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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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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)
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
From £10.99
available to order from winter
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)
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 4.8 5 6 (6)
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

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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 5.0 5 1 (1)
Canna Tropicanna Black ('Lon01') (PBR)
Canna Tropicanna Black ('Lon01') (PBR)
From £9.99
available to order from winter
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 8 (8)
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 5 (5)
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)
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)
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 4.7 5 3 (3)
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 4.0 5 6 (6)
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)
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea Transparent
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Transparent'
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 5.0 5 1 (1)
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium October Skies
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Lupinus Shirley Anne
Lupinus 'Shirley Anne'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Salvia Berry Blast

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Salvia 'Berry Blast'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Aster × frikartii Mönch

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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)
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 5.0 5 5 (5)
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)
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 (1)
Penstemon Midnight

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Penstemon 'Midnight'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Verbena bonariensis

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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)
Tulipa Pink Ardour
Tulipa 'Pink Ardour'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Spitsbergen
Tulipa 'Spitsbergen'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Gladiolus Next Level

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Gladiolus 'Next Level'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Katinka

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Tulipa 'Katinka'
From £7.99
sold out
Tulipa Queen of Night

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Tulipa 'Queen of Night'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (30)
Canna Wyoming
Canna 'Wyoming'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Allium Mercurius (PBR)
Allium 'Mercurius' (PBR)
From £6.99
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)
Tulipa Mascara
Tulipa 'Mascara'
£6.99
available to order from autumn
Tulipa Purple Heart
Tulipa 'Purple Heart'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
Tulipa Apricot Pride
Tulipa 'Apricot Pride'
From £6.99
available to order from summer
Gladiolus Purple Flora
Gladiolus 'Purple Flora'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
Cosmos bipinnatus Double Click Cranberries (Double Click Series)
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Cranberries' (Double Click Series)
£5.99
approx 60 seeds
Dahlia Wine Eyed Jill
Dahlia 'Wine Eyed Jill'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Lilium Nightrider

New

Lilium 'Nightrider'
From £5.49
available to order from winter
tomato Indigo Rose

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tomato 'Indigo Rose'
£4.99
available to order from summer
Allium sphaerocephalon
Allium sphaerocephalon
From £3.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (35)
Verbascum Southern Charm

New

Verbascum 'Southern Charm'
£3.99
available to order from summer
Consolida regalis Fancy Purple Picotee
Consolida regalis 'Fancy Purple Picotee'
£3.79
approx 150 seeds
Linaria purpurea

New

Linaria purpurea
£2.99
approx 100 seeds
Consolida regalis QIS Dark Blue
Consolida regalis 'QIS Dark Blue'
£2.99
approx 200 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
Malope trifida Vulcan
Malope trifida 'Vulcan'
£2.25
approx 70 seeds
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