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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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Salvia Back to the Fuchsia

New

Salvia 'Back to the Fuchsia'
£11.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Salvia Sea of Butterflies mixed
Salvia farinacea Sea of Butterflies mixed
£29.99
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Sausage dog planter

10% off

Sausage dog planter
£12.99 £11.69
gift set Delivered during October
Saxifraga Touran White Improved ('Saxz0004') (PBR) (× arendsii)
Saxifraga Touran White Improved ('Saxz0004') (PBR) (× arendsii)
£9.99 - £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
Schizachyrium scoparium Ha Ha Tonka (PBR)

New

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Ha Ha Tonka' (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Scilla siberica

10% off

Scilla siberica
£7.19 - £19.80
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
9cm pot | 4 per pot available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.7 5 3
Silene uniflora
Silene uniflora
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
Silver pink container plant collection
Silver pink container plant collection
£24.98 - £49.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Spring fresh tulip collection

10% off

Spring fresh tulip collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Spring promise daffodil collection

10% off

Spring promise daffodil collection
£29.65 - £59.31
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Spring sunshine daffodil collection

10% off

Spring sunshine daffodil collection
£26.06 - £52.11
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
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
strawberry Mara de Bois

New

strawberry 'Mara de Bois'
£12.99 - £36.00
12cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 12cm pots available to order from autumn
Striking allium collection

10% off

Striking allium collection
£12.38 - £24.75
1 × collection | 20 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
Summer nights container plant collection
Summer nights container plant collection
£19.98 - £39.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Summer pudding tulip collection

10% off

Summer Pudding tulip collection
£21.56 - £43.11
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Sunrise Zantedeschia collection
Sunrise Zantedeschia collection
£18.85 - £37.71
1 × collection | 3 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs available to order from winter
Sunset Zantedeschia collection
Sunset Zantedeschia collection
£18.85 - £37.71
1 × collection | 3 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs available to order from winter
Sweet and fragrant daffodils and pot combination
Sweet and fragrant daffodils and pot combination
£78.97 £76.82
Sweet pinks container plant collection
Sweet pinks container plant collection
£19.98 - £39.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Erysimum ( wallflower ) Sweetly fragrant collection
Sweetly fragrant wallflower collection
£22.99 - £45.98
1 × collection | 15 jumbo seedlings Delivered mid September
2+1 FREE collections 45 jumbo seedlings Delivered mid September
Tagetes patula Burning Embers

25% off

Tagetes patula 'Burning Embers'
£2.39 £1.79
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tagetes tenuifolia Golden Gem

25% off

Tagetes tenuifolia 'Golden Gem'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 225 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
The bold & brilliant daffodil collection

10% off

The bold & brilliant daffodil collection
£26.95 - £52.11
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
The dawn light daffodil collection

10% off

The dawn light daffodil collection
£26.95 - £53.91
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
The Garden Gate black forest tulip collection

10% off

The Garden Gate black forest tulip collection
£15.26 - £30.51
1 × collection | 12 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 36 bulbs Delivered during September
The Garden Gate blackcurrant ripple tulip collection

10% off

The Garden Gate blackcurrant ripple tulip collection
£15.26 - £30.51
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
The Garden Gate rhubarb & custard tulip collection

10% off

The Garden Gate rhubarb & custard tulip collection
£17.06 - £34.11
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
The ruffles daffodil collection

10% off

The ruffles daffodil collection
£29.65 - £59.31
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) JS Brainstorm (PBR)

New

Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'JS Brainstorm' (PBR)
£11.95 - £24.95
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Trusted friend container plant collection
Trusted friend container plant collection
£32.97 - £65.94
1 × bedding collection | 15 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 45 plants sold out
Tulipa Amazing Parrot

10% off

Tulipa 'Amazing Parrot'
£8.99 - £26.10
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Angélique
Tulipa 'Angélique'
£8.99 - £17.08
7 × bulbs available to order from winter
14 + 7 FREE bulbs available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Annie Schilder

10% off

Tulipa 'Annie Schilder'
£7.19 - £18.90
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Antoinette (PBR)
Tulipa 'Antoinette' (PBR)
£7.19 - £19.80
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Apeldoorn

10% off

Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'
£6.29 - £12.58
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Apricona

10% off

Tulipa 'Apricona'
£7.19 - £18.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Apricot Beauty

10% off

Tulipa 'Apricot Beauty'
£7.19 - £18.90
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Apricot Foxx

