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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
Panicum virgatum Heavy Metal

20% off

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
£7.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.5 5 2
Calamagrostis × acutiflora Karl Foerster

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Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
£7.99 - £38.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 24
Echinacea purpurea Magnus

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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
£7.99 - £34.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 20
Delphinium Galahad (Pacific Hybrid Series)

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Delphinium 'Galahad' (Pacific Hybrid Series)
£7.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 4
Ilex aquifolium

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Ilex aquifolium
£7.99 - £38.35
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salvia uliginosa African Skies

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Salvia uliginosa 'African Skies'
£7.99 - £29.59
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Eutrochium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) Purple Bush

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Eutrochium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) 'Purple Bush'
£7.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7
Achillea Credo

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Achillea 'Credo'
£7.99 - £31.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 11
Delphinium Astolat Group

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Delphinium 'Astolat Group'
£7.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
Echinacea purpurea

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Echinacea purpurea
£7.99 - £35.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 9
Helictotrichon sempervirens

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Helictotrichon sempervirens
£7.99 - £42.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Carex testacea Prairie Fire

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Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
£7.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Muhlenbergia capillaris

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Muhlenbergia capillaris
£2.99 - £35.99
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Eragrostis spectabilis

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Eragrostis spectabilis
£7.99 - £34.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Papaver rupifragum Orange Feathers

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20% off

Papaver rupifragum 'Orange Feathers'
£7.99 - £18.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Achillea filipendulina Cloth of Gold

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Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
£7.19 - £31.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 23
Valeriana officinalis

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Valeriana officinalis
£7.19 - £35.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Ageratina altissima Chocolate

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Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'
£7.19 - £31.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Verbena hastata f. Rosea

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Verbena hastata f. 'Rosea'
£7.19 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Oenothera lindheimeri

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Oenothera lindheimeri
£7.19 - £30.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 26
Ilex crenata

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Ilex crenata
£7.19 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora Bampton

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Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
£7.19 - £31.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex crenata Convexa

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Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
£7.19 - £29.59
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eremurus Line Dance

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

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Buxus sempervirens
£6.39 - £26.39
9cm pot | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Foeniculum vulgare Giant Bronze

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fennel - bronze
£6.39 - £12.78
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena bonariensis

Up to 25%

Verbena bonariensis
£1.79 - £31.99
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets (approx 750 seeds) In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
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
Verbena bonariensis Lollipop (PBR)

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Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' (PBR)
£6.39 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hippophae rhamnoides

New

20% off

Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
£6.39 - £12.78
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
bare root plant | 60 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
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
Viburnum tinus

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Viburnum tinus
£5.59 - £71.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Digitalis Spice Island

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Digitalis 'Spice Island'
£5.50 - £22.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Thuja plicata Atrovirens

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Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
£5.39 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 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
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)
Dahlia merckii

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Up to 40%

Dahlia merckii
£4.12 - £27.99
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 × tuber available to order from winter
2 litre 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
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
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
Verbena bonariensis Vanity

25% off

Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthus annuus Desire Red

25% off

Helianthus annuus 'Desire Red'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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