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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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Penstemon White Bedder

30% off

Penstemon 'White Bedder'
From £6.29
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 15 (15)
Polystichum aculeatum

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Polystichum aculeatum
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 16 (16)
Penstemon Sour Grapes M. Fish
Penstemon 'Sour Grapes' M. Fish
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.1 5 14 (14)
Penstemon Stapleford Gem

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Penstemon 'Stapleford Gem'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Penstemon digitalis Dakota Burgundy ('Tnpendb') (PBR) (Dakota Series)
Penstemon digitalis Dakota Burgundy ('Tnpendb') (PBR) (Dakota Series)
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'
From £57.99
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Paulownia elongata Futuro (PBR)
Paulownia elongata 'Futuro' (PBR)
£49.99
2 litre pot
Seedballs for bees seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs for bees
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs hedgehog mix seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs hedgehog mix
From £5.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs wildlife collection

25% off

Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99 £12.74
set of 6
Empathy mini wildflower meadow with rootgrow

25% off

Mini wildflower meadow with rootgrow
From £5.99
0.5 litres | covers 3m²
1.2 litres | covers 10m²
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Penstemon heterophyllus Heavenly Blue

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Penstemon heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Paeonia lactiflora Félix Crousse
Paeonia lactiflora 'Félix Crousse'
£22.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Paulownia tomentosa
Paulownia tomentosa
From £79.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Digitalis purpurea Hanabee White

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Digitalis purpurea 'Hanabee White'
£12.99
sold out

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