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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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Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
£71.99
6 × 9cm plants
Polemonium Violet Heart ('tuipol') (PBR)

New

Polemonium Violet Heart ('tuipol') (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Salvia × jamensis Malabar Mighty Pink

New

50% off

Salvia × jamensis Malabar® ‘Mighty Pink’
From £6.50
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Pollinator's blue mini-border collection
Pollinator's blue mini-border collection
£64.99
6 × 9cm plants
Blechnum spicant

Best Seller

Blechnum spicant
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 14 (14)
Amelanchier lamarckii

Best Seller

Amelanchier lamarckii
From £26.99
2 litre pot | bush
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 20 (20)
Asplenium scolopendrium

Best Seller

40% off

Asplenium scolopendrium
From £5.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 21 (21)
Polystichum setiferum

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Polystichum setiferum
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 15 (15)
Gillenia trifoliata

30% off

Gillenia trifoliata
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 18 (18)
Centranthus ruber
Centranthus ruber
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 11 (11)
Acanthus hungaricus White Lips
Acanthus hungaricus 'White Lips'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Amsonia tabernaemontana Storm Cloud
Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Baptisia Dutch Chocolate (Decadence Series)
Baptisia 'Dutch Chocolate' (Decadence Series)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Cenolophium denudatum
Cenolophium denudatum
From £14.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Geranium pyrenaicum Bill Wallis
Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Iris Ruffled Velvet
Iris 'Ruffled Velvet'
£22.99
2 litre pot
Paeonia Yankee Doodle Dandy
Paeonia 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'
£54.99
3 litre pot
Rodgersia aesculifolia
Rodgersia aesculifolia
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Thalictrum rochebruneanum
Thalictrum rochebruneanum
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Paeonia daurica subsp. mlokosewitschii
Paeonia daurica subsp. mlokosewitschii
From £36.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Amethyst spires mini-border collection
Amethyst spires mini-border collection
£57.99
6 × 9cm plants
Classic cottage alba amethyst combination
Classic cottage alba amethyst combination
From £39.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage alba combination
Classic cottage alba combination
From £40.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage apricot combination
Classic cottage apricot combination
From £39.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination
Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination
From £45.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage moody combination
Classic cottage moody combination
From £49.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage sabani combination
Classic cottage Sabani collection
From £39.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage mini-border collection
Cottage garden mini-border collection
£64.99
6 × 9cm plants
Sarah's Chelsea lavender & white combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender & white combination '
£52.96
4 plants | 1 of each
Sarah's Chelsea pairing combinations
Sarah's Chelsea 'pairing combinations'
From £33.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Sarah's Chelsea pink & lavender combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & lavender combination'
£75.96
4 plants | 1 of each
Sarah's Chelsea pink & lavender combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & lavender combination'
£75.96
4 plants | 1 of each
Sarah's Chelsea pink & silver combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & silver combination'
£67.96
4 plants | 1 of each
Soft summer pollinator Mini-border collection

New

50% off

Soft summer pollinator 'Mini-border collection'
From £60.49
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Summer perennials and ribbed planter combination
Crocus collection
Summer perennials & ribbed planter combination
£110.96
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Cool & calm'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Cool & calm''
From £48.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour''
From £51.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Lush shade'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Lush shade''
From £40.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''
From £50.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Texture & form'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Texture & form''
From £40.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Hydrangea paniculata Sundae Fraise ('Rensun') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Sundae Fraise ('Rensun') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot
Aronia × prunifolia Brilliant
Aronia × prunifolia 'Brilliant'
£26.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Callicarpa bodinieri Magical Snowstar ('Kolmsnostar') (PBR)
Callicarpa bodinieri 'Magical Snowstar ('Kolmsnostar') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot
Chaenomeles speciosa Orange Storm (PBR)
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Orange Storm' (PBR)
£29.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Coprosma repens Pacific Dawn
Coprosma repens 'Pacific Dawn'
£22.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Escallonia Glowing Embers ('Lowat21') (PBR)
Escallonia Glowing Embers ('Lowat21') (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot
Euonymus europaeus Red Cascade

