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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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Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost (PBR)

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Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 41 (41)
Sarcococca confusa

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Sarcococca confusa
From £9.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 34 (34)
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)

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Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
From £17.49
4 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 27 (27)
Geranium pratense Mrs Kendall Clark
Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark'
From £11.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10 (10)
Bergenia cordifolia Purpurea
Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 9 (9)
Lewisia Sunset Glow ('Marianni') (PBR)

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Lewisia Sunset Glow ('Marianni') (PBR)
£12.99
1 litre pot
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) JS Brainstorm (PBR)
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'JS Brainstorm' (PBR)
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Osmanthus × burkwoodii

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Osmanthus × burkwoodii
From £17.49
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 16 (16)
Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia

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Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 16 (16)
Euonymus fortunei Emerald Gaiety

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Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
From £19.99
2 litre pot
7.5 litre pot | 20 - 40cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Aucuba japonica Rozannie

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Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
10 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
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)
Cotoneaster Cornubia
Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'
From £22.99
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 6 (6)
Euonymus fortunei Emerald 'n' Gold

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Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
From £10.00
2 litre pot
7.5 litre pot | 20 - 40cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Osmanthus delavayi
Osmanthus delavayi
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
From £18.89
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4 (4)
Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 11 varieties

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Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 11 varieties
From £139.95
1 × collection | 76 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 228 bulbs
Yellow ruffles daffodil collection

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Yellow ruffles daffodil collection
From £29.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
Award-winning perfumed daffodil collection

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Award-winning perfumed daffodil collection
From £22.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection

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Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
From £16.95
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Marrakesh medina tulip collection

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Marrakesh medina tulip collection
From £15.95
1 × collection | 14 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs
Narcissus Apotheose

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Narcissus 'Apotheose'
From £9.99
10 × bulbs
30 × bulbs
Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha Tubergen's Gem

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Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha 'Tubergen's Gem'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Narcissus Thalia

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Narcissus 'Thalia'
From £7.99
10 × bulbs
5 × bulbs | organic
30 × bulbs
15 × bulbs | organic
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (12)
Award-winning scented miniature daffodils

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Award-winning scented miniature daffodil collection
From £25.95
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
Narcissus Grand Soleil d'Or

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Narcissus 'Grand Soleil d'Or'
From £7.99
5 × bulbs
15 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Narcissus Minnow

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Narcissus 'Minnow'
From £5.99
10 × bulbs
20 + 10 FREE bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Narcissus Sweetness

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Narcissus 'Sweetness'
From £7.99
10 × bulbs
20 + 10 FREE bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tulipa cretica Hilde

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Tulipa cretica 'Hilde'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Leucojum vernum

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Leucojum vernum
From £8.99
5 × bulbs
15 × bulbs
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Narcissus Martinette

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Narcissus 'Martinette'
From £5.99
10 × bulbs
20 + 10 FREE bulbs
Narcissus Erlicheer

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Narcissus 'Erlicheer'
From £12.49
10 × bulbs
30 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Narcissus King Alfred

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Narcissus 'King Alfred'
From £9.99
10 × bulbs
20 + 10 FREE bulbs
10kg sack of bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Narcissus Nir (PBR)

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Narcissus 'Nir' (PBR)
From £7.99
5 × bulbs
15 × bulbs
Narcissus papyraceus Ziva

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Narcissus papyraceus 'Ziva'
From £13.99
10 × bulbs
30 × bulbs
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
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
Fragrant indoor daffodil collection

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Fragrant indoor daffodil collection
From £34.45
1 × collection | 25 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 75 bulbs
Calamagrostis × acutiflora Overdam
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Overdam'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Fargesia rufa

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Fargesia rufa
From £27.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
From £11.99
available to order from spring 2027
Geranium psilostemon Catherine Deneuve

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Geranium psilostemon 'Catherine Deneuve'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)
pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
From £6.99
available to order from winter
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
From £34.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Flowering species rich hedge
Flowering species-rich hedge Good for wildlife
£299.99
available to order from autumn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £49.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging
From £69.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)

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