Herbaceous Border Plants

The herbaceous border is a classic feature of English gardens and is a great way to achieve a cottage garden feel. Herbaceous plants die back in the winter and become dormant, before resuming growth in the spring. Our extensive range of herbaceous perennial plants offers excellent value for money, whether you’re looking for something tall and airy, wildlife-friendly or highly fragrant. Read our article on how to plant and grow perennial plants for more information.

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Chrysanthemum 'Cushions' These hardy, compact Chrysanthemums are fantastic for adding late summer and autumn colour to your garden, just as other plants are starting to fade. Each plant forms a natural, neat mound of foliage which is completely smothered with flowers for weeks. The warm, vibrant colours of Chrysanthemum 'Cushions' are a great addition to the front of borders, or try them individually in patio containers! Height and spread: 45cm (18"). Supplied as plug plants. Collection comprises: Chrysanthemum 'Branroyal Yellow' Chrysanthemum 'Branroyal Pink' Chrysanthemum 'Branroyal Red' Chrysanthemum 'Branbeach White' Chrysanthemum 'Bransea Orange' More info 5 plug plants Despatch: By end of April 2014 £6.99 Quantity 10 plug plants Despatch: By end of April 2014 SAVE £4 £9.98 Quantity 20 plug plants Despatch: By end of April 2014 SAVE £13.98 £13.98 Quantity
Chrysanthemum Collection When other plants are fading all around, their exuberant blooms are just beginning! The vibrant colours of these long lasting chrysanthemum flowers make flamboyant displays for vases and bouquets.Supplied as 30mm plug plants. Collection comprises: American Spray Chrysanthemums: Pamela Bronze, Blenda Pink, Wendy Red and Ellen White Chrysanthemums. Height: 75cm (30"). Decorative Chrysanthemums: Gompie Purple, Camelia Bronze, Gompie Yellow and Beppie Red Chrysanthemums. Height: 90cm (36"). Incurving Chrysanthemums: Orange Allouise, Pink Allouise, White Allouise and Purple Regal Mist Chrysanthemums. Height: 90cm (36"). More info 15 plug plants - 5 of each type Despatch: By end of April 2014 10 plants + 5 FREE £13.98 Quantity
Diascia 'Little Dancer Collection' (Twinspur) Diascia is highly prized for its froth of richly coloured flowers carried on slender stems. These pretty annuals flower prolifically all summer - cut them back after their first flush of flowers to promote new growth, and they will continue to bloom into autumn! An outstanding plant for rockeries and the front of borders, which can also be planted in hanging baskets to form a lavish sphere of long lasting colour. Supplied as 30mm plugs. Height: 30cm (12") Spread: 50cm (20"). More info 5 plug plants - Dancer Despatch: By end of April 2014 £6.99 Quantity 5 plug plants - Drifter Despatch: By end of April 2014 £6.99 Quantity 5 plug plants - Tango Despatch: By end of April 2014 £6.99 Quantity 15 plug plants - 5 of each Despatch: By end of April 2014 SAVE £7.49 £13.98 Quantity
Pinks 'Fragrant and Frilled' Dianthus (Fragrant and Frilled Pinks) Customer Review Rating This wonderful mix contains some of our best fragrant and frilly dianthus. This beautiful collection of cottage garden favourites produces sweetly scented flowers, all summer long. Forming neat cushions of slender grey green foliage, Pinks are attractive and quick to establish. They also make excellent cut flowers – just perfect for posies and vases. Height and spread: 45cm (18"). Supplied as 30mm plug plants. Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers. More info 5 plug plants Despatch: By end of June 2013 ~~£9.99~~ £4.99 Quantity 10 plug plants Despatch: By end of June 2013 SAVE £13 £6.98 Quantity 20 plug plants Despatch: By end of June 2013 SAVE £30 £9.96 Quantity
Stocks 'Brompton' Matthiola incana (Gillyflower) Early flowering Beautifully scented Good cut flower Upright bushy, early flowering biennials producing gloriously scented flowers in a good colour range. Brompton Stocks make a wonderful, fragrant addition to borders and containers and are splendid for cutting too. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Supplied as plug tray plants. More info 24 plug tray plants Despatch: By end of August 2013 £6.99 Quantity 48 plug tray plants Despatch: By end of August 2013 SAVE £4 £9.98 Quantity 72 plug tray plants Despatch: By end of August 2013 SAVE £8 £12.97 Quantity 140 mini-plug plants Despatch: By end of August 2013 £14.99 Quantity
Helianthus maximiliani (Maximilian Sunflower) This unusual perennial sunflower produces more and more blooms as its stem gets higher. The 7cm (3") wide, golden yellow blooms of Helianthus maximiliani appear all the way up the stem in a tower of colour. Maximilian sunflowers have a sweet chocolate fragrance and make lovely cut flowers. Perfect for growing alongside hollyhocks at the back of cottage garden borders. Height: 200cm (79"). Spread: 100cm (39"). Supplied as 30mm plugs. More info 5 plug plants Despatch: By end of April 2014 £9.99 Quantity 10 plug plants Despatch: By end of April 2014 SAVE £5 £14.98 Quantity 20 plug plants Despatch: By end of April 2014 SAVE £20 £19.96 Quantity
