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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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A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection
A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Abutilon Canary Bird
Abutilon 'Canary Bird'
£32.99
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)
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)
Acer palmatum Crippsii

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Acer palmatum 'Crippsii'
£89.99
available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Dissectum

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Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
From £49.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

New

Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99
available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Pendulum Julian

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Acer palmatum 'Pendulum Julian'
£99.99
5 litre pot | standard | 0.8 - 1m tall
Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom

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Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
From £84.99
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted
Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
£64.99
3 litre pot | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£149.99
available to order from spring 2027
Acer rubrum Scanlon
Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Sun Valley
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer × freemanii Morgan
Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
From £89.99
available to order from spring 2027
Achillea Credo
Achillea 'Credo'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 11 (11)
Achillea filipendulina Cloth of Gold
Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 26 (26)
Aconitum napellus
Aconitum napellus
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Adenophora pereskiifolia White Blaze
Adenophora pereskiifolia 'White Blaze'
From £13.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
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