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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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Verbena bonariensis Lollipop (PBR)

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Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' (PBR)
£6.39 - £23.99
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 20
Hippophae rhamnoides

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20% off

Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
£6.39 - £12.78
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
bare root plant | 60 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Bright and bold sweet pea collection

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Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£8.97 £6.73
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Achillea filipendulina Cloth of Gold

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Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
£7.19 - £31.99
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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 23
Valeriana officinalis

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Valeriana officinalis
£7.19 - £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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Hedychium gardnerianum
Hedychium gardnerianum
£7.19 - £19.20
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Ageratina altissima Chocolate

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Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'
£7.19 - £31.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Verbena hastata f. Rosea

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Verbena hastata f. 'Rosea'
£7.19 - £27.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Oenothera lindheimeri

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Oenothera lindheimeri
£7.19 - £30.39
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 26
Hedychium flavescens
Hedychium flavescens
£7.19 - £19.20
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian White (Dalmatian Series)
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White' (Dalmatian Series)
£7.19 - £29.59
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Oenothera lindheimeri Siskiyou Pink
Oenothera lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink'
£7.19 - £38.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot sold out
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots sold out
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2
Ilex crenata

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Ilex crenata
£7.19 - £27.99
9cm pot 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 5.0 5 1
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora Bampton

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Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
£7.19 - £31.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 8
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian Peach (Dalmatian Series)
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach' (Dalmatian Series)
£7.19 - £29.59
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.3 5 6
Ilex crenata Convexa

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Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
£7.19 - £29.59
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nicotiana alata
Nicotiana alata
£7.19 - £14.38
5 × seedlings | jumbo sold out
10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo sold out
Eremurus Line Dance

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Eremurus 'Line Dance'
£7.19 - £19.20
1 × tuber Delivered during October
3 × tubers Delivered during October
Canna Tropicana Red (PBR)
Canna 'Tropicana Red' (PBR)
£7.19 - £21.58
1 × rhizome available to order from winter
3 × rhizomes available to order from winter
Hydrangea paniculata Phantom
Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'
£7.79 - £18.59
9cm pot sold out
3 × 9cm pots sold out
Stipa gigantea

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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
Delphinium Black Knight Group

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Delphinium 'Black Knight Group'
£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)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Muehlenbeckia complexa

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Muehlenbeckia complexa
£7.99 - £19.99
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
Calamagrostis brachytricha

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Calamagrostis brachytricha
£7.99 - £13.56
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
Cynara cardunculus

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Cynara cardunculus
£7.99 - £39.99
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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helianthus Lemon Queen

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Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
£7.99 - £31.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Athyrium filix-femina

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Athyrium filix-femina
£7.99 - £43.99
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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Panicum virgatum Heavy Metal

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Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
£7.99 - £39.99
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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Calamagrostis × acutiflora Karl Foerster

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Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
£7.99 - £38.39
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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Echinacea purpurea Magnus

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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
£7.99 - £34.39
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
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Delphinium Galahad (Pacific Hybrid Series)

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Delphinium 'Galahad' (Pacific Hybrid Series)
£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)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex aquifolium

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Ilex aquifolium
£7.99 - £38.35
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Eutrochium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) Purple Bush

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Eutrochium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) 'Purple Bush'
£7.99 - £27.99
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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Achillea Credo

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Achillea 'Credo'
£7.99 - £31.99
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Delphinium Astolat Group

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Delphinium 'Astolat Group'
£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)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Echinacea purpurea

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Echinacea purpurea
£7.99 - £35.99
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 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Helictotrichon sempervirens

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Helictotrichon sempervirens
£7.99 - £42.99
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)
Carex testacea Prairie Fire

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Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
£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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Silver Falls
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls'
£7.99 - £24.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Enchantment White (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment White' (Enchantment Series)
£7.99 - £15.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Muhlenbergia capillaris

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Muhlenbergia capillaris
£2.99 - £35.99
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena rigida f. lilacina Polaris

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Verbena rigida f. lilacina 'Polaris'
£7.99 - £31.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Althaea officinalis
Althaea officinalis
£7.99 - £18.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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