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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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Narcissus Tête-à-Tête

10% off

Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête'
£4.94 - £18.85
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 35
Narcissus bulbocodium Golden Bells Group

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Narcissus bulbocodium 'Golden Bells Group'
£6.29 - £16.20
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus lobularis (Haw.) Schult. & Schult. f.

10% off

Narcissus lobularis
£8.09 - £22.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
Narcissus papyraceus Ziva

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Narcissus papyraceus 'Ziva'
£12.59 - £35.55
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 16
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus

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Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
£8.09 - £20.70
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Ornithogalum umbellatum

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Ornithogalum umbellatum
£4.49 - £10.80
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica

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Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica
£4.49 - £12.58
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Scilla peruviana Sapphire Blue (Caribbean Jewels Series)

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Scilla peruviana 'Sapphire Blue' (Caribbean Jewels Series)
£8.99 - £17.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Sternbergia lutea

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Sternbergia lutea
£8.99 - £25.20
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.4 5 5
Tulipa Attila

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Tulipa 'Attila'
£7.19 - £19.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Beachberry

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Tulipa 'Beachberry'
£8.54 - £23.85
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Burgundy Lace

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Tulipa 'Burgundy Lace'
£7.19 - £19.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Tulipa Calgary

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Tulipa 'Calgary'
£7.19 - £19.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Tulipa Don Quichotte

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Tulipa 'Don Quichotte'
£6.29 - £17.10
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7
Tulipa Dreamer (PBR)

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Tulipa 'Dreamer' (PBR)
£8.09 - £21.60
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Gavota

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Tulipa 'Gavota'
£6.29 - £17.10
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Golden Artist

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Tulipa 'Golden Artist'
£7.19 - £19.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 2.3 5 3
Tulipa Honky Tonk

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Tulipa 'Honky Tonk'
£4.49 - £8.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
Tulipa Johann Strauss

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Tulipa 'Johann Strauss'
£6.29 - £12.58
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa La Belle Époque

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Tulipa 'La Belle Époque'
£7.19 - £18.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 4
Tulipa Little Beauty

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Tulipa 'Little Beauty'
£3.59 - £15.75
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
7 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Mary Ann

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Tulipa 'Mary Ann'
£6.29 - £16.20
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Mistress

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Tulipa 'Mistress'
£6.29 - £17.10
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Orange Marmalade

New

10% off

Tulipa 'Orange Marmalade'
£6.29 - £16.65
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Peppermintstick

10% off

Tulipa 'Peppermintstick'
£4.49 - £8.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Pim Fortuyn

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Tulipa 'Pim Fortuyn'
£6.29 - £18.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Pinocchio

10% off

Tulipa 'Pinocchio'
£7.19 - £19.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter
Tulipa Princesse Charmante

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Tulipa 'Princesse Charmante'
£5.39 - £15.30
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Red Princess

New

10% off

Tulipa 'Red Princess'
£7.19 - £18.90
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Red Riding Hood

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Tulipa 'Red Riding Hood'
£5.39 - £10.78
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Request

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Tulipa 'Request'
£7.19 - £14.38
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Royal Pride

New

10% off

Tulipa 'Royal Pride'
£6.29 - £17.10
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Salmon Impression

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Tulipa 'Salmon Impression'
£6.29 - £21.60
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
7 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Tulipa Spring Green

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Tulipa 'Spring Green'
£5.66 - £19.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Strong Gold

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Tulipa 'Strong Gold'
£6.29 - £17.10
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Tinka

New

10% off

Tulipa 'Tinka'
£4.49 - £11.70
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa White Dream

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Tulipa 'White Dream'
£6.29 - £17.10
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa White Triumphator

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Tulipa 'White Triumphator'
£5.84 - £58.49
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
100 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa acuminata

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Tulipa acuminata
£11.69 - £34.20
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
9 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha Tubergen's Gem

New

10% off

Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha 'Tubergen's Gem'
£6.29 - £16.20
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa humilis var. pulchella Albocaerulea Oculata Group

10% off

Tulipa humilis var. pulchella Albocaerulea Oculata Group
£10.79 - £29.70
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) Red Hunter

10% off

Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Red Hunter'
£5.39 - £14.40
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa orphanidea Flava

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Tulipa orphanidea 'Flava'
£6.29 - £16.20
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa saxatilis

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Tulipa saxatilis
£4.49 - £8.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa saxatilis (Bakeri Group) Lilac Wonder

10% off

Tulipa saxatilis (Bakeri Group) 'Lilac Wonder'
£4.49 - £8.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa sylvestris

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Tulipa sylvestris
£4.49 - £9.90
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa tarda

10% off

Tulipa tarda
£4.49 - £14.40
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
7 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa turkestanica

