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Plants for the Back of the Border

Taller plants sit well towards the back of the border, adding height as well as providing a backdrop for the front-runners.

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Dahlia Copperboy
Dahlia 'Copperboy'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Fargesia rufa

30% off

Fargesia rufa
From £27.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7 (7)
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
From £149.99
20cm pot | 80cm tall
30cm pot | 1.2m tall
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Acanthus spinosus
Acanthus spinosus
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.2 5 5 (5)
Penstemon heterophyllus Heavenly Blue

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Penstemon heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Penstemon Rich Ruby

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50% off

Penstemon 'Rich Ruby'
From £4.50
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Penstemon Pensham Bilberry Ice (Pensham Series)

New

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

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Penstemon 'Midnight'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Penstemon Elmley

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Penstemon 'Elmley'
From £8.99
available to order from spring 2027
Penstemon Pensham Wedding Day (Pensham Series)

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Penstemon 'Pensham Wedding Day (Pensham Series)
From £8.99
9cm pot
6 × 9cm pots
Penstemon Stapleford Gem

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Penstemon 'Stapleford Gem'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Penstemon Summertime Pink

New

Penstemon 'Summertime Pink'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
award winning Penstemon collection

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40% off

Award-winning Penstemon collection
From £23.37
1 × collection
3 × collections
Pensham Penstemon collection

New

Pensham Penstemon collection
From £26.97
available to order from spring 2027
Penstemon Alice Hindley

New

Penstemon 'Alice Hindley'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Iris Dusky Challenger
Iris 'Dusky Challenger'
From £24.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Iris Benton Diedre
Iris 'Benton Diedre'
From £24.99
available to order from spring 2027
Acanthus hungaricus White Lips
Acanthus hungaricus 'White Lips'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
From £89.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall
12 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
From £89.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
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