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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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Stachyurus chinensis Celina

20% off

Stachyurus chinensis 'Celina'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Stipa gigantea

20% off

Stipa gigantea
£7.99 - £39.99
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 4.6 5 27
Stipa ichu

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Stipa ichu
£11.99 - £26.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection

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Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£27.82 £22.26
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Myrrhis odorata

20% off

sweet cicely
£2.29 £1.83
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1

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sweetcorn 'Goldcrest' F1 (late season)
£2.99 £2.39
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sweetcorn Golden Bantam

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sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam'
£3.79 £3.03
10g packet | approx 55 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton

20% off

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
£7.99 - £22.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)

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Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
£26.20 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)

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Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)

20% off

Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Späth

20% off

Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly

20% off

Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
£23.99 - £79.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer

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Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine

20% off

Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
£23.99 - £79.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7
Syringa vulgaris Sensation

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Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Taxus baccata

20% off

Taxus baccata
£7.99 - £191.98
9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta

20% off

Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£24.99 £19.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Taxus baccata ball

20% off

Taxus baccata ball
£99.99 £79.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
tayberry Medana Tayberry

20% off

tayberry 'Medana'
£10.39 - £20.78
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
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