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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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Salvia guaranitica Black and Blue

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Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
£7.49 - £32.24
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 4.5 5 10
Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')

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Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')
£8.24 - £33.74
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
Salvia uliginosa

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Salvia uliginosa
£14.99 - £33.74
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 5.0 5 1
Salvia uliginosa African Skies

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Salvia uliginosa 'African Skies'
£7.49 - £14.99
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
Sanguisorba Plum Drops

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Sanguisorba 'Plum Drops'
£10.49 - £24.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Schefflera taiwaniana

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Schefflera taiwaniana
£9.74 - £67.49
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 5.0 5 1
Schizachyrium scoparium Ha Ha Tonka (PBR)

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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Ha Ha Tonka' (PBR)
£11.24 - £26.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
grape Boskoop Glory

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seedless grape 'Boskoop Glory'
£19.99 £14.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sinojackia xylocarpa

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Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £82.49
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)

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Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
£46.99 £35.24
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus Croft Coral

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Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus splendens

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Sorbus splendens
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Stachyurus chinensis Celina

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Stachyurus chinensis 'Celina'
£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke

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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
£14.99 - £37.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre 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)
£24.56 - £74.99
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 available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Syringa vulgaris Sensation

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Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£29.99 £22.49
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
tayberry Medana Tayberry

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tayberry 'Medana'
£9.74 - £19.48
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
Thalictrum Elin

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Thalictrum 'Elin'
£9.71 - £18.56
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)

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Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99 £11.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja plicata Atrovirens

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Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
£6.74 - £26.24
9cm pot 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 4.0 5 6
Trachycarpus fortunei

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Trachycarpus fortunei
£18.74 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Valeriana officinalis

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Valeriana officinalis
£6.74 - £33.74
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
Verbascum Clementine

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Verbascum 'Clementine'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)

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Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)
£7.49 - £18.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)

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Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
£5.24 - £14.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Showboat Burgundy (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Burgundy' (Showboat Series)
£5.24 - £14.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Showboat Dark Violet (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Dark Violet' (Showboat Series)
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Midnight' (Showboat Series)
£5.24 - £14.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
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Verbena bonariensis

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Verbena bonariensis
£1.79 - £33.74
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets (approx 750 seeds) In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Verbena bonariensis Lollipop (PBR)

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Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' (PBR)
£5.99 - £11.21
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena hastata f. Rosea

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Verbena hastata f. 'Rosea'
£6.74 - £26.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora Bampton

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Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
£6.74 - £29.99
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
Veronicastrum virginicum Adoration

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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Adoration'
£9.74 - £22.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronicastrum virginicum Album

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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'
£8.24 - £18.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronicastrum virginicum Fascination

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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
£9.74 - £33.74
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
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronicastrum virginicum Lavendelturm

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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm'
£9.74 - £22.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Veronicastrum virginicum Challenger (PBR)

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Veronicastrum virginicum Challenger (PBR)
£9.74 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty

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Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99 £20.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum tinus

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Viburnum tinus
£5.24 - £67.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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 available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora Shiro-kapitan

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Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora 'Shiro-kapitan'
£42.99 £32.24
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99 £97.49
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea Hon-beni

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Wisteria floribunda f. rosea 'Hon-beni'
£42.99 £32.24
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria × formosa Caroline

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Wisteria × formosa 'Caroline'
£42.99 £32.24
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
childrens grow bucket sunflower

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childrens grow bucket 'sunflower'
£7.99 £5.99
gift set In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

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Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99 £44.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)

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Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£139.99 £104.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer rubrum Scanlon

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Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£179.99 £134.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Core Blimey

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apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99 £112.49
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)

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Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99 £142.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea

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Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99 £74.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Fagus sylvatica

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Fagus sylvatica
£26.24 - £123.74
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
20 litre pot | 1.75 - 2.0m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia Joli Pompon

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Magnolia 'Joli Pompon'
£219.99 £164.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Morus alba Pendula

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Morus alba 'Pendula'
£142.49 - £172.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Mikuruma-gaeshi

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Prunus 'Mikuruma-gaeshi'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
quince Serbian Gold

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quince 'Serbian Gold'
£26.24 - £127.49
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m available to order from autumn
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

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Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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