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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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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
Juniperus chinensis Stricta
Juniperus chinensis 'Stricta'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lablab purpureus Ruby Moon
Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon'
£2.99
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lathyrus latifolius Rosa Perle
Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle'
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 4
Lathyrus odoratus Princess Elizabeth
Lathyrus odoratus 'Princess Elizabeth'
£2.99 - £7.99
approx 20 seeds available to order from autumn
9cm pot | 5 - 7 seedlings available to order from late spring
Laurus nobilis

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Laurus nobilis
£119.99 - £295.99
30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20cm pot | 80cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)

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Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Lavish and lush sweet pea collection
Lavish & lush sweet pea collection
£7.27
1 × collection available to order from autumn
Ligularia The Rocket

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Ligularia 'The Rocket'
£8.79 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2
Ligusticopsis wallichiana

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Ligusticopsis wallichiana
£11.19 - £42.39
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 4.9 5 7
Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum

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Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
£15.39 - £63.99
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 | 1 - 1.2m tall sold out
Lilium Anastasia
Lilium 'Anastasia'
£4.99 - £12.00
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Lilium Miss Peculiar
Lilium 'Miss Peculiar'
£3.99 - £9.99
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
Lilium Pink Perfection Group
Lilium Pink Perfection Group
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE bulbs available to order from winter
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
Lilium Roselily Anouska ('Dl111067') (PBR)
Lilium Roselily Anouska ('Dl111067') (PBR)
£4.99 - £12.00
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
Linaria purpurea

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Linaria purpurea
£2.99
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
Linaria purpurea Springside White

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Linaria purpurea 'Springside White'
£3.49
approx 40 seeds available to order from autumn
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum

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Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
£99.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Lobelia siphilitica f. albiflora
Lobelia siphilitica f. 'albiflora'
£27.99
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Lonicera japonica var. repens
Lonicera japonica var. repens
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lonicera periclymenum Graham Thomas
Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lonicera periclymenum Serotina
Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
£14.99 - £29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lonicera periclymenum Sweet Sue
Lonicera periclymenum 'Sweet Sue'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Macleaya microcarpa Kelway's Coral Plume
Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
£15.99 - £39.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
£44.99 £35.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Magnolia Sunsation

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Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
£39.99 - £95.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
3 × 3 litre pots | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
£39.99 - £109.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
3 × 3 litre pots | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora
£44.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth
Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'
£199.99 £159.99
10 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from late spring
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem

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Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
£79.99 - £103.99
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
£139.99
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Magnolia wilsonii Eileen Baines
Magnolia wilsonii 'Eileen Baines'
£219.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
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
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£49.99
2 litre pot sold out
Mahonia nitens Cabaret (PBR)
Mahonia nitens 'Cabaret' (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Mahonia × media Charity
Mahonia × media 'Charity'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Mahonia × media Winter Sun

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Mahonia × media 'Winter Sun'
£34.99 - £71.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Malus Montreal Beauty
Malus 'Montreal Beauty'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Red Glow
Malus 'Red Glow'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Royalty
Malus 'Royalty'
£49.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
£69.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus Snowcloud
Malus 'Snowcloud'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')

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Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
£59.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from autumn
Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris - Crab apple hedging
£49.99 - £89.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous
Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
£39.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
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