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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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Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
£71.99
6 × 9cm plants
Polemonium Violet Heart ('tuipol') (PBR)

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Polemonium Violet Heart ('tuipol') (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Pollinator's blue mini-border collection
Pollinator's blue mini-border collection
£64.99
6 × 9cm plants
Nepeta racemosa Walker's Low

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Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 24 (24)
Salvia × sylvestris Mainacht
Salvia × sylvestris 'Mainacht'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 12 (12)
Agapanthus Northern Star (PBR)
Agapanthus 'Northern Star' (PBR)
From £15.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 11 (11)
Geranium Orion
Geranium 'Orion'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 19 (19)
Symphyotrichum Little Carlow (cordifolius hybrid)
Symphyotrichum 'Little Carlow' (cordifolius hybrid)
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 9 (9)
Iris Caesar's Brother
Iris 'Caesar's Brother'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 3 (3)
Penstemon Midnight

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Penstemon 'Midnight'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Blue Barlow (Barlow Series)

25% off

Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Blue Barlow' (Barlow Series)
From £2.62
approx 40 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 4 (4)
Campanula persicifolia
Campanula persicifolia
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4 (4)
Hosta Empress Wu (PBR)
Hosta 'Empress Wu' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Iris Ruffled Velvet
Iris 'Ruffled Velvet'
£22.99
2 litre pot
Iris Tropic Night

30% off

Iris 'Tropic Night'
From £17.49
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5 (5)
Salvia Cool Violet

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Salvia 'Cool Violet'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Salvia Cream Soda

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Salvia 'Cream Soda'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1 (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 4.5 5 2 (2)
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis Zambezi ('Kek5006')
Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis Zambezi ('Kek5006')
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Iris Mer du Sud

30% off

Iris 'Mer du Sud'
From £17.49
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
award winning Penstemon collection

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40% off

Award-winning Penstemon collection
From £23.37
1 × collection
3 × collections
Classic cottage alba combination
Classic cottage alba combination
From £40.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage apricot combination
Classic cottage apricot combination
From £39.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination
Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination
From £45.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage moody combination
Classic cottage moody combination
From £49.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Classic cottage mini-border collection
Cottage garden mini-border collection
£64.99
6 × 9cm plants
Dots & spires plant combination
Dots & spires plant combination
£30.97
3 × plants
Sarah's Chelsea lavender & white combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender & white combination '
£52.96
4 plants | 1 of each
Sarah's Chelsea pink & lavender combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & lavender combination'
£75.96
4 plants | 1 of each
Sarah's Chelsea pink & lavender combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & lavender combination'
£75.96
4 plants | 1 of each
Soft summer pollinator Mini-border collection

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50% off

Soft summer pollinator 'Mini-border collection'
From £60.49
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Clematis Prince William ('Zo08171') (PBR)
Clematis Prince William ('Zo08171') (PBR)
£24.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Elsa Späth
Clematis 'Elsa Späth'
From £14.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Little Bas
Clematis 'Little Bas'
£27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Tie Dye
Clematis 'Tie Dye'
£27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Blue Pirouette ('Zobluepi') (PBR)
Clematis Blue Pirouette ('Zobluepi') (PBR)
£28.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Clematis Eliza™ ('EviGsy158') (PBR)

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Clematis Eliza™ ('EviGsy158') (PBR)
£32.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Hudson River ('Zo06137') (PBR)
Clematis Hudson River ('Zo06137') (PBR)
£29.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Clematis Super Nova ('Zo09088') (PBR)
Clematis Super Nova ('Zo09088') (PBR)
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii Profusion

50% off

Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion'
From £13.50
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (18)
Buddleja Lochinch

50% off

Buddleja 'Lochinch'
£19.99 £10.00
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Buddleja lindeyana Floral Fanfare (PBR)

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Buddleja lindeyana 'Floral Fanfare' (PBR)
£29.99
2 litre pot
Fuchsia Army Nurse
Fuchsia 'Army Nurse'
From £19.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Lavandula Regal Splendour (PBR)
Lavandula 'Regal Splendour' (PBR)
From £17.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 11 varieties

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Lucy Willcox’s 5 months of spring bulbs bulb collection 11 varieties
From £139.95
1 × collection | 76 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 228 bulbs
Shades of purple - Allium collection

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Shades of purple - allium collection
From £26.75
1 × collection | 50 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs
Bring the joy tulip collection

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Bring the joy tulip collection
From £21.95
1 × collection | 19 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs
John's double jewels tulip collection

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John's double Jewels and orange tulip collection
From £34.95
1 × collection | 28 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs
Amethyst allium collection

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Amethyst allium collection
From £27.75
1 × collection | 50 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs
Big bold allium collection

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Big bold allium collection
From £28.75
1 × collection | 30 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs
Allium stipitatum Violet Beauty

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Allium stipitatum 'Violet Beauty'
From £4.99
5 × bulbs
10 + 5 FREE bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Award-winning allium collection

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Award-winning allium collection
From £26.75
1 × collection | 50 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs
Award-winning fragrant lily collection

