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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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Clematis Helsingborg
Clematis 'Helsingborg'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Marjorie
Clematis 'Marjorie'
£14.99 - £29.98
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
Clematis Propertius
Clematis 'Propertius'
£14.99 - £29.98
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
Clematis Amethyst Beauty ('Evipo043') (PBR)
Clematis Amethyst Beauty ('Evipo043') (PBR)
£32.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Tekla ('Evipo069') (PBR)
Clematis Tekla ('Evipo069') (PBR)
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
£38.99 - £119.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 9
Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia
£24.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Prunus Tiltstone Hellfire
Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Trachycarpus fortunei
Trachycarpus fortunei
£24.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
Verbascum phoeniceum Violetta
Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta'
£11.99 - £28.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 3
All year round colour conifer collection
All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Antique peach dahlia collection
Antique peach dahlia collection
£24.62 - £49.41
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers available to order from winter
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection

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Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
£129.99 - £239.96
pot grown tree collection | 4 trees In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root tree collection | 4 trees available to order from autumn
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
£44.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
£47.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Award-winning wall shrub collection
Award-winning wall shrub collection
£47.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Bees and butterflies dahlia collection
Bees & butterflies dahlia collection
£19.35 - £38.70
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
Berry dahlia collection
Berry dahlia collection
£24.72 - £49.41
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers available to order from winter
Best white lilies collection

10% off

Best white lily collection
£12.56 - £25.11
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered during October
Bright and bold sweet pea collection

25% off

Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£8.67 £6.50
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bruised dahlia collection
Bruised dahlia collection
£14.39 - £28.78
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
£14.39 - £28.78
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
£14.39 - £28.78
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
£14.39 - £28.78
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Chocolate orange pollinator dahlia collection
Chocolate orange pollinator dahlia collection
£16.16 - £32.31
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Coffee and cream dahlia collection
Coffee & cream dahlia collection
£19.75 - £39.51
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
Dark and rich sweet pea collection
Dark & rich sweet pea collection
£7.27 £4.92
1 × collection available to order from autumn
Deep reds dahlia collection
Deep reds dahlia collection
£13.90 - £27.81
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Dinner plates dahlia collection
Dinner plates dahlia collection
£14.85 - £29.70
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety
Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eremurus collection

10% off

Foxtail lily collection
£22.46 - £44.91
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered during October
Hedychium collection
ginger lily collection
£24.25 - £30.51
1 × collection | 3 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs available to order from winter
Lavish and lush sweet pea collection
Lavish & lush sweet pea collection
£7.27 £4.92
1 × collection available to order from autumn
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White 'MicJur05' (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White - Magnolia hedging
£109.99
3 × 3 litre pots | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
Native hedgerow collection
Native hedgerow collection
£159.99 - £399.94
75 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
225 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Passion flower collection
Passion flower collection
£53.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Pastel antique dahlia collection
Pastel antique dahlia collection
£14.39 - £28.78
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
£14.39 - £28.78
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Pink champagne dahlia collection
Pink champagne dahlia collection
£24.70 - £49.41
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Seedless dessert grape collection
seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Simple white cutting garden collection

25% off

Simple white cutting garden collection
£5.68 £4.26
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Soft pinks dahlia collection
Soft pinks dahlia collection
£14.39 - £28.78
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection

25% off

Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£27.82 £20.86
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Summer nights dahlia collection
Summer nights dahlia collection
£14.62 - £29.25
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Vibrant dahlia collection
Vibrant dahlia collection
£14.39 - £28.78
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Whites dahlia collection
Whites dahlia collection
£19.75 - £39.51
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Allium Gladiator

10% off

Allium 'Gladiator'
£16.19 - £42.30
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
Allium giganteum

10% off

Allium giganteum
£7.19 - £18.90
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Eremurus Line Dance

10% off

Eremurus 'Line Dance'
£8.09 - £21.60
1 × tuber Delivered during October
3 × tubers Delivered during October
Eremurus stenophyllus

10% off

Eremurus stenophyllus
£7.19 - £14.38
1 × tuber Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE tubers Delivered during October
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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