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Plants for the Middle of the Border

Think of them as padding for your borders, but make sure you choose plants that will add to the scheme - either by extending the flowering period, or adding a colour tone that will link the other elements together.

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A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection

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A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Abelia × grandiflora Kaleidoscope (PBR)
Abelia × grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope' (PBR)
From £22.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 4 (4)
Abutilon megapotamicum
Abutilon megapotamicum
£32.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Acer palmatum Crippsii

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Acer palmatum 'Crippsii'
£89.99 £71.99
available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Dissectum

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20% off

Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
From £39.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

New

20% off

Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99 £47.99
5 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall | grafted
Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom

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20% off

Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
From £67.99
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 0.8 - 1m tall
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted
Acer palmatum Tamukeyama

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20% off

Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama'
From £47.99
5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall | grafted
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 60- 80cm tall
Achillea millefolium Red Velvet
Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'
From £9.99
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 4.4 5 14 (14)
Allium sphaerocephalon
Allium sphaerocephalon
From £3.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 35 (35)
Alstroemeria Inticancha Sunset ('Tessunse') (Inticancha Sun Series)

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Alstroemeria Inticancha Sunset ('Tessunse') (Inticancha Sun Series)
£24.99
2 litre pot
Alstroemeria River Valley ('Tessumriver') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)

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Alstroemeria River Valley ('Tessumriver') (Summer Paradise Valley Series)
£24.99
available to order from summer
Alstroemeria Summer Ice (Summer Paradise - Series)

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Alstroemeria Summer Ice (Summer Paradise - Series)
£24.99
2 litre pot
Alstroemeria Valley Girl ('Tesvalgirl') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
Alstroemeria Valley Girl ('Tesvalgirl') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Alstroemeria Valley Wild ('Tesvalwild') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
Alstroemeria Valley Wild ('Tesvalwild') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
From £22.99
available to order from summer
Amelanchier canadensis Glenn Form

20% off

Amelanchier canadensis 'Glenn Form'
From £47.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall | bush
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Amelanchier × grandiflora Ballerina
Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Ballerina'
From £63.99
available to order from summer
Anemanthele lessoniana

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Anemanthele lessoniana
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 52 (52)
Angelica sylvestris Vicar's Mead
Angelica sylvestris 'Vicar's Mead'
From £13.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Antique peach dahlia collection

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Antique peach dahlia collection
From £30.45
available to order from winter
Antirrhinum majus Admiral Crimson
Antirrhinum majus 'Admiral Crimson'
£4.49
approx 50 seeds
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Cherry Bronze
Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Cherry Bronze'
£3.49
approx 25 seeds
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Red

40% off

Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Red'
£3.49 £2.09
approx 25 seeds
Antirrhinum majus Night and Day

40% off

Antirrhinum majus 'Night and Day'
£2.49 £1.49
approx 500 seeds
Aronia × prunifolia Brilliant

30% off

Aronia × prunifolia 'Brilliant'
£26.99 £18.89
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Aruncus Horatio
Aruncus 'Horatio'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Award-winning crocosmia collection
Award-winning crocosmia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
available to order from summer
award winning Penstemon collection

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Award-winning Penstemon collection
From £26.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
From £21.45
available to order from summer
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Harlequin
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Harlequin'
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Helmond Pillar
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Helmond Pillar'
£24.99
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Berries and cream paeonia collection
Berries & cream paeonia collection
From £30.95
available to order from winter
Best salvias for pots salvia collection
Best salvias for pots collection
£34.97
1 × collection
Bistorta amplexicaulis Firetail
Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Firetail'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Bistorta amplexicaulis Orange Field ('Orangofield') (PBR)
Bistorta amplexicaulis Orange Field ('Orangofield') (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Bistorta officinalis Superba
Bistorta officinalis 'Superba'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Bold and beautiful tulip collection
Bold & beautiful tulip collection
From £22.95
available to order from summer
Bouquet paeonia collection
Bouquet paeonia collection
From £33.95
available to order from winter
Burnt sugar dahlia collection

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Burnt sugar dahlia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from summer
Canna Tropicanna Black ('Lon01') (PBR)
Canna Tropicanna Black ('Lon01') (PBR)
From £9.99
available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Centaurea cyanus Black Ball
Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'
£2.89
available to order from summer
Centaurea cyanus Polka Dot Series
Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Series'
£2.49
available to order from summer
Centranthus ruber
Centranthus ruber
From £8.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Cercis Blue Lagoon

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Cercis 'Blue Lagoon'
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
Cercis canadensis var. texensis Oklahoma
Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Oklahoma'
£249.99 £199.99
available to order from summer
Cercis chinensis Avondale

