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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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Verbena bonariensis

Best Seller

Verbena bonariensis
From £2.99
approx 250 seeds
3 × packets (approx 750 seeds)
9cm pot
2 litre pot
+ 3 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 151 (151)
Aster × frikartii Mönch

Best Seller

Aster × frikartii 'Mönch'
From £8.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 64 (64)
Helenium Moerheim Beauty

Best Seller

Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty'
From £10.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 31 (31)
Amelanchier lamarckii

Best Seller

20% off

Amelanchier lamarckii
From £21.59
2 litre pot | bush
10 litre pot | 0.6 - 0.8m bush
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m | tree
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 20 (20)
Choisya ternata

Best Seller

Choisya ternata
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 12 (12)
Anemone × hybrida September Charm
Anemone × hybrida 'September Charm'
From £11.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 19 (19)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)

Best Seller

Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)
From £26.75
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 25 (25)
Helenium Waltraut
Helenium 'Waltraut'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 12 (12)
Lupinus Masterpiece (PBR)
Lupinus 'Masterpiece' (PBR)
From £13.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 9 (9)
Thalictrum delavayi
Thalictrum delavayi
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 16 (16)
Acanthus hungaricus White Lips
Acanthus hungaricus 'White Lips'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Actaea simplex Pink Spike
Actaea simplex 'Pink Spike'
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group
Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Anemone Ruffled Swan ('Macane007') (PBR)
Anemone Ruffled Swan ('Macane007') (PBR)
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Aster amellus King George
Aster amellus 'King George'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Cirsium rivulare Trevors Felley Find (PBR)
Cirsium rivulare 'Trevors Felley Find' (PBR)
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 5 (5)
Galega officinalis
Galega officinalis
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Geranium phaeum Raven
Geranium phaeum 'Raven'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 8 (8)
Geranium psilostemon Catherine Deneuve

New

Geranium psilostemon 'Catherine Deneuve'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Hosta Voices in the Wind (Shadowland Series) (PBR)
Hosta 'Voices in the Wind' (Shadowland Series) (PBR)
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Iris Purplelicious

New

20% off

Iris 'Purplelicious'
From £15.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Kniphofia Tawny King
Kniphofia 'Tawny King'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Lupinus Beefeater (PBR)
Lupinus 'Beefeater' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Lupinus Gallery Blue (Gallery Series)
Lupinus 'Gallery Blue' (Gallery Series)
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Lupinus Magic Lantern (PBR)
Lupinus 'Magic Lantern' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Lupinus Manhattan Lights (PBR)
Lupinus 'Manhattan Lights' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
Lupinus The Governor (Band of Nobles Series)
Lupinus 'The Governor' (Band of Nobles Series)
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Lythrum virgatum Dropmore Purple
Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Salvia Berry Blast

New

Salvia 'Berry Blast'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Symphyotrichum Coombe Fishacre
Symphyotrichum 'Coombe Fishacre'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Purple Dome
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Patricia Ballard
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Patricia Ballard'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium October Skies
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Thalictrum Black Stockings
Thalictrum 'Black Stockings'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Thalictrum Little Pinkie (Censation Series)
Thalictrum 'Little Pinkie' (Censation Series)
From £13.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

50% off

Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium Thundercloud
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium 'Thundercloud'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Thalictrum delavayi Hewitt's Double
Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Thalictrum rochebruneanum
Thalictrum rochebruneanum
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Amethyst spires mini-border collection
Amethyst spires mini-border collection
£57.99
6 × 9cm plants
Lupinus Persian Slipper (PBR)
Lupinus 'Persian Slipper' (PBR)
From £12.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii Profusion
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion'
From £26.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (17)
Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia
Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
10 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Lonicera fragrantissima
Lonicera fragrantissima
From £22.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (12)
Chimonanthus praecox
Chimonanthus praecox
From £29.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
12 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Cornus sericea Flaviramea
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

