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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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Alcea rosea Nigra
Alcea rosea 'Nigra'
£2.99 - £22.99
approx 50 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)
0 star 0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 2.5 5 2
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
£34.99 - £179.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard available to order from autumn
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£27.82
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa The Queen Elizabeth
Rosa The Queen Elizabeth | Floribunda Bush Rose
£26.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1
sweetcorn 'Goldcrest' F1 (late season)
£2.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tree spinach
tree spinach
£2.19
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Foeniculum vulgare Giant Bronze
fennel - bronze
£7.99 - £15.98
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 4.8 5 12
sweetcorn Golden Bantam
sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam'
£3.49
10g packet | approx 55 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
butterbean Fagiolo Di Spagna
butterbean 'Fagiolo Di Spagna'
£3.19
approx 12 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Angelica archangelica

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angelica
£2.23 - £16.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4
Myrrhis odorata
sweet cicely
£2.29
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Summer Snowflake
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
£29.99 - £72.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mahonia × media Winter Sun

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Mahonia × media 'Winter Sun'
£34.99 - £71.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 13
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Panicum virgatum Warrior

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Panicum virgatum 'Warrior'
£9.99 - £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)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
£19.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Madame Isaac Péreire
Rosa 'Madame Isaac Péreire' | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Valeriana officinalis

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Valeriana officinalis
£7.19 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots 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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Verbena Showboat Dark Red (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' (Showboat Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings shipped within 2 weeks
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings shipped within 2 weeks
Ilex aquifolium Alaska
Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
£36.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
childrens grow bucket sunflower
childrens grow bucket 'sunflower'
£7.99
gift set In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Midnight' (Showboat Series)
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Showboat Dark Violet (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Dark Violet' (Showboat Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena Showboat Burgundy (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Burgundy' (Showboat Series)
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × rooted cuttings In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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