Plants for the Middle of the Border

Think of them as padding for your borders, but make sure you choose plants that will add to the scheme - either by extending the flowering period, or adding a colour tone that will link the other elements together.

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663 items
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
£24.75 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Choisya × dewitteana White Dazzler ('Londaz') (PBR)
Choisya × dewitteana White Dazzler ('Londaz') (PBR)
£24.75 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'

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Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
£39.99 £23.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'

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Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
£39.99 £23.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax crassifolius

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Pseudopanax crassifolius
£39.99 £23.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Escallonia Iveyi
Escallonia 'Iveyi'
£23.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Big bold allium collection

20% off

Big bold allium collection
£23.00 - £46.00
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Sorbaria sorbifolia Sem (PBR)
Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' (PBR)
£22.99 - £56.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Kesselringii
Cornus alba 'Kesselringii'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Uncinia rubra Everflame ('Belinda's Find') (PBR)
Uncinia rubra Everflame ('Belinda's Find') (PBR)
£22.99 - £57.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Forsythia × intermedia Mikador ('Minfor6') (PBR)
Forsythia × intermedia Mikador ('Minfor6') (PBR)
£22.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Callicarpa dichotoma Issai
Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Abelia × grandiflora Kaleidoscope (PBR)
Abelia × grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope' (PBR)
£22.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Deutzia × Hybrida Mont Rose
Deutzia × hybrida 'Mont Rose'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Physocarpus opulifolius Amber Jubilee ('Jefam') (PBR)
Physocarpus Amber Jubilee ('Jefam') (PBR)
£22.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lonicera fragrantissima
Lonicera fragrantissima
£22.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Euonymus europaeus Red Cascade
Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade'
£22.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Iris Natchez Trace
Iris 'Natchez Trace'
£22.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Henryi
Clematis 'Henryi'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Ville de Lyon
Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Nelly Moser
Clematis 'Nelly Moser'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Madame Julia Correvon
Clematis 'Madame Julia Correvon'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis integrifolia Rosea
Clematis integrifolia 'Rosea'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Kermesina
Clematis 'Kermesina'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Dark Eyes
Clematis 'Dark Eyes'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Polish Spirit
Clematis 'Polish Spirit'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
£9.99 - £89.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Paeonia Cora Louise

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Paeonia 'Cora Louise'
£22.50 - £32.50
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Carex muskingumensis
Carex muskingumensis
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Darmera peltata
Darmera peltata
£21.99 - £52.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
redcurrant Jonkheer van Tets
redcurrant 'Jonkheer van Tets'
£10.99 - £21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
pinkcurrant Gloire De Sablons
pinkcurrant 'Gloire De Sablons'
£21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Felicity's nursery tulip collection
Felicity's nursery tulip collection
£21.45 - £42.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Shades of purple - Allium collection

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Shades of purple - allium collection
£21.40 - £42.80
1 × collection | 50 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs Delivered during September
Kirengeshoma palmata
Kirengeshoma palmata
£9.99 - £54.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 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
Astrantia Roma (PBR)
Astrantia 'Roma' (PBR)
£12.99 - £49.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Chaenomeles speciosa Orange Storm (PBR)

30% off

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Orange Storm' (PBR)
£29.99 £20.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Jackmanii
Clematis 'Jackmanii'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Niobe
Clematis 'Niobe'
£17.99 - £35.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Comtesse de Bouchaud
Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchaud'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Etoile Violette
Clematis 'Étoile Violette'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Rosa × centifolia Cristata

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Rosa × centifolia 'Cristata' | Shrub Rose
£39.99 £20.00
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sanguisorba menziesii
Sanguisorba menziesii
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Osmunda regalis
Osmunda regalis
£10.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Miscanthus sinensis Red Cloud ('Empmis01') (PBR)
Miscanthus sinensis Red Cloud ('Empmis01') (PBR)
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tricyrtis hirta Akachan Daisy
Tricyrtis hirta 'Akachan Daisy'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buddleja Pink Delight
Buddleja 'Pink Delight'
£19.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Anemanthele lessoniana
Anemanthele lessoniana
£9.99 - £47.99
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)
Alstroemeria Indian Summer ('Tesronto') (PBR) (Summer Paradise Series)
Alstroemeria Indian Summer ('Tesronto') (PBR) (Summer Paradise Series)
£19.99 - £56.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Riccartonii
Fuchsia 'Riccartonii'
£19.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Deutzia pulchra
Deutzia pulchra
£19.99 - £46.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Leycesteria formosa Purple Rain
Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Genii

