Plants for the Front of the Border
Front or border plants are often the most prominent, so it is worth making sure they are just right. You can also use them to line a pathway or drive, and because most of them are relatively compact, they also do well in pots.
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- Architectural silhouettes (90)
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- Low maintenance (561)
- Makes a good hedge or screen (65)
- Non poisonous (804)
- Plants that are native (17)
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- Plants that help filter noise (10)
- Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (376)
- Plants that will cope with the odd football (143)
- Plants to deter vandals and burglars (44)
- Resistant to diseases (457)
- Rose hips (1)
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- Stylish in the border (276)
- Sublime umbelliferas (33)
- Suitable for containers (963)
- Suitable for hanging baskets (87)
- Tough plants that are harder to kill (146)
- Winter colour (414)
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- Narcissus (Division 5) Triandrus (8)
- Narcissus (Division 6) Cyclamineus (5)
- Narcissus (Division 7) Jonquilla (9)
- Narcissus (Division 8) Tazetta (9)
- Narcissus (Division 9) Poeticus (1)
- Tulip (Division 1) Single early group (7)
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- Tulip (Division 4) Darwin hybrid group (12)
- Tulip (Division 5) Single late group (18)
- Tulip (Division 6) Lily-flowered group (14)
- Tulip (Division 7) Fringed group (9)
- Tulip (Division 8) Viridiflora group (13)
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Used at Chelsea
- 2001 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (5)
- 2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (12)
- 2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (12)
- 2004 - Sir Terrance Conran - Laurent-Perrier (8)
- 2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (16)
- 2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (18)
- 2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (21)
- 2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (13)
- 2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (10)
- 2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (4)
- 2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (19)
- 2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (16)
- 2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (12)
- 2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (14)
- 2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (5)
- 2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (20)
- 2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (10)
- 2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (16)
- 2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (10)
- 2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (5)
- 2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (9)
- 2015 - Dan Pearson - Laurent-Perrier (5)
- 2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (20)
- 2016 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (3)
- 2017 - James Basson - M & G (4)
- 2018 - Sarah Price - M & G (13)
- 2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (23)
- 2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (20)
- 2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (25)
Kitchen garden planting guidelines
Erica × darleyensis 'Ghost Hills'
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Erica × darleyensis 'Furzey'
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Cistus × hybridus
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Rosa 'Cornelia'
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