Osteospermum 'Hardy Collection' Osteospermum 'Snow Pixie', Osteospermum jucundum var. compactum, Osteospermum 'Tresco Purple' (Cape Daisy, African Daisy) Great ground cover Drought tolerant Long flowering period These superb African daisies are some of the easiest ground cover plants you can grow and they’re hardy too, so you can enjoy them year after year! Cheerful blooms in shades of pink and white are borne in profusion above low-growing carpets of foliage. Once established this versatile, resilient perennial is happy in hot, dry, neglected conditions, and is particularly useful for coastal gardens. The large daisy blooms of these Osteospermums appear over an incredibly long flowering period, from June right through to October. Height: 15cm (6"). Spread: 60cm (24"). Supplied as plug plants. Collection comprises 5 plants each of: Osteospermum 'Snow Pixie' - Pure white flower with yellow centres. Osteospermum jucundum var. compactum - Mauve-pink flowers with yellow centres. Osteospermum 'Tresco Purple' - Bright purple flowers with dark purple centres. More info 15 plug plants Despatch: By end of June 2013 10 plants + 5 FREE - SAVE £9.99 £19.98 Quantity
Dianthus 'Scented Collection' (Pinks) This delightful mix contains some of our best fragrant pinks! These modern versions of the old-fashioned cottage garden favourites produce a succession of sweetly scented blooms all summer long. The ruffled flowers are borne above neat cushions of slender grey green foliage, which over the years will spread to form a neat, evergreen clump. Grow Dianthus 'Scented Collection' at the front of borders or in patio containers; they also make a fabulous cut flower - just perfect for posies or a vase. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 40cm (16"). Supplied as plug plants. Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers. More info 20 plug plants - 5 of each variety Despatch: By end of June 2013 HALF PRICE - Save £13.98 £13.98 Quantity
Hardy Ice Plant Delosperma Excellent ground cover Interesting new colours Drought tolerant The fleshy creeping stems of these hardy Ice Plants make ideal ground cover on sunny banks and poor stony soils. The showy daisy-like flowers of Delosperma create a carpet of intense colour, in exclusive new shades that will stop you in your tracks. This vibrant collection of drought tolerant Ice Plants is perfect for hot, dry areas where many other plants would fail to establish. Height: 10cm (4"). Spread: 60cm (24"). More info 5 plug plants - mixed colours Despatch: By end of August 2013 £9.99 Quantity 10 plug plants - mixed colours Despatch: By end of August 2013 SAVE £2 £17.98 Quantity 20 plug plants - mixed colours Despatch: By end of August 2013 Now an extra £3 off! ~~£24.96~~ £21.96 Quantity
Geum 'Blazing Sunset' (Avens) New in 2013 Good addition to cottage garden Excellent cut flower This free-flowering perennial produces large, double, bright crimson flowers in early summer, above attractive scalloped clumps of foliage. A popular plant for the front of cottage garden borders where its fiery flowers make a bold impression. Geum 'Blazing Sunset' also makes a striking cut flower too. Height and Spread: 60cm (24"). Supplied as plug tray plants. More info 24 plug tray plants Despatch: £6.99 Quantity 48 plug tray plants Despatch: SAVE £4 £9.98 Quantity
Foxtail Lily 'Collection' Eremurus x isabellinus, Eremurus robustus, Eremurus stenophyllus (Desert Candle) Improved collection Dramatic in borders Excellent cut flower One of the stateliest hardy perennials adding a dramatic touch to your garden borders! In early summer these striking Eremurus produce tall spires consisting of hundreds of star-shaped blooms. This improved collection of foxtail lilies looks fantastic partnered with lower growing perennials and grasses to hide the short-lived, grey green foliage which dies back as the flowers begin to bloom. This long-lived hardy perennial also makes a sensational cut flower! Bare root plants supplied. Collection comprises 5 plants each of: Eremurus stenophyllus 'Sunbeam' - Impressive stems tower with stately grandeur in spires of golden yellow starry flowers. Height: 1.2m (4'). Spread: 60cm (24"). Eremurus robustus 'Foxtrot' - The giant of our foxtail lilies, growing to 3 metres high! Elegant spires of pale pink flowers appear in mid-summer. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 1.2m (4'). Eremurus x isabellinus 'Pinokkio' - Dark orange, star shaped flowers erupt from the tall stems of this imposing herbaceous perennial. Height: 1.5m (5'). Spread: 90cm (35"). Eremurus x isabellinus 'Tropical Dream' - Coconut-white, star shaped flowers with bright orange stamens erupt from tall stems. Height: 1.2m (4'). Spread: 60cm (24"). More info 20 bareroot plants - 5 of each Despatch: By end of November 2013 HALF PRICE - SAVE £24.98 £24.98 Quantity
Kniphofia 'Popsicle Collection' (Torch Lily, Red Hot Poker) Red Hot Pokers used to flower late summer, and were only in dull oranges, not now... we have a brand new citrus-inspired collection with some fabulous tropical colouring and they'll flower all summer long. With a compact habit too, these fully hardy herbaceous perennials will stay neat in the border and will even look stunning in patio tubs, and will grow again year after year. Mature plants can then be divided to create more plants if desired. Collection comprises 'Lemon', 'Orange Vanilla' and 'Mango'. Ht.60- 100cm. Supplied as plug plants. More info 20 plug plants - 5 of each variety Despatch: By end of September 2013 Half price - SAVE £19.98 £19.98 Quantity