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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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Helianthus debilis Soluna Lemon

25% off selected

Helianthus debilis 'Soluna Lemon'

£3.49 £2.62
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Verbena bonariensis Vanity

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Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'

£3.99 £2.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Sorbus Croft Coral

Sorbus 'Croft Coral'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Simple white cutting garden collection

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Simple white cutting garden collection

£4.78 £3.58
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
damson Damson Sweet Prune

damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'

£169.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus Aureovariegatus

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Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Aureovariegatus'

£79.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Clematis Blue Dancer

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Clematis 'Blue Dancer'

£17.49 £13.12
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Clematis Bredon Blue

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Clematis 'Bredon Blue'

£27.99 £20.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Clematis Helsingborg

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Clematis 'Helsingborg'

£16.99 £12.74
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Clematis alpina Pamela Jackman

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Clematis alpina 'Pamela Jackman'

£16.49 £12.37
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Buddleja alternifolia

Buddleja alternifolia

£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Wisteria frutescens Longwood Purple

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Wisteria frutescens 'Longwood Purple'

£37.99 £28.49
3 litre pot | 60cm cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Wisteria frutescens

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Wisteria frutescens

£37.99 £28.49
3 litre pot | 60cm cane | grafted shipped within 2 weeks
Angelica gigas

Angelica gigas

£7.99 - £36.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 32
Angelica archangelica

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angelica

£1.42 - £16.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
apricot Robada (PBR)

apricot 'Robada' (PBR)

£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Pseudosasa japonica

Pseudosasa japonica

£29.99
2 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Lysichiton camtschatcensis

Lysichiton camtschatcensis

£21.99 - £34.99
1 litre aquatic pot shipped within 1 Week
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots shipped within 1 Week
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from late spring
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 10
Phyllostachys bissetii

Phyllostachys bissetii

£34.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.4 - 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Fargesia rufa

Fargesia rufa

£39.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot | 50 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80 cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Phyllostachys bissetii

Phyllostachys bissetii - Bamboo hedging

£104.97 £74.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Laurus nobilis

Laurus nobilis

£99.99 - £299.99
20cm pot | 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acanthus spinosus

Acanthus spinosus

£8.99 - £24.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Iris Benton Diedre

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Iris 'Benton Diedre'

£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acanthus hungaricus White Lips

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Acanthus hungaricus 'White Lips'

£8.99 - £24.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'

£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Phyllostachys nigra

Phyllostachys nigra

£34.99 - £349.99
2 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
18 litre pot | 2.5 - 2.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 18 litre pot | 2.5 - 2.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'

£28.49 - £97.49
3 litre pot | 60cm cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
blackberry Waldo

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blackberry 'Waldo'

£10.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn 2024
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn 2024
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca Group) Glauca

Cedrus atlantica (Glauca Group) 'Glauca'

£29.99 - £79.99
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from late spring
Salvia uliginosa African Skies

Salvia uliginosa 'African Skies'

£6.99 - £27.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Salvia uliginosa

Salvia uliginosa

£17.99 - £21.00
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 9cm pots Unavailable
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii

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Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'

£11.24 - £22.49
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from late spring
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Callistemon viminalis Captain Cook

Callistemon viminalis 'Captain Cook'

£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)

Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)

£8.99 - £42.99
2 litre pot | bush In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 litre pot | 20cm ball In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9cm pot | bush available to order from late spring
6 × 9cm pots | bush available to order from late spring
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'

£44.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata

Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'

£32.99 - £119.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
10 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.2m tall available to order from late spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Foeniculum vulgare Giant Bronze

fennel - bronze

£5.99 - £11.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia grandiflora

Magnolia grandiflora

£37.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
butterbean Fagiolo Di Spagna

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butterbean 'Fagiolo Di Spagna'

£3.19 £2.39
approx 12 seeds In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Eryngium yuccifolium

Eryngium yuccifolium

£8.99 - £24.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'

Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'

£34.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from late spring
Ceanothus Concha

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25% off

Ceanothus 'Concha'

£18.74 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall trellis available to order from late spring
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ceanothus arboreus Trewithen Blue

Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'

£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Camellia japonica Lady Vansittart

Camellia japonica 'Lady Vansittart'

£34.99
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia × williamsii Anticipation

Camellia × williamsii 'Anticipation'

£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia × williamsii Donation

Camellia × williamsii 'Donation'

£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia × williamsii Ruby Wedding

Camellia × williamsii 'Ruby Wedding'

£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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