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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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863 items
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus Copper Kettle

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Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'

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Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Seedless dessert grape collection

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seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99 £27.99
1 × collection | 2 plants
Passiflora Damsel's Delight

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Passiflora 'Damsel's Delight'
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis cirrhosa Ourika Valley
Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
From £14.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)

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Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Daphne bholua Mary Rose
Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Photinia Blackberry Gem

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Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
quince Leskovac
quince 'Leskovac'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)

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Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Bridgewater ('EviGsy155') (PBR)

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Clematis Bridgewater ('EviGsy155') (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Hydrangea arborescens FlowerWOW (´BALful´) (PBR)

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Hydrangea arborescens FlowerWOW (´BALful´) (PBR)
From £27.99
1.5 litre pot
Prunus laurocerasus On Fire (PBR)

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Prunus laurocerasus 'On Fire' (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Enkianthus campanulatus

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Enkianthus campanulatus
£32.99 £26.39
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group
Hydrangea aspera 'Villosa Group'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5 (5)
Ilex aquifolium Silver Queen
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Summer Snowflake

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Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot
Passiflora Purple Haze

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Passiflora 'Purple Haze'
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Fatsia japonica Tsumugi-shibori

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Fatsia japonica 'Tsumugi-shibori'
From £26.39
2 litre pot
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (110)
Rosa Scent from Heaven ('Chewbabaluv') (PBR)

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Rosa Scent from Heaven ('Chewbabaluv') (PBR) | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £26.39
4 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Passiflora Amethyst

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Passiflora 'Amethyst'
From £14.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Passiflora alata
Passiflora alata
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Abutilon Canary Bird
Abutilon 'Canary Bird'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Erica × veitchii Gold Tips

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Erica × veitchii 'Gold Tips'
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot
Erica australis f. albiflora Polar Express

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Erica arborea var. australis f. albiflora 'Polar Express'
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot
Rosa Peach Melba ('Kormelpea') (PBR)
Rosa Peach Melba | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Rosa Sugar Moon ('Wekmemolo') (PBR)

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Rosa Sugar Moon ('Wekmemolo') (PBR) | Hybrid Tea Rose
£32.99 £26.39
4 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) Cyril Watson

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Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'
£32.99 £26.39
2 litre pot
Clematis Alaina ('Evipo056') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)

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Clematis Alaina ('Evipo056') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Amethyst Beauty ('Evipo043') (PBR)

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Clematis Amethyst Beauty ('Evipo043') (PBR)
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Picotee ('Zo09124') (PBR)

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Clematis Picotee ('Zo09124') (PBR)
£32.99 £26.39
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Clematis Prosperity
Clematis 'Prosperity'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Clematis Van Gogh
Clematis 'Van Gogh'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Clematis Starlet White Perfume ('HYFLET') (PBR)
Clematis Starlet White Perfume ('Hyflet') (PBR)
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Jasminum × stephanense Starry Starry Pink Lady (PBR)
Jasminum × stephanense 'Starry Starry Pink Lady' (PBR)
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Rosa White Perfumella ('Meicalanq') (PBR)

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Rosa White Perfumella ('Meicalanq') (PBR) | Hybrid Tea Rose
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from autumn
Clematis Apple Blossom

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Clematis 'Apple Blossom'
From £26.36
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)

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Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
From £26.20
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Favourite salvia collection

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Favourite salvia collection
From £25.58
1 × collection | 3 plants
3 × collections | 9 plants
Juncus maritimus
Juncus maritimus
From £24.99
3 × 9cm pots
Antique peach dahlia collection

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Antique peach dahlia collection
From £24.36
available to order from winter
Clematis recta Purpurea
Clematis recta 'Purpurea'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple

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Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
From £23.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Lonicera periclymenum Serotina

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Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
From £11.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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Parthenocissus quinquefolia
From £11.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (14)
Fallopia baldschuanica

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Fallopia baldschuanica
From £11.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Solanum crispum Glasnevin

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Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'
From £14.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Vitis vinifera Purpurea

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Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'
£29.99 £23.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
Hibiscus syriacus Helene

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Hibiscus syriacus 'Helene'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Mahonia × media Charity

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Mahonia × media 'Charity'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (17)
Rhus typhina
Rhus typhina
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine

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Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
From £23.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Taxus baccata

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Taxus baccata
From £7.99
9cm pot | 20cm tall
3 litre pot | 30cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Lonicera japonica var. repens

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Lonicera japonica var. repens
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Clematis Proteus

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Clematis 'Proteus'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
quince Vranja

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quince 'Vranja'
From £23.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
Lathyrus latifolius Rosa Perle

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Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle'
From £11.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Clematis Blue River ('Zoblueriver') (PBR)

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Clematis Blue River ('Zoblueriver') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis heracleifolia Cassandra
Clematis heracleifolia 'Cassandra'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Clematis My Angel (PBR)
Clematis 'My Angel' (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Hydrangea aspera Hot Chocolate ('Haopr012') (PBR)
Hydrangea aspera Hot Chocolate ('Haopr012') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
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