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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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2014 items
Ocimum basilicum Magic Mountain

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basil 'Magic Mountain'
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lomandra longifolia Miner's Gold ('KM-MG24') (PBR)

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Lomandra longifolia Miner's Gold ('Km-mg24') (PBR)
£12.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Laurus nobilis Little Ragu ('Monrik')

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Laurus nobilis Little Ragu ('Monrik')
£23.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Erigeron glaucus Sea Breeze
Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze'
£8.99 - £35.99
9cm 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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Penstemon White Bedder
Penstemon 'White Bedder'
£8.99 - £49.99
9cm 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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 14
Penstemon digitalis Dakota Burgundy ('Tnpendb') (PBR) (Dakota Series)
Penstemon digitalis Dakota Burgundy ('Tnpendb') (PBR) (Dakota Series)
£9.99 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Penstemon Sour Grapes M. Fish
Penstemon 'Sour Grapes' M. Fish
£8.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.1 5 13
Iris Maid of Orange
Iris 'Maid of Orange'
£7.99 - £21.00
1 × rhizome Delivered during October
3 × rhizomes Delivered during October
Butterfly mat seed carpet
Butterfly mat seed carpet
£11.99
seed mat In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Bee mat seed carpet
Bee mat seed carpet
£14.99
seed mat In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Begonia × intermedia Bertinii
Begonia × intermedia 'Bertinii'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers Unavailable
Begonia collection for Hanging baskets & pots
Begonia collection for hanging baskets and pots
£11.95 - £23.95
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Scented begonia collection
Fragrant begonia collection
£14.95 - £29.90
1 × collection | 3 tubers Unavailable
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Unavailable
Begonia Splendide Ballerina
Begonia 'Splendide Ballerina'
£5.99 - £15.00
2 × tubers available to order from winter
6 × tubers available to order from winter
Begonia Rosebud Tutu
Begonia 'Rosebud Tutu'
£6.99 - £13.98
2 × tubers available to order from winter
4 + 2 FREE tubers available to order from winter
Begonia (Pendula Group) Pink Giant
Begonia (Pendula Group) 'Pink Giant'
£3.99 - £9.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Begonia Pink Flamingo
Begonia 'Pink Flamingo'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 4
Begonia (Pendula Group) White Giant
Begonia (Pendula Group) 'White Giant'
£3.99 - £9.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 5
Begonia Red Glory
Begonia 'Red Glory'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers available to order from winter
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1
Begonia (Pendula Group) Red Giant
Begonia (Pendula Group) 'Red Giant'
£3.99 - £9.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Begonia Mother's Day
Begonia 'Mother's Day'
£4.99 - £9.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Campanula carpatica Blaue Clips
Campanula carpatica 'Blaue Clips'
£7.99 - £32.99
9cm 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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Campanula carpatica f. alba Weisse Clips
Campanula carpatica f. alba 'Weisse Clips'
£7.99 - £32.99
9cm 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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Campanula poscharskyana
Campanula poscharskyana
£8.99 - £35.99
9cm 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)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Papaver dubium subsp. lecoqii Albiflorum
Papaver dubium subsp. lecoqii 'Albiflorum'
£2.99 - £17.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets | approx 150 seeds in total In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Stachys officinalis
Stachys officinalis
£3.29
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bidens ferulifolia Bee Happy Red ('Baleehedi') (Bee Happy Series)
Bidens ferulifolia Bee Happy Red ('Baleehedi') (Bee Happy Series)
£6.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Bidens Golden Eye Improved
Bidens 'Golden Eye Improved'
£5.24 £6.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Liriope muscari

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Liriope muscari
£6.50 - £35.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
6 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Trillium luteum
Trillium luteum
£9.99 - £27.00
1 × rhizome Delivered during September
3 × rhizomes Delivered during September
0 star 0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star
Epimedium Pretty in Pink (PBR)

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Epimedium 'Pretty in Pink' (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Epimedium × rubrum
Epimedium × rubrum
£10.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Epimedium × warleyense
Epimedium × warleyense
£10.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ophiopogon planiscapus Kokuryū
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Kokuryū'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm 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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea macrophylla Black Steel Zambia (Black Steel Series)

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Black Steel Zambia' (Black Steel Series)
£17.99 £9.00
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Gaillardia × grandiflora Burgunder
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Burgunder'
£2.99 - £14.75
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dicentra formosa Bacchanal

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Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal'
£8.99 - £22.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Imperata cylindrica Rubra
Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'
£11.99 - £47.99
9cm 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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium sanguineum
Geranium sanguineum
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm 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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium sanguineum Album

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Geranium sanguineum 'Album'
£9.99 - £39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Festuca glauca Elijah Blue

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Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
£5.00 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot 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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Festuca glauca Intense Blue ('Casblue') (PBR)
Festuca glauca Intense Blue ('Casblue') (PBR)
£16.95 - £47.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Anagallis monellii Skylover
Anagallis monellii 'Skylover'
£6.99 - £21.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Amsonia String Theory

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Amsonia 'String Theory'
£12.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Caryopteris × clandonensis Sterling Silver ('Lissilv') (PBR)

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Caryopteris × clandonensis Sterling Silver ('Lissilv') (PBR)
£26.75 £13.38
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Caryopteris × clandonensis Grand Bleu ('Inoveris') (PBR)

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Caryopteris × clandonensis Grand Bleu ('Inoveris') (PBR)
£20.99 £14.69
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Caryopteris x clandonensis Kew Blue
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Kew Blue'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Caryopteris × clandonensis Hint of Gold ('Lisaura') (PBR)

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Caryopteris × clandonensis Hint of Gold ('Lisaura') (PBR)
£22.99 £11.50
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Caryopteris × clandonensis Heavenly Blue

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Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'
£8.99 - £37.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Caryopteris × clandonensis Dark Knight

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Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Dark Knight'
£19.99 £11.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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