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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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Inula helenium
Inula helenium
£12.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Iris Benton Diedre
Iris 'Benton Diedre'
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Iris Dusky Challenger
Iris 'Dusky Challenger'
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot 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 5.0 5 2
Itea ilicifolia

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Itea ilicifolia
£49.99 £39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Jasminum × stephanense Starry Starry Summer Scent ('Ganmin 1701') (PBR)

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Jasminum × stephanense Starry Starry Summer Scent ('Ganmin 1701')
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane 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
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)
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
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection

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Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
£59.99 - £149.98
with tall zinc doll pot - Ø46 × H50cm Multibuy offers
6 × 9cm plants Unavailable
Ligularia The Rocket
Ligularia 'The Rocket'
£10.99 - £24.99
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
Ligusticopsis wallichiana
£10.99 - £52.99
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 4.9 5 7
Ligustrum delavayanum

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Ligustrum delavayanum
£99.99 £79.99
7 litre pot | ¼ standard | 25 -30cm head In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum

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Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
£21.99 - £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 available to order from autumn
Lobelia siphilitica f. albiflora
Lobelia siphilitica f. 'albiflora'
£27.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Lonicera japonica var. repens

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Lonicera japonica var. repens
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lonicera periclymenum Graham Thomas

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'
£11.99 - £23.98
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 5.0 5 7
Lonicera periclymenum Serotina

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
£11.99 - £23.99
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 4.4 5 8
Macleaya microcarpa Kelway's Coral Plume
Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Magnolia Joli Pompon
Magnolia 'Joli Pompon'
£219.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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