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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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Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')
Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')
£10.99 - £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)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salvia guaranitica Black and Blue
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
£9.99 - £42.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 10
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
£27.99 - £54.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Hippophae rhamnoides

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Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
£7.99 - £15.98
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant | 60 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Eryngium Magical Red Thunder (PBR)

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Eryngium 'Magical Red Thunder' (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juncus maritimus
Juncus maritimus
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Carex testacea Prairie Fire
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
£9.99 - £39.99
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 1
Seedless dessert grape collection
seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Heptacodium miconioides

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Heptacodium miconioides
£89.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall bush available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Hydrangea arborescens FlowerWOW (´BALful´) (PBR)

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Hydrangea arborescens FlowerWOW (´BALful´) (PBR)
£34.99
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
£99.99
9 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkallee
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkallee'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkfrieden

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× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkfrieden'
£12.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkrondell
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkrondell'
£14.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
£44.99
3 litre pot | 90cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 19
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora Shiro-kapitan
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora 'Shiro-kapitan'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Wisteria brachybotrys Showa-beni
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Wisteria brachybotrys Okayama
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Halesia carolina
Halesia carolina
£99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall bush 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)
Eucalyptus pulverulenta Baby Blue
Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'
£17.49 - £39.99
12cm pot sold out
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Dahlia Dahlegria Tricolore ('Dahlgr85') (PBR) (Dahlegria Series)
Dahlia Dahlegria Tricolore ('Dahlgr85') (PBR) (Dahlegria Series)
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star
Sinojackia xylocarpa

30% off

Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £76.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lilium Anastasia

10% off

Lilium 'Anastasia'
£4.49 - £10.80
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lilium Miss Peculiar
Lilium 'Miss Peculiar'
£3.59 - £8.99
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
Verbena rigida f. lilacina Polaris

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Verbena rigida f. lilacina 'Polaris'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cotinus Grace
Cotinus 'Grace'
£26.75
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
£29.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Viburnum opulus Roseum
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
£24.75 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Amelanchier lamarckii
Amelanchier lamarckii
£25.79 - £124.99
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
bare root | 0.9 - 1.2m | tree available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m | bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | tree available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Erica australis f. albiflora Polar Express
Erica arborea var. australis f. albiflora 'Polar Express'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Papaver rupifragum Orange Feathers

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Papaver rupifragum 'Orange Feathers'
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Rhus typhina Dissecta
Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
£99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhus typhina
Rhus typhina
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Dahlia Ka’s Champagne
Dahlia 'Ka’s Champagne'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Digitalis × mertonensis

25% off

Digitalis × mertonensis
£2.84 - £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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helianthus annuus Ms Mars

25% off

Helianthus annuus 'Ms Mars'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthus annuus Desire Red

25% off

Helianthus annuus 'Desire Red'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthus debilis Soluna Lemon

25% off

Helianthus debilis 'Soluna Lemon'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthus debilis Soluna Bronze

25% off

Helianthus debilis 'Soluna Bronze'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthus Tall Single

25% off

Helianthus 'Tall Single'
£1.87 - £5.25
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helianthus Lemon Queen
Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
£9.99 - £39.99
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
Clematis terniflora
Clematis terniflora
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
cherry Colney
cherry 'Colney'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
cherry Karina
cherry 'Karina'
£26.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry Nabella
cherry 'Nabella'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
cherry Regina
cherry 'Regina'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
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