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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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Cerastium tomentosum
Cerastium tomentosum
£7.99 - £34.99
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)
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
£8.99 - £37.99
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 7
Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue ('Lice') (PBR)
Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue ('Lice') (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 11
Cercis chinensis Avondale

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Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
£34.99 - £249.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Cerinthe major Purpurascens

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Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'
£1.87 - £19.99
approx 12 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 12
Chaenomeles × superba Crimson and Gold
Chaenomeles × superba 'Crimson and Gold'
£25.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot 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 5.0 5 11
Chaenomeles × superba Pink Lady
Chaenomeles × superba 'Pink Lady'
£24.99 - £62.99
2 litre pot 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 5.0 5 5
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis pisifera Blue Moon (PBR)
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Blue Moon' (PBR)
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera Nana
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Nana'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cherry cream tulip collection
Cherry cream tulip collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Anthriscus cerefolium

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chervil | Anthriscus cerefolium
£2.29 £1.72
approx 600 organic seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Allium schoenoprasum

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chives
£1.64 - £15.98
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
Allium tuberosum

25% off

chives 'garlic'
£1.64 - £15.98
approx 120 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Chocolate orange tulip collection
Chocolate orange tulip collection
£13.45 - £26.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
Cistus creticus
Cistus creticus
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Cistus × argenteus Silver Pink
Cistus × argenteus 'Silver Pink'
£24.99 - £57.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 5
Cistus × hybridus
Cistus × hybridus
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Cistus × obtusifolius Sweet Thrive
Cistus × obtusifolius 'Sweet Thrive'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cistus × pulverulentus Sunset
Cistus × pulverulentus 'Sunset'
£25.99 - £62.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cistus × purpureus
Cistus × purpureus
£25.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
7.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cistus × purpureus Alan Fradd
Cistus × purpureus 'Alan Fradd'
£24.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Colchicum The Giant
Colchicum 'The Giant'
£6.99 - £19.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Symphytum officinale

25% off

comfrey - common
£2.99 £2.24
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaemelum nobile

25% off

common chamomile
£2.24 - £15.98
approx 400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Convallaria majalis
Convallaria majalis
£4.99 - £39.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
2 + 3 FREE bare root plants Delivered during November
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)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Convallaria majalis Prolificans
Convallaria majalis 'Prolificans'
£7.99 - £15.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during November
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Convallaria majalis var. rosea
Convallaria majalis var. rosea
£5.99 - £14.00
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
3 × bare root plants Delivered during November
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Convolvulus cneorum
Convolvulus cneorum
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cool shades garden hyacinth collection
Cool shades garden hyacinth collection
£31.95 - £63.90
1 × collection | 20 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
Coreopsis Ladybird
Coreopsis 'Ladybird'
£8.99 - £34.99
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 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star
Coreopsis verticillata Moonbeam
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
£8.99 - £34.99
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
Cornfield seed collection

25% off

Cornfield seed collection
£3.99 £2.99
1g packet | seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cortaderia selloana Tiny Pampa ('Day1') (PBR)
Cortaderia selloana Tiny Pampa ('Day1') (PBR)
£22.99 - £54.99
2 litre pot 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
Corydalis flexuosa Porcelain Blue (PBR)
Corydalis flexuosa 'Porcelain Blue' (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
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
Cosmos atrosanguineus Cherry Chocolate ('Vg001') (PBR)

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Cosmos atrosanguineus Cherry Chocolate ('Vg001') (PBR)
£9.99 - £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
Cosmos bipinnatus Hummingbird Lilac

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Hummingbird Lilac'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot 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
Cotoneaster × suecicus Coral Beauty
Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'
£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 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cottage garden cutting garden collection

25% off

Cottage garden cutting garden collection
£15.95 £11.96
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thymus pulegioides Archer's Gold
creeping thyme - Archers Gold
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thymus Silver Posie
creeping thyme - Silver Posie
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocosmia masoniorum
Crocosmia masoniorum
£5.99 - £35.98
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Red King
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Red King'
£5.99 - £35.98
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)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
Crocus Advance
Crocus 'Advance'
£5.99 - £15.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus Gipsy Girl
Crocus 'Gipsy Girl'
£8.99 - £26.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus Jeanne d'Arc
Crocus 'Jeanne d'Arc'
£7.99 - £22.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
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
Crocus Pickwick
Crocus 'Pickwick'
£9.99 - £25.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus Prins Claus
Crocus 'Prins Claus'
£5.99 - £16.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus Remembrance
Crocus 'Remembrance'
£9.99 - £25.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus Romance
Crocus 'Romance'
£4.99 - £12.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus Ruby Giant
Crocus 'Ruby Giant'
£6.99 - £22.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
45 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus Snow Bunting
Crocus 'Snow Bunting'
£9.99 - £27.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus Vanguard
Crocus 'Vanguard'
£5.99 - £15.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus chrysanthus Cream Beauty
Crocus chrysanthus 'Cream Beauty'
£9.90 - £26.50
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus chrysanthus var. fuscotinctus
Crocus chrysanthus var. fuscotinctus
£6.99 - £19.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus Mixed Colours
Crocus mixed colour collection
£12.99 - £139.99
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
90 × bulbs Delivered during September
500 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocus sativus
Crocus sativus
£4.49 - £25.00
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 + 30 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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