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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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rhubarb Strawberry

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rhubarb 'Strawberry'
£4.79 - £9.58
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.7 5 3
rhubarb Timperley Early

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rhubarb 'Timperley Early'
£4.79 - £9.58
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Rhus typhina
Rhus typhina
£29.99 £23.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 13
Rhus typhina Dissecta

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Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')

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Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Robinia pseudoacacia Lace Lady' (PBR)
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Lace Lady' (PBR)
£199.99 £159.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 80cm available to order from autumn
Romneya coulteri
Romneya coulteri
£23.99 - £63.99
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 3
Rosa Climbing Étoile de Hollande
Rosa 'Climbing Étoile de Hollande' | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99 £30.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 13
Rosa Madame Isaac Péreire
Rosa 'Madame Isaac Péreire' | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99 £35.19
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £30.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £30.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Mermaid
Rosa Mermaid | Climbing Rose
£24.99 £19.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Peach Melba ('Kormelpea') (PBR)
Rosa Peach Melba | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £26.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Rosa Scent from Heaven ('Chewbabaluv') (PBR)
Rosa Scent from Heaven ('Chewbabaluv') (PBR) | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £26.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Rosa Sugar Moon ('Wekmemolo') (PBR)
Rosa Sugar Moon ('Wekmemolo') (PBR) | Hybrid Tea Rose
£32.99 £26.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Rosa The Queen Elizabeth
Rosa The Queen Elizabeth | Floribunda Bush Rose
£26.99 £21.59
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird | Shrub Rose
£43.99 £35.19
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Henry Eilers

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Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'
£9.59 - £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 3
Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99 £131.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Salix integra Flamingo (PBR)
Salix integra 'Flamingo' (PBR)
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
£31.99 - £63.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
Salvia Berry Blast

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Salvia 'Berry Blast'
£12.99 £10.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Salvia guaranitica Black and Blue

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Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
£7.99 - £36.99
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
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 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Salvia uliginosa

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Salvia uliginosa
£15.19 - £35.99
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
Salvia uliginosa African Skies

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Salvia uliginosa 'African Skies'
£7.99 - £29.59
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
Sanguisorba Plum Drops

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Sanguisorba 'Plum Drops'
£11.19 - £26.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Schefflera taiwaniana

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Schefflera taiwaniana
£10.39 - £71.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Schizachyrium scoparium Ha Ha Tonka (PBR)

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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Ha Ha Tonka' (PBR)
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sciadopitys verticillata
Sciadopitys verticillata
£59.99 £47.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Seedless dessert grape collection

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seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99 £27.99
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
grape Boskoop Glory
seedless grape 'Boskoop Glory'
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Simple white cutting garden collection

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Simple white cutting garden collection
£5.68 £4.26
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sinojackia xylocarpa

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Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £76.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Soft pinks dahlia collection
Soft pinks dahlia collection
£12.79 - £25.58
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Solanum crispum Glasnevin

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Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'
£14.39 - £26.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Solanum laxum Album
Solanum laxum 'Album'
£14.39 - £28.78
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm 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
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)

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Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
£46.99 £37.59
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99 £31.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
£35.99 - £71.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Croft Coral

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Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£159.99 £127.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus Glendoick Spire
Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£159.99 £127.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia
Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
£31.99 - £63.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri

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Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£31.99 - £127.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
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