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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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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)
Panicum virgatum Heavy Metal

20% off

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 3.5 5 2
Salvia uliginosa African Skies

20% off

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 5.0 5 3
Eragrostis spectabilis

20% off

Eragrostis spectabilis
£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)
Stipa gigantea

20% off

Stipa gigantea
£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)
6 × 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 4.6 5 27
Athyrium filix-femina

20% off

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 4.4 5 7
Helianthus Lemon Queen

20% off

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 4.9 5 15
Achillea Credo

20% off

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 4.6 5 11
Papaver rupifragum Orange Feathers

New

20% off

Papaver rupifragum 'Orange Feathers'
£7.99 - £18.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Delphinium Astolat Group

20% off

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 4.0 5 1
Echinacea purpurea

20% off

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 4.0 5 9
Achillea filipendulina Cloth of Gold

20% off

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
Ilex crenata

20% off

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 hastata f. Rosea

20% off

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
Ageratina altissima Chocolate

20% off

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
Eremurus Line Dance

20% off

Eremurus 'Line Dance'
£7.19 - £19.20
1 × tuber Delivered during October
3 × tubers Delivered during October
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora Bampton

20% off

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
Valeriana officinalis

20% off

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
Oenothera lindheimeri

20% off

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
Ilex crenata Convexa

20% off

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)
Bright and bold sweet pea collection

20% off

Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£8.97 £7.18
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Foeniculum vulgare Giant Bronze

20% off

fennel - bronze
£6.39 - £12.78
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Buxus sempervirens

20% off

Buxus sempervirens
£6.39 - £26.39
9cm pot | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena bonariensis

20% off

Verbena bonariensis
£1.91 - £31.99
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
Eremurus stenophyllus

20% off

Eremurus stenophyllus
£6.39 - £12.78
1 × tuber Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE tubers Delivered during October
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena bonariensis Lollipop (PBR)

20% off

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
Allium giganteum

20% off

Allium giganteum
£6.39 - £16.80
1 × bulb In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × bulbs In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Eremurus × isabellinus Cleopatra

20% off

Eremurus × isabellinus 'Cleopatra'
£7.79 £6.23
1 × tuber Delivered during October
0 star 0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star
Viburnum tinus

20% off

Viburnum tinus
£5.59 - £71.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot 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)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Digitalis Spice Island

50% off

Digitalis 'Spice Island'
£5.50 - £22.49
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
Thuja plicata Atrovirens

40% off

Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
£5.39 - £20.99
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
rhubarb Raspberry Red

20% off

rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
£4.79 - £12.00
1 × crown Delivered during October
3 × crowns Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
rhubarb Strawberry

20% off

rhubarb 'Strawberry'
£4.79 - £9.58
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
rhubarb Timperley Early

20% off

rhubarb 'Timperley Early'
£4.79 - £9.58
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Simple white cutting garden collection

20% off

Simple white cutting garden collection
£5.68 £4.54
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dahlia merckii

New

Up to 40%

Dahlia merckii
£4.39 - £27.99
approx 10 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)
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 litre 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
Lilium Anastasia

20% off

Lilium 'Anastasia'
£4.39 - £11.20
1 × bulb In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × bulbs In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Smyrnium perfoliatum

20% off

Smyrnium perfoliatum
£3.99 £3.19
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthus annuus Desire Red

20% off

Helianthus annuus 'Desire Red'
£3.99 £3.19
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena bonariensis Vanity

20% off

Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'
£3.99 £3.19
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Digitalis × mertonensis

20% off

Digitalis × mertonensis
£3.03 - £34.99
approx 1000 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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
sweetcorn Golden Bantam

20% off

sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam'
£3.79 £3.03
10g packet | approx 55 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (climbing French) Purple-podded

20% off

bean (climbing French) 'Purple-podded'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 70 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Digitalis purpurea Pam's Choice

20% off

Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthus debilis Soluna Bronze

20% off

Helianthus debilis 'Soluna Bronze'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 30 seeds shipped within 2 weeks
Helianthus debilis Soluna Lemon

20% off

Helianthus debilis 'Soluna Lemon'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group

20% off

Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group
£2.79 - £34.99
approx 1000 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)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
butterbean Fagiolo Di Spagna

20% off

butterbean 'Fagiolo Di Spagna'
£3.19 £2.55
approx 12 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eupatorium cannabinum

20% off

Eupatorium cannabinum
£2.39 - £39.99
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
5 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Lablab purpureus Ruby Moon

20% off

Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon'
£2.99 £2.39
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthus annuus Ms Mars

20% off

Helianthus annuus 'Ms Mars'
£2.99 £2.39
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dipsacus fullonum

20% off

Dipsacus fullonum
£2.39 - £27.99
approx 150 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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena rigida Santos

20% off

Verbena rigida 'Santos'
£2.39 - £15.99
approx 40 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)
Nicotiana Whisper Mixed F1

20% off

Nicotiana 'Whisper Mixed' F1
£2.39 - £29.59
approx 70 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Alcea rosea Nigra

20% off

Alcea rosea 'Nigra'
£2.39 - £31.99
approx 50 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)
0 star 0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1

20% off

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

20% off

angelica
£2.39 - £13.59
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Nicotiana mutabilis

20% off

Nicotiana mutabilis
£2.79 £2.23
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tithonia rotundifolia Torch

20% off

Tithonia rotundifolia 'Torch'
£2.79 £2.23
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Digitalis purpurea

20% off

Digitalis purpurea
£1.99 - £34.99
approx 1000 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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Alcea rosea Single mixture

20% off

Alcea rosea 'Single mixture'
£2.49 £1.99
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthus Tall Single

20% off

Helianthus 'Tall Single'
£1.99 - £5.60
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Nigella papillosa African Bride

20% off

Nigella papillosa 'African Bride'
£1.91 - £4.80
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of approx 100 seeds 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)
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

20% off

Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora
£1.80 - £27.99
approx 250 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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
tree spinach

20% off

tree spinach
£2.19 £1.75
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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