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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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Verbena bonariensis

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Verbena bonariensis
£2.39 - £31.99
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets (approx 750 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)
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 4.7 5 138
Anemone × hybrida Honorine Jobert

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Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
£10.20 - £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)
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 4.6 5 54
Echinacea purpurea Magnus

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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
£7.99 - £34.39
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
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 20
Hydrangea petiolaris

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Hydrangea petiolaris
£14.99 - £79.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 42
Calamagrostis × acutiflora Karl Foerster

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Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
£9.99 - £38.39
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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 24
Anemone × hybrida Königin Charlotte

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Anemone × hybrida 'Königin Charlotte'
£9.59 - £35.99
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 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.1 5 20
Photinia × fraseri Red Robin

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Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin'
£6.99 - £63.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
£8.99 - £64.99
9cm pot | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | 20cm ball In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 2 litre pots | 20cm ball In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7
Muhlenbergia capillaris

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Muhlenbergia capillaris
£3.99 - £39.99
approx 20 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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Amelanchier lamarckii

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Amelanchier lamarckii
£25.79 - £124.99
2 litre pot | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 0.9 - 1.2m | tree available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m bush available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m | 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 4.8 5 12
Verbena bonariensis Lollipop (PBR)

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Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' (PBR)
£6.39 - £23.99
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 20
Viburnum opulus Roseum

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Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
£24.75 - £71.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 19
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
£36.99 - £84.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 9
Echinacea purpurea

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Echinacea purpurea
£7.99 - £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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 9
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora
£2.25 - £34.99
approx 250 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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 6
Oenothera lindheimeri

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Oenothera lindheimeri
£7.19 - £30.39
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 26
Magnolia × soulangeana

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Magnolia × soulangeana
£27.99 - £95.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 10
Anemone × hybrida September Charm

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Anemone × hybrida 'September Charm'
£9.59 - £35.99
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 18
Clematis Apple Blossom

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Clematis 'Apple Blossom'
£34.99 - £103.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 7
Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea
£2.49 - £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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group
Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group
£3.49 - £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 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Echinacea pallida

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Echinacea pallida
£10.39 - £38.39
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
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronicastrum virginicum Album
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'
£10.99 - £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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna
Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
£8.99 - £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)
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
Cynara cardunculus
Cynara cardunculus
£9.99 - £47.99
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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Achillea filipendulina Cloth of Gold

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Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
£7.19 - £31.99
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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')

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Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')
£8.79 - £35.99
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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Bistorta amplexicaulis Blackfield (PBR)

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Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' (PBR)
£11.99 - £38.39
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora Bampton

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Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
£7.19 - £31.99
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
Achillea Credo

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Achillea 'Credo'
£7.99 - £31.99
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Digitalis × mertonensis
Digitalis × mertonensis
£3.79 - £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 Lemon Queen

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Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
£7.99 - £31.99
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
Valeriana officinalis
Valeriana officinalis
£8.99 - £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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Delphinium Black Knight Group
Delphinium 'Black Knight Group'
£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)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine ('Tahi61') (PBR)

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Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine (Tahi61') (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)
Delphinium Delgenius Neva ('Et Dlp 824') (Delgenius Series)

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Delphinium Delgenius Neva ('Et Dlp 824') (Delgenius Series)
£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)
Delphinium Delgenius Glitzy ('Et Dlp 17 10') (Delgenius Series)

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Delphinium Delgenius Glitzy ('Et Dlp 17 10') (Delgenius Series)
£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)
Delphinium Delgenius Chantay ('Et Dlp 827') (Delgenius Series)

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Delphinium Delgenius Chantay ('Et Dlp 827') (Delgenius Series)
£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)
Delphinium Delgenius Breezin ('Et Dlp 17 11') (Delgenius Series)

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Delphinium Delgenius Breezin ('Et Dlp 17 11') (Delgenius Series)
£12.99 - £42.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots 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 In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Delphinium Paramo Black Velvet ('Barthirty') (PBR) (Paramo Series)

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Delphinium Paramo Black Velvet ('Barthirty') (PBR) (Paramo Series)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hemerocallis Stella Rouge (PBR)

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Hemerocallis 'Stella Rouge' (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)
Hemerocallis Stella Tangerine (PBR)

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Hemerocallis 'Stella Tangerine' (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)
Hemerocallis Stella Citron (PBR)

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Hemerocallis 'Stella Citron' (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)
Eryngium Magical Red Thunder (PBR)

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20% off

Eryngium 'Magical Red Thunder' (PBR)
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Althaea officinalis
Althaea officinalis
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)

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Verbascum Peach Champagne (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)
Sanguisorba Plum Drops

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20% off

Sanguisorba 'Plum Drops'
£11.19 - £26.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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