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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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almond Sultane
almond Sultane
£41.99 - £59.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare root stock 1.2m available to order from autumn
almond Princess
almond 'Princess'
£49.99 - £59.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare root stock 1.2m available to order from autumn
Clematis Blue Dancer
Clematis 'Blue Dancer'
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Bredon Blue
Clematis 'Bredon Blue'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Broughton Bride
Clematis 'Broughton Bride'
£24.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Helsingborg
Clematis 'Helsingborg'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis alpina Pamela Jackman
Clematis alpina 'Pamela Jackman'
£20.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buddleja alternifolia
Buddleja alternifolia
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)

30% off

Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£55.99 - £99.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Dahlia Platinum Blond
Dahlia 'Platinum Blond'
£4.94 - £13.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Angelica gigas
Angelica gigas
£12.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 33
Angelica archangelica

25% off

angelica
£2.09 - £16.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 5
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection

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Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
£129.99 - £239.96
pot grown tree collection | 4 trees In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root tree collection | 4 trees available to order from autumn
apricot Alfred
apricot 'Alfred'
£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Golden Glow
apricot 'Golden Glow'
£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot New Large Early
apricot 'New Large Early'
£34.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Early Moorpark
apricot 'Early Moorpark'
£39.99 - £49.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Myrobalan root stock |1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
£49.99 - £59.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Myrobalan root stock |1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Compacta

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apricot 'Compacta'
£149.99 - £189.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2 -1.5m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Asian pear Nijisseiki
Asian pear 'Nijisseiki'
£44.99 - £49.99
bare root | Pyrus root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Pyrus root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporum tobira
£89.99
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hardenbergia violacea
Hardenbergia violacea
£37.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Camellia sasanqua Plantation Pink
Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
£49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn

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