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Tulipa turkestanica
£4.49 - £10.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Myosotis sylvatica Sylvia White
forget me not 'Sylvia White'
£16.49 - £32.99
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
Freesia double flowering mixed

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Freesia double-flowering mixed
£6.29 - £17.10
20 × bulbs Delivered during October
60 × bulbs Delivered during October
Hippeastrum papilio

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Hippeastrum papilio
£16.19 - £45.00
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Convallaria majalis

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Convallaria majalis
£4.49 - £39.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
2 + 3 FREE bare root plants Delivered during November
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)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
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
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
Acer pseudoplatanus Brilliantissimum
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Brilliantissimum'
£139.99
12 ltr | top worked at 1.2m | grafted available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium angulosum Summer Beauty
Allium angulosum 'Summer Beauty'
£20.99 - £54.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Amsonia String Theory

New

Amsonia 'String Theory'
£12.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Arachnoides aristata Variegata
Arachnoides aristata 'Variegata'
£11.99 - £49.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Arenaria montana Snow White
Arenaria montana 'Snow White'
£7.99 - £19.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aubrieta Axcent White (Axcent Series)
Aubrieta 'Axcent White' (Axcent Series)
£8.99 - £21.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aubrieta gracilis Kitte Blue
Aubrieta gracilis 'Kitte Blue'
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
broccoli raab Cima di Rapa 60
broccoli raab 'Cima di Rapa 60'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 4800 seeds available to order from autumn
Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta Blue Cloud

New

Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta 'Blue Cloud'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Calibrachoa Can-can Double OrangeTastic (Can-can Series)
Calibrachoa 'Can-can Double OrangeTastic' (Can-can Series)
£3.50 - £25.98
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
Chaenomeles × superba Pink Lady
Chaenomeles × superba 'Pink Lady'
£24.99 - £62.99
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
cineraria Silver Dust
cineraria 'Silver Dust'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Bijou ('Evipo030') (PBR) (Tudor Patio Series)
Clematis Bijou ('Evipo030') (PBR) (Tudor Patio Series)
£26.95
3 litre pot 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
Clematis Sally ('Evipo077') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
Clematis Sally ('Evipo077') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis White Arabella ('Zo14089') (PBR)
Clematis White Arabella ('Zo14089') (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Citrina
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'
£37.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Corydalis flexuosa China Blue
Corydalis flexuosa 'China Blue'
£10.99 - £27.99
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
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£104.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Cyclamen hederifolium var. hederifolium f. albiflorum
Cyclamen hederifolium var. hederifolium f. albiflorum
£12.99 - £47.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Dianthus (Allwoodii Group) Diantica Cremarena
Dianthus (Allwoodii Group) 'Diantica Cremarena'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Eryngium bourgatii Picos Blue (PBR)
Eryngium bourgatii 'Picos Blue' (PBR)
£14.99 - £35.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Erysimum Winter Orchid ('Innerywinorch') (PBR)
Erysimum Winter Orchid ('Innerywinorch') (PBR)
£8.99 - £36.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Erythronium californicum White Beauty

10% off

Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty'
£11.20 - £57.99
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Erythronium dens-canis Old Aberdeen
Erythronium dens-canis 'Old Aberdeen'
£19.99 - £49.99
1 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 1 litre pots available to order from autumn
Euphorbia oblongata
Euphorbia oblongata
£4.29 £3.22
approx 45 seeds available to order from autumn
Fuchsia Walz Jubelteen
Fuchsia 'Walz Jubelteen'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Geranium Sabani Blue ('Bremigo') (PBR)
Geranium Sabani Blue ('Bremigo') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geum FireStarter ('Stocrgeu') (PBR)

New

Geum FireStarter ('Stocrgeu') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hakonechloa macra Nicolas
Hakonechloa macra 'Nicolas'
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helianthemum Wisley Primrose
Helianthemum 'Wisley Primrose'
£8.99 - £37.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus argutifolius
Helleborus argutifolius
£9.99 - £54.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots 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 foetidus
Helleborus foetidus
£9.99 - £54.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots 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 Pretty Ellen Pink
Helleborus × hybridus 'Pretty Ellen Pink'
£12.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Helleborus × sternii
Helleborus × sternii
£13.99 - £54.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hesperantha coccinea Major
Hesperantha coccinea 'Major'
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hesperantha coccinea Mrs Hegarty
Hesperantha coccinea 'Mrs Hegarty'
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hydrangea macrophylla Mariesii Perfecta
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Perfecta'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea paniculata Polestar ('Breg14') (PBR)
Hydrangea Polestar ('Breg14') (PBR)
£24.75
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Iberis Pink Ice
Iberis 'Pink Ice'
£8.99 - £19.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Lathyrus latifolius Rosa Perle
Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle'
£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 0.75 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
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)

New

Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
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