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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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Euphorbia Miners Merlot (PBR)
Euphorbia 'Miners Merlot' (PBR)
£12.99 - £59.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euphorbia stygiana Sunny Side Up
Euphorbia stygiana 'Sunny Side Up'
£22.99 - £57.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)

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Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Veronica Wipeout (PBR)
Veronica 'Wipeout' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Laurus nobilis Little Ragu ('Monrik')
Laurus nobilis Little Ragu ('Monrik')
£23.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award winning strawberry collection
Award winning strawberry collection
£24.95 - £49.90
1 × collection 15 bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections 45 bare roots available to order from autumn
Aucuba japonica Rozannie
Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'
£24.99 - £84.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens
£24.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Cistus × argenteus Silver Pink
Cistus × argenteus 'Silver Pink'
£24.99 - £57.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 5
Convolvulus cneorum
Convolvulus cneorum
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 10
Orontium aquaticum
Orontium aquaticum
£24.99 - £39.99
3 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Rhododendron impeditum
Rhododendron impeditum
£24.99 - £52.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 52
Iris foetidissima
Iris foetidissima
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Nandina domestica Fire Power
Nandina domestica 'Fire Power'
£24.99 - £62.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 8
Cistus × purpureus Alan Fradd
Cistus × purpureus 'Alan Fradd'
£24.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 8
Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia
£24.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Helleborus niger Harvington hybrids double-flowered
Helleborus niger Harvington hybrids double-flowered
£24.99 - £49.99
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 1 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Rosmarinus officinalis Prostratus Group
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus Group'
£7.99 - £52.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 10
Nandina domestica Obsessed ('Seika') (PBR)
Nandina domestica Obsessed ('Seika') (PBR)
£24.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall sold out
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 7
Nandina domestica Magical Lemon and Lime ('Lemlim') (PBR)

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Nandina domestica Magical Lemon and Lime ('Lemlim') (PBR)
£24.99 - £50.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Nandina domestica Twilight (PBR)
Nandina domestica 'Twilight' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Juniperus communis Green Carpet
Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Euonymus japonicus White Spire (PBR)
Euonymus japonicus 'White Spire' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Skimmia japonica Rubella
Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' (male)
£12.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhododendron Shamrock
Rhododendron 'Shamrock'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rhododendron Scarlet Wonder
Rhododendron 'Scarlet Wonder'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Dryopteris wallichiana Jurassic Gold ('Hollasic') (PBR)
Dryopteris wallichiana Jurassic Gold ('Hollasic') (PBR)
£12.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca ('Lankveld03') (PBR)
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca ('Lankveld03') (PBR)
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Aurea
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Aurea'
£24.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera Nana
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Nana'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cryptomeria japonica Vilmoriniana
Cryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus communis Repanda
Juniperus communis 'Repanda'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Veronica Blue Star ('Vergeer 1') (PBR)
Veronica Blue Star ('Vergeer 1') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Ugni molinae Flambeau
Ugni molinae 'Flambeau'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hypericum × inodorum Magical Beauty ('Kolmbeau') (PBR) (Magical Series)
Hypericum × inodorum Magical Beauty ('Kolmbeau') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helleborus × hybridus Tutu (PBR)
Helleborus × hybridus 'Tutu' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Winter hardy herb collection (4 mixed herbs)
Popular herb collection
£24.99
4 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Roscoea purpurea Harvington Imperial
Roscoea purpurea 'Harvington Imperial'
£24.99 - £67.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Agave Praying Hands (PBR)
Agave 'Praying Hands' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Veronica Verdi Creme ('Humdime') (PBR)
Veronica Verdi Crème ('Humdime') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis Zambezi ('Kek5006')

