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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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Phlomoides tuberosa Amazone
Phlomoides tuberosa 'Amazone'
£12.99 - £52.99
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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4
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
Pieris Flaming Silver
Pieris 'Flaming Silver'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 8
Winter hardy herb collection (4 mixed herbs)
Popular herb collection
£24.99
4 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Prostanthera cuneata
Prostanthera cuneata
£19.99 - £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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Prunus Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Pink Perfection'
£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 | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
Pulmonaria Raspberry Splash (PBR)
Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash' (PBR)
£9.99 - £23.99
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 5.0 5 3
Pulmonaria Silver Bouquet (PBR)
Pulmonaria 'Silver Bouquet' (PBR)
£12.99 - £42.99
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)
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.6 5 5
Pulmonaria Trevi Fountain
Pulmonaria 'Trevi Fountain'
£9.99 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pulmonaria Opal ('Ocupol')
Pulmonaria Opal ('Ocupol')
£9.99 - £39.99
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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7
Rhodanthemum African Rose

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Rhodanthemum 'African Rose'
£4.50 - £20.00
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)
Rhodanthemum Casablanca (Atlas Daisy Series) (PBR)
Rhodanthemum 'Casablanca' (Atlas Daisy Series) (PBR)
£9.99 - £39.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Rosa Burgundy Ice ('Prose') (PBR)
Rosa Burgundy Ice ('Prose') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 7
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 5.0 5 1
Salvia nemorosa Schwellenburg
Salvia nemorosa 'Schwellenburg'
£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)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.7 5 3
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Santolina chamaecyparissus
£7.99 - £19.99
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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Sedum spathulifolium Cape Blanco
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'
£7.99 - £19.99
9cm pot sold out
3 × 9cm pots sold out
Silene coronaria

25% off

Silene coronaria
£1.87 - £19.99
approx 50 seeds 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 5.0 5 1
Silver pink container plant collection
Silver pink container plant collection
£24.98 - £49.96
1 × bedding collection | 10 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 30 plants sold out
Stachys byzantina Big Ears
Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'
£8.99 - £34.99
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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Stachys byzantina Silver Carpet
Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'
£8.99 - £34.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Stipa lessingiana

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Stipa lessingiana
£11.99 - £28.99
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
Stipa tenuissima

25% off

Stipa tenuissima
£2.84 - £44.99
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Thymus Thyme of Provence

25% off

Thymus 'Thyme of Provence'
£3.19 £2.39
approx 6000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Trusted friend container plant collection
Trusted friend container plant collection
£32.97 - £65.94
1 × bedding collection | 15 plants sold out
2+1 FREE bedding collections | 45 plants sold out
Tulipa Black Hero
Tulipa 'Black Hero'
£8.99 - £25.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Blue Diamond
Tulipa 'Blue Diamond'
£7.99 - £22.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Paul Scherer
Tulipa 'Paul Scherer'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Silver Cloud
Tulipa 'Silver Cloud'
£7.99 - £21.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Spring Green
Tulipa 'Spring Green'
£6.29 - £22.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × 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
Tulipa White Triumphator
Tulipa 'White Triumphator'
£6.49 - £64.99
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
100 × bulbs Delivered during September
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tulipa Candy Prince (PBR)
Tulipa ‘Candy Prince’ (PBR)
£7.99 - £15.98
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Verbascum Primrose Path

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Verbascum 'Primrose Path'
£12.99 - £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
Verbascum Sugar Plum (PBR)
Verbascum 'Sugar Plum' (PBR)
£12.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena rigida
Verbena rigida
£8.99 - £34.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronica Silver Dollar
Veronica 'Silver Dollar'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
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