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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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Showing Position : Front of border clear all
6 items
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga reptans
£2.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Nepeta cataria
catnip / Nepeta cataria
£2.99 - £15.98
approx 150 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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Gaillardia × grandiflora Burgunder

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Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Burgunder'
£2.99 - £15.99
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Stipa tenuissima

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Stipa tenuissima
£3.79 - £35.99
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
2 litre pot 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 4.7 5 48
Thymus vulgaris
thyme common | thymus vulgaris
£2.79 - £15.98
approx 200 organic 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)
Thymus Thyme of Provence
Thymus 'Thyme of Provence'
£3.19
approx 6000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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