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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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Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series)
Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series)
£13.59 - £31.19
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Geranium maderense

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Geranium maderense
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Pink Candy ('Tahi12')(PBR)

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Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Pink Candy (Tahi12') (PBR)
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine ('Tahi61') (PBR)

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Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine (Tahi61') (PBR)
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Iris Benton Diedre
Iris 'Benton Diedre'
£23.99 - £55.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Iris Dusky Challenger
Iris 'Dusky Challenger'
£19.99 - £47.99
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 2
Ligusticopsis wallichiana
Ligusticopsis wallichiana
£11.19 - £42.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7
Oenothera lindheimeri Siskiyou Pink
Oenothera lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink'
£7.19 - £38.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot sold out
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots sold out
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2
Romneya coulteri
Romneya coulteri
£23.99 - £63.99
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 3
Sanguisorba Plum Drops

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Sanguisorba 'Plum Drops'
£11.19 - £26.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
£15.99 - £39.99
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'
£7.99 - £22.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbascum Primrose Path

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Verbascum 'Primrose Path'
£10.39 - £35.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbena rigida f. lilacina Polaris

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Verbena rigida f. lilacina 'Polaris'
£7.99 - £31.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkallee
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkallee'
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkfrieden

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× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkfrieden'
£10.39 - £26.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkrondell
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkrondell'
£11.99 - £26.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hemerocallis See You Tomorrow ('Huhe01') (PBR)

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Hemerocallis See You Tomorrow ('Huhe01') (PBR)
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from winter
3 × 9cm pots available to order from winter
Geranium phaeum Wendy's Blush

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Geranium phaeum 'Wendy's Blush'
£9.59 - £23.19
9cm pot sold out
3 × 9cm pots sold out
Verbascum Honey Dijon

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Verbascum 'Honey Dijon'
£9.50 - £22.50
2 litre pot sold out
3 × 2 litre pots sold out
Echinacea purpurea Pink Double Delight (PBR) (Cone-fections Series)
Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Double Delight' (PBR) (Cone-fections Series)
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot discontinued
3 × 9cm pots discontinued
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis armandi Snowdrift
Clematis armandi 'Snowdrift'
£27.99 - £111.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lonicera periclymenum Serotina
Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
£11.99 - £23.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
£11.99 - £23.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lonicera periclymenum Graham Thomas
Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'
£11.99 - £23.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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 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
Passion flower collection
Passion flower collection
£53.97 £43.18
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97 £43.18
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Abutilon Canary Bird
Abutilon 'Canary Bird'
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Campsis × tagliabueana Madame Galen
Campsis × tagliabueana 'Madame Galen'
£39.99 £31.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
£39.95 £31.96
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Alionushka
Clematis 'Alionushka'
£24.95 £19.96
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis Blue Dancer
Clematis 'Blue Dancer'
£26.95 £21.56
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Blue Eclipse
Clematis 'Blue Eclipse'
£24.95 £19.96
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Bredon Blue
Clematis 'Bredon Blue'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Double Truffle Raspberry

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Clematis 'Double Truffle Raspberry'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Duchess of Edinburgh
Clematis 'Duchess of Edinburgh'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Emilia Plater
Clematis 'Emilia Plater'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Fujimusume
Clematis 'Fujimusume'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
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