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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Cornus canadensis
Cornus canadensis
£12.99 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
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
Corydalis flexuosa Porcelain Blue (PBR)
Corydalis flexuosa 'Porcelain Blue' (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)
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis
£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)
Cotoneaster × suecicus Coral Beauty
Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'
£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 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cottage garden cutting garden collection

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Cottage garden cutting garden collection
£15.95 £11.96
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud
Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
£44.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
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)
Crocosmia masoniorum
Crocosmia masoniorum
£16.99 - £33.98
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Emily Mckenzie
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Emily Mckenzie'
£6.29 - £33.98
10 × corms available to order from winter
9cm pot available to order from autumn
30 × corms available to order from winter
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Crocus Gipsy Girl

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Crocus 'Gipsy Girl'
£8.09 - £23.40
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus Jeanne d'Arc

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Crocus 'Jeanne d'Arc'
£7.19 - £19.80
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Crocus King Of The Striped

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Crocus 'King Of The Striped'
£7.19 - £19.80
10 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Crocus Remembrance

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Crocus 'Remembrance'
£8.99 - £22.50
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus Mixed Colours

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Crocus mixed colour collection
£11.69 - £125.99
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
90 × bulbs Delivered during September
500 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus species - mixed colours

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Crocus species Mixed
£19.99 £17.99
100 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus speciosus

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Crocus speciosus
£5.39 - £14.40
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
45 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus speciosus Albus

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Crocus speciosus 'Albus'
£4.49 - £10.80
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus speciosus Conqueror

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Crocus speciosus 'Conqueror'
£5.39 - £14.40
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus tommasinianus

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Crocus tommasinianus
£7.19 - £19.80
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
75 × bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus tommasinianus Barr's Purple

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Crocus tommasinianus 'Barr's Purple'
£5.39 - £10.78
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus tommasinianus Whitewell Purple

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Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple'
£5.84 - £12.58
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Crocus × luteus Golden Yellow

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Crocus × luteus 'Golden Yellow'
£8.09 - £22.50
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
Cryptomeria japonica Vilmoriniana
Cryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crème de la crème tulip collection

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Crème de la crème tulip collection
£23.80 - £47.61
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Creme fraiche tulip collection

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Crème fraiche tulip collection
£20.66 - £41.31
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Cuphea ignea Victores

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Cuphea ignea 'Victores'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cyclamen cilicium

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Cyclamen cilicium
£8.09 - £21.60
3 × corms Delivered during September
9 × corms Delivered during September
Cyclamen cilicium
Cyclamen cilicium
£10.99 - £24.99
9cm pot | 1 plant In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cyclamen coum

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Cyclamen coum
£8.09 - £44.99
3 × corms Delivered during September
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 × corms Delivered during September
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cyclamen coum Rubrum
Cyclamen coum 'Rubrum'
£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)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cyclamen coum subsp. coum f. pallidum Album
Cyclamen coum subsp. coum f. pallidum 'Album'
£9.99 - £47.99
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)
Cyclamen hederifolium

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Cyclamen hederifolium
£5.84 - £44.99
3 × corms Delivered during September
9 × corms Delivered during September
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cyclamen hederifolium var. hederifolium f. albiflorum
Cyclamen hederifolium var. hederifolium f. albiflorum
£12.99 - £47.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cyclamen persicum Djix Red

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Cyclamen persicum 'Djix Red'
£12.99 - £34.99
10.5cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 10.5cm pots available to order from autumn
Cyclamen persicum Djix Wine Red

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Cyclamen persicum 'Djix Wine Red'
£12.99 - £34.99
10.5cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 10.5cm pots available to order from autumn
Cyclamen persicum Dragon Blue

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Cyclamen persicum 'Dragon Blue'
£14.99 - £39.99
10.5cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 10.5cm pots available to order from autumn
Cyclamen persicum Dragon

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Cyclamen persicum 'Dragon'
£14.99 - £39.99
10.5cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 10.5cm pots available to order from autumn
Cyclamen persicum Tuxedo
Cyclamen persicum 'Tuxedo'
£6.99 - £17.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cyclamen persicum Wind Bell

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Cyclamen persicum 'Wind Bell'
£9.99 - £24.99
10.5cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 10.5cm pots available to order from autumn
Cyrtomium fortunei
Cyrtomium fortunei
£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)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cyrtomium fortunei var. clivicola
Cyrtomium fortunei var. clivicola
£10.99 - £22.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dainty daffodil collection

