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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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Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkfrieden

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× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkfrieden'
£10.39 - £26.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hemerocallis See You Tomorrow ('Huhe01') (PBR)

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Hemerocallis See You Tomorrow ('Huhe01') (PBR)
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from winter
3 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
Delphinium Delgenius Breezin ('Et Dlp 17 11') (Delgenius Series)

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Delphinium Delgenius Breezin ('Et Dlp 17 11') (Delgenius Series)
£10.39 - £34.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Delphinium Delgenius Chantay ('Et Dlp 827') (Delgenius Series)

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Delphinium Delgenius Chantay ('Et Dlp 827') (Delgenius Series)
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Delphinium Delgenius Glitzy ('Et Dlp 17 10') (Delgenius Series)

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Delphinium Delgenius Glitzy ('Et Dlp 17 10') (Delgenius Series)
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Delphinium Delgenius Neva ('Et Dlp 824') (Delgenius Series)

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Delphinium Delgenius Neva ('Et Dlp 824') (Delgenius Series)
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Pink Candy ('Tahi12')(PBR)

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Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Pink Candy (Tahi12') (PBR)
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine ('Tahi61') (PBR)

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Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine (Tahi61') (PBR)
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots 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
Adenophora pereskiifolia White Blaze

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Adenophora pereskiifolia 'White Blaze'
£11.19 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ligusticopsis wallichiana
Ligusticopsis wallichiana
£11.19 - £42.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots 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
Angelica sylvestris Vicar's Mead

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Angelica sylvestris 'Vicar's Mead'
£11.19 - £26.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Delphinium Mighty Atom

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Delphinium 'Mighty Atom'
£11.99 - £37.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Echinacea Green Envy (PBR)

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Echinacea 'Green Envy' (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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Echinacea Tomato Soup (PBR)

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Echinacea 'Tomato Soup' (PBR)
£11.99 - £46.39
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.6 5 5
Echinacea purpurea Pink Double Delight (PBR) (Cone-fections Series)
Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Double Delight' (PBR) (Cone-fections Series)
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot discontinued
3 × 9cm pots discontinued
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1
Echinacea purpurea Vintage Wine (PBR)

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Echinacea purpurea 'Vintage Wine' (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)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 5
Bistorta amplexicaulis Blackfield (PBR)

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Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' (PBR)
£11.99 - £38.39
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Echinacea Pretty Parasols ('JS Engeltje') (PBR)
Echinacea Pretty Parasols ('JS Engeltje') (PBR)
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Delphinium Moonbeam

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Delphinium 'Moonbeam'
£11.99 - £51.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 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
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkrondell
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkrondell'
£11.99 - £26.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Delphinium Paramo Black Velvet ('Barthirty') (PBR) (Paramo Series)

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Delphinium Paramo Black Velvet ('Barthirty') (PBR) (Paramo Series)
£11.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
Stipa ichu

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Stipa ichu
£11.99 - £26.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Deep reds dahlia collection
Deep reds dahlia collection
£12.36 - £24.72
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Eremurus robustus
Eremurus robustus
£12.79 - £36.00
1 × bulb available to order from autumn
3 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Bruised dahlia collection
Bruised 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
Burnt orange dahlia collection
Burnt orange 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
Burnt sugar dahlia collection
Burnt sugar 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
Chocolate orange dahlia collection
Chocolate orange 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
Pastel antique dahlia collection
Pastel antique 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
Peach dahlia collection
Peach 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
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
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)

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Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99 £12.79
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dinner plates dahlia collection
Dinner plates dahlia collection
£13.20 - £26.40
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series)
Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series)
£13.59 - £31.19
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Chocolate orange pollinator dahlia collection
Chocolate orange pollinator dahlia collection
£14.36 - £28.72
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Crinodendron hookerianum

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Crinodendron hookerianum
£17.99 £14.39
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
raspberry Glen Ample (PBR)
raspberry 'Glen Ample' (PBR)
£14.39 - £28.78
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Gladiator

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Allium 'Gladiator'
£14.39 - £37.60
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
raspberry Malling Promise
raspberry 'Malling Promise'
£14.39 - £28.78
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
raspberry Malling Jewel
raspberry 'Malling Jewel'
£14.39 - £28.78
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
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