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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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Iberis Pink Ice

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Iberis 'Pink Ice'
From £7.19
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Pulmonaria Raspberry Splash (PBR)

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Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash' (PBR)
From £8.79
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Potentilla thurberi Monarch's Velvet

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Potentilla thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 5 (5)
Deutzia Raspberry Sundae ('Low 18') (PBR)

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Deutzia Raspberry Sundae ('Low 18') (PBR)
£24.75 £17.32
2 litre pot
Rosa Eddy Mitchell

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Rosa 'Eddy Mitchell' | Hybrid Tea Rose
£32.99 £26.39
4 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Rosa Flower Carpet Peach

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Rosa 'Flower Carpet Peach'
£34.99 £27.99
4 litre pot
Dianthus (Allwoodii Group) Diantica Cremarena

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Dianthus (Allwoodii Group) 'Diantica Cremarena'
From £6.39
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
Calendula officinalis Sherbet Fizz

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Calendula officinalis 'Sherbet Fizz'
£2.99 £2.39
approx 100 seeds
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Phlox drummondii Cherry Caramel

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Phlox drummondii 'Cherry Caramel'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 200 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Geum rivale

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Geum rivale
From £11.99
3 × 9cm pots
Geranium cinereum Jolly Jewel Raspberry ('Noortjjrab')
Geranium (Cinereum Group) Jolly Jewel Raspberry ('Noortjjrab)
From £10.39
available to order from summer
Rubus cockburnianus
Rubus cockburnianus
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 4 (4)
New baroque tulip collection
New Baroque tulip collection
From £17.56
available to order from summer
Antirrhinum Snap in Black Raspberry

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Antirrhinum 'Snap in Black Raspberry'
From £6.39
available to order from winter
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl
pansy 'Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl'
From £5.59
available to order from winter
Primula Husky Raspberry Punch (Husky Series)
Primula 'Husky Raspberry Punch' (Husky Series)
From £5.59
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Primula Husky Appleblossom (Husky Series)
Primula 'Husky Appleblossom' (Husky Series)
From £5.59
available to order from winter
Primula Obsidian Antique Rose
Primula 'Obsidian Antique Rose'
From £5.59
available to order from winter
Primula vulgaris Raspberry Rose
Primula vulgaris 'Raspberry Rose'
From £5.59
available to order from winter
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Summer Sunset
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Summer Sunset'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Coleus Watermelon
Coleus 'Watermelon'
From £6.39
available to order from winter
Nemesia Framboise ('Fleurfram') (PBR)
Nemesia Framboise ('Fleurfram') (PBR)
From £5.59
available to order from winter

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