Free standard delivery when you spend £75 or more on full-priced plants | T&Cs apply

Our bulb shop is now open | Preorder now

Shop

Information & Help

My account

crocus
Wish-list My wheelbarrow

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.

By type
Facing
How much sun
Soil type
Special conditions
Flowering month
Flower colour
Evergreen / deciduous
Fragrance
Attractive to wildlife
Quick growing
Eventual size
Special features
Bulb planting time
Bulb divisions
Bedding planting time
Chelsea plant of year
Sowing month inside or protected
Sowing month outside
Vegetable harvesting month
Vegetable groups
Multibuy packs
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Hardy
Leaf colour
Ground cover
Shape
Soil moisture
Used at Chelsea
Kitchen garden planting guidelines
Sort by relevance
All items
Showing Position : Front of border clear all
790 items
Gerbera Sweet Glow ('Garglow') (PBR) (Garvinea Sweet Series)
Gerbera Sweet Glow ('Garglow') (PBR) (Garvinea Sweet Series)
£6.99 - £17.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Gerbera 'Sweet Sunset' (Garvinea Sweet Series)
Gerbera Sweet Sunset (Garvinea Sweet Series)
£6.99 - £17.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Nemesia Wisley Vanilla
Nemesia 'Wisley Vanilla'
£6.99 - £21.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Nepeta hederacea Variegata
Nepeta hederacea 'Variegata'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Osteospermum Akila White Purple Eye (Akila Series)
Osteospermum 'Akila White Purple Eye' (Akila Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × seedlings | jumbo sold out
10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Petunia Designer Bridal Blush (Designer Series)
Petunia Designer Bridal Blush Designer Series
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Petunia Tumbelina Compact Julianna
Petunia 'Tumbelina Compact Julianna'
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Petunia Black Velvet ('Balpevac') (PBR)
Petunia Black Velvet ('Balpevac') (PBR)
£6.99 - £21.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Petunia Surfinia Lime ('Keiyeul') (PBR) (Surfinia Series)
Petunia Surfinia Lime ('Keiyeul') (PBR) (Surfinia Series)
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Rosa Golden Wedding ('Arokris') (PBR)
Rosa Golden Wedding ('Arokris') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£28.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Rosa Iceberg ('Korbin')
Rosa Iceberg ('Korbin') | Floribunda Bush Rose
£26.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 6
Rosa Mum in a Million ('Poulren013') (PBR)
Rosa Mum in a Million (Renaissance Series) ('Poulren013') (PBR) | Rose
£28.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 16
Rosa My Lovely Mum ('Fryflorida')
Rosa My Lovely Mum ('Fryflorida') | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£26.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Salvia Victoria Blue ('Vivisal') (PBR)
Salvia Victoria Blue ('Vivisal') (PBR)
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Showboat Burgundy (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Burgundy' (Showboat Series)
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 11
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Midnight' (Showboat Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 2.0 5 1
Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')
Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')
£6.99 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
£6.99 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Erysimum cheiri Primrose Dame
wallflower 'Primrose Dame'
£10.99 - £21.98
1 × pack of ten | bare root available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE packs | bare root available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.1 5 9
Erysimum cheiri Purple Shades
wallflower 'Purple Shades'
£10.99 - £21.98
1 × pack of ten | bare root available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE packs | bare root available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Anagallis monellii Skylover
Anagallis monellii 'Skylover'
£6.99 - £21.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Antirrhinum majus Sonnet Series, formula mixed
Antirrhinum majus Sonnet Series mixed
£36.99
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Calibrachoa Cabaret Early Orange (Cabaret Series)
Calibrachoa 'Cabaret Early Orange' (Cabaret Series)
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Calibrachoa Cabaret Early Pink (PBR) (Cabaret Series)
Calibrachoa 'Cabaret Early Pink' (Cabaret Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Calibrachoa Can-can Double White Improved (Can-can Series)
Calibrachoa 'Can-can Double White Improved' (Can-can Series)
£3.50 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Calibrachoa Cabaret Goodnight Kiss ('Balcabooni') (PBR)
Calibrachoa Cabaret Goodnight Kiss ('Balcabooni') (PBR)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Calibrachoa Calitastic Cappucino ('Wescacacap') (Calitastic Series)
Calibrachoa Calitastic Cappucino ('Wescacacap') (Calitastic Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Diascia Diamond Light Pink
Diascia 'Diamond Light Pink'
£6.99 - £21.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Gazania Daybreak Bright Orange (Daybreak Series)
Gazania 'Daybreak Bright Orange' (Daybreak Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × seedlings | jumbo sold out
10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium Red Shades
Geranium 'Red Shades'
£3.50 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
20 seedlings available to order from winter
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium Showstopper Mixed
Geranium 'Showstopper Mixed'
£39.99
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hanging basket bedding plant collection
Hanging basket bedding plant collection
£36.99 - £73.98
1 collection | 60 seedlings sold out
