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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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Acer palmatum Crippsii

New

Acer palmatum 'Crippsii'
£89.99 £71.99
available to order from summer
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
£34.99
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
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
£24.99
available to order from summer
Fothergilla major
Fothergilla major
£89.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Fuchsia magellanica 'Arauco'

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Fuchsia magellanica 'Arauco'
£19.99
available to order from summer
Hamamelis × intermedia Foxy Lady
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Foxy Lady'
£49.99
available to order from summer
Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® Pastel ('Mindouw4') (PBR)

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Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® Pastel ('Mindouw4') (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from summer
Hydrangea paniculata Groundbreaker Greeny ('LC NO24') (PBR)

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Hydrangea paniculata Groundbreaker Greeny ('Lc no24') (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from summer
Hydrangea paniculata Groundbreaker Ruby ('LC NO27') (PBR)

New

Hydrangea paniculata Groundbreaker Ruby ('Lc no27') (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from summer
Hydrangea quercifolia Tara
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Tara'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Cary Ann

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Rhododendron 'Cary Ann'
£19.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Cosmopolitan
Rhododendron 'Cosmopolitan'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)

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Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from summer
Veronica Twilight (PBR)
Veronica 'Twilight' (PBR)
£24.99
available to order from summer
Veronica Wipeout (PBR)
Veronica 'Wipeout' (PBR)
£22.99
available to order from summer
Danae racemosa
Danae racemosa
£34.99
available to order from winter
Paeonia delavayi
Paeonia delavayi
From £14.99
available to order from winter
Escallonia Glowing Embers ('Lowat21') (PBR)
Escallonia Glowing Embers ('Lowat21') (PBR)
£22.99 £13.79
sold out
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£59.99
sold out
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
From £21.45
available to order from summer
John's double jewels tulip collection
John's double Jewels and orange tulip collection
From £31.45
available to order from summer
Lipstick and mascara tulip collection
Lipstick & mascara tulip collection
From £21.75
available to order from autumn
Old masters tulip collection
Old masters tulip collection
From £22.95
available to order from summer
Repeat flowering and award-winning quartet tulip collection
Repeat flowering and award-winning quartet tulip collection
From £28.45
available to order from summer
Spring promise daffodil collection
Spring promise daffodil collection
From £32.95
available to order from summer
Spring sunshine daffodil collection
Spring sunshine daffodil collection
From £28.95
available to order from summer
The copper tulip collection
The copper tulip collection
From £22.95
available to order from summer
Turner's sunset tulip collection
Turner's sunset tulip collection
From £19.95
available to order from summer
Tutti frutti tulip collection
Tutti frutti tulip collection
From £21.95
available to order from summer
Bold and beautiful tulip collection
Bold & beautiful tulip collection
From £22.95
available to order from summer
Elegant daffodil collection
Elegant daffodil collection
From £31.95
available to order from summer
Marrakesh medina tulip collection
Marrakesh medina tulip collection
From £14.95
available to order from summer
Venetian sky tulip collection
Venetian sky tulip collection
From £25.95
available to order from summer
Tulipa Pretty Woman
Tulipa 'Pretty Woman'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Abba
Tulipa 'Abba'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Amber Glow
Tulipa 'Amber Glow'
From £7.49
available to order from summer
Tulipa Orange Sherpa (PBR)
Tulipa 'Orange Sherpa' (PBR)
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Pamplona
Tulipa 'Pamplona'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Formule One
Tulipa 'Formule One'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa La vie en Rose
Tulipa 'La vie en Rose'
From £8.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Pink Ardour
Tulipa 'Pink Ardour'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Spitsbergen
Tulipa 'Spitsbergen'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Fly Away
Tulipa 'Fly Away'
From £7.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Oranges and lemons lily tulip collection
Oranges & lemons lily tulip collection
From £23.95
available to order from summer
Tulipa Palmyra
Tulipa 'Palmyra'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Mascara
Tulipa 'Mascara'
£6.99
available to order from autumn
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
From £8.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Mariette
Tulipa 'Mariette'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Pinocchio
Tulipa 'Pinocchio'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Paeonia lactiflora Duchesse de Nemours
Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'
From £9.99
available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Allium sphaerocephalon
Allium sphaerocephalon
From £3.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (35)
Lilium Sunny Morning

