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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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Betula Fascination
Betula 'Fascination'
From £89.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
From £49.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Acer rubrum Scanlon
Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Alnus glutinosa Imperialis
Alnus glutinosa 'Imperialis'
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
From £99.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Amelanchier canadensis Glenn Form
Amelanchier canadensis 'Glenn Form'
From £59.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall | bush
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Amelanchier × grandiflora Ballerina
Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Ballerina'
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Quercus rubra
Quercus rubra
From £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Prunus avium Plena
Prunus avium 'Plena'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Hosta Time in a Bottle (PBR)

New

Hosta 'Time in a Bottle' (PBR)
£14.99
9cm pot
Musa Florida Variegata
Musa 'Florida Variegata'
£54.99
17cm pot | 40cm tall
Fargesia rufa

30% off

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 4.7 5 7 (7)
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
From £9.99
9cm pot | 20cm tall
3 litre pot | 30cm
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6 (6)
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£119.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall
Taxus baccata Repandens
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'
£24.99
2 litre pot
Taxus baccata ball

Best Seller

Taxus baccata ball
£119.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6 (6)
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens
From £19.99
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall
Platycladus orientalis Aurea Nana
Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'
From £15.99
1 litre pot
Three colours red rhubarb collection
Three colours red rhubarb collection
From £17.95
1 × collection | 3 crowns
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 crowns
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous
Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa') (PBR)
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa')
From £59.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Malus Comtesse de Paris
Malus 'Comtesse de Paris'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m
Hydrangea paniculata Vanille Fraise ('Renhy') (PBR)

Best Seller

Hydrangea paniculata Vanille Fraise ('Renhy') (PBR)
From £26.75
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (37)
Low maintenance summer plant combination
Low maintenance plant combination (summer)
£38.96
available to order from spring 2027
Paeonia Pink Hawaiian Coral
Paeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'
£27.99
available to order from spring 2027
Sanguisorba Blackthorn

New

Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn'
From £17.99
available to order from spring 2027
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
From £9.99
available to order from spring 2027
Aster amellus King George
Aster amellus 'King George'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Oenothera lindheimeri Cherry Brandy ('Gauchebra') (PBR)
Oenothera lindheimeri Cherry Brandy ('Gauchebra')
From £8.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Uki-gumo
Acer palmatum 'Uki-gumo'
From £49.99
available to order from spring 2027
Cornus controversa
Cornus controversa
£99.99
available to order from spring 2027
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£99.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Rhododendron Nova Zembla
Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'
From £19.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

New

Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99
available to order from summer
Acer shirasawanum Moonrise ('Munn 001') (PBR)
Acer shirasawanum Moonrise ('Munn 001') (PBR)
£64.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Smhpfl') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Abetwo') (PBR)
£49.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Cunningham's White
Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Rhododendron Percy Wiseman
Rhododendron 'Percy Wiseman'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Begonia collection for hanging baskets & pots
Begonia collection for hanging baskets and pots
From £11.95
available to order from winter
Hedychium flavescens
Hedychium flavescens
From £8.99
available to order from winter
Miscanthus nepalensis
Miscanthus nepalensis
From £19.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Spiranthes × bightensis Chadds Ford

New

Spiranthes × bightensis 'Chadds Ford'
From £24.99
available to order from winter
Rosa Zéphirine Drouhin
Rosa Zéphirine Drouhin | Climbing Bourbon Rose
£37.99
available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
From £7.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
From £89.99
available to order from spring 2027
Rudbeckia triloba Prairie Glow

New

Rudbeckia triloba 'Prairie Glow'
£3.99 £2.99
available to order from autumn
Centaurea cyanus Classic Fantastic
Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Fantastic'
£2.99 £2.24
available to order from autumn
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
£149.99
available to order from spring 2027
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii Silver Shadow
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii 'Silver Shadow'
£189.99
available to order from spring 2027
Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus
Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus'
£149.99
available to order from spring 2027
Crataegus schraderiana
Crataegus schraderiana
£149.99
available to order from spring 2027
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£139.99
available to order from spring 2027
Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£159.99
available to order from spring 2027
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
From £39.99
available to order from spring 2027
Prunus Ichiyo
Prunus 'Ichiyo'
From £54.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmpl')
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmspl')
From £69.99
available to order from summer
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
From £34.99
available to order from summer
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 Atropurpurea Group
Fagus 'Atropurpurea' - Purple beech hedging
From £209.99
available to order from autumn
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £34.99
available to order from spring 2027
cobnut Hall's Giant
cobnut 'Hall's Giant'
£34.99
available to order from winter
Malus Red Glow
Malus 'Red Glow'
£39.99
available to order from winter
Malus × zumi Professor Sprenger
Malus × zumi 'Professor Sprenger'
£39.99
available to order from winter
Azalea simsii standard pink
Azalea simsii standard pink | Houseplant
£24.99
available to order from winter
Hoya pubicalyx
Hoya pubicalyx
From £18.99
available to order from winter
Dendrobium Bright Eyes
Dendrobium Bright Eyes | Orchid
From £34.99
available to order from winter
Dendrobium Sunny Eyes
Dendrobium Sunny Eyes | Orchid
From £34.99
available to order from winter
Musa acuminata Dwarf Cavendish (AAA Group)
Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish'
From £19.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Pinguicula agnata
Pinguicula agnata
From £12.99
available to order from winter
Thalictrum Cotton Ball

New

Thalictrum 'Cotton Ball'
£12.99
available to order from spring 2027
Thalictrum Cotton Candy

New

Thalictrum 'Cotton Candy'
£12.99
available to order from spring 2027
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