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.

We have found 18 products.

Geranium 'Rozanne' Commonly known as Cranesbill. Followers of the 2013 RHS Chelsea Flower Show will know that this plant was recently awarded 1st place in their ‘Plant of the Centenary’. Geranium 'Rozanne' produces an abundance of lilac blue flowers. These hardy perennial plants make excellent ground cover and help create beautiful cottage garden style planting schemes. Flowering right through the summer, if the plant starts to look a little tired simply cut right back and it will come back with new growth and another flush of flowers. Cranesbill make a lovely companion plant for roses and are superb for edging the front of informal borders or even gently cascading from patio containers. Their bright autumn foliage extends their season of interest. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 60cm (24"). Supplied as plug plants. More info 3 plug plants Despatch: By end of July 2013 £14.99 Quantity 6 plug plants Despatch: By end of July 2013 SAVE £10 £19.98 Quantity
Geranium 'Hardy Doubles Collection' (Cranesbill) Undemanding and easy to grow, this marvellous mix of perennial hardy geraniums will grow almost anywhere. Attractive double flowers are produced in abundance on these low growing plants - perfect for creating colourful, low maintenance ground cover or softening the edges of cottage garden borders. Size 1 bare roots supplied. Collection comprises 1 plant each of: Geranium x oxonianum f. thurstonianum 'Southcombe Double' - Warm pink, double flowers displayed above light green foliage. Height: 40cm (16"). Spread: 60cm (24"). Geranium himalayense 'Plenum' - Gently ruffled, double flowers in shades of purple- pink. Height: 25cm (10"). Spread: 60cm (24"). Geranium pratense 'Summer Skies' - Tightly frilled, mauve-pink flowers with contrasting yellow centres. Height and spread: 60cm (24"). Geranium pratense 'Double Jewel' - Exquisite double white, star-shaped flowers with contrasting pink-purple centres. Height: 25cm (10"). Spread: 30cm (12"). More info 4 bareroot plants - I of each variety Despatch: By end of November 2013 HALF PRICE - SAVE £14.98 £14.98 Quantity
Pansy 'Summertime Mix' Viola x wittrockiana A bright mix of colour for a vibrant summer display! This sunny blend of clear shades and bicolours with dark faces is compact and free flowering. Perfect for a stunning display in containers, beds and borders. Height and spread: 23cm (9"). Supplied as plug tray plants. Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers. More info 24 plug tray plants Despatch: £6.99 Quantity 48 plug tray plants Despatch: SAVE £4 £9.98 Quantity 72 plug tray plants Despatch: SAVE £8 £12.97 Quantity
Pansy 'Chalon Mixed' Viola x wittrockiana Customer Review Rating Always a firm favourite this unusual pansy is free flowering throughout summer. With their frilled and ruffled petals they make a stunning display in containers, beds and borders. Height and spread: 23cm (9"). Supplied as plug tray plants. Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers. More info 24 plug tray plants Despatch: By end of August 2013 £7.99 Quantity 48 plug tray plants Despatch: By end of August 2013 SAVE £6 £11.98 Quantity 72 plug tray plants Despatch: By end of August 2013 SAVE £17 £14.97 Quantity
Geranium pratense 'Double Jewel' (Hardy) (Cranesbill) Exquisite double white, star-shaped flowers with contrasting pink-purple centres. This new introduction has neat, compact growth with a more upright habit than many other Geraniums, so it can even be grown in a container on the patio. Height: 25cm (10"). Spread 30cm (12"). Supplied as bare root plants. More info 1 bareroot plant Despatch: By end of November 2013 £7.49 Quantity
Geranium pratense 'Summer Skies' (Hardy) (Cranesbill) Tightly frilled, mauve-pink flowers with contrasting yellow centres. This double hardy geranium has a tall branching stems with deeply cut foliage. Undemanding and easy to grow, Summer Skies makes an eye catching perennial for cottage garden borders. Height and spread: 60cm (24"). Supplied as bare root plants. More info 1 bareroot plant Despatch: By end of November 2013 £7.49 Quantity
