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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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Euonymus alatus Timber Creek

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Euonymus alatus 'Timber Creek'
£24.99 £14.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Anemone × hybrida September Charm

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Anemone × hybrida 'September Charm'
£9.59 - £35.99
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9cm pot available to order from autumn
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6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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Panicum virgatum Shenandoah

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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
£7.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna

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Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
£7.19 - £35.99
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2 litre pot available to order from autumn
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Salvia uliginosa

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Salvia uliginosa
£15.19 - £35.99
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Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum

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Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
£15.39 - £63.99
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Buddleja globosa
Buddleja globosa
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Macleaya microcarpa Kelway's Coral Plume

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Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
£15.99 - £39.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Pieris Forest Flame

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Pieris 'Forest Flame'
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Pieris japonica Mountain Fire
Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Euphorbia mellifera

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Euphorbia mellifera
£15.99 - £39.99
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Melianthus major

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Melianthus major
£15.99 - £39.99
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Musa basjoo

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Musa basjoo
£10.39 - £19.20
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
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grape Boskoop Glory

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seedless grape 'Boskoop Glory'
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Hydrangea macrophylla Koria (PBR)
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Koria' (PBR)
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Photinia × fraseri Red Robin

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Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin'
£6.99 - £63.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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10 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6
Photinia × fraseri Little Red Robin
Photinia × fraseri 'Little Red Robin'
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
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Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)

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Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
£19.99 £15.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salix integra Flamingo (PBR)
Salix integra 'Flamingo' (PBR)
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
£15.99 - £39.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Marjorie
Clematis 'Marjorie'
£11.99 - £23.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Mrs N. Thompson

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Clematis 'Mrs N. Thompson'
£11.99 - £23.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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Clematis Mrs Cholmondeley
Clematis 'Mrs Cholmondeley'
£11.99 - £23.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty

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Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99 £16.79
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bees and butterflies dahlia collection
Bees & butterflies dahlia collection
£17.20 - £34.40
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
Cryptomeria japonica Sekkan-sugi
Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi'
£24.99 £17.49
3 litre pot sold out
Coffee and cream dahlia collection
Coffee & cream dahlia collection
£17.56 - £35.12
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
Whites dahlia collection
Whites dahlia collection
£17.56 - £35.12
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
The Amistad salvia collection

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The Amistad salvia collection
£17.58 - £31.97
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 6 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juncus maritimus

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Juncus maritimus
£17.59 - £31.99
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3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
tayberry Medana Tayberry
tayberry 'Medana'
£10.39 - £20.78
bare root plant available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Clematis Helsingborg
Clematis 'Helsingborg'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis integrifolia Rosea

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Clematis integrifolia 'Rosea'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Elizabeth

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Clematis 'Elizabeth'
£11.99 - £23.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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Hydrangea petiolaris

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Hydrangea petiolaris
£11.99 - £79.99
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
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Clematis Duchess of Edinburgh
Clematis 'Duchess of Edinburgh'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Little Bas

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Clematis 'Little Bas'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Fujimusume
Clematis 'Fujimusume'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Little Nell
Clematis 'Little Nell'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Emilia Plater
Clematis 'Emilia Plater'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis terniflora
Clematis terniflora
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
£7.19 - £51.99
9cm pot | bush available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots | bush available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 20cm ball available to order from autumn
2 × 2 litre pots | 20cm ball available to order from autumn
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Juniperus chinensis Stricta

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Juniperus chinensis 'Stricta'
£22.99 £18.39
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Panicum virgatum Warrior

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Panicum virgatum 'Warrior'
£7.99 - £39.99
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