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Plants for a Formal Garden

Formal gardens have lots of geometric shapes and hard lines, with the framework of the garden often being clipped into neat topiary. To soften the overall effect, you also need to include a layer of plants that help add colour and seasonal variation.

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Acer rubrum Scanlon
Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer rubrum Sun Valley
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£179.99 £143.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted available to order from summer
Agapanthus Midnight Sky ('DWAgHyb-01') (PBR) (Everpanthus Series)

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Agapanthus Midnight Sky ('DWAgHyb-01') (PBR) (Everpanthus Series)
£15.99 - £37.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Agapanthus Blush Pink (PBR)

New

Agapanthus 'Blush Pink' (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot sold out
3 × 9cm pots sold out
Agapanthus Emerald Ice (PBR)

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Agapanthus 'Emerald Ice' (PBR)
£14.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Alchemilla mollis
Alchemilla mollis
£2.79 - £39.99
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
6 × 9cm pots 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 20
Allium Ambassador
Allium 'Ambassador'
£8.99 - £24.00
1 × bulb available to order from autumn
3 × bulbs available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Allium Ambassador 'XXL bulb'
Allium 'Ambassador' (XXL bulb)
£12.99 - £36.00
1 × bulb | extra large available to order from autumn
3 × bulbs | extra large available to order from autumn
Allium Gladiator
Allium 'Gladiator'
£12.99 - £35.98
5 × bulbs available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from summer
15 × bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Allium Globemaster
Allium 'Globemaster'
£7.99 - £35.98
1 × bulb available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from summer
5 × bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10
Allium His Excellency
Allium 'His Excellency'
£7.99 - £22.00
3 × bulbs available to order from autumn
9 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Allium Mont Blanc
Allium 'Mont Blanc'
£6.99 - £18.00
1 × bulb available to order from autumn
3 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Allium Powder Puff
Allium 'Powder Puff'
£5.99 - £15.00
5 × bulbs available to order from autumn
15 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Allium Purple Rain
Allium 'Purple Rain'
£5.99 - £11.98
5 × bulbs available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 51
Allium Silver Spring
Allium 'Silver Spring'
£9.99 - £18.98
1 × bulb available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
Allium atropurpureum
Allium atropurpureum
£7.99 - £15.98
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 11
Allium caeruleum
Allium caeruleum
£7.99 - £15.98
20 × bulbs available to order from autumn
40 + 20 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 7
Allium convallarioides yellow-flowered
Allium convallarioides 'yellow-flowered'
£9.99 - £28.00
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
30 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Allium cristophii
Allium cristophii
£4.89 - £35.98
2 litre pot | 3 per pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × bulbs available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 51
Allium giganteum
Allium giganteum
£7.99 - £21.00
1 × bulb available to order from autumn
3 × bulbs available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium hollandicum Purple Sensation
Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
£6.79 - £99.99
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
5 × bulbs | organic available to order from autumn
30 × bulbs available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from summer
15 × bulbs | organic available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from summer
150 × bulbs available to order from autumn
250 × bulbs available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium nigrum
Allium nigrum
£6.48 - £12.96
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium roseum
Allium roseum
£7.99 - £15.98
25 × bulbs available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Round n Purple
Allium Round 'n' Purple
£9.99 - £28.00
1 × bulb available to order from autumn
3 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Allium schubertii
Allium schubertii
£9.99 - £19.00
5 × bulbs available to order from autumn
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium schubertii Arctic Snow
Allium schubertii 'Arctic Snow'
£9.49 - £27.00
3 × bulbs available to order from autumn
9 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Allium sphaerocephalon
Allium sphaerocephalon
£3.99 - £89.99
25 × bulbs available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 7 per pot available to order from summer
1000 × bulbs available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium stipitatum Mount Everest
Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'
£5.49 - £35.98
1 × bulb available to order from autumn
3 × bulbs available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Amelanchier canadensis Glenn Form
Amelanchier canadensis 'Glenn Form'
£49.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root potted | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Amelanchier × grandiflora Ballerina
Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Ballerina'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
Amethyst allium collection
Amethyst allium collection
£26.75 - £53.50
1 × collection | 50 bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs available to order from autumn
Angelica sylvestris Vicar's Mead