20% off

Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
From £39.99
3 litre pot
5 litre pot
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Cercis canadensis Eternal Flame ('Nc2016-2') (PBR)
Cercis × canadensis Eternal Flame ('Nc2016-2') (PBR)
£199.99 £159.99
available to order from summer
Cercis canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)

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Cercis × canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)
£149.99
available to order from summer
Cirsium rivulare Atropurpureum
Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (28)
Cirsium rivulare Trevors Felley Find (PBR)
Cirsium rivulare 'Trevors Felley Find' (PBR)
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Classic Canna collection
Classic canna collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Clematis Abundance
Clematis 'Abundance'
From £14.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Clematis Madame Julia Correvon
Clematis 'Madame Julia Correvon'
From £14.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (14)
Clematis Omoshiro
Clematis 'Omoshiro'
£27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Sunset
Clematis 'Sunset'
£28.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis East River ('Zoeastri') (PBR)
Clematis East River ('Zoeastri') (PBR)
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Prince William ('Zo08171') (PBR)
Clematis Prince William ('Zo08171') (PBR)
£24.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Sarah Elizabeth ('Evipo098') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
Clematis Sarah Elizabeth ('Evipo098') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Tekla ('Evipo069') (PBR)
Clematis Tekla ('Evipo069') (PBR)
£27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Coffee and cream 5 varieties dahlia collection

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Coffee & cream 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £29.95
available to order from winter
Coffee and cream dahlia collection

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Coffee & cream dahlia collection
From £23.95
available to order from winter
Cornus alba Aurea

30% off

Cornus alba 'Aurea'
£19.99 £13.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Cornus alba Kesselringii
Cornus alba 'Kesselringii'
£22.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
From £22.99
3 litre pot
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
From £24.75
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
3 × 2 litre pots
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
£24.99
available to order from summer
Cornus collection
Cornus collection
£19.98
1 × collection | 3 plants
Cornus sericea Flaviramea
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Cosmos bipinnatus Fizzy Rose Picotee (Fizzy Series)
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Fizzy Rose Picotee' (Fizzy Series)
From £3.29
approx 100 seeds
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cosmos bipinnatus Velouette

40% off

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Velouette'
£3.99 £2.39
approx 30 seeds
Cotinus coggygria Golden Spirit ('Ancot') (PBR)
Cotinus coggygria Golden Spirit ('Ancot') (PBR)
£28.99
2 litre pot
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Cotoneaster franchetii

30% off

Cotoneaster franchetii
From £16.09
7.5 litre pot
Cotoneaster salicifolius Repens
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Repens'
£149.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 85cm
Classic cottage mini-border collection
Cottage garden mini-border collection
£64.99
6 × 9cm plants
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
£71.99
available to order from summer
Crocosmia Hellfire
Crocosmia 'Hellfire'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Crocosmia Lucifer
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
From £5.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (37)
Crocosmia collection
Crocosmia collection
From £17.95
available to order from winter
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Carmin Brillant
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Carmin Brillant'
From £5.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Emily Mckenzie
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Emily Mckenzie'
From £6.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Red King
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Red King'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Cutting garden dahlia collection

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Cutting garden dahlia collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Dahlia Arabian Night
Dahlia 'Arabian Night'
From £5.99
3 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Dahlia Babylon
Dahlia 'Babylon'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star (1)
Dahlia Bishop of Auckland (PBR)
Dahlia 'Bishop of Auckland' (PBR)
From £6.49
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Dahlia Black Forest Ruby

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40% off

Dahlia 'Black Forest Ruby'
£2.99 £1.79
approx 50 seeds
Dahlia Marie Schnugg

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Dahlia 'Marie Schnugg'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Missis Miley
Dahlia 'Missis Miley'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Dahlia Preference
Dahlia 'Preference'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Soulman
Dahlia 'Soulman'
From £5.99
3 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Dahlia Tartan
Dahlia 'Tartan'
From £14.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Dahlia Bishop's Children (mixed)
Dahlia Bishop's Children
£2.79
approx 100 seeds
Danae racemosa
Danae racemosa
£34.99
available to order from winter
Darmera peltata
Darmera peltata
From £21.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Dots & spires plant combination
Dots & spires plant combination
£30.97
available to order from summer
Echinacea Eccentric

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Echinacea 'Eccentric'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Echinacea Hot Lava (PBR)
Echinacea 'Hot Lava' (PBR)
From £14.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Echinacea pallida Hula Dancer
Echinacea pallida 'Hula Dancer'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
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