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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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Sugared almonds cutting garden collection

25% off

Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£27.82 £20.86
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Summer nights dahlia collection
Summer nights dahlia collection
£16.25 - £32.50
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Myrrhis odorata

25% off

sweet cicely
£2.29 £1.72
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1

25% off

sweetcorn 'Goldcrest' F1 (late season)
£2.99 £2.24
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sweetcorn Golden Bantam

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sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam'
£3.49 £2.62
10g packet | approx 55 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
£9.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
£32.75 - £99.99
2 litre pot 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 available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£32.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£34.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Späth
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly
Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
£29.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer
Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
£29.99 - £99.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 0.8m tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
£29.99 - £99.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7
Syringa vulgaris Sensation
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£29.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
£9.99 - £239.98
9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Taxus baccata ball
Taxus baccata ball
£99.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
tayberry Medana Tayberry
tayberry 'Medana'
£12.99 - £25.98
bare root plant available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Thalictrum Elin
Thalictrum 'Elin'
£12.95 - £24.75
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja plicata Atrovirens
Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
£8.99 - £34.99
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
Tithonia rotundifolia Torch

25% off

Tithonia rotundifolia 'Torch'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Trachycarpus fortunei
Trachycarpus fortunei
£24.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
tree spinach

25% off

tree spinach
£2.19 £1.64
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tropaeolum speciosum
Tropaeolum speciosum
£44.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Valeriana officinalis
Valeriana officinalis
£8.99 - £44.99
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
Verbascum Clementine
Verbascum 'Clementine'
£12.99 - £28.99
9cm pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbascum Honey Dijon

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Verbascum 'Honey Dijon'
£18.99 - £44.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Verbascum Primrose Path

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Verbascum 'Primrose Path'
£12.99 - £44.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)

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Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbascum phoeniceum Violetta
Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta'
£11.99 - £28.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Enchantment White (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment White' (Enchantment Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Showboat Burgundy (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Burgundy' (Showboat Series)
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Showboat Dark Red (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' (Showboat Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Showboat Dark Violet (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Dark Violet' (Showboat Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Midnight' (Showboat Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Showboat White (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat White' (Showboat Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbena bonariensis

25% off

Verbena bonariensis
£1.79 - £44.99
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
Verbena bonariensis Lollipop (PBR)
Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' (PBR)
£7.99 - £29.99
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
Verbena bonariensis Vanity

25% off

Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')
Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')
£6.99 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
£6.99 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena hastata f. Rosea
Verbena hastata f. 'Rosea'
£8.99 - £34.99
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
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora Bampton
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
£8.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena rigida Santos

25% off

Verbena rigida 'Santos'
£2.24 - £19.99
approx 40 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)
Verbena rigida f. lilacina Polaris

New

Verbena rigida f. lilacina 'Polaris'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Veronicastrum virginicum Adoration
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Adoration'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronicastrum virginicum Album
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'
£10.99 - £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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronicastrum virginicum Fascination
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
£12.99 - £44.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronicastrum virginicum Lavendelturm
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Veronicastrum virginicum Challenger (PBR)

New

Veronicastrum virginicum Challenger (PBR)
£12.99 - £31.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Vibrant dahlia collection
Vibrant dahlia collection
£15.99 - £31.98
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty
Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum opulus Roseum
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
£24.75 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Summer Snowflake
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
£32.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum tinus
Viburnum tinus
£6.99 - £89.99
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 available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Vitex agnus-castus Delta Blues ('Piivac-I')
Vitex agnus-castus Delta Blues ('Piivac-I')
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Vitis vinifera Purpurea
Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Vitis vinifera Spetchley Red
Vitis vinifera 'Spetchley Red'
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
walnut Broadview
walnut 'Broadview'
£79.99 - £89.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 lt pot | regia root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m available to order from autumn
walnut Buccaneer
walnut 'Buccaneer'
£89.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
walnut Europa
walnut 'Europa'
£149.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
walnut Lara
walnut 'Lara'
£84.99 - £89.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 lt pot | regia root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m available to order from autumn
walnut common
walnut (common)
£34.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | regia | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Whites dahlia collection
Whites dahlia collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Wisteria brachybotrys Okayama
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Wisteria brachybotrys Showa-beni
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora Shiro-kapitan
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora 'Shiro-kapitan'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Wisteria floribunda Domino
Wisteria floribunda 'Domino'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Wisteria floribunda Kimono
Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
£42.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda Kuchi-beni
Wisteria floribunda 'Kuchi-beni'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'
£42.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea Hon-beni
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea 'Hon-beni'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Wisteria × formosa Caroline
Wisteria × formosa 'Caroline'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkallee
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkallee'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkfrieden

New

× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkfrieden'
£12.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkrondell
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkrondell'
£14.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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