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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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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
Carex pseudocyperus
Carex pseudocyperus
£21.99 - £39.99
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
Dichromena colorata
Dichromena colorata
£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
Lychnis flos-cuculi White Robin
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'White Robin'
£21.99 - £39.99
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
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
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 Minor
thyme - Minor
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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Thymus Thyme of Provence
Thymus 'Thyme of Provence'
£3.19 £2.39
approx 6000 seeds 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
Persicaria odorata Growflow
Vietnamese coriander
£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
Amsonia String Theory

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Amsonia 'String Theory'
£12.99
9cm 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
Polemonium Violet Heart ('tuipol') (PBR)

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Polemonium Violet Heart ('tuipol') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Salvia Back to the Fuchsia

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Salvia 'Back to the Fuchsia'
£11.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
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
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
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Hyacinthus orientalis Blue Pearl (PBR)
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Blue Pearl' (PBR)
£8.99 - £15.98
12cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 12cm pots available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sunrise Zantedeschia collection
Sunrise Zantedeschia collection
£20.95 - £41.90
1 × collection | 3 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs available to order from winter
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
Sunset Zantedeschia collection
Sunset Zantedeschia collection
£20.95 - £41.90
1 × collection | 3 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs available to order from winter
Gladiolus Plum Tart
Gladiolus 'Plum Tart'
£6.99 - £13.98
15 × corms available to order from winter
30 + 15 FREE corms available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hesperantha coccinea f. alba
Hesperantha coccinea f. alba
£6.99 - £27.99
1 × bulb available to order from winter
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Gladiolus for cutting collection
Gladiolus for cutting collection
£19.95 - £39.90
1 × collection | 15 corms available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 45 corms available to order from winter
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
Eucomis bicolor
Eucomis bicolor
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers available to order from winter
1 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
Gloriosa superba Rothschildiana
Gloriosa superba 'Rothschildiana'
£6.99 - £13.98
1 × bulb available to order from winter
2 + 1 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
Begonia Red Glory
Begonia 'Red Glory'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE tubers available to order from winter
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Scented begonia collection
Fragrant begonia collection
£14.95 - £29.90
1 × collection | 3 tubers Unavailable
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Unavailable
Galanthus ikariae
Galanthus ikariae
£8.99 - £15.98
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Iris J.S. Dijt (Reticulata)
Iris 'J.S. Dijt' (Reticulata)
£7.99 - £13.98
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
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
Anemone blanda
Anemone blanda
£7.99 - £19.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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