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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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Magnolia × soulangeana

Best Seller

Magnolia × soulangeana
From £34.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 11 (11)
Geranium sanguineum Album
Geranium sanguineum 'Album'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4 (4)
Epimedium Amber Queen (PBR)
Epimedium 'Amber Queen' (PBR)
From £13.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Epimedium Pretty in Pink (PBR)
Epimedium 'Pretty in Pink' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
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)
Epimedium × versicolor Sulphureum
Epimedium × versicolor 'Sulphureum'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Epimedium × warleyense
Epimedium × warleyense
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 5 (5)
Epimedium × youngianum Niveum
Epimedium × youngianum 'Niveum'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.6 5 8 (8)
Geranium sanguineum
Geranium sanguineum
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 6 (6)
Magnolia stellata
Magnolia stellata
From £34.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 13 (13)
Skimmia japonica Rubella

Best Seller

Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' (male)
From £12.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 8 (8)
Acer palmatum Ōsakazuki
Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'
From £49.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall | grafted
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 5 (5)
Magnolia Susan

30% off

Magnolia 'Susan'
From £39.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
14 litre pot | ½ standard 35 - 40cm head
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5 (5)
Acer palmatum Bloodgood
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
From £49.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Calluna vulgaris Dark Beauty
Calluna vulgaris 'Dark Beauty'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Erica carnea f. alba Whitehall
Erica carnea f. alba 'Whitehall'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5 (5)
Erica × darleyensis Furzey
Erica × darleyensis 'Furzey'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Erica × darleyensis Ghost Hills
Erica × darleyensis 'Ghost Hills'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Heather (4 mixed heathers)
Heather collection (4 mixed heathers)
£34.99
4 × 9cm pots
Pieris Flaming Silver
Pieris 'Flaming Silver'
£19.99
1.5 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Pieris japonica Little Heath
Pieris japonica 'Little Heath'
£19.99
1.5 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Rhododendron Cary Ann

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Rhododendron 'Cary Ann'
£19.99
2 litre pot
Rhododendron Scarlet Wonder
Rhododendron 'Scarlet Wonder'
£19.99
2 litre pot
Rhododendron Bloombux ('Microhirs3') (PBR) (Inkarho)
Rhododendron Bloombux ('Microhirs3') (PBR) (Inkarho)
£49.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Rhododendron Bloombux Magenta ('MIcrohirs9') (PBR) (Inkarho)
Rhododendron Bloombux Magenta ('Microhirs9') (PBR) (Inkarho)
From £42.99
2 litre pot
2 × 2 litre pots
Rhododendron XXL ('Hort02') (PBR)
Rhododendron XXL ('Hort02') (PBR)
£54.99
3 litre pot
Skimmia japonica Fragrans
Skimmia japonica 'Fragrans' (male)
£19.99
2 litre pot
Skimmia japonica Nymans
Skimmia japonica 'Nymans' (female)
£39.99
3 litre pot
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Skimmia japonica Perosa (PBR)
Skimmia japonica 'Perosa' (PBR) (male)
£34.99
1.5 litre pot
Skimmia japonica 'Redruth'
Skimmia japonica 'Redruth' (female)
£19.99
2 litre pot
Pellaea rotundifolia
Pellaea rotundifolia
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star (1)
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
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Erica carnea Myretoun Ruby
Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Gaultheria Florry ('HO120') (PBR)

New

Gaultheria Florry ('HO120') (PBR)
£27.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Dora Amateis
Rhododendron 'Dora Amateis'
£19.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Encore Autumn Prince

New

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Prince'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Mother's Day (Kurume)
Rhododendron 'Mother's Day' (Kurume)
£19.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Rhododendron Nancy Evans
Rhododendron 'Nancy Evans'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Shamrock
Rhododendron 'Shamrock'
£19.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Rhododendron cilpinense
Rhododendron cilpinense
£19.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron impeditum
Rhododendron impeditum
From £19.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (53)
Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)

New

Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from summer
Pieris japonica Glowing Hearts ('Piesid2') (PBR)
Pieris japonica Glowing Hearts ('Piesid2') (PBR)
£19.99
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