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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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Tulipa Purple Flag
Tulipa 'Purple Flag'
£7.99 - £15.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2
Tulipa Queen of Night
Tulipa 'Queen of Night'
£6.99 - £22.00
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 4.6 5 28
Iris Maid of Orange
Iris 'Maid of Orange'
£7.99 - £21.00
1 × rhizome Delivered during October
3 × rhizomes Delivered during October
Lilium Anastasia
Lilium 'Anastasia'
£4.99 - £12.00
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Lilium Bright Diamond
Lilium 'Bright Diamond'
£3.99 - £7.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium Casa Blanca
Lilium 'Casa Blanca'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Lilium Claude Shride
Lilium 'Claude Shride'
£5.49 - £10.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium Easy Vanilla
Lilium 'Easy Vanilla'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium Easy Waltz
Lilium 'Easy Waltz'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Lilium Muscadet
Lilium 'Muscadet'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Lilium Pearl White
Lilium 'Pearl White'
£4.99 - £12.00
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium Star Gazer
Lilium 'Star Gazer'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 9
Lilium African Queen Group
Lilium African Queen Group
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Lilium candidum
Lilium candidum
£11.99 - £30.00
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium Golden Splendor Group
Lilium Golden Splendor Group
£5.49 - £10.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium martagon Arabian Night
Lilium martagon 'Arabian Night'
£6.99 - £13.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Lilium regale
Lilium regale
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 15
Lilium regale Album
Lilium regale 'Album'
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Paeonia Coral Charm
Paeonia 'Coral Charm'
£11.99 - £79.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 15
Paeonia Sebastian Maas
Paeonia 'Sebastian Maas'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia lactiflora Bowl of Beauty
Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty'
£9.99 - £29.00
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia lactiflora Duchesse de Nemours
Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia lactiflora Karl Rosenfield
Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia lactiflora Sarah Bernhardt
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia lactiflora Shirley Temple
Paeonia lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'
£8.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
£10.99 - £29.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
Hosta Francee (fortunei)
Hosta 'Francee' (fortunei)
£5.99 - £44.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during November
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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hosta fortunei var. albopicta
Hosta fortunei var. albopicta
£5.99 - £22.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during November
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans
£5.99 - £49.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × bare root plants Delivered during November
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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Carex pseudocyperus
Carex pseudocyperus
£21.99 - £39.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Cyperus longus
Cyperus longus
£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
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
5 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Glyceria maxima var. variegata
Glyceria maxima var. variegata
£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
Zantedeschia aethiopica Crowborough
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Crowborough'
£14.99 - £47.99
3 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium sphaerocephalon
Allium sphaerocephalon
£3.99 - £79.99
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1000 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 7 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Anemanthele lessoniana
Anemanthele lessoniana
£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)
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
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
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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 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
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
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cercis canadensis Forest Pansy

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Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
£109.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm | multistem shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cercis chinensis Avondale

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Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
£34.99 - £249.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocosmia Hellfire
Crocosmia 'Hellfire'
£11.99 - £35.98
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)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma
Cupressus macrocarpa 'Wilma'
£15.99 - £29.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hakonechloa macra Sunflare ('Habsfl007') (PBR)
Hakonechloa macra Sunflare ('Habsfl007') (PBR)
£12.99 - £64.99
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
£9.99 - £89.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea paniculata Limelight (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' (PBR)
£26.75 - £89.99
10 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall 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
Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime ('Jane') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime ('Jane') (PBR)
£34.99 - £89.99
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall 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
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
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lamprocapnos spectabilis Alba
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'
£9.99 - £39.99
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Linaria purpurea Canon Went

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Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'
£2.77 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lupinus Desert Sun (PBR)
Lupinus 'Desert Sun' (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
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)
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
Prunus The Bride
Prunus 'The Bride'
£39.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhododendron Nova Zembla
Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'
£19.99 - £89.99
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Tower ('Eiffel 1') (PBR)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Tower ('Eiffel 1') (PBR)
£26.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Seedballs native wildflowers for shade -seedbombs

25% off

Seedballs native wildflowers for shade
£11.24 - £37.49
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
100 seedballs in gift pouch available to order from autumn
Smyrnium perfoliatum

25% off

Smyrnium perfoliatum
£2.99 - £29.99
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
£44.99 - £89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Viburnum × burkwoodii
Viburnum × burkwoodii
£36.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Carmin Brilliant
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Carmin Brilliant'
£5.99 - £39.99
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)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora George Davison
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'
£5.99 - £39.99
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)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Red King
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Red King'
£5.99 - £35.98
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)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
Paeonia lactiflora Doctor Alexander Fleming
Paeonia lactiflora 'Doctor Alexander Fleming'
£8.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
1 × bare root plant available to order from winter
3 × bare root plants available to order from winter
potato Charlotte
potato 'Charlotte'
£3.49 - £9.00
5 × seed potatoes | summer planting In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes | summer In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
15 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Zantedeschia aethiopica
£6.99 - £19.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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