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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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Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote

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Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
£7.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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9 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 59
Lavandula angustifolia Munstead

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Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'
£7.99 - £59.99
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5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 23
Liriope muscari

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Liriope muscari
£6.50 - £69.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 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
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 29
Sarcococca confusa

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Sarcococca confusa
£9.99 - £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)
4.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 28
Pachysandra terminalis

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Pachysandra terminalis
£8.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 18
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)

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Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
£17.49 - £79.99
4.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 24
Vinca minor
Vinca minor
£5.99 - £14.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 22
Helianthemum Ben Hope
Helianthemum 'Ben Hope'
£8.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthemum Cerise Queen

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Helianthemum 'Cerise Queen'
£5.39 - £22.79
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthemum The Bride
Helianthemum 'The Bride'
£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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Helianthemum Wisley Primrose
Helianthemum 'Wisley Primrose'
£8.99 - £37.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
6 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Hedera helix Glacier
Hedera helix 'Glacier'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
6 × 9cm pots Unavailable
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Skimmia japonica Rubella
Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' (male)
£12.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Lavandula angustifolia Melissa Lilac ('Dow4') (PBR)

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Lavandula angustifolia Melissa Lilac ('Dow4') (PBR)
£7.99 - £33.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Osmanthus × burkwoodii

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Osmanthus × burkwoodii
£14.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 12
Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia

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Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
£17.49 - £59.49
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 | 50 - 60cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 13
Cistus × purpureus

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Cistus × purpureus
£15.59 - £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)
7.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 12
Cistus × purpureus Alan Fradd
Cistus × purpureus 'Alan Fradd'
£24.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 8
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Santolina chamaecyparissus
£7.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Skimmia × confusa Kew Green

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Skimmia × confusa 'Kew Green' (male)
£18.89 - £41.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 9
Vinca minor Atropurpurea
Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'
£7.99 - £32.99
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)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Vinca minor Bowles's Variety

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Vinca minor 'Bowles's Variety'
£7.99 - £47.50
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Nandina domestica Fire Power

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Nandina domestica 'Fire Power'
£24.99 £17.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Santolina rosmarinifolia Lemon Fizz
Santolina rosmarinifolia 'Lemon Fizz'
£7.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana

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Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana (hermaphrodite)
£34.99 £24.49
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Admiration (PBR)

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Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration' (PBR)
£13.00 - £54.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Berberis thunbergii Starburst ('Yanbur') (PBR)

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Berberis thunbergii Starburst ('Yanbur') (PBR)
£19.99 £13.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Caryopteris × clandonensis Heavenly Blue

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Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'
£8.99 - £37.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Caryopteris × clandonensis Hint of Gold ('Lisaura') (PBR)

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Caryopteris × clandonensis Hint of Gold ('Lisaura') (PBR)
£22.99 £11.50
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cistus creticus

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Cistus creticus
£22.99 £16.09
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cistus × argenteus Silver Pink

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Cistus × argenteus 'Silver Pink'
£14.99 - £34.79
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cistus × pulverulentus Sunset

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Cistus × pulverulentus 'Sunset'
£13.00 - £31.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
£24.75 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla Limelight
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla 'Limelight'
£26.99 - £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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Erica carnea Myretoun Ruby
Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Erica carnea f. alba Whitehall
Erica carnea f. alba 'Whitehall'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Erica × darleyensis Furzey
Erica × darleyensis 'Furzey'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Erica × darleyensis Ghost Hills
Erica × darleyensis 'Ghost Hills'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Euonymus fortunei Emerald 'n' Gold

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Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
£10.00 - £52.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 20 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Heather (4 mixed heathers)
Heather collection (4 mixed heathers)
£32.99
4 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nandina domestica Twilight (PBR)
Nandina domestica 'Twilight' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Nandina domestica Blush Pink ('Aka') (PBR)

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Nandina domestica Blush Pink ('Aka') (PBR)
£17.39 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nandina domestica Magical Lemon and Lime ('Lemlim') (PBR)

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Nandina domestica Magical Lemon and Lime ('Lemlim') (PBR)
£17.49 - £50.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Nandina domestica Obsessed ('Seika') (PBR)

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Nandina domestica Obsessed ('Seika') (PBR)
£12.50 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Osmanthus delavayi

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Osmanthus delavayi
£26.99 £18.89
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pachysandra terminalis Variegata
Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata'
£8.99 - £34.99
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pieris Forest Flame
Pieris 'Forest Flame'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
£18.89 - £159.98
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosmarinus officinalis Roman Beauty (PBR)

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Rosmarinus officinalis 'Roman Beauty' (PBR)
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Purple Stem
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna 'Purple Stem'
£29.99 - £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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis Dragon Gate
Sarcococca ruscifolia var. chinensis 'Dragon Gate'
£27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Skimmia japonica Kew White
Skimmia japonica 'Kew White' (female)
£44.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Skimmia japonica Nymans

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Skimmia japonica 'Nymans' (female)
£39.99 £27.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Vinca major

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Vinca major
£11.50 - £47.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Vinca major Variegata

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Vinca major 'Variegata'
£17.99 £12.59
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Vinca minor Illumination
Vinca minor 'Illumination'
£7.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre 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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Vinca minor Ralph Shugert

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Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'
£7.99 - £40.00
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
6 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Caryopteris × clandonensis Dark Knight

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Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Dark Knight'
£19.99 £11.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Award-winning compact daffodils
Award-winning compact daffodil collection
£41.95 - £83.90
1 × collection | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 180 bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Thalia
Narcissus 'Thalia'
£7.49 - £119.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
200 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Minnow
Narcissus 'Minnow'
£5.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Narcissus Yellow Cheerfulness
Narcissus 'Yellow Cheerfulness'
£8.99 - £26.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
£2.99 - £17.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn

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