenta ('Microhirs9') (PBR) (Inkarho)
£42.99 - £62.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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

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