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Fuchsia 'Genii'
£3.50 - £89.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Miscanthus sinensis Malepartus
Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'
£11.99 - £49.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Polystichum setiferum
Polystichum setiferum
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
£19.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Persicaria microcephala Red Dragon (PBR)
Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' (PBR)
£19.99 - £50.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buddleja Lochinch
Buddleja 'Lochinch'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Anthriscus sylvestris Ravenswing
Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'
£11.99 - £44.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Fuchsia magellanica 'Arauco'

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Fuchsia magellanica 'Arauco'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Army Nurse
Fuchsia 'Army Nurse'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lysimachia clethroides
Lysimachia clethroides
£9.99 - £49.99
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)
Cornus collection
Cornus collection
£19.98
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Turner's sunset tulip collection
Turner's sunset tulip collection
£19.95 - £39.90
1 × collection | 17 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 51 bulbs Delivered during September
Hosta Sum and Substance
Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
£9.99 - £46.99
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)
Lysimachia ciliata Firecracker
Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker'
£18.99 - £44.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Geranium pratense Striatum
Geranium pratense 'Striatum'
£18.99 - £44.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Geum Mrs J. Bradshaw
Geum 'Mrs J. Bradshaw'
£9.99 - £44.99
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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Geum Blazing Sunset
Geum 'Blazing Sunset'
£18.99 - £44.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Onoclea sensibilis

50% off

Onoclea sensibilis
£5.00 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot 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)
Anemone × hybrida September Charm
Anemone × hybrida 'September Charm'
£11.99 - £44.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Aronia × prunifolia Brilliant

30% off

Aronia × prunifolia 'Brilliant'
£26.99 £18.89
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Octopus ('Zooct') (PBR)

30% off

Clematis Octopus ('Zooct') (PBR)
£26.95 £18.86
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Summer pudding cutting garden collection

25% off

Summer pudding cutting garden collection
£24.73 £18.55
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Summer nights cutting garden collection

25% off

Summer nights cutting garden collection
£23.93 £17.95
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cherry creme brûlée cutting garden collection

25% off

Cherry créme brûlée cutting garden collection
£23.73 £17.80
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cryptomeria japonica Sekkan-sugi

30% off

Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi'
£24.99 £17.49
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Callicarpa bodinieri Magical Snowstar ('Kolmsnostar') (PBR)

30% off

Callicarpa bodinieri 'Magical Snowstar ('Kolmsnostar') (PBR)
£24.99 £17.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Spotlight ('Zo08160') (PBR)

30% off

Clematis Spotlight ('Zo08160') (PBR)
£24.95 £17.46
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Spiky ('Zospi') (PBR)

30% off

Clematis Spiky ('Zospi') (PBR)
£24.95 £17.46
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Wonderful ('Zo09073') (PBR)

30% off

Clematis Wonderful ('Zo09073') (PBR)
£24.95 £17.46
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty

40% off

Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99 £16.79
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotoneaster franchetii

30% off

Cotoneaster franchetii
£16.09 - £34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Aurea

30% off

Cornus alba 'Aurea'
£22.99 £16.09
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pieris japonica Polar Passion ('PPOBAS') (PBR)

30% off

Pieris japonica Polar Passion ('PPOBAS') (PBR)
£22.99 £16.09
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus squamata Holger
Juniperus squamata 'Holger'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thalictrum Fairy Wings
Thalictrum 'Fairy Wings'
£15.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Astrantia major Star of Love (PBR)

New

Astrantia major 'Star of Love' (PBR)
£15.99 - £38.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pimpinella major Rosea

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Pimpinella major 'Rosea'
£15.99 - £59.99
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)
Astrantia major Venice (PBR)

New

Astrantia major 'Venice' (PBR)
£15.99 - £37.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Astrantia major Florence (PBR)

New

Astrantia major 'Florence' (PBR)
£15.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Astrantia major Star of Beauty (PBR)

New

Astrantia major 'Star of Beauty' (PBR)
£15.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus horizontalis Limeglow
Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Anemone Frilly Knickers ('Fp007') (PBR)
Anemone Frilly Knickers ('Fp007') (PBR)
£15.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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