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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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19 items
bean (climbing French) Purple-podded
bean (climbing French) 'Purple-podded'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 70 seeds available to order from autumn
Bees and butterflies dahlia collection
Bees & butterflies dahlia collection
£17.20 - £34.40
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
Berry dahlia collection
Berry dahlia collection
£22.00 - £43.92
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers available to order from winter
Best white lilies collection

20% off

Best white lily collection
£11.16 - £22.32
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered during October
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
£35.99 - £79.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
£9.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging available to order from autumn
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging available to order from autumn
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£189.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
£139.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Bistorta amplexicaulis Blackfield (PBR)
Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' (PBR)
£14.99 - £47.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Bright and bold sweet pea collection

25% off

Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£8.67 £6.50
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bruised dahlia collection
Bruised dahlia collection
£12.79 - £25.58
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Buddleja 'Bressingham Bountiful'

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Buddleja 'Bressingham Bountiful'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Buddleja alternifolia
Buddleja alternifolia
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buddleja globosa
Buddleja globosa
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Buddleja lindeyana Floral Fanfare (PBR)

New

Buddleja lindeyana 'Floral Fanfare' (PBR)
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Burnt orange dahlia collection
Burnt orange dahlia collection
£12.79 - £25.58
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Burnt sugar dahlia collection
Burnt sugar dahlia collection
£12.79 - £25.58
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
butterbean Fagiolo Di Spagna

25% off

butterbean 'Fagiolo Di Spagna'
£3.19 £2.39
approx 12 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buxus sempervirens
Buxus sempervirens
£7.99 - £49.99
9cm pot | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × 1 litre pots | 15 - 20cm tall Unavailable
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