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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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Stipa tenuissima

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Stipa tenuissima
From £2.84
approx 30 seeds
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
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Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 11 varieties

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Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 11 varieties
From £139.95
1 × collection | 76 bulbs
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Best white allium collection

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Best white allium collection
From £19.45
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Tulipa Ballerina

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Tulipa 'Ballerina'
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Tulipa La Belle Époque

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Tulipa 'La Belle Époque'
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Allium nigrum

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Allium nigrum
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Allium schubertii

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Allium schubertii
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Allium siculum

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Allium siculum
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Allium karataviense

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Allium karataviense
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Striking allium collection

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Striking allium collection
From £13.75
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Tulipa Black Hero

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Tulipa 'Black Hero'
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Allium Caméléon

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Allium 'Caméléon'
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Allium 'Eros'
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Allium amplectens Graceful Beauty

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Allium schubertii Arctic Snow

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Allium unifolium

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Allium unifolium
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