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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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Hippophae rhamnoides

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20% off

Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
From £6.39
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall
Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group
Hydrangea aspera 'Villosa Group'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5 (5)
Hydrangea quercifolia Tara
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Tara'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Hydrangea serrata Choco White ('Darwhite') (PBR)

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Hydrangea serrata Choco White ('Darwhite') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Ilex aquifolium Silver Queen
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Inula helenium
Inula helenium
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2 (2)
Iris Benton Diedre
Iris 'Benton Diedre'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Iris Dusky Challenger
Iris 'Dusky Challenger'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Jasminum × stephanense Starry Starry Pink Lady (PBR)
Jasminum × stephanense 'Starry Starry Pink Lady' (PBR)
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Jasminum × stephanense Starry Starry Summer Scent ('Ganmin 1701') (PBR)
Jasminum × stephanense Starry Starry Summer Scent ('Ganmin 1701')
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Juncus maritimus
Juncus maritimus
From £24.99
3 × 9cm pots
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)
Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99 £18.39
available to order from summer
Lilium Pretty Woman
Lilium 'Pretty Woman'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Lilium Sunny Morning

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Lilium 'Sunny Morning'
£5.49 £4.39
available to order from summer
Lilium Roselily Anouska ('Dl111067') (PBR)
Lilium Roselily Anouska ('Dl111067') (PBR)
From £4.39
available to order from summer
Lonicera periclymenum Sweet Sue
Lonicera periclymenum 'Sweet Sue'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Macleaya microcarpa Kelway's Coral Plume
Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
From £15.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
From £43.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Sunsation
Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99 £103.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
From £55.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)

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Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
From £35.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia wilsonii Eileen Baines
Magnolia wilsonii 'Eileen Baines'
£199.99 £159.99
available to order from summer
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
From £55.99
available to order from summer
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')

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Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
From £39.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

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Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Melianthus major
Melianthus major
From £15.19
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Miscanthus sinensis Piccolo Rubino ('AM2021-1') (PBR)

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Miscanthus sinensis Piccolo Rubino ('AM2021-1') (PBR)
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Miscanthus sinensis Spiral Flame ('8') (PBR)

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Miscanthus sinensis Spiral Flame ('8') (PBR)
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Morus alba Pendula

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Morus alba 'Pendula'
From £103.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall
Muehlenbeckia complexa Golden Girl ('Hausler1') (PBR)

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Muehlenbeckia complexa Golden Girl ('Hausler1') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Muehlenbeckia complexa Hippie Chick ('VH') (PBR)

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Muehlenbeckia complexa Hippie Chick ('VH') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Osmanthus delavayi
Osmanthus delavayi
From £19.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Papaver Rose Feathers

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Papaver 'Rose Feathers'
£2.49 £1.99
available to order from summer
Papaver rupifragum Orange Feathers
Papaver rupifragum 'Orange Feathers'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Passiflora Cool Tropics Eia Popeia
Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Eia Popeia'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Passiflora Cool Tropics Snowstar
Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Snowstar'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Passiflora alata
Passiflora alata
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Paulownia elongata Futuro (PBR)
Paulownia elongata 'Futuro' (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Pea Blauwschokker

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Pea 'Blauwschokker'
£2.99 £2.39
available to order from summer
pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien
pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
From £79.99
available to order from summer
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde
pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'
From £71.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Penstemon Alice Hindley

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Penstemon 'Alice Hindley'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Penstemon Elmley

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Penstemon 'Elmley'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Penstemon Midnight

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Penstemon 'Midnight'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Penstemon Pensham Bilberry Ice (Pensham Series)

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Penstemon 'Pensham Bilberry Ice' (Pensham Series)
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Penstemon Pensham Wedding Day (Pensham Series)

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Penstemon 'Pensham Wedding Day (Pensham Series)
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Penstemon Rich Ruby

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Penstemon 'Rich Ruby'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Penstemon Stapleford Gem

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Penstemon 'Stapleford Gem'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Penstemon Summertime Pink

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Penstemon 'Summertime Pink'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Penstemon heterophyllus Heavenly Blue

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Penstemon heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Photinia Blackberry Gem

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Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
From £31.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
Pileostegia viburnoides
Pileostegia viburnoides
£42.99 £34.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Pinus mugo Mops

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Pinus mugo 'Mops'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from summer
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
From £27.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Pittosporum tobira Nanum

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Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
From £27.99
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
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