40% off

Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade'
From £13.79
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (12)
Forsythia × intermedia Goldrausch
Forsythia × intermedia 'Goldrausch'
From £24.99
3 litre pot
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Hibiscus syriacus Woodbridge
Hibiscus syriacus 'Woodbridge'
From £29.99
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
From £21.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Physocarpus opulifolius Dart's Gold
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold'
£19.99
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Prunus laurocerasus Etna ('Anbri') (PBR)
Prunus laurocerasus Etna ('Anbri') (PBR)
£24.99
3 litre pot
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
£32.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
£32.99
2 litre pot
Pseudopanax crassifolius
Pseudopanax crassifolius
£32.99
2 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cotoneaster franchetii
Cotoneaster franchetii
From £22.99
7.5 litre pot
Allium Purple Rain
Allium 'Purple Rain'
From £5.99
5 × bulbs
10 + 5 FREE bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (55)
Tulipa Spring Green
Tulipa 'Spring Green'
From £6.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Tulipa Avant Garde (PBR)
Tulipa 'Avant Garde' (PBR)
From £8.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa Formosa
Tulipa 'Formosa'
From £5.99
5 × bulbs
15 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Louvre Orange
Tulipa 'Louvre Orange'
From £8.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii Alba
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii 'Alba'
From £7.90
5 × bulbs
15 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Paeonia lactiflora Bowl of Beauty
Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty'
From £11.99
1 × bare root plant
3 × bare root plants
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (17)
Paeonia lactiflora Sarah Bernhardt
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'
From £9.99
1 × bare root plant
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (54)
Allium Silver Spring
Allium 'Silver Spring'
From £9.99
1 × bulb
2 + 1 FREE bulbs
Tulipa Greenstar
Tulipa 'Greenstar'
From £6.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Paeonia lactiflora Duchesse de Nemours
Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'
From £11.99
1 × bare root plant
3 × bare root plants
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Allium Mont Blanc
Allium 'Mont Blanc'
From £6.99
1 × bulb
3 × bulbs
Allium sphaerocephalon
Allium sphaerocephalon
From £3.99
25 × bulbs
50 + 25 FREE bulbs
1000 × bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (35)
Allium stipitatum Mount Everest
Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'
From £5.49
1 × bulb
3 × bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Paeonia lactiflora Karl Rosenfield
Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield'
From £11.99
1 × bare root plant
3 × bare root plants
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Tulipa Alison Bradley

New

Tulipa 'Alison Bradley'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Osmunda regalis
Osmunda regalis
From £10.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Dryopteris dilatata
Dryopteris dilatata
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Briza media
Briza media
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Deschampsia cespitosa
Deschampsia cespitosa
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Panicum capillare Sparkling Fountain

25% off

Panicum capillare 'Sparkling Fountain'
£4.99 £3.74
approx 100 seeds
Visnaga daucoides

25% off

Visnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga)
From £1.87
approx 300 seeds
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Red
Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Red'
£3.49
approx 25 seeds
Antirrhinum majus Potomac Lavender

25% off

Antirrhinum majus 'Potomac Lavender'
£5.49 £4.12
approx 50 seeds
Catananche caerulea

25% off

Catananche caerulea
From £2.24
approx 50 seeds
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cosmos bipinnatus Double Click Rose Bonbon (Double Click Series)

25% off

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Rose Bonbon' (Double Click Series)
£4.99 £3.74
approx 75 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Hesperis matronalis

25% off

Hesperis matronalis
£2.79 £2.09
approx 500 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Scabiosa atropurpurea Black Knight

25% off

Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Black Knight'
£3.79 £2.84
approx 75 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Scabiosa atropurpurea Fata Morgana

25% off

Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Fata Morgana'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 75 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Smyrnium perfoliatum

25% off

Smyrnium perfoliatum
From £2.99
approx 20 seeds
Visnaga daucoides Green Mist

25% off

Visnaga daucoides 'Green Mist'
£3.29 £2.47
approx 200 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Centaurea cyanus Classic Magic
Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Magic'
£2.89
approx 100 seeds
Cosmos bipinnatus Velouette
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Velouette'
£3.99
approx 30 seeds
Matthiola incana Rainbow Mixture
Matthiola incana 'Rainbow Mixture'
£4.49
approx 100 seeds
Verbena bonariensis Vanity
Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'
£3.99
approx 40 seeds
Mentha suaveolens Variegata
mint - Pineapple mint
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Mentha × piperita Swiss
mint - Swiss mint
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
Fargesia rufa

30% off

Fargesia rufa
From £27.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Seedballs ox-eye daisy seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs ox-eye daisy
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs poppies seedbombs

25% off

Crocus collection
Seedballs poppies
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen collection
Hellebore Pretty Ellen collection
From £29.99
available to order from summer
Dusky violet shade mini-border collection

New

Dusky violet shade mini-border collection
From £54.99
available to order from summer
Sarah's Chelsea daisy susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'daisy susan combination'
From £54.96
available to order from spring 2027
Sarah's Chelsea lavender susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender susan combination'
From £56.96
available to order from spring 2027
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