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Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis Zambezi ('Kek5006')
£24.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Veronica Twilight (PBR)
Veronica 'Twilight' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Summer and autumn fruiting strawberry collection
Summer & autumn fruiting strawberry collection
£25.95 - £51.90
1 × collection 15 bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections 45 bare roots available to order from autumn
Cistus × purpureus
Cistus × purpureus
£25.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cistus × pulverulentus Sunset
Cistus × pulverulentus 'Sunset'
£25.99 - £62.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Gardenia jasminoides Kleim's Hardy
Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's Hardy'
£26.75
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Bannow Bay ('Breebay') (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Bannow Bay ('Breebay') (PBR)
£26.75 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Scented begonia collection
Fragrant begonia collection
£13.45 - £26.91
1 × collection | 3 tubers Unavailable
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Unavailable
Lonicera × purpusii Winter Beauty
Lonicera × purpusii 'Winter Beauty'
£26.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Yucca filamentosa
Yucca filamentosa
£27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Yucca filamentosa Bright Edge
Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge'
£27.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum davidii
Viburnum davidii
£27.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall 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
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington red
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington red
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington white
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington white
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Shades of the Night
Helleborus × hybridus 'Harvington Shades of the Night'
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington white speckled
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington white speckled
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington pink speckled
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington pink speckled
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington yellow speckled
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington yellow speckled
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington apricot
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington apricot
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington picotee
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington picotee
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington lime
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington lime
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × ericsmithii Pirouette (PBR)
Helleborus × ericsmithii 'Pirouette' (PBR)
£27.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed
Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed
£13.98 - £27.99
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington yellow with dark eye
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington yellow with dark eye
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Glyceria maxima var. variegata
Glyceria maxima var. variegata
£21.99 - £39.99
3 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Anagallis tenella
Anagallis tenella
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Single Yellow Gold Nectaries
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Single Yellow Gold Nectaries
£27.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Nandina domestica Blush Pink ('Aka') (PBR)
Nandina domestica Blush Pink ('Aka') (PBR)
£28.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hedera helix Oro di Bogliasco
Hedera helix 'Oro di Bogliasco'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star
Hedera helix Goldchild
Hedera helix 'Goldchild'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Juniperus squamata Blue Star
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
£15.99 - £29.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lathyrus latifolius White Pearl
Lathyrus latifolius 'White Pearl'
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pittosporum tenuifolium Tom Thumb
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
£29.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Jasminum polyanthum
Jasminum polyanthum
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Purple Stem
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna 'Purple Stem'
£29.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double lime-green
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double lime-green
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × sahinii Winterbells (PBR)
Helleborus × sahinii 'Winterbells' (PBR)
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Anna's Red ('Abcrd02') (PBR) (Frostkiss Series)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Anna's Red ('Abcrd02') (PBR)
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington Double Apricot
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington double apricot
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 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
Chamaecyparis pisifera Blue Moon (PBR)
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Blue Moon' (PBR)
£29.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington dusky
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington dusky
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Picea glauca var. albertiana J.W. Daisy's White
Picea glauca var. albertiana 'J.W. Daisy's White'
£29.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Pippa's Purple ('Rd09') (Frost Kiss Series)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Pippa's Purple ('Rd09') (PBR)
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hedera helix Green Ripple
Hedera helix 'Green Ripple'
£7.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 12cm tall available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Paeonia Pink Hawaiian Coral
Paeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Filigree ('Evipo029') (PBR) (Tudor Patio Series)
Clematis Filigree ('Evipo029') (PBR) (Tudor Patio Series)
£32.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Phlomis italica
Phlomis italica
£32.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Viola Teardrops F1 Mixed
Viola Teardrops F1 Mixed
£16.49 - £32.99
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Bellis perennis Bellissima Series
Bellis Bellissima Series
£16.49 - £32.99
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Saxifraga collection
Saxifraga collection
£32.99
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Heather (4 mixed heathers)
Heather collection (4 mixed heathers)
£32.99
4 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Penny's Pink ('Abcrd01') (PBR) (Frostkiss Series)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Penny's Pink ('Abcrd01') (PBR)
£33.75 - £72.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Oenanthe japonica Flamingo
Oenanthe japonica 'Flamingo'
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta
£21.99 - £47.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Sparganium erectum
Sparganium erectum
£27.99 - £34.99
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
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