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Angelica sylvestris 'Vicar's Mead'
£12.99 - £31.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
anise
anise
£2.99
approx 4000 seeds available to order from summer
Antique peach dahlia collection
Antique peach dahlia collection
£27.45 - £54.90
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers available to order from winter
Antirrhinum majus Night and Day
Antirrhinum majus 'Night and Day'
£2.49
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning allium collection
Award-winning allium collection
£26.45 - £52.90
1 × collection | 50 bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs available to order from autumn
Award-winning old favourite daffodils and pot combination
Award-winning old favourite daffodils and pot combination
£92.94
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
£20.95 - £41.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs available to order from autumn
Laurus nobilis

20% off

bay - kitchen laurel
£14.99 - £79.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre pot | 50cm tall available to order from summer
3 × 1.5 litre pots available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Bees and butterflies dahlia collection
Bees & butterflies dahlia collection
£21.50 - £43.00
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
Berry dahlia collection
Berry dahlia collection
£27.45 - £54.90
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers available to order from winter
Best for pots tulip collection
Best for pots tulip collection
£14.95 - £29.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs available to order from autumn
Best white lilies collection
Best white lily collection
£13.95 - £27.90
1 × collection | 3 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs available to order from winter
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii Silver Shadow
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii 'Silver Shadow'
£199.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
Big bold allium collection
Big bold allium collection
£27.45 - £54.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs available to order from autumn
Black forest tulip collection
Black Forest tulip collection
£39.95 - £79.90
1 × collection | 38 bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 114 bulbs available to order from autumn
Bold and beautiful tulip collection
Bold & beautiful tulip collection
£25.95 - £47.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs available to order from autumn
Bright repeat flowering tulip collection
Bright repeat flowering tulip collection
£21.75 - £43.50
1 × collection | 21 bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs available to order from autumn
Bring the joy tulip collection
Bring the joy tulip collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 19 bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs available to order from autumn
Brown sugar tulip collection
Brown sugar tulip collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 19 bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs available to order from autumn
Bruised dahlia collection
Bruised dahlia collection
£15.99 - £31.98
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Burnt orange dahlia collection
Burnt orange dahlia collection
£15.99 - £31.98
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Burnt sugar dahlia collection
Burnt sugar dahlia collection
£15.99 - £31.98
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Buxus sempervirens
Buxus sempervirens
£7.99 - £49.99
9cm pot | 10 - 15cm tall available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre pots Unavailable
6 × 9cm pots | 10 - 15cm tall available to order from summer
5 × 1 litre pots | 15 - 20cm tall Unavailable
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Buxus sempervirens

20% off

Buxus sempervirens
£31.99 - £51.99
3 litre pot | 20cm ball In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 3 litre pots | 20cm balls In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Calendula officinalis Orange King
Calendula officinalis 'Orange King'
£2.49
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calendula officinalis Sherbet Fizz
Calendula officinalis 'Sherbet Fizz'
£2.49
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calibrachoa Cabaret Early Orange (Cabaret Series)

40% off

Calibrachoa 'Cabaret Early Orange' (Cabaret Series)
£5.99 - £13.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Calibrachoa Cabaret Early Pink (PBR) (Cabaret Series)
Calibrachoa 'Cabaret Early Pink' (Cabaret Series)
£5.99 - £11.99
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Calibrachoa Can-can Black Cherry (Can-can Series)

40% off

Calibrachoa 'Can-can Black Cherry' (Can-can Series)
£6.59 - £13.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Calibrachoa Can-can Double Provence Blue (Can-can Series)
Calibrachoa 'Can-can Double Provence Blue' (Can-can Series)
£6.99 - £15.59
9cm pot available to order from summer
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from summer
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Calibrachoa Can-can Double White Improved (Can-can Series)

