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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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Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine pratensis
£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 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Lychnis flos-cuculi White Robin
Lychnis flos-cuculi 'White Robin'
£21.99 - £39.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Oenanthe japonica Flamingo
Oenanthe japonica 'Flamingo'
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots 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
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta
£21.99 - £47.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Houttuynia cordata Flore Pleno
Houttuynia cordata 'Flore Pleno'
£21.99 - £49.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Ranunculus flammula
Ranunculus flammula
£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 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Lysimachia nummularia
Lysimachia nummularia
£21.99 - £39.99
3 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Allium schoenoprasum

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chives
£1.64 - £15.98
approx 300 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)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
Seedballs forget-me-not seedbombs

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Seedballs forget-me-not
£5.24 - £26.24
20 seedballs in gift tube In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Seedballs native wildflowers for shade -seedbombs

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Seedballs native wildflowers for shade
£11.24 - £37.49
100 seedballs in gift pouch In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Nepeta cataria

25% off

catnip / Nepeta cataria
£2.24 - £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
Salvia officinalis

25% off

sage common (organic)
£2.09 - £15.98
approx 35 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 vulgaris

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thyme common | thymus vulgaris
£2.09 - £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 Silver Posie
creeping thyme - Silver Posie
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.7 5 3
Symphytum officinale

25% off

comfrey - common
£2.99 £2.24
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Melissa officinalis

25% off

lemon balm
£2.24 - £15.98
approx 500 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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
musk strawberry

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musk strawberry
£3.49 £2.62
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
stevia

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stevia
£3.99 £2.99
approx 7 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita After Eight

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mint - after eight mint
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mentha × piperita f. citrata Grapefruit

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mint - grapefruit mint
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Origanum Hot and Spicy
oregano - Hot and Spicy
£7.99 - £15.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Anthriscus cerefolium

25% off

chervil | Anthriscus cerefolium
£2.29 £1.72
approx 600 organic seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium tuberosum

25% off

chives 'garlic'
£1.64 - £15.98
approx 120 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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
rue

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rue
£2.99 £2.24
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
shiso

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shiso
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis pisifera Blue Moon (PBR)
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Blue Moon' (PBR)
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera Nana
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Nana'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cryptomeria japonica Vilmoriniana
Cryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca ('Lankveld03') (PBR)
Euonymus japonicus Paloma Blanca ('Lankveld03') (PBR)
£12.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Juniperus chinensis Pyramidalis
Juniperus chinensis 'Pyramidalis'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus communis Green Carpet
Juniperus communis 'Green Carpet'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Juniperus communis Repanda
Juniperus communis 'Repanda'
£24.99
3 litre pot 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)
Juniperus squamata Blue Star
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
£15.99 - £29.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Juniperus squamata Holger
Juniperus squamata 'Holger'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Picea abies Little Gem

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Picea abies 'Little Gem'
£29.99 £20.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Taxus baccata Standishii
Taxus baccata 'Standishii'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
All year round colour conifer collection
All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus japonicus White Spire (PBR)
Euonymus japonicus 'White Spire' (PBR)
£59.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
potato Maris Peer
potato 'Maris Peer'
£3.99 - £9.00
5 × seed potatoes | summer planting In stock (shipped within 1-2 working days)
15 × seed potatoes | summer planting In stock (shipped within 1-2 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium ursinum

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Allium ursinum
£2.24 - £17.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
potato Maris Piper
potato 'Maris Piper'
£3.49 - £8.99
5 × seed potatoes In stock (shipped within 1-2 working days)
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes In stock (shipped within 1-2 working days)
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
cabbage of Mantova

25% off

cabbage (savoy) 'Invernale Mantovano'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 1800 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tropaeolum majus Blue Pepe

25% off

Nasturtium 'Blue Pepe'
£2.89 £2.17
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
New Zealand spinach

25% off

New Zealand spinach
£2.20 £1.65
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 hyacinth vases & 3 pink flowering hyacinth bulbs
3 hyacinth vases & 3 pink indoor hyacinth bulbs
£16.97
3 × bulbs | 3 × vases Delivered during September
Convallaria collection
Lily of the valley collection
£18.95 - £37.90
1 × collection | 3 bare roots Delivered during November
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots Delivered during November
Award-winning old favourite daffodils and pot combination

15% off

Award-winning old favourite daffodils and pot combination
£148.94 £133.94
Award-winning old favourite daffodils and pot combination

15% off

Award-winning old favourite daffodils and pot combination
£133.94 £121.19
Multi-flowered daffodils and pot combination

