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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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Stipa gigantea

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Stipa gigantea
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 33 (33)
Photinia × fraseri Red Robin

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Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7 (7)
Amelanchier lamarckii

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Amelanchier lamarckii
From £26.99
2 litre pot | bush
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 20 (20)
Viburnum opulus Roseum

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Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
From £24.75
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 23 (23)
Valeriana officinalis

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Valeriana officinalis
From £8.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora Bampton

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Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
From £2.62
approx 50 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10 (10)
Acanthus hungaricus White Lips
Acanthus hungaricus 'White Lips'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Thalictrum Elin
Thalictrum 'Elin'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
From £62.99
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Euonymus alatus Timber Creek
Euonymus alatus 'Timber Creek'
£24.99
2 litre pot
Forsythia × intermedia Goldrausch
Forsythia × intermedia 'Goldrausch'
From £24.99
3 litre pot
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Ilex aquifolium Alaska
Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
£36.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou' PBR)
From £27.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
£32.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
£32.99
2 litre pot
Pseudopanax crassifolius
Pseudopanax crassifolius
£32.99
2 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Cotoneaster franchetii
Cotoneaster franchetii
From £22.99
7.5 litre pot
Eremurus robustus
Eremurus robustus
From £15.99
1 × bulb
3 × bulbs
Smyrnium perfoliatum

25% off

Smyrnium perfoliatum
From £2.99
approx 20 seeds
Helianthus annuus Desire Red
Helianthus annuus 'Desire Red'
£3.99
approx 10 seeds
Verbena bonariensis Vanity
Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'
£3.99
approx 40 seeds
Angelica archangelica

25% off

angelica
From £2.92
approx 100 seeds
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Fargesia rufa

30% off

Fargesia rufa
From £27.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)

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