40% off

Calibrachoa 'Can-can Double White Improved' (Can-can Series)
£6.99 - £15.59
5 × rooted cuttings In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from summer
Calibrachoa Cabaret Goodnight Kiss ('Balcabooni') (PBR)
Calibrachoa Cabaret Goodnight Kiss ('Balcabooni') (PBR)
£5.99 - £13.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
9cm pot available to order from summer
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from summer
Callistephus chinensis King Size Apricot
Callistephus chinensis 'King Size Apricot'
£2.79
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii Caerulea Group
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii Caerulea Group
£7.99 - £22.00
2 × bulbs | organic available to order from autumn
12cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from summer
3 × 12cm pots available to order from summer
6 × bulbs | organic available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia Snow Flurry
Camellia 'Snow Flurry'
£24.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from summer
Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'
Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'
£24.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from summer
Camellia × williamsii 'E.G. Waterhouse'
Camellia × williamsii 'E.G. Waterhouse'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from summer
Camellia japonica 'Lavinia Maggi'

20% off

Camellia × williamsii 'Lavinia Maggi'
£24.99 £19.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Camellia × williamsii 'Les Jury'
Camellia × williamsii 'Les Jury'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from summer
Camellia × williamsii 'Señorita'
Camellia × williamsii 'Señorita'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from summer
Carex morrowii Boott Everglow (PBR) (EverColor Series)
Carex morrowii Boott 'Everglow' (PBR) (EverColor Series)
£9.99 - £47.99
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)
Carex morrowii Vanilla Ice ('Vanice') (PBR)
Carex morrowii Vanilla Ice ('Vanice') (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)
Carex oshimensis Everillo (PBR) (EverColor Series)
Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' (PBR) (EverColor Series)
£12.99 - £54.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Carex oshimensis Everest ('Fiwhite') (PBR)
Carex oshimensis Everest ('Fiwhite') (PBR)
£12.99 - £49.99
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 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam hedging
£69.99 - £199.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Nepeta cataria
catnip / Nepeta cataria
£2.99 - £15.98
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ceanothus Concha

Up to 20%

Ceanothus 'Concha'
£19.99 - £95.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall trellis In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cercis siliquastrum Bodnant
Cercis siliquastrum 'Bodnant'
£269.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ivonne
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ivonne'
£24.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Aurea
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Aurea'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Pillar ('Flolar')
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Pillar ('Flolar')
£24.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Colney
cherry 'Colney'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from summer
cherry plum Golden Sphere
cherry plum 'Golden Sphere'
£34.79 - £49.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from summer
cherry plum Gypsy
cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chocolate orange container plant collection
Chocolate orange container plant collection
£12.59 - £25.18
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Chocolate orange dahlia collection
Chocolate orange dahlia collection
£15.99 - £31.98
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Chocolate orange pollinator dahlia collection
Chocolate orange pollinator dahlia collection
£17.95 - £35.90
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Chocolate orange tulip collection
Chocolate orange tulip collection
£14.95 - £29.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs available to order from autumn
Choisya ternata Scented Gem ('Lissbrid')

New

Choisya ternata Scented Gem ('Lissbrid')
£25.99
2 litre pot available to order from summer
cineraria Silver Dust
cineraria 'Silver Dust'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Guernsey Flute ('EviGsy153') (PBR)

New

20% off

Clematis Guernsey Flute ('EviGsy153') (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Coffee and cream dahlia collection
Coffee & cream dahlia collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
Cordyline Pink Passion ('Seipin') (PBR)
Cordyline Pink Passion ('Seipin') (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from summer
Cosmos butterfly container plant collection
Cosmos butterfly container plant collection
£17.98 - £35.96
1 × bedding collection | 15 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 45 plants sold out
cosmos gift set
cosmos gift set
£14.99
gift set shipped within 2 weeks
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