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Award-winning fragrant lily collection
From £19.95
1 × collection | 3 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs
Stunning Allium collection

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Stunning allium collection
From £17.75
1 × collection | 45 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 135 bulbs
Butterfly allium collection

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Butterfly allium collection
From £17.75
1 × collection | 45 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 135 bulbs
Allium Mercurius (PBR)

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Allium 'Mercurius' (PBR)
From £6.99
1 × bulb
5 × bulbs
Allium Globemaster

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Allium 'Globemaster'
From £7.99
1 × bulb
5 × bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Allium hollandicum Purple Sensation

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Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
From £6.79
10 × bulbs
5 × bulbs | organic
30 × bulbs
15 × bulbs | organic
+ 2 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (55)
Iris collection
Iris collection
From £23.95
1 × collection | 3 rhizomes
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 rhizomes
Iris Burgermeister
Iris 'Burgermeister'
From £7.99
1 × rhizome
2 + 1 FREE rhizomes
Iris Edith Wolford
Iris 'Edith Wolford'
From £7.99
1 × rhizome
2 + 1 FREE rhizomes
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea Heidebraut
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Heidebraut'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Fuchsia Genii
Fuchsia 'Genii'
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Centaurea cyanus

25% off

Centaurea cyanus
£3.29 £2.47
approx 200 seeds
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Poppy field collection of annuals

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25% off

Poppy field collection of annuals
£4.99 £3.74
1g packet | seeds
Echium vulgare

25% off

Echium vulgare
£2.99 £2.24
approx 35 seeds
0 star 0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Geranium pratense

New

25% off

Geranium pratense
£5.99 £4.49
approx 50 seeds
Heliotropium arborescens Marine

New

25% off

Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 150 seeds
Linaria maroccana Licilia Violet (Licilia Series)

25% off

Linaria maroccana 'Licilia Violet' (Licilia Series)
£2.99 £2.24
approx 500 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Lunaria annua Corfu Blue

New

25% off

Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue'
£3.29 £2.47
approx 20 seeds
Viola odorata

25% off

Viola odorata
From £2.47
approx 50 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Linaria maroccana Licilia collection

25% off

Linaria maroccana 'Licilia collection'
£5.98 £4.48
2 packets of seeds
Linaria purpurea

New

25% off

Linaria purpurea
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds
Iris sibirica
Iris sibirica
From £24.99
3 litre aquatic pot
Perovskia Blue Spire

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Perovskia 'Blue Spire'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (44)
Campanula lactiflora Prichard's Variety
Campanula lactiflora 'Prichard's Variety'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Phlox paniculata Blue Paradise
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (12)
Penstemon Pensham Bilberry Ice (Pensham Series)

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Penstemon 'Pensham Bilberry Ice' (Pensham Series)
From £8.99
available to order from spring 2027
Penstemon heterophyllus Heavenly Blue

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Penstemon heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Dusky violet shade mini-border collection

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Dusky violet shade mini-border collection
From £54.99
available to order from summer
Heavenly Penstemon collection

New

Heavenly Penstemon collection
From £24.27
available to order from summer
Moody blues plant combination
Moody blues plant combination
£27.97
available to order from summer
Pensham Penstemon collection

New

Pensham Penstemon collection
From £26.97
available to order from spring 2027
Sarah's Chelsea lavender susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender susan combination'
From £56.96
available to order from spring 2027
Baptisia Purple Smoke
Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'
£19.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Geranium Summer Skies ('Gernic') (PBR)

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Geranium Summer Skies ('Gernic') (PBR)
From £9.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Iris Golden Edge
Iris 'Golden Edge'
From £24.99
available to order from spring 2027
Salvia × jamensis Violette de Loire ('Barsal') (PBR)

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Salvia × jamensis Violette de Loire ('Barsal) (PBR)
From £11.99
available to order from spring 2027
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
From £9.99
available to order from spring 2027
Iris Benton Menace
Iris 'Benton Menace'
From £24.99
available to order from summer
Iris sibirica On Mulberry Street

New

Iris sibirica 'On Mulberry Street'
From £12.99
available to order from autumn
Clematis Rooguchi
Clematis 'Rooguchi'
£34.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Clematis Rollercoaster ('Zo16170') (PBR)
Clematis Rollercoaster ('Zo16170')
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Perovskia Bluesette

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Perovskia 'Bluesette'
From £9.99
available to order from spring 2027
Rhododendron Nova Zembla
Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'
From £19.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Hydrangea macrophylla Kardinal Violet
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Kardinal Violet'
£19.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Salvia rosmarinus Roman Beauty (PBR)
rosemary Salvia rosmarinus 'Roman Beauty' (PBR)
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Symphoricarpos × doorenbosii Magic Berry
Symphoricarpos × doorenbosii 'Magic Berry'
£19.99
sold out
Favourite gladioli collection
Favourite gladioli collection
From £19.95
available to order from winter
Agapanthus Dokter Brouwer
Agapanthus 'Dokter Brouwer'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
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