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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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Centaurea Jordy

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Centaurea 'Jordy'
£7.99 - £31.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 12
Centaurea cyanus Blue Ball

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Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Ball'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 325 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centaurea cyanus Classic Fantastic

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Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Fantastic'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centaurea cyanus White Ball

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Centaurea cyanus 'White Ball'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centaurea montana Purple Heart

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Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart'
£7.99 - £31.99
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 4.7 5 7
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
£7.19 - £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 8
Cercis chinensis Avondale

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Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
£27.99 - £199.99
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 - £15.99
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 13
Chaenomeles × superba Crimson and Gold

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Chaenomeles × superba 'Crimson and Gold'
£20.79 - £51.99
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
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99 £19.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis

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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
£29.99 £23.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis pisifera Blue Moon (PBR)

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Blue Moon' (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
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

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Nana'
£24.99 £19.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cherry cream tulip collection

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Cherry cream tulip collection
£17.56 - £35.12
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Cherry creme brûlée cutting garden collection

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Cherry créme brûlée cutting garden collection
£23.73 £17.80
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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 - £12.78
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

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chives 'garlic'
£1.64 - £12.78
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

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Chocolate orange tulip collection
£10.76 - £21.52
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
Cistus creticus

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Cistus creticus
£22.99 £18.39
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

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Cistus × argenteus 'Silver Pink'
£19.99 - £46.39
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
Cistus × hybridus

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Cistus × hybridus
£22.99 £18.39
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cistus × obtusifolius Sweet Thrive

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Cistus × obtusifolius 'Sweet Thrive'
£22.99 £11.50
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cistus × pulverulentus Sunset

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Cistus × pulverulentus 'Sunset'
£20.79 - £50.39
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

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Cistus × purpureus
£20.79 - £63.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots 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
Cistus × purpureus Alan Fradd

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Cistus × purpureus 'Alan Fradd'
£19.99 - £63.99
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
Clematis Sally ('Evipo077') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)

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Clematis Sally ('Evipo077') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£26.95 £21.56
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Colchicum The Giant

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Colchicum 'The Giant'
£5.59 - £15.20
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Symphytum officinale

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

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common chamomile
£2.24 - £12.78
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

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Convallaria majalis
£3.99 - £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)
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 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Convallaria majalis Prolificans

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Convallaria majalis 'Prolificans'
£6.39 - £12.78
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

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Convallaria majalis var. rosea
£4.79 - £11.20
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

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Convolvulus cneorum
£19.99 - £47.99
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

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Cool shades garden hyacinth collection
£25.56 - £51.12
1 × collection | 20 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
Coreopsis Ladybird

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Coreopsis 'Ladybird'
£7.19 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star
Coreopsis verticillata Moonbeam

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Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
£7.19 - £27.99
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

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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
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Citrina

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Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'
£37.99 £30.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cortaderia selloana Tiny Pampa ('Day1') (PBR)

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Cortaderia selloana Tiny Pampa ('Day1') (PBR)
£18.39 - £43.99
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
Corydalis flexuosa Porcelain Blue (PBR)

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Corydalis flexuosa 'Porcelain Blue' (PBR)
£11.99 - £27.99
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 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

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Cotoneaster horizontalis
£15.99 - £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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cotoneaster × suecicus Coral Beauty

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Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'
£6.99 - £38.39
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)
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