2 + 1 FREE collections (180 seedlings) sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lobelia Bedding Mixed
Lobelia 'Bedding Mixed'
£16.49 - £32.99
20 seedlings available to order from winter
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lobelia Trailing Mixed
Lobelia 'Trailing Mixed'
£16.49 - £32.99
20 seedlings available to order from winter
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lobelia erinus Crystal Palace
Lobelia erinus 'Crystal Palace'
£32.99
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
Lobelia erinus Fountain White (Fountain Series)
Lobelia erinus 'Fountain White' (Fountain Series)
£32.99
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Nemesia Nesia Tropical (Nesia Series)
Nemesia Nesia Tropical (Nesia Series)
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Nicotiana alata
Nicotiana alata
£8.99 - £17.98
5 × seedlings | jumbo sold out
10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo sold out
Petunia Designer Royal Lace (Designer Series)
Petunia Designer Royal Lace Designer Series
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Petunia multiflora Shock Wave Deep Purple ('Pas933531')
Petunia Shock Wave Deep Purple ('Pas933531')
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × seedlings | jumbo sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo sold out
Petunia Double Pirouette Series
Petunia 'Double Pirouette Series'
£18.49 - £36.99
20 seedlings available to order from winter
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Petunia Tidal Wave mix
Petunia 'Tidal Wave mix'
£22.49 - £44.99
20 seedlings available to order from winter
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
Petunia Tumbelina Compact Sophia
Petunia 'Tumbelina Compact Sophia'
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Petunia Tumbelina Compact Victoria
Petunia 'Tumbelina Compact Victoria'
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Salvia Sea of Butterflies mixed
Salvia farinacea Sea of Butterflies mixed
£29.99
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Stocks Fragrance Mixed (10 Week Mixed)
Stocks 'Fragrance Mixed'
£14.99 - £29.99
20 seedlings available to order from winter
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Enchantment White (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment White' (Enchantment Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Showboat Dark Red (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' (Showboat Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa A Whiter Shade of Pale ('Peafanfare') (PBR)
Rosa A Whiter Shade of Pale ('Peafanfare') (PBR) | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£28.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Blanc Double de Coubert
Rosa Blanc Double de Coubert | Rugosa Shrub Rose
£43.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Bonica ('Meidomonac')
Rosa Bonica ('Meidomonac') (PBR) | Shrub Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Burgundy Ice ('Prose') (PBR)
Rosa Burgundy Ice ('Prose') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Cardinal de Richelieu
Rosa Cardinal de Richelieu | Gallica Bush Rose
£28.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Champagne Moment ('Korvanaber') (PBR)
Rosa Champagne Moment ('Korvanaber') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£28.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Flower Carpet Amber ('Noa97400a') (PBR)
Rosa Flower Carpet Amber ('Noa97400a') (PBR) | Ground Cover Rose
£26.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Flower Carpet White ('Noaschnee') (PBR)
Rosa Flower Carpet White ('Noaschnee') (PBR) | Ground Cover Rose
£26.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Hot Chocolate ('Wekpaltez') (PBR)
Rosa Hot Chocolate ('Wekpaltez') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£29.79
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Just Joey
Rosa Just Joey | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Kent ('Poulcov') (PBR) (Towne & Country Series)
Rosa Kent ('Poulcov') (PBR) (Towne & Country Series) | Ground Cover Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Margaret Merril ('Harkuly')
Rosa Margaret Merril ('Harkuly') | Floribunda Bush Rose
£26.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Mokarosa ('Frywitty') (PBR)
Rosa Mokarosa ('Frywitty') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£34.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star
Rosa My Lovely Dad ('Fryniche') (PBR)
Rosa My Lovely Dad ('Fryniche') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£26.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Peace ('Madame A. Meilland')
Rosa Peace ('Madame A. Meilland') | Hybrid Tea Rose
£26.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Pearl Anniversary ('Whitston') (PBR)
Rosa Pearl Anniversary ('Whitston') (PBR) | Patio Rose
£27.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Penelope
Rosa Penelope | Hybrid Musk Bush Rose
£28.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Ruby Anniversary ('Harbonny') (PBR)
Rosa Ruby Anniversary ('Harbonny') (PBR) | Patio Rose
£26.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa You're Beautiful ('Fryracy') (PBR)
Rosa You're Beautiful ('Fryracy') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£28.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Salix caprea Kilmarnock
Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock'
£39.99 - £149.99
4 litre pot | 1m tall | weeping available to order from autumn
12 litre | top worked at 1.2m | weeping available to order from autumn
Scabiosa atropurpurea Fata Morgana
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Fata Morgana'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 75 seeds available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Calendula officinalis Neon
Calendula officinalis 'Neon'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
Euphorbia oblongata
Euphorbia oblongata
£4.29 £3.22
approx 45 seeds available to order from autumn
Verbena hastata Alba