15% off

Multi-flowered daffodils and pot combination
£108.46 £94.96
Muscari Touch of Snow and pot combination

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Muscari Touch of Snow and pot combination
£30.98 £27.23
Award-winning spring carpet collection
Award-winning spring carpet collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 107 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 321 bulbs Delivered during September
Brown sugar tulip collection
Brown sugar tulip collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 19 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs Delivered during September
Cherry cream tulip collection
Cherry cream tulip collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Fragrant indoor daffodil collection
Fragrant indoor daffodil collection
£32.95 - £65.90
1 × collection | 25 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 75 bulbs Delivered during September
Marvellous muscari grape hyacinth collection
Marvellous muscari grape hyacinth collection
£20.95 - £41.90
1 collection | 80 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 240 bulbs Delivered during September
Peach and plum tulip collection
Peach & plum tulip collection
£20.95 - £41.90
1 × collection | 19 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs Delivered during September
Picture gallery tulip collection
Picture gallery tulip collection
£19.45 - £38.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Summer pudding tulip collection
Summer Pudding tulip collection
£23.95 - £47.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
The Garden Gate black forest tulip collection
The Garden Gate black forest tulip collection
£16.95 - £33.90
1 × collection | 12 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 36 bulbs Delivered during September
Geum Mai Tai (PBR) (Cocktail Series)
Geum 'Mai Tai' (PBR) (Cocktail Series)
£12.99 - £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
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus niger
Helleborus niger
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Daphne × transatlantica Eternal Fragrance ('Blafra') (PBR)
Daphne × transatlantica Eternal Fragrance ('Blafra') (PBR)
£27.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helleborus niger Christmas Carol
Helleborus niger 'Christmas Carol'
£19.99 - £49.99
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
Papaver (Oriental Group) Patty's Plum
Papaver (Oriental Group) 'Patty's Plum'
£11.99 - £44.99
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
Aquilegia and Anemanthele plant combination
Aquilegia & Anemanthele plant combination
£59.94
6 × plants | 3 of each available to order from autumn
Crocosmia and ribbed planter combination
Crocosmia & ribbed metal planter combination
£123.96 £113.46
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen collection with peach

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double Ellen hellebore collection with peach
£38.99 - £77.98
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 plants available to order from autumn
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen collection (3 varieties)

New

hellebore double Ellen collection
£38.99 - £77.98
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 plants available to order from autumn
Nepeta and terracotta pot combination
Nepeta & terracotta pot combination
£166.96 £144.46
Polystichum aculeatum and oil planter combination
Polystichum & pot combination
£94.98 £82.23
Salvia greggii Mirage Deep Purple ('Balmirdepur') (PBR) (Mirage Series)
Salvia greggii Mirage Deep Purple ('Balmirdepur') (PBR) (Mirage Series)
£12.99 - £30.00
9cm pot available to order from late spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from late spring
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
Alstroemeria Beach Valley (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
Alstroemeria Beach Valley (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
£24.99 - £56.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Alstroemeria Valley Girl ('Tesvalgirl') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
Alstroemeria Valley Girl ('Tesvalgirl') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
£22.99 - £56.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Alstroemeria Valley Wild ('Tesvalwild') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
Alstroemeria Valley Wild ('Tesvalwild') (Summer Paradise - Valley Series)
£22.99 - £56.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia Hadspen Blood
Astrantia 'Hadspen Blood'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Brunnera macrophylla Looking Glass (PBR)
Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass' (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
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
Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta Blue Cloud

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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
Campanula carpatica Blaue Clips
Campanula carpatica 'Blaue Clips'
£7.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 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
Crocosmia Orange Pekoe ('Pek Or') (PBR)
Crocosmia Orange Pekoe ('Pek Or') (PBR)
£11.99 - £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
Delphinium Jill Curley
Delphinium 'Jill Curley'
£24.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Epimedium × perralchicum Fröhnleiten
Epimedium × perralchicum 'Fröhnleiten'
£11.99 - £25.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Epimedium × warleyense
Epimedium × warleyense
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Epimedium × youngianum Niveum
Epimedium × youngianum 'Niveum'
£12.99 - £29.99
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
Erysimum Red Jep
Erysimum 'Red Jep'
£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
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 epithymoides
Euphorbia epithymoides
£9.99 - £39.99
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
Euphorbia wallichii
Euphorbia wallichii
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium Elke
Geranium 'Elke'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium clarkei Kashmir White
Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White'
£9.99 - £39.99
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
Geranium phaeum
Geranium phaeum
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium wallichianum Kelly Anne (PBR)
Geranium wallichianum 'Kelly Anne' (PBR)
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
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