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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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Viola Sorbet XP Pink Halo (Sorbet XP Series)
Viola Sorbet XP Pink Halo (Sorbet XP Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola Sorbet XP Purple (Sorbet XP Series)
Viola Sorbet XP Purple (Sorbet XP Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola Sorbet XP Red (Sorbet XP Series)
Viola Sorbet XP Red (Sorbet XP Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola Sorbet XP White (Sorbet XP Series)
Viola Sorbet XP White (Sorbet XP Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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 4.1 5 17
Erysimum Sugar Rush Orange (Sugar Rush Series)
wallflower 'Sugar Rush Orange' F1
£3.99 - £7.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Eclipse Blue
Primula 'Eclipse Blue'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
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 5.0 5 1
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 4.9 5 14
Geranium Showstopper Mixed
Geranium 'Showstopper Mixed'
£39.99
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Helichrysum Silver Mist
Helichrysum 'Silver Mist'
£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
Impatiens Beacon Select Mixture (Beacon Series)
Impatiens 'Beacon Select Mixture'
£36.99
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
marguerite Grandaisy Pink Halo ('Bonmax 9163') (PBR) (Grandaisy Series)
marguerite Grandaisy Pink Halo ('Bonmax 9163') (PBR) (Grandaisy Series)
£14.99 - £29.98
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 1
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Frost
pansy 'Cool Wave Frost'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots sold out
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 4.1 5 8
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
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
Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine pratensis
£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
Myosotis scorpioides Snowflakes
Myosotis scorpioides 'Snowflakes'
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Sagittaria sagittifolia
£21.99 - £39.99
1 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
Juncus ensifolius
Juncus ensifolius
£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
Thymus Coccineus Group
creeping thyme - Coccineus Group
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Thymus serpyllum Pink Chintz
creeping thyme - Pink Chintz
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Thymus pseudolanuginosus
creeping thyme - wooly thyme
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Thymus Thyme of Provence
Thymus 'Thyme of Provence'
£3.19 £2.39
approx 6000 seeds available to order from autumn
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 Jekka
thyme - Jekka's
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Wasabi japonica
wasabi
£8.99 - £17.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Thymus citriodorus GrowFlow Lemonade
thyme - lemonade
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots sold out
Wasabia japonica Midori Utogi
Wasabia japonica 'Midori Utogi'
£9.99 - £19.99
9cm pot sold out
3 × 9cm pots sold out
rue
rue
£2.99 £2.24
approx 250 seeds available to order from autumn
Agave Praying Hands (PBR)
Agave 'Praying Hands' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Dianthus It-Girl (-Kleda26818') (PBR)

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Dianthus It-Girl ('Kleda26818') (PBR)
£19.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Aurea
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Aurea'
£24.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
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
Fragaria vesca
Fragaria vesca
£5.99 - £44.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
12 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
strawberry Hapil
strawberry 'Hapil'
£7.99 - £15.98
5 × bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
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
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
cobnut Cosford Cob
cobnut 'Cosford Cob'
£34.99 - £119.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m available to order from autumn
7 litre pot | 1m tall available to order from autumn
strawberry Alice (PBR)
strawberry 'Alice'
£8.99 - £17.98
5 × bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
strawberry Florence
strawberry 'Florence'
£8.99 - £17.98
5 × bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
strawberry Mara de Bois

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strawberry 'Mara de Bois'
£12.99 - £36.00
12cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 12cm pots available to order from autumn
strawberry Pegasus
strawberry 'Pegasus'
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
childrens grow bucket strawberry
childrens grow bucket 'strawberry'
£7.99 £5.99
gift set available to order from winter
Begonia Mother's Day
Begonia 'Mother's Day'
£4.49 - £8.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Begonia (Pendula Group) Pink Giant
Begonia (Pendula Group) 'Pink Giant'
£3.59 - £8.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Begonia (Pendula Group) Red Giant
Begonia (Pendula Group) 'Red Giant'
£3.59 - £8.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Ranunculus Purple Heart
Ranunculus 'Purple Heart'
£7.19 - £18.90
20 × corms available to order from winter
60 × corms available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Freesia collection
Fragrant freesia collection
£24.25 - £48.51
1 × collection | 60 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 180 corms available to order from winter
Begonia Pink Flamingo
Begonia 'Pink Flamingo'
£4.49 - £8.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Begonia Rosebud Tutu
Begonia 'Rosebud Tutu'
£6.29 - £12.58
2 × tubers available to order from winter
4 + 2 FREE tubers available to order from winter
Begonia Splendide Ballerina
Begonia 'Splendide Ballerina'
£5.39 - £13.50
2 × tubers available to order from winter
6 × tubers available to order from winter
Begonia (Pendula Group) White Giant
Begonia (Pendula Group) 'White Giant'
£3.59 - £8.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Begonia × intermedia Bertinii
Begonia × intermedia 'Bertinii'
£4.49 - £8.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers Unavailable
Freesia Blue Moon
Freesia 'Blue Moon'
£8.09 - £14.38
20 × corms available to order from winter
40 + 20 FREE corms available to order from winter
Freesia Golden Yellow
Freesia 'Golden Yellow'
£8.09 - £19.80
20 × corms available to order from winter
60 × corms available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Freesia White
Freesia 'White'
£8.09 - £19.80
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'
£6.29 - £16.20
15 × corms available to order from winter
45 × corms available to order from winter
Begonia Red Glory
Begonia 'Red Glory'
£4.49 - £8.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers available to order from winter
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star
Begonia collection for Hanging baskets & pots
Begonia collection for hanging baskets and pots
£10.75 - £21.55
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Begonia gift set
Begonia gift set
£14.99 £13.49
gift set available to order from winter
Scented begonia collection
Fragrant begonia collection
£13.45 - £26.91
1 × collection | 3 tubers Unavailable
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Unavailable
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