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Dainty daffodil collection
£22.49 - £44.98
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Danae racemosa
Danae racemosa
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from winter
Daphne gemmata Royal Crown
Daphne gemmata 'Royal Crown'
£24.99
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Daphne odora
Daphne odora
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Daphne odora Aureomarginata
Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'
£34.99 - £84.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 1.5 litre pots available to order from autumn
Daphne × transatlantica Summer Ice
Daphne × transatlantica 'Summer Ice'
£36.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Daphne × transatlantica Eternal Fragrance ('Blafra') (PBR)
Daphne × transatlantica Eternal Fragrance ('Blafra') (PBR)
£27.99 - £34.99
12cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
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
Deutzia Prettistars Pink Cloud

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Deutzia Prettistars Pink Cloud (PBR)
£44.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Deutzia Raspberry Sundae ('Low 18') (PBR)
Deutzia Raspberry Sundae ('Low 18') (PBR)
£24.75
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dianthus barbatus Green Trick ('Temarisou') (PBR)
Dianthus Green Trick ('Temarisou') (PBR)
£8.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Dianthus Tickled Pink ('Devon PP 11') (Scent First Series) (PBR)
Dianthus Tickled Pink ('Devon PP 11') (Scent First Series) (PBR)
£7.99 - £17.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Diascia Aurora Apricot (Towers of Flowers Series)
Diascia 'Aurora Apricot' (Towers of Flowers Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Dicentra formosa Bacchanal

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Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal'
£8.99 - £22.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Doodia aspera Rough Ruby
Doodia aspera 'Rough Ruby'
£10.99 - £24.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Doodia media
Doodia media
£10.99 - £25.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
double late tulip boquet collection

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Double late tulip bouquet collection
£39.55 - £79.11
1 × collection | 38 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 114 bulbs Delivered during September
double pink mixed tulip collection

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Double pink mixed tulip collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Double tulip collection

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Double tulip collection
£24.26 - £48.51
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis
£9.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dryopteris affinis Cristata
Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata'
£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)
Dryopteris erythrosora
Dryopteris erythrosora
£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)
Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica
Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica
£9.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dryopteris wallichiana
Dryopteris wallichiana
£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 available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Dryopteris wallichiana Jurassic Gold ('Hollasic') (PBR)
Dryopteris wallichiana Jurassic Gold ('Hollasic') (PBR)
£12.99 - £59.99
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
Edible flower collection seed gift box

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Edible flower collection seed gift box
£19.99 £14.99
gift set In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
edible flower petal collection

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edible flower petal collection
£11.35 £8.51
5 × packets | seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Edible flowers gift set
Edible flowers gift set
£9.99 £7.49
gift set available to order from winter
Elegant daffodil collection

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Elegant daffodil collection
£28.76 - £57.51
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs Delivered during September
Elegant white tulip collection

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Elegant white tulip collection
£32.36 - £64.71
1 × collection | 28 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs Delivered during September
Epimedium Amber Queen (PBR)
Epimedium 'Amber Queen' (PBR)
£13.99 - £32.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Epimedium Pretty in Pink (PBR)
Epimedium 'Pretty in Pink' (PBR)
£12.99 - £31.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Epimedium grandiflorum Lilafee
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
£11.99 - £28.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Epimedium × perralchicum Fröhnleiten
Epimedium × perralchicum 'Fröhnleiten'
£11.99 - £25.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Epimedium × rubrum
Epimedium × rubrum
£10.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Epimedium × versicolor Sulphureum
Epimedium × versicolor 'Sulphureum'
£10.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Epimedium × warleyense
Epimedium × warleyense
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Eranthis hyemalis Cilicica Group

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Eranthis hyemalis Cilicica Group
£6.29 - £21.57
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter
6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
Erica carnea Myretoun Ruby
Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Erica carnea f. alba Whitehall
Erica carnea f. alba 'Whitehall'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Erigeron karvinskianus

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Erigeron karvinskianus
£2.99 - £39.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × approx 100 seeds 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)
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 Pagoda

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Erythronium 'Pagoda'
£8.09 - £16.18
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Erythronium californicum White Beauty

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Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty'
£11.20 - £57.99
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Erythronium collection

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Erythronium collection
£28.31 - £56.61
1 × collection | 15 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 45 bulbs Delivered during September
Erythronium dens-canis

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Erythronium dens-canis
£8.99 - £24.30
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
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
Eschscholzia californica Mission Bells

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Eschscholzia californica 'Mission Bells'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 425 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus fortunei Emerald 'n' Gold
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
£19.99 - £74.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 20 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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