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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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Myrrhis odorata
sweet cicely
£2.29
approx 5 seeds
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1
sweetcorn 'Goldcrest' F1 (late season)
£2.99
approx 50 seeds
sweetcorn Golden Bantam
sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam'
£3.79
10g packet | approx 55 seeds
Symphoricarpos Little Berry ('GRSYCHLB') (PBR)

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30% off

Symphoricarpos Little Berry ('GRSYCHLB') (PBR)
£27.99 £19.59
2 litre pot
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
From £19.99
available to order from spring
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)

30% off

Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
From £22.92
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4 (4)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£32.99
3 litre pot
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£34.99
3 litre pot
Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Späth
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly

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Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
From £29.99
3 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer
Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
£29.99
3 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2 (2)
Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
From £29.99
3 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7 (7)
Syringa vulgaris Sensation
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£29.99
3 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4 (4)
Tangerine twist 3 varieties dahlia collection

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Tangerine twist 3 varieties dahlia collection
From £16.99
1 × collection | 3 tubers
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers
Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection

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Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £29.15
1 × collection | 5 tubers
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers
Taxus baccata

Up to 40% off

Taxus baccata
From £5.99
9cm pot | 20cm tall
3 litre pot | 30cm
6 × 9cm pots
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm
+ 3 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5 (5)
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£24.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Taxus baccata ball

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Taxus baccata ball
£99.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5 (5)
tayberry Medana Tayberry
tayberry 'Medana'
From £12.99
bare root plant
3 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants
Thalictrum Elin
Thalictrum 'Elin'
From £12.95
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
The Amistad salvia collection

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30% off

The Amistad salvia collection
From £18.68
1 × collection | 2 plants
3 × collections | 6 plants
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
£15.99
1 litre pot
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