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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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Tropaeolum speciosum
Tropaeolum speciosum
£44.99
available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Trumpet lily collection

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Trumpet lily collection
From £16.45
1 × collection | 3 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs
Turkscap lily collection

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Turkscap lily collection
From £21.95
available to order from winter
Valeriana officinalis

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Valeriana officinalis
From £8.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection

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Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £29.75
available to order from winter
Velvet dahlia collection

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Velvet dahlia collection
From £23.75
available to order from winter
Venetian gladioli collection

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Venetian gladioli collection
From £18.95
1 × collection | 45 corms
2 + 1 FREE collections | 135 corms
Verbascum Clementine
Verbascum 'Clementine'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Verbascum Honey Dijon

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Verbascum 'Honey Dijon'
£12.99
available to order from spring
Verbascum Primrose Path

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Verbascum 'Primrose Path'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)

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Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)
From £12.99
available to order from spring
Verbascum phoeniceum Violetta
Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 3 (3)
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
From £7.99
5 × rooted cuttings
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings
Verbena Enchantment White (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment White' (Enchantment Series)
From £10.99
5 × rooted cuttings
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Verbena Showboat Dark Red (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' (Showboat Series)
From £10.99
5 × rooted cuttings
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Verbena Showboat Magenta (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Magenta' (Showboat Series)
From £10.99
5 × rooted cuttings
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Midnight' (Showboat Series)
From £7.99
5 × rooted cuttings
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 2.0 5 2 (2)
Verbena bonariensis

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Verbena bonariensis
From £2.99
approx 250 seeds
3 × packets (approx 750 seeds)
9cm pot
2 litre pot
+ 3 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 140 (140)
Verbena bonariensis Lollipop (PBR)

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Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' (PBR)
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 20 (20)
Verbena bonariensis Vanity
Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'
£3.99
approx 40 seeds
Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')
Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')
From £7.99
5 × rooted cuttings
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
From £7.99
5 × rooted cuttings
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings
Verbena hastata f. Rosea
Verbena hastata f. 'Rosea'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora Bampton
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Verbena rigida Santos
Verbena rigida 'Santos'
From £2.99
approx 40 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Verbena rigida f. lilacina Polaris

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Verbena rigida f. lilacina 'Polaris'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Veronicastrum virginicum Adoration
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Adoration'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Veronicastrum virginicum Album

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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Veronicastrum virginicum Fascination
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
From £12.99
available to order from spring
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Veronicastrum virginicum Lavendelturm
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Vibrant gladioli collection

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Vibrant gladioli collection
From £19.95
1 × collection | 45 corms
2 + 1 FREE collections | 135 corms
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty

40% off

Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99 £16.79
2 litre pot
Viburnum opulus Roseum

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Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
From £24.75
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (20)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Summer Snowflake
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
£32.99
3 litre pot
Viburnum tinus
Viburnum tinus
From £6.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
6 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Vitex agnus-castus Queen Bee

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Vitex agnus-castus 'Queen Bee'
£34.99
2 litre pot
Vitis vinifera Purpurea
Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
walnut Broadview
walnut 'Broadview'
From £47.99
available to order from spring
walnut Buccaneer
walnut 'Buccaneer'
£89.99
available to order from spring
walnut Europa
walnut 'Europa'
£149.99
available to order from spring
walnut Lara
walnut 'Lara'
From £84.99
available to order from spring
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £34.99
available to order from spring
White dahlia collection

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White dahlia collection
From £23.95
1 × collection | 4 tubers
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97
available to order from spring
Wisteria brachybotrys Okayama
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Wisteria brachybotrys Showa-beni
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora Shiro-kapitan
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora 'Shiro-kapitan'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
Wisteria floribunda Kimono
Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
From £42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted
Wisteria floribunda Kuchi-beni
Wisteria floribunda 'Kuchi-beni'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'
From £29.95
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
7 litre pot | 1.8m cane | grafted
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea Hon-beni
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea 'Hon-beni'
£39.95
available to order from spring
Wisteria × formosa Caroline
Wisteria × formosa 'Caroline'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
Zizia aurea

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Zizia aurea
£3.49
available to order from spring
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkallee
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkallee'
From £12.99
available to order from spring
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkfrieden

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× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkfrieden'
From £12.99
available to order from spring
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkrondell
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkrondell'
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
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