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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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334 items
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
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2
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
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.5 5 2
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
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 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
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)
Favourite salvia collection

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Favourite salvia collection
£25.58 - £47.95
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 9 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety

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Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97 £40.78
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eremurus collection

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Foxtail lily collection
£19.96 - £39.92
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered during October
Seedless dessert grape collection

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seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99 £27.99
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Simple white cutting garden collection

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Simple white cutting garden collection
£5.68 £4.26
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection

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Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£27.82 £20.86
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
Allium Gladiator

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Allium 'Gladiator'
£14.39 - £37.60
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

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Allium giganteum
£6.39 - £16.80
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Eremurus Line Dance

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Eremurus 'Line Dance'
£7.19 - £19.20
1 × tuber Delivered during October
3 × tubers Delivered during October
Eremurus stenophyllus

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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
Eremurus × isabellinus Cleopatra

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

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Lilium 'Anastasia'
£3.99 - £9.60
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
rhubarb Raspberry Red

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rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
£3.99 - £11.20
1 × crown Delivered during October
3 × crowns Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
rhubarb Strawberry

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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

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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
apple Rosette

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apple 'Rossete'
£31.99 - £135.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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