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Centaurea nigra

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Dipsacus fullonum

£2.99 - £27.00

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Achillea millefolium

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Lathyrus odoratus 'High Scent'

£3.99 - £13.98

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Lathyrus odoratus 'Matucana'

£2.49

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Cobaea scandens

£2.99

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angelica

£1.89 - £16.99

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Rhinanthus minor

£2.99 - £7.50

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Nigella papillosa 'African Bride'

£2.39 - £6.00

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Chimonanthus praecox

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Clematis 'Étoile Violette'

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Sasa palmata f. nebulosa

£29.99

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Polystichum aculeatum

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Geranium Patricia ('Brempat')

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Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'

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Geranium 'Orion'

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Geranium psilostemon

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Galium odoratum

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Geranium macrorrhizum 'White-Ness'

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Viola 'Belmont Blue'

£5.99 - £24.00

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Fragaria vesca

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Alchemilla erythropoda

£5.99 - £27.00

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Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'

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Polystichum tsussimense

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Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' (PBR)

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Parrotia persica

£29.99 - £74.99

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Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Alba'

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Lamium orvala

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Viola labradorica

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Thalictrum 'Fairy Wings'

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Salvia uliginosa

£17.99

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Acanthus hungaricus 'White Lips'

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Dietes bicolor

£22.99

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Napaea dioica

£39.99

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Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii

£24.99 - £129.99

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bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024

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Valeriana officinalis

£6.99 - £38.00

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Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark'

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Vinca minor 'Bowles's Variety'

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Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii

£27.99 - £49.97

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