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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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Pinky tulip collection
Pinky tulip collection
From £24.95
available to order from summer
Pollinator's blue mini-border collection
Pollinator's blue mini-border collection
£64.99 £60.65
available to order from summer
Prunus Umineko

20% off

Prunus 'Umineko'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
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 4.5 5 2 (2)
Salvia Berry Blast

New

Salvia 'Berry Blast'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
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 4.5 5 2 (2)
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)
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 4.3 5 4 (4)
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
Stunning Allium collection
Stunning allium collection
From £17.75
available to order from summer
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£28.62 £27.46
available to order from summer
Summer nights cutting garden collection
Summer nights cutting garden collection
£28.43
1 × collection
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 5.0 5 1 (1)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
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 4.5 5 2 (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 4.9 5 7 (7)
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium October Skies
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Tequila sunrise tulip collection
Tequila sunrise tulip collection
From £14.95
available to order from summer
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
Thalictrum delavayi
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
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
The dreamer tulip collection
The dreamer tulip collection
From £22.95
available to order from summer
The ultimate cutting gladioli collection

New

The ultimate cutting gladioli collection
From £35.95
available to order from winter
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour''
From £52.96
available to order from summer
tomato Indigo Rose

New

tomato 'Indigo Rose'
£4.99
available to order from summer
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)
Tropicanna Cannas
Tropicanna canna collection
From £33.95
available to order from winter
Trumpet lily collection

New

Trumpet lily collection
From £16.45
available to order from winter
Tulipa Apricot Pride
Tulipa 'Apricot Pride'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Katinka

New

Tulipa 'Katinka'
From £7.99
sold out
Tulipa Mascara
Tulipa 'Mascara'
£6.99
available to order from autumn
Tulipa Pink Ardour
Tulipa 'Pink Ardour'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Purple Heart
Tulipa 'Purple Heart'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Queen of Night

Best Seller

Tulipa 'Queen of Night'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (30)
Tulipa Spitsbergen
Tulipa 'Spitsbergen'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tutti frutti tulip collection
Tutti frutti tulip collection
From £21.95
available to order from summer
Venetian gladioli collection

New

Venetian gladioli collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Venetian sky tulip collection
Venetian sky tulip collection
From £25.95
available to order from summer
Verbascum Southern Charm

New

Verbascum 'Southern Charm'
£3.99
available to order from summer
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 (151)
Vibrant gladioli collection

New

Vibrant gladioli collection
From £19.95
available to order from winter
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)
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