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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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Buddleja alternifolia

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Buddleja alternifolia
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Betty Corning

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Clematis 'Betty Corning'
£26.95 £21.56
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Bredon Blue

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Clematis 'Bredon Blue'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Broughton Bride

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Clematis 'Broughton Bride'
£29.99 £23.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Fragrant Spring

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Clematis 'Fragrant Spring'
£24.95 £19.96
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Paul Farges

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Clematis 'Paul Farges'
£27.99 £22.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Alaina ('Evipo056') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)

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Clematis Alaina ('Evipo056') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£32.95 £26.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Drimys lanceolata

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Drimys lanceolata
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Enkianthus campanulatus

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Enkianthus campanulatus
£29.99 £23.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
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Erica australis f. albiflora Polar Express

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Erica arborea var. australis f. albiflora 'Polar Express'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Erica × veitchii Gold Tips

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Erica × veitchii 'Gold Tips'
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Fallopia baldschuanica

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Fallopia baldschuanica
£11.99 - £23.99
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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Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol

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Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
£31.19 - £95.99
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
Lathyrus latifolius Rosa Perle

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Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle'
£11.99 - £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 4
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
Phillyrea angustifolia

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Phillyrea angustifolia
£24.99 £19.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Prunus Tiltstone Hellfire

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Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'
£159.99 £127.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Sorbus wardii

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Sorbus wardii
£159.99 £127.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta

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Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£24.99 £19.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Taxus baccata ball

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Taxus baccata ball
£99.99 £79.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
All year round colour conifer collection

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All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99 £39.99
4 × 1 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Antique peach dahlia collection
Antique peach dahlia collection
£21.80 - £43.92
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers available to order from winter
Award-winning conifer collection

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Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99 £39.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97 £35.98
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 £35.98
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
£103.99 - £191.97
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 £35.98
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 £38.38
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97 £35.98
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Award-winning wall shrub collection
Award-winning wall shrub collection
£47.97 £38.38
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
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
Berry dahlia collection
Berry dahlia collection
£22.00 - £43.92
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers available to order from winter
Best purple salvia collection

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Best purple salvia collection
£24.78 - £55.94
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 9 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Best white lilies collection

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Best white lily collection
£11.16 - £22.32
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered during October
Border salvia collection

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Border salvia collection
£33.57 - £67.93
1 × collection | 4 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 12 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bright and bold sweet pea collection

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Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£8.97 £6.73
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bruised dahlia collection
Bruised dahlia collection
£12.79 - £25.58
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
£12.79 - £25.58
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
£12.79 - £25.58
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
£12.79 - £25.58
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
£14.36 - £28.72
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
£17.56 - £35.12
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
£12.36 - £24.72
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
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