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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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Penstemon Pensham Bilberry Ice (Pensham Series)

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Penstemon 'Pensham Bilberry Ice' (Pensham Series)
From £8.99
available to order from spring 2027
Penstemon heterophyllus Heavenly Blue

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Penstemon heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Border salvia collection

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Border salvia collection
From £41.96
available to order from summer
Favourite salvia collection

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Favourite salvia collection
From £31.97
available to order from summer
Heavenly Penstemon collection

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Heavenly Penstemon collection
From £24.27
available to order from summer
Angelica sylvestris Vicar's Mead
Angelica sylvestris 'Vicar's Mead'
From £13.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Baptisia Cherries Jubilee
Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee'
£14.99
available to order from spring 2027
Echinacea KISMET® Kiwi

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Echinacea 'KISMET® Kiwi'
From £12.99
available to order from spring 2027
Ligusticopsis wallichiana

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Ligusticopsis wallichiana
From £2.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 9 (9)
Macleaya microcarpa Kelway's Coral Plume
Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
From £19.99
available to order from spring 2027
Sanguisorba Blackthorn

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Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn'
From £17.99
available to order from spring 2027
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
From £9.99
available to order from spring 2027
Aconitum napellus
Aconitum napellus
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Inula helenium
Inula helenium
From £9.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2 (2)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkallee
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkallee'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Echinacea purpurea Pink Double Delight (PBR) (Cone-fections Series)
Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Double Delight' (PBR) (Cone-fections Series)
From £14.99
sold out
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1 (1)
Lonicera periclymenum Serotina
Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
From £14.99
available to order from summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.2 5 9 (9)
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
From £14.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 9 (9)
Clematis Tekla ('Evipo069') (PBR)
Clematis Tekla ('Evipo069') (PBR)
£27.99
available to order from summer
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97
available to order from spring 2027
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
£47.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning wall shrub collection
Award-winning wall shrub collection
£47.97
available to order from summer
Passion flower collection
Passion flower collection
£53.97
available to order from spring 2027
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97
available to order from spring 2027
Clematis Betty Corning
Clematis 'Betty Corning'
£26.95
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Clematis Little Nell
Clematis 'Little Nell'
£27.99
available to order from spring 2027
Clematis cirrhosa Ourika Valley
Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
From £17.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Clematis Sarah Elizabeth ('Evipo098') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
Clematis Sarah Elizabeth ('Evipo098') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Clematis viticella
Clematis viticella
£27.99
available to order from spring 2027
Corynabutilon × suntense
Corynabutilon × suntense
£49.99
available to order from spring 2027
Passiflora Cool Tropics Eia Popeia
Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Eia Popeia'
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Passiflora Cool Tropics Snowstar
Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Snowstar'
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Passiflora alata
Passiflora alata
£32.99
available to order from spring 2027
Clematis Alionushka
Clematis 'Alionushka'
£28.95
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Clematis Amethyst Beauty ('Evipo043') (PBR)
Clematis Amethyst Beauty ('Evipo043') (PBR)
£32.99
available to order from summer
Clematis terniflora
Clematis terniflora
£27.99
available to order from summer
Hydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides Roseum
Hydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides 'Roseum'
£34.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Hydrangea seemannii
Hydrangea seemannii
£49.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Pileostegia viburnoides
Pileostegia viburnoides
£42.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Vitis vinifera Purpurea
Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from spring 2027
Calycanthus × raulstonii Hartlage Wine
Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
£99.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Camellia Snow Flurry
Camellia 'Snow Flurry'
£24.99
available to order from spring 2027
Camellia sasanqua Strawberry Swirl
Camellia sasanqua 'Strawberry Swirl'
£49.99
available to order from spring 2027
Camellia × vernalis Yuletide
Camellia × vernalis 'Yuletide'
£24.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Cercis canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)

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Cercis × canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)
£149.99
available to order from spring 2027
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
£129.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99
available to order from spring 2027
Edgeworthia chrysantha Grandiflora
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'
£99.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla Limelight
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla 'Limelight'
From £26.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Hamamelis × intermedia Foxy Lady
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Foxy Lady'
£49.99
available to order from spring 2027
Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® Pastel ('Mindouw4') (PBR)

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Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® Pastel ('Mindouw4') (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® Pink ('Mindoup17') (PBR)

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Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® Pink ('Mindoup17') (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® White ('Mindoub1') (PBR)

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Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® White ('Mindoub1') (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Hydrangea quercifolia Tara
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Tara'
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)
Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99
available to order from spring 2027
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora
£44.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Rhus typhina Dissecta
Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99
available to order from spring 2027
Acer palmatum Crippsii

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Acer palmatum 'Crippsii'
£89.99
available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

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Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99
available to order from summer
Calycanthus Venus
Calycanthus 'Venus'
£99.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'
Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'
£24.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star (1)
Camellia sasanqua Plantation Pink
Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
£24.99
available to order from summer
Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group
Hydrangea aspera 'Villosa Group'
£32.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Smhpfl') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Abetwo') (PBR)
£49.99
available to order from summer
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£44.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
From £44.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Paeonia delavayi
Paeonia delavayi
From £14.99
available to order from winter
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£59.99
sold out
Turkscap lily collection

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Turkscap lily collection
From £21.95
available to order from winter
Antique peach dahlia collection
Antique peach dahlia collection
From £30.45
available to order from winter
Burnt sugar dahlia collection
Burnt sugar dahlia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Coffee and cream dahlia collection
Coffee & cream dahlia collection
From £23.95
available to order from winter
Peach dahlia collection
Peach dahlia collection
From £17.75
available to order from winter
Pink champagne dahlia collection

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Pink champagne dahlia collection
From £27.45
available to order from winter
Jewel garden dahlia collection
Jewel garden dahlia collection
From £23.75
available to order from winter
John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection
John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £28.45
available to order from winter
John's pollinator dahlia collection
John's pollinator dahlia collection
From £17.75
available to order from winter
Lucy's border dahlia collection
Lucy's border dahlia collection
From £29.95
available to order from winter
Lucy's go your own way 5 varieties dahlia collection
Lucy's go your own way 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection
Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection
A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Coffee and cream 5 varieties dahlia collection
Coffee & cream 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £29.95
available to order from winter
Cutting garden dahlia collection
Cutting garden dahlia collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Proud Mary dahlia collection
Proud Mary dahlia collection
From £23.25
available to order from winter
The ultimate cutting gladioli collection
The ultimate cutting gladioli collection
From £35.95
available to order from winter
Dahlia Cafe au Lait Twist
Dahlia 'Cafe au Lait Twist'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Jowey Frambo
Dahlia 'Jowey Frambo'
From £6.79
available to order from winter
Dahlia Lava Glow
Dahlia 'Lava Glow'
£5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Ludwig Helfert
Dahlia 'Ludwig Helfert'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Marie Schnugg
Dahlia 'Marie Schnugg'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Missis Miley
Dahlia 'Missis Miley'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Dahlia Oleda
Dahlia 'Oleda'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Penhill Dark Monarch
Dahlia 'Penhill Dark Monarch'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Dahlia Preference
Dahlia 'Preference'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Skyfall
Dahlia 'Skyfall'
£5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Sweet Love
Dahlia 'Sweet Love'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Carex testacea Prairie Fire
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
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