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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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Lucy Willcox’s bulb collection

New

Lucy Willcox’s bulb collection
£37.75 - £75.50
1 × collection | 39 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 117 bulbs Delivered during September
Marrakesh medina tulip collection
Marrakesh medina tulip collection
£14.95 - £29.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
Midnight shadows container plant collection
Midnight shadows container plant collection
£45.96 - £91.92
1 × bedding collection | 20 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 60 plants sold out
Monet's sunrise tulip collection
Monet's sunrise tulip collection
£25.95 - £51.90
1 × collection | 19 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs Delivered during September
Neapolitan tulip collection
Neapolitan tulip collection
£29.95 - £59.90
1 × collection | 28 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs Delivered during September
Nepeta and terracotta pot combination
Nepeta & terracotta pot combination
£166.96 £144.46
New baroque tulip collection
New Baroque tulip collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 17 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 51 bulbs Delivered during September
Nougat tulip collection

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Nougat tulip collection
£21.45 - £42.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Old masters tulip collection
Old masters tulip collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Oranges and lemons lily tulip collection
Oranges & lemons lily tulip collection
£23.95 - £47.91
1 × collection | 21 bulbs available to order from late spring
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs available to order from late spring
Pastel antique dahlia collection
Pastel antique 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
Peach and plum tulip collection
Peach & plum tulip collection
£20.95 - £41.90
1 × collection | 19 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs Delivered during September
Peach dahlia collection
Peach 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
Peachy sunrise tulip collection

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Peachy sunrise tulip collection
£24.95 - £49.90
1 × collection | 19 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs Delivered during September
Pink and purple container plant collection
Pink & purple container plant collection
£22.98 - £45.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Pink champagne dahlia collection
Pink champagne dahlia collection
£27.45 - £54.90
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Flamingo tulip collection
Pinky tulip collection
£24.95 - £49.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs available to order from winter
Purple and peach tulip collection
Purple & peach tulip collection
£14.95 - £29.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
Purple sunshine container plant collection
Purple sunshine container plant collection
£19.98 - £39.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Raspberry ripple tulip collection
Raspberry ripple tulip collection
£37.95 - £75.90
1 × collection | 33 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 99 bulbs Delivered during September
Repeat flowering and award-winning quartet tulip collection
Repeat flowering and award-winning quartet tulip collection
£28.45 - £56.90
1 × collection | 28 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs Delivered during September
Royal flush container plant collection
Royal flush container plant collection
£19.98 - £39.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Royal tulip collection
Royal tulip collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Ruby amethyst container plant collection
Ruby amethyst container plant collection
£22.98 - £45.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Seedless dessert grape collection
seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99
1 × collection | 2 plants available to order from autumn
Shades of purple - Allium collection

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Shades of purple - allium collection
£21.40 - £42.80
1 × collection | 50 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs Delivered during September
Lemon sherbet tulip collection
Sherbet tulip collection
£24.95 - £49.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Silver pink container plant collection
Silver pink container plant collection
£24.98 - £49.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Sliced peaches tulip collection

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Sliced peaches tulip collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 19 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs Delivered during September
Soft pinks dahlia collection
Soft pinks 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
Spring fresh tulip collection
Spring fresh tulip collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Striking allium collection

20% off

Striking allium collection
£11.00 - £22.00
1 × collection | 20 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
Stunning Allium collection

20% off

Stunning allium collection
£14.20 - £28.40
1 × collection | 45 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 135 bulbs Delivered during September
Summer nights container plant collection
Summer nights container plant collection
£19.98 - £39.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Summer nights dahlia collection
Summer nights dahlia collection
£16.25 - £32.50
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Summer pudding tulip collection
Summer Pudding tulip collection
£23.95 - £47.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Sunburst container plant collection
Sunburst container plant collection
£19.98 - £39.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Sweet and fragrant daffodils and pot combination

15% off

Sweet and fragrant daffodils and pot combination
£106.46 £93.71
Sweet pinks container plant collection
Sweet pinks container plant collection
£19.98 - £39.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Tequila sunrise tulip collection
Tequila sunrise tulip collection
£14.95 - £29.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
The bridesmaid container plant collection
The bridesmaid container plant collection
£33.97 - £67.94
1 × bedding collection | 15 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 45 plants sold out
The copper tulip collection
The copper tulip collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs available to order from winter
The dreamer tulip collection
The dreamer tulip collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
The Garden Gate black forest tulip collection
The Garden Gate black forest tulip collection
£16.95 - £33.90
1 × collection | 12 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 36 bulbs Delivered during September
The Garden Gate blackcurrant ripple tulip collection
The Garden Gate blackcurrant ripple tulip collection
£16.95 - £33.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
The Garden Gate rhubarb & custard tulip collection
The Garden Gate rhubarb & custard tulip collection
£18.95 - £37.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
The night before tulip collection
The night before tulip collection
£24.95 - £49.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
The Notting Hill tulip collection
The Notting Hill tulip collection
£24.95 - £49.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs available to order from winter
The ultimate white and green tulip collection
The ultimate white & green tulip collection
£34.95 - £69.90
1 × collection | 28 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs available to order from winter
Trusted friend container plant collection
Trusted friend container plant collection
£32.97 - £65.94
1 × bedding collection | 15 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 45 plants sold out
Tulipa Helmar & Ronaldo collection
Tulipa Helmar & Ronaldo collection
£14.95 - £29.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
Turner's sunset tulip collection
Turner's sunset tulip collection
£19.95 - £39.90
1 × collection | 17 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 51 bulbs Delivered during September
Tutti frutti tulip collection
Tutti frutti tulip collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Venetian sky tulip collection
Venetian sky tulip collection
£25.95 - £51.90
1 × collection | 26 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 78 bulbs Delivered during September
White pearls container plant collection
White pearls container plant collection
£19.98 - £39.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Whites dahlia collection
Whites 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
Allium Ambassador

