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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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Tiarella Pink Skyrocket (PBR)
Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket' (PBR)
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 6 (6)
Ajuga reptans Catlin's Giant
Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 11 (11)
Heuchera Marmalade (PBR)
Heuchera 'Marmalade' (PBR)
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 13 (13)
Ajuga reptans Atropurpurea
Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4 (4)
Bergenia Baby Doll
Bergenia 'Baby Doll'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 5 (5)
Epimedium Spine Tingler
Epimedium 'Spine Tingler'
£11.99
9cm pot
Epimedium × rubrum
Epimedium × rubrum
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 8 (8)
Euphorbia epithymoides
Euphorbia epithymoides
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 10 (10)
Hylotelephium telephium (Atropurpureum Group) Purple Emperor
Hylotelephium telephium (Atropurpureum Group) 'Purple Emperor'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
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)
Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum Bressingham Purple ('Polbress')

50% off

Polemonium yezoense var. hidakanum Bressingham Purple ('Polbress')
From £5.00
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Tiarella Angel Wings ('Gowing') (PBR) (Fox Series)
Tiarella Angel Wings ('Gowing') (PBR) (Fox Series)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
× Heucherella Brass Lanterns (PBR)
× Heucherella 'Brass Lanterns' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
× Heucherella Sweet Tea (PBR)
× Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 12 (12)
Aquilegia and Anemanthele plant combination
Aquilegia & Anemanthele plant combination
£59.94
6 × plants | 3 of each
Hylotelephium Matrona
Hylotelephium 'Matrona'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 12 (12)
Euonymus fortunei Emerald 'n' Gold

50% off

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
From £10.00
2 litre pot
7.5 litre pot | 20 - 40cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Phormium Maori Queen
Phormium 'Maori Queen'
£36.99
2 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
Phormium Sundowner
Phormium 'Sundowner'
£38.99
2 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 5 (5)
Spiraea japonica Goldflame
Spiraea japonica 'Goldflame'
From £21.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 7 (7)
Bold and beautiful tulip collection

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Bold & beautiful tulip collection
From £22.95
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Bring the joy tulip collection

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Bring the joy tulip collection
From £21.95
1 × collection | 19 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs
Tutti frutti tulip collection

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Tutti frutti tulip collection
From £21.95
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Tulipa Orange Sherpa (PBR)

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Tulipa 'Orange Sherpa' (PBR)
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa Pink Impression

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Tulipa 'Pink Impression'
From £6.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Erythronium Pagoda

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Erythronium 'Pagoda'
From £9.99
5 × bulbs
10 + 5 FREE bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Spring flowering crocus collection

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Spring-flowering crocus collection
From £24.95
1 × collection | 75 corms
2 + 1 FREE collections | 225 corms
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Crocus chrysanthus var. fuscotinctus

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Crocus chrysanthus var. fuscotinctus
From £7.99
25 × bulbs
75 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Hyacinthus orientalis Peter Stuyvesant

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Hyacinthus orientalis 'Peter Stuyvesant'
From £8.49
5 × bulbs | garden
10 + 5 FREE bulbs | garden
Tulipa Willem van den Akker

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Tulipa 'Willem van den Akker'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Pennisetum alopecuroides Red Head
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'
From £19.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cerinthe major Purpurascens

25% off

Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'
From £2.62
approx 12 seeds
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Tagetes patula Strawberry Blonde

New

25% off

Tagetes patula 'Strawberry Blonde'
From £2.84
approx 50 seeds
Cryptomeria japonica Vilmoriniana
Cryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana'
£29.99
3 litre pot
All year round colour conifer collection
All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Platycladus orientalis Aurea Nana
Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'
From £15.99
1 litre pot
lettuce Marvel of Four Seasons

25% off

lettuce (butterhead) 'Marvel of Four Seasons'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 500 seeds
lettuce Red Grenoble

25% off

lettuce (cut and come again) 'Red Grenoble'
£3.29 £2.47
approx 4000 seeds
Epimedium grandiflorum Lilafee
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Epimedium × perralchicum Fröhnleiten
Epimedium × perralchicum 'Fröhnleiten'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Epimedium × youngianum Niveum
Epimedium × youngianum 'Niveum'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Coprosma Glowing Embers ('Alcopow') (PBR)

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Coprosma Glowing Embers ('Alcopow') (PBR)
£24.99
available to order from summer
Dahlia Hawaiian Sunrise
Dahlia 'Hawaiian Sunrise'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Hakonechloa macra Beni-kaze
Hakonechloa macra 'Beni-kaze'
From £12.99
sold out
Rosa Thank You ('Chesdeep') (PBR)
Rosa Thank You ('Chesdeep') (PBR) | Patio Rose
£32.99
available to order from autumn
Coleus scutellarioides Campfire
Coleus scutellarioides 'Campfire'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Coleus scutellarioides Flamethrower Habanero (Flamethrower Series)
Coleus scutellarioides 'Flamethrower Habanero' (Flamethrower Series)
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Coleus scutellarioides Trusty Rusty ('Uf06419')
Coleus scutellarioides 'Trusty Rusty ('Uf06419')'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Fuchsia Thalia
Fuchsia 'Thalia'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Prunus Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Pink Perfection'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99
available to order from summer

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