Geranium 'Lawrence Flatman' (Hardy) Geranium (Cinereum Group) (Cranesbill, Geranium 'Laurence Flatman') Striking rose pink flowers, with rich magenta veining and a velvety black eye, that stand out against a foil of delicately cut grey-green foliage that remains evergreen. This hardy geranium flowers over a particularly long period, adding colour to rockeries and the front of cottage garden borders, to form small clumps that return each year. Geranium ‘Lawrence Flatman’ is easy to grow and needs little maintenance. Height: 20cm (8"). Spread: 30cm (12"). Size 1 bare roots supplied. More info 3 bare roots Despatch: £11.99 Quantity
Geranium himalayense 'Plenum' (Hardy) (Cranesbill, Geranium himalayense 'Birch Double') Intense double violet-blue flowers adorn this vigorous hardy geranium. The distinctive dark green leaves with furrowed veining turn to a beautiful orange-red in autumn. Also known as 'Birch's Double', Geranium himalayense 'Plenum' make a wonderful addition to herbaceous borders where it's informal habit will create colourful ground cover, even in shady areas. Height: 25cm (10"). Spread: 60cm (24"). Size 1 bare roots supplied. More info 1 bare root Despatch: By end of November 2013 £7.49 Quantity
Pansy 'Eclipse' Collection Viola x wittrockiana Customer favourite Winter flowering A colourful combination of two fantastic new winter flowering pansies with picotee edges around dark velvety petals. The large blooms will transform your spring beds, borders and containers. These versatile cultivars are unrivalled for their superb winter performance. Height and spread: 23cm (9"). Supplied as plug tray plants. Collection comprises: Pansy 'Sunlight Eclipse' Pansy 'Moonlight Eclipse' Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers. More info 48 plug tray plants - 24 of each Despatch: By end of August 2013 SAVE £5 £14.98 Quantity
Geranium x oxonianum f. thurstonianum 'Southcombe Double' (Cranesbill) This semi-evergreen geranium is an outstanding variety for a perennial border. Warm pink, double flowers are displayed above light green foliage, forming a carpet of colour from late spring through until autumn. Let Geranium 'Southcombe Double' wander through your herbaceous borders or use it as low-maintenance ground cover where it's spreading habit will quickly create large drifts of colour. Height: 40cm (16"). Spread: 60cm (24"). Size 1 bare roots supplied. More info 1 bareroot plant Despatch: By end of November 2013 £7.49 Quantity
Dianthus 'Blueberry Pie' (Pink) A charming little pink, Dianthus 'Blueberry Pie' produces pretty white flowers with a vibrant violet-blue centre. We were really impressed by the flower power of this new variety in our trials during the summer. Its compact habit and abundance of small flowers are just perfect for alpine gardens and rockeries or plant them at the front of beds and borders for a stunning summer display! Height: 20cm (8"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Supplied as plug tray plants. Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers. More info 24 plug tray plants Despatch: £9.99 Quantity 48 plug tray plants Despatch: SAVE £5 £14.98 Quantity 72 plug tray plants Despatch: SAVE £12 £17.97 Quantity
Hosta 'Halcyon' (Plantain Lily, Hosta 'Holstein') A wonderful Hosta with thick-textured, large grey-blue leaves growing up to 20cm (8") long. This RHS AGM variety produces elegant racemes of bell-shaped, pale lavender flowers above neat mounds of foliage from mid-summer onwards. Also known as the Plantain Lily, Hosta 'Halcyon' makes a fabulous addition to borders, woodland gardens and patio containers, producing the best colour in a shady position. Ideal as a groundcover plant, use the lush, bold leaves as a contrast to feathery foliage or flowers. Height: 40cm (16"). Spread: 50cm (20"). Supplied in a 9cm pot. More info 1 plant in 9cm pot Despatch: By end of July 2013 £9.99 Quantity 2 plants in 9cm pots Despatch: By end of July 2013 SAVE £5 £14.98 Quantity