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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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18 items
Calamagrostis × acutiflora Karl Foerster
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
£9.99 - £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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 24
Prunus Jacqueline

New

Prunus 'Jacqueline'
£49.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Collingwood Ingram

New

Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
£39.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | colt | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus avium Plena

New

Prunus avium 'Plena'
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Kursar

New

Prunus 'Kursar'
£39.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£164.99
12 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.4m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Pink Perfection'
£39.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Tai-haku
Prunus 'Tai-haku'
£44.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety
Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group

25% off

Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group
£2.62 - £34.99
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.4 5 5
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian White (Dalmatian Series)
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White' (Dalmatian Series)
£8.99 - £36.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian Peach (Dalmatian Series)
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach' (Dalmatian Series)
£8.99 - £36.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
6 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.3 5 6
Digitalis purpurea Pam's Choice

25% off

Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Digitalis Spice Island
Digitalis 'Spice Island'
£10.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
Eremurus Line Dance
Eremurus 'Line Dance'
£8.99 - £24.00
1 × tuber Delivered during October
3 × tubers Delivered during October
Eremurus × isabellinus Cleopatra
Eremurus × isabellinus 'Cleopatra'
£7.79
1 × tuber Delivered during October
0 star 0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 2.7 5 6
Eremurus collection
Foxtail lily collection
£24.95 - £49.90
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered during October
Acer × freemanii Morgan
Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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