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Grow Wild

Wild plants can make an attractive addition to any garden.

Below is a selection with tips on how to grow them - click on each to find out more.

To find out what plants we’d recommend using in place of non-native invasive species click here.

Box

Box, a classic of formal hedging, is a native shrub. However it is under ...
Chamomile

A small, attractive, creeping plant with daisy-like flowers and feathery ...
Columbine

A fanciful plant with sacred reputation - whether to Venus (it was allegedly ...
Maiden pink

A charming evergreen perennial forming a mat of green foliage with narrow ...
Marsh-marigold

Also known as 'kingcups' this stout wildflower could be one of our most ...
Meadow clary

This handsome plant has striking blue flowers in a spike on the stem and ...
Pasqueflower

A low, hairy but beautiful wildflower with feathery leaves and large, ...
Primrose

One of surest signs that spring is on the way. The name primrose actually ...
Shrubby cinquefoil

A very colourful, compact, deciduous native plant. Grows masses of bright ...
Sweet violet

A low, creeping plant with fragrant flowers, usually blue-violet or white. ...
Wild leek

A native wild relative of the familiar garden vegetable. Wild leek has ...
Yellow iris

Also known as 'yellow flag'. A tall plant (it can grow up to a meter and a ...