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Lilium 'Sunny Morning'
£5.49
available to order from summer
Hemerocallis Canadian Border Patrol
Hemerocallis 'Canadian Border Patrol'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Hemerocallis Olive Bailey Langdon
Hemerocallis 'Olive Bailey Langdon'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Hemerocallis Strawberry Candy
Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Iris Burgermeister
Iris 'Burgermeister'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Lilium Bright Diamond
Lilium 'Bright Diamond'
£4.99
available to order from winter
Lilium Casa Blanca
Lilium 'Casa Blanca'
From £4.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Lilium Manitoba Morning

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Lilium 'Manitoba Morning'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
Lilium Muscadet
Lilium 'Muscadet'
From £5.49
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Lilium Golden Splendor Group
Lilium Golden Splendor Group
From £5.49
available to order from winter
Lilium regale
Lilium regale
From £5.49
available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Paeonia lactiflora Karl Rosenfield
Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield'
From £9.99
available to order from winter
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
From £10.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Toronto

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Tulipa 'Toronto'
From £7.99
sold out
Tulipa Willem van den Akker

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Tulipa 'Willem van den Akker'
From £7.99
sold out
Antique peach dahlia collection

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Antique peach dahlia collection
From £30.45
available to order from winter
Burnt sugar dahlia collection

Best Seller

Burnt sugar dahlia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Coffee and cream dahlia collection

Best Seller

Coffee & cream dahlia collection
From £23.95
available to order from winter
Peach dahlia collection

New

Peach dahlia collection
From £17.75
available to order from winter
The Laundry Garden jewel dahlia collection
The Laundry Garden jewel dahlia collection
From £17.75
available to order from winter
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
Berries and cream paeonia collection
Berries & cream paeonia collection
From £30.95
available to order from winter
Bouquet paeonia collection
Bouquet paeonia collection
From £33.95
available to order from winter
Classic Canna collection
Classic canna collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Crocosmia collection
Crocosmia collection
From £17.95
available to order from winter
Jewel garden dahlia collection

New

Jewel garden dahlia collection
From £23.75
available to order from winter
John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection

New

John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £28.45
available to order from winter
John's pollinator dahlia collection

New

John's pollinator dahlia collection
From £17.75
available to order from winter
Lucy's border dahlia collection

New

Lucy's border dahlia collection
From £29.95
available to order from winter
Nerine collection

New

Nerine collection
From £14.95
available to order from winter
Sunrise Zantedeschia collection
Sunrise Zantedeschia collection
From £20.95
available to order from winter
Sunset Zantedeschia collection
Sunset Zantedeschia collection
From £20.95
available to order from winter
Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection

New

Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Tropicanna Cannas
Tropicanna canna collection
From £33.95
available to order from winter
A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection

New

A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Coffee and cream 5 varieties dahlia collection

New

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

New

Cutting garden dahlia collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Oriental lilium collection

New

Oriental lily collection
From £15.45
available to order from winter
Proud Mary dahlia collection

New

Proud Mary dahlia collection
From £23.25
available to order from winter
Hemerocallis collection
Hemerocallis collection
From £23.95
available to order from winter
John duo 1 tulip collection

New

John duo 1 'tulip collection'
From £14.98
available to order from summer
Josie 3 Lets Dance tulip collection

New

Josie 3 Lets Dance 'tulip collection'
From £22.97
available to order from summer
Josie 4 Let’s Dance - 4 variet tulip collection

New

Josie 4 Let’s Dance - 4 variet 'tulip collection'
From £31.96
available to order from summer
Josie 5 | Love and wishes 3 tulip collection

New

Josie 5 | Love and wishes 3 'tulip collection'
From £22.47
available to order from summer
Josie 6 | Love and wishe 4 var tulip collection

New

Josie 6 | Love and wishe 4 var 'tulip collection'
From £29.46
available to order from summer
The ultimate cutting gladioli collection

New

The ultimate cutting gladioli collection
From £35.95
available to order from winter
Tulipa Alison Bradley

New

Tulipa 'Alison Bradley'
From £7.99
available to order from autumn
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)
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