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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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Hydrangea paniculata Polestar ('Breg14') (PBR)
Hydrangea Polestar ('Breg14') (PBR)
£24.75
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)

New

Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Lupinus arboreus Lavender Spires
Lupinus arboreus 'Lavender Spires'
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Phlomis italica
Phlomis italica
£32.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rhododendron Mother's Day (Kurume)
Rhododendron 'Mother's Day' (Kurume)
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Rhododendron Shamrock
Rhododendron 'Shamrock'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Salix integra Flamingo (PBR)
Salix integra 'Flamingo' (PBR)
£19.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
Veronica Wipeout (PBR)
Veronica 'Wipeout' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Yucca filamentosa
Yucca filamentosa
£27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 4
Hydrangea Preziosa
Hydrangea 'Preziosa'
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot sold out
3 × 2 litre pots sold out
Hypericum × inodorum Magical Beauty ('Kolmbeau') (PBR) (Magical Series)
Hypericum × inodorum Magical Beauty ('Kolmbeau') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot sold out
Tulipa Pink Ardour
Tulipa 'Pink Ardour'
£6.39 - £16.80
7 × bulbs available to order from winter
21 × bulbs available to order from winter
Tulipa cretica Hilde
Tulipa cretica 'Hilde'
£6.39 - £16.80
7 × bulbs available to order from winter
21 × bulbs available to order from winter
Muscari macrocarpum Golden Fragrance (PBR)
Muscari macrocarpum 'Golden Fragrance' (PBR)
£4.79 - £13.20
5 × bulbs available to order from winter
15 × bulbs available to order from winter
Large Coffee and cream dahlia collection
Large Coffee & cream dahlia collection
£22.00 - £43.92
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers available to order from winter
Tulipa Pink Jimmy

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Tulipa 'Pink Jimmy'
£6.39 - £16.80
7 × bulbs available to order from winter
21 × bulbs available to order from winter
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 5.0 5 1
Polystichum rigens
Polystichum rigens
£10.99 - £26.99
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 3.8 5 6
Stipa ichu

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Stipa ichu
£14.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Rosa Cornelia
Rosa Cornelia | Hybrid Musk Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Eyes for You ('Pejbigeye') (PBR)
Rosa Eyes For You ('Pejbigeye') (PBR) | Floribunda Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa gallica var. officinalis
Rosa gallica var. officinalis | Apothecarys Shrub Rose
£28.99 £14.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Königin von Dänemark
Rosa Königin von Dänemark | Shrub Rose
£43.99 £22.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rosa Paul's Scarlet Climber
Rosa Paul's Scarlet Climber | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £19.00
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Persian wallflower collection
Persian wallflower collection
£30.99 - £61.98
1 × collection | 30 plants available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 plants 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
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
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
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
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Violet Wing

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pansy 'Cool Wave Violet Wing'
£6.99 - £17.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave White
pansy 'Cool Wave White'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Pelargonium Prince of Orange
Pelargonium 'Prince of Orange'
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Pelargonium Torrento
Pelargonium 'Torrento'
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Obsidian Antique Rose
Primula 'Obsidian Antique Rose'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Salvia Mystic Spires Blue ('Balsalmisp')
Salvia Mystic Spires Blue ('Balsalmisp')
£6.99 - £13.98
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
Salvia Victoria Blue ('Vivisal') (PBR)
Salvia Victoria Blue ('Vivisal') (PBR)
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot 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
Calibrachoa Cabaret Early Orange (Cabaret Series)
Calibrachoa 'Cabaret Early Orange' (Cabaret Series)
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hanging basket bedding plant collection
Hanging basket bedding plant collection
£36.99 - £73.98
1 collection | 60 seedlings sold out
2 + 1 FREE collections (180 seedlings) sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lobelia erinus Crystal Palace
Lobelia erinus 'Crystal Palace'
£32.99
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
Lobelia erinus Fountain White (Fountain Series)
Lobelia erinus 'Fountain White' (Fountain Series)
£32.99
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Petunia Tumbelina Compact Victoria
Petunia 'Tumbelina Compact Victoria'
£3.50 - £19.98
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
Rosa Special Anniversary ('Whastiluc') (PBR)
Rosa Special Anniversary ('Whastiluc') (PBR) | Hybrid Tea Rose
£26.99 £13.50
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Salix caprea Kilmarnock
Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock'
£39.99 - £149.99
4 litre pot | 1m tall | weeping available to order from autumn
12 litre | top worked at 1.2m | weeping available to order from autumn
Helipterum Pink
Helipterum 'Pink'
£3.99 £2.99
approx seeds available to order from autumn
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
Euphorbia oblongata
Euphorbia oblongata
£4.29 £3.22
approx 45 seeds available to order from autumn
Paulownia tomentosa
Paulownia tomentosa
£79.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m 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
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
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
musk strawberry
musk strawberry
£3.49 £2.62
approx 50 seeds available to order from autumn
rock samphire
rock samphire
£3.49 £2.62
approx 30 seeds 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
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
Amsonia String Theory

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Amsonia 'String Theory'
£12.99
9cm pot 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
leek Lyon
leek 'Lyon'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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 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
onion Pink Panther
onion 'Pink Panther'
£4.49 - £8.98
50 × sets available to order from winter
100 + 50 FREE sets available to order from winter
Begonia (Pendula Group) Pink Giant
Begonia (Pendula Group) 'Pink Giant'
£3.19 - £7.99
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ranunculus Purple Heart
Ranunculus 'Purple Heart'
£6.39 - £16.80
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
Hesperantha coccinea f. alba
Hesperantha coccinea f. alba
£5.59 - £27.99
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Polianthes tuberosa The Pearl
Polianthes tuberosa 'The Pearl'
£7.19 - £19.20
5 × tubers available to order from winter
15 × tubers available to order from winter
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Gloriosa superba Rothschildiana
Gloriosa superba 'Rothschildiana'
£5.59 - £11.18
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
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
£3.19 - £6.38
10 × bulbs available to order from winter
20 + 10 FREE bulbs available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Begonia collection for Hanging baskets & pots
Begonia collection for hanging baskets and pots
£9.56 - £19.16
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Indoor flower bulb trio
Indoor flower bulb trio
£16.99 £13.59
gift set available to order from winter
Ranunculus Aviv collection
Ranunculus aviv collection
£14.36 - £28.72
1 × collection | 36 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 108 bulbs available to order from winter
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