20% off

Allium 'Ambassador'
£7.99 - £21.52
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Ambassador 'XXL bulb'

20% off

Allium 'Ambassador' (XXL bulb)
£10.39 - £28.80
1 × bulb | extra large Delivered during September
3 × bulbs | extra large Delivered during September
Allium Gladiator

20% off

Allium 'Gladiator'
£14.39 - £37.60
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Globemaster

20% off

Allium 'Globemaster'
£6.39 - £35.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Mont Blanc

20% off

Allium 'Mont Blanc'
£5.59 - £14.40
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Powder Puff

20% off

Allium 'Powder Puff'
£4.79 - £12.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Purple Rain

20% off

Allium 'Purple Rain'
£4.79 - £9.58
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Silver Spring

20% off

Allium 'Silver Spring'
£7.99 - £15.18
1 × bulb Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium atropurpureum

20% off

Allium atropurpureum
£6.39 - £12.78
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium caeruleum

20% off

Allium caeruleum
£6.79 - £13.58
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium convallarioides yellow-flowered

20% off

Allium convallarioides 'yellow-flowered'
£7.99 - £22.40
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium cristophii

20% off

Allium cristophii
£3.99 - £35.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium giganteum

20% off

Allium giganteum
£6.39 - £16.80
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium hollandicum Purple Sensation

20% off

Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
£5.43 - £87.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
150 × bulbs Delivered during September
250 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium nigrum

20% off

Allium nigrum
£5.59 - £11.18
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium roseum

20% off

Allium roseum
£6.39 - £12.78
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Round n Purple

20% off

Allium Round 'n' Purple
£7.99 - £23.19
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium schubertii

20% off

Allium schubertii
£9.59 - £16.80
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium stipitatum Mount Everest

20% off

Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'
£4.39 - £35.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii Caerulea Group
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii Caerulea Group
£7.99 - £22.00
2 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
6 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
12cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus King Of The Striped
Crocus 'King Of The Striped'
£7.99 - £22.00
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Dutch Iris select growers mixture
Dutch iris select growers mixture
£8.99 - £17.98
1 collection | 50 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs Delivered during September
Hyacinthus orientalis Blue Pearl (PBR)
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Blue Pearl' (PBR)
£6.99 - £15.98
3 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
6 + 3 FREE bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hyacinthus orientalis Carnegie
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Carnegie'
£7.99 - £15.98
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hyacinthus orientalis City of Haarlem
Hyacinthus orientalis 'City of Haarlem'
£6.99 - £18.00
3 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
9 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
Hyacinthus orientalis Delft Blue
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Delft Blue'
£6.99 - £22.00
3 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs | garden Delivered during September
9 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
12cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hyacinthus orientalis Fondant
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Fondant'
£7.99 - £15.98
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs | garden Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hyacinthus orientalis Jan Bos
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Jan Bos'
£6.99 - £18.00
3 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs | garden Delivered during September
9 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
Hyacinthus orientalis Peter Stuyvesant
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Peter Stuyvesant'
£7.99 - £15.98
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs | garden Delivered during September
Hyacinthus orientalis Pink Pearl
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Pink Pearl'
£6.99 - £22.00
3 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
6 + 3 FREE bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs | garden Delivered during September
12cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hyacinthus orientalis Purple Sensation (PBR)
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Purple Sensation' (PBR)
£7.99 - £15.98
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs | garden Delivered during September
Hyacinthus orientalis Purple Star
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Purple Star'
£7.99 - £20.00
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hyacinthus orientalis Sky Jacket
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Sky Jacket'
£7.99 - £20.00
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hyacinthus orientalis Violetti Star
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Violetti Star'
£7.99 - £20.00
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
Hyacinthus orientalis White Pearl
Hyacinthus orientalis 'White Pearl'
£5.99 - £20.00
3 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
3 × bulbs | organic garden Delivered during September
9 × bulbs | indoor Delivered during September
9 × bulbs | organic garden Delivered during September
Hyacinthus orientalis Woodstock
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Woodstock'
£7.90 - £21.50
5 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | garden Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Iris Harmony (Reticulata)
Iris 'Harmony' (Reticulata)
£7.49 - £15.98
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Iris Pauline (Reticulata)
Iris 'Pauline' (Reticulata)
£7.99 - £25.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Iris Purple Sensation
Iris 'Purple Sensation'
£5.99 - £12.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Silvery Beauty
Iris 'Silvery Beauty'
£9.99 - £26.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Iris Symphony
Iris 'Symphony'
£6.99 - £13.98
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Iris Valentine
Iris 'Valentine'
£6.99 - £18.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Angel's Breath
Narcissus 'Angel's Breath'
£8.99 - £17.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Apricot Whirl
Narcissus 'Apricot Whirl'
£7.99 - £22.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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