New

Verbena hastata 'Alba'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris
£22.99 - £49.99
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
5 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Winter hardy herb collection (4 mixed herbs)
Popular herb collection
£24.99
4 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Lavandula angustifolia
lavender - common
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Thymus Fragrantissimus
thyme - orange
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots sold out
Amsonia String Theory

New

Amsonia 'String Theory'
£12.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Polemonium Violet Heart ('tuipol') (PBR)

New

Polemonium Violet Heart ('tuipol') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Agapanthus collection
Agapanthus collection
£10.95 - £21.90
1 × collection | 2 bare root plants available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots available to order from winter
Polianthes tuberosa The Pearl
Polianthes tuberosa 'The Pearl'
£8.99 - £24.00
5 × tubers available to order from winter
15 × tubers available to order from winter
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Emily Mckenzie
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Emily Mckenzie'
£6.99 - £33.98
10 × corms available to order from winter
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
30 × corms available to order from winter
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Freesia White
Freesia 'White'
£8.99 - £22.00
20 × corms available to order from winter
60 × corms available to order from winter
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Gladiolus Purple Flora
Gladiolus 'Purple Flora'
£6.99 - £18.00
15 × corms available to order from winter
45 × corms available to order from winter
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
£3.99 - £7.98
10 × bulbs available to order from winter
20 + 10 FREE bulbs available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Zantedeschia Red Alert
Zantedeschia 'Red Alert'
£6.99 - £17.00
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
Ranunculus asiaticus Aviv Red (Aviv Series)
Ranunculus asiaticus 'Aviv Red' (Aviv Series)
£5.99 - £15.00
12 × corms available to order from winter
36 × corms available to order from winter
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star
Award-winning old favourite daffodils and pot combination
Award-winning old favourite daffodils and pot combination
£92.94
Narcissus cyclamineus
Narcissus cyclamineus
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
Ranunculus Aviv collection
Ranunculus aviv collection
£17.95 - £35.90
1 × collection | 36 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 108 bulbs available to order from winter
< Prev 1 ... 6 7 8 Next >

Copyright © Crocus.co.uk Ltd 2025. All rights reserved.