10% off

Tulipa 'Apricot Foxx'
£6.74 - £13.48
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Apricot Impression (PBR)

10% off

Tulipa 'Apricot Impression' (PBR)
£7.19 - £14.38
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Asahi

10% off

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

10% off

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

10% off

Tulipa 'Avignon'
£7.19 - £19.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Backpacker

10% off

Tulipa 'Backpacker'
£7.19 - £19.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Ballerina

10% off

Tulipa 'Ballerina'
£5.84 - £22.50
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
7 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Barcelona

10% off

Tulipa 'Barcelona'
£8.09 - £22.50
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Doll's Minuet

10% off

Tulipa 'Doll's Minuet'
£5.84 - £17.10
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa La Belle Époque

10% off

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
Tulipa La vie en Rose
Tulipa 'La vie en Rose'
£8.09 - £21.60
7 × bulbs available to order from winter
21 × bulbs available to order from winter
Tulipa Little Beauty

10% off

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 Mariette

New

10% off

Tulipa 'Mariette'
£6.29 - £16.20
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Menton

10% off

Tulipa 'Menton'
£6.29 - £17.10
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Mount Tacoma

10% off

Tulipa 'Mount Tacoma'
£7.19 - £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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Negrita

10% off

Tulipa 'Negrita'
£6.29 - £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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Peppermintstick

10% off

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

10% off

Tulipa 'Prinses Irene'
£7.19 - £20.70
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 12cm pots available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Queen of Night

10% off

Tulipa 'Queen of Night'
£6.29 - £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
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Salmon Jimmy
Tulipa 'Salmon Jimmy'
£7.19 - £18.90
7 × bulbs available to order from winter
21 × bulbs available to order from winter
Tulipa Spring Green

10% off

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 Zoe
Tulipa 'Zoe'
£7.19 - £18.90
7 × bulbs available to order from winter
21 × bulbs available to order from winter
Tulipa acuminata

10% off

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

10% off

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

10% off

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

10% off

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

10% off

Tulipa turkestanica
£4.49 - £10.80
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
£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
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Enchantment White (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment White' (Enchantment Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Showboat Burgundy (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Burgundy' (Showboat 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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Showboat Dark Red (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' (Showboat Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Midnight' (Showboat Series)
£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
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
£6.99 - £25.98
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
Veronica Twilight (PBR)
Veronica 'Twilight' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Veronica Wipeout (PBR)
Veronica 'Wipeout' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Viola Tiger Eyes

25% off

Viola 'Tiger Eyes'
£2.24 - £13.98
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola Vivaldi Beacon

New

25% off

Viola 'Vivaldi Beacon'
£4.99 £3.74
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viola odorata

25% off

Viola odorata
£2.47 - £34.99
9cm 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)
approx 50 seeds available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Viola Sorbet F1 Midnight Glow (Sorbet Series)
Viola Sorbet F1 Midnight Glow (Sorbet Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Strawberry Swirl
Viola × wittrockiana 'Cool Wave Strawberry Swirl'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Erysimum Fire King

25% off

wallflower 'Fire King'
£2.24 - £21.98
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 × pack of ten | bare root available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE packs | bare root available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
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
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
Erysimum Sugar Rush Primrose (Sugar Rush Series)
wallflower 'Sugar Rush Primrose' F1
£3.99 - £15.98
5 × seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September
10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Erysimum Sugar Rush Purple Bicolour (Sugar Rush Series)
wallflower 'Sugar Rush Purple Bicolour' F1
£3.99 - £15.98
5 × seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September
10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September
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
Erysimum Sugar Rush Red (Sugar Rush Series)
wallflower 'Sugar Rush Red' F1
£3.99 - £15.98
5 × seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September
10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo Delivered mid September
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Welsh onion

25% off

Welsh onion
£2.24 - £15.98
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
White pearls container plant collection
White pearls container plant collection
£19.98 - £39.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Yellow ruffles daffodil collection

10% off

Yellow ruffles daffodil collection
£26.95 - £53.91
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Zantedeschia Odessa (PBR)
Zantedeschia 'Odessa' (PBR)
£6.29 - £15.30
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
Zantedeschia Red Alert
Zantedeschia 'Red Alert'
£6.29 - £15.30
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
Zantedeschia Sunset Passion
Zantedeschia 'Sunset Passion'
£6.29 - £15.30
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
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