New

20% off

Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99 £47.99
5 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall | grafted
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
Cornus alba Miracle ('Verpaalen2') (PBR)
From £24.75
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
3 × 2 litre pots
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Hydrangea quercifolia
Hydrangea quercifolia
£89.99
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall
Leycesteria formosa Purple Rain
Leycesteria formosa 'Purple Rain'
£22.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Pearl' (PBR)
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Pearl' (PBR)
£99.99
10 litre pot | 30cm tall
Malva × clementii Bredon Springs
Malva × clementii 'Bredon Springs'
£22.99
2 litre pot
Physocarpus opulifolius Diabolo
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Tower ('Eiffel 1') (PBR)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Tower ('Eiffel 1') (PBR)
From £26.99
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Mariesii
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii'
From £26.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea Transparent
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Transparent'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Rosa rugosa Rubra
Rosa rugosa Rubra | Japanese Rose Hedging
From £34.99
4 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Malope trifida Vulcan
Malope trifida 'Vulcan'
£2.25
approx 70 seeds
Cosmos bipinnatus Candy Stripe
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Candy Stripe'
£2.99
approx 100 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Nigella papillosa African Bride
Nigella papillosa 'African Bride'
From £2.89
approx 100 seeds
3 × packets of approx 100 seeds
Consolida regalis Fancy Purple Picotee
Consolida regalis 'Fancy Purple Picotee'
£3.79
approx 150 seeds
Consolida regalis QIS Dark Blue
Consolida regalis 'QIS Dark Blue'
£2.99
approx 200 seeds
Cosmos bipinnatus Double Click Cranberries (Double Click Series)
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Cranberries' (Double Click Series)
£5.99
approx 60 seeds
Linaria purpurea

New

Linaria purpurea
£2.99
approx 100 seeds
Summer nights cutting garden collection
Summer nights cutting garden collection
£28.43
1 × collection
Prunus Umineko

20% off

Prunus 'Umineko'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Amelanchier canadensis Glenn Form

20% off

Amelanchier canadensis 'Glenn Form'
From £47.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall | bush
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Glyceria maxima var. variegata
Glyceria maxima var. variegata
From £24.99
1 litre aquatic pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 litre aquatic pot
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
Lobelia × speciosa Vedrariensis
Lobelia × speciosa 'Vedrariensis'
From £24.99
1 litre aquatic pot
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
From £24.99
1 litre aquatic pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
5 litre aquatic pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
tomato Chocolate Cherry
tomato (cherry) 'Chocolate Cherry'
From £6.99
8.5cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 8.5cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Pollinator's blue mini-border collection
Pollinator's blue mini-border collection
£64.99 £60.65
available to order from summer
Penstemon Midnight

New

Penstemon 'Midnight'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Pensham Penstemon collection

New

Pensham Penstemon collection
From £26.97
available to order from summer
Sarah's Chelsea daisy susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'daisy susan combination'
From £49.96
available to order from summer
Sarah's Chelsea lavender susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender susan combination'
From £51.96
available to order from summer
Sarah's Chelsea silver susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'silver susan combination'
From £51.96
available to order from summer
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour''
From £52.96
available to order from summer
Baptisia Burgundy Blast
Baptisia 'Burgundy Blast'
From £16.99
available to order from summer
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
From £11.99
available to order from summer
Iris Benton Menace
Iris 'Benton Menace'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Iris Black Swan
Iris 'Black Swan'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Lupinus Shirley Anne
Lupinus 'Shirley Anne'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Lupinus Terracotta ('Wclterr') (PBR)
Lupinus Terracotta ('Wclterr') (PBR)
From £13.99
available to order from summer
Oenothera lindheimeri Cherry Brandy ('Gauchebra') (PBR)
Oenothera lindheimeri Cherry Brandy ('Gauchebra')
From £8.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Paeonia lactiflora Angel Cheeks
Paeonia lactiflora 'Angel Cheeks'
£22.99 £16.09
available to order from summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Phlox Cloudburst

New

Phlox 'Cloudburst'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Salvia Madeline (PBR)
Salvia 'Madeline' (PBR)
From £15.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Clematis John Howells ('Zojohnhowells') (PBR)
Clematis John Howells ('Zojohnhowells') (PBR)
£27.99
available to order from summer
Daphne bholua Mary Rose
Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'
£34.99
available to order from summer
Lipstick and mascara tulip collection
Lipstick & mascara tulip collection
From £21.75
available to order from autumn
Nougat tulip collection
Nougat tulip collection
From £21.45
available to order from summer
Peachy sunrise tulip collection
Peachy sunrise tulip collection
From £24.95
available to order from summer
Pinky tulip collection
Pinky tulip collection
From £24.95
available to order from summer
Tequila sunrise tulip collection
Tequila sunrise tulip collection
From £14.95
available to order from summer
The dreamer tulip collection
The dreamer tulip collection
From £22.95
available to order from summer
Tutti frutti tulip collection
Tutti frutti tulip collection
From £21.95
available to order from summer
Bold and beautiful tulip collection
Bold & beautiful tulip collection
From £22.95
available to order from summer
Venetian sky tulip collection
Venetian sky tulip collection
From £25.95
available to order from summer
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