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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 purpurea Magnus

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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 20 (20)
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)

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Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
From £7.19
9cm pot | bush
2 litre pot | bush
6 × 9cm pots | bush
2 litre pot | 15cm ball
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7 (7)
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

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Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora
From £1.80
approx 250 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 8 (8)
Echinacea purpurea

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Echinacea purpurea
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.1 5 12 (12)
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian White (Dalmatian Series)

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Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White' (Dalmatian Series)
From £7.19
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 7 (7)
Echinacea pallida

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Echinacea pallida
From £10.39
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4 (4)
Digitalis × mertonensis

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Digitalis × mertonensis
From £3.59
approx 1000 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4 (4)
Valeriana officinalis

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Valeriana officinalis
From £7.19
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Black Barlow (Barlow Series)

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Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow'
From £3.19
approx 40 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Blue Barlow (Barlow Series)

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Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Blue Barlow' (Barlow Series)
From £2.79
approx 40 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 4 (4)
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian Peach (Dalmatian Series)

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Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach' (Dalmatian Series)
From £7.19
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.3 5 7 (7)
Echinacea Green Envy (PBR)

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Echinacea 'Green Envy' (PBR)
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Echinacea Tomato Soup (PBR)

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Echinacea 'Tomato Soup' (PBR)
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.6 5 5 (5)
Echinacea Pretty Parasols ('JS Engeltje') (PBR)

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Echinacea Pretty Parasols ('JS Engeltje') (PBR)
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Echinacea purpurea Pink Double Delight (PBR) (Cone-fections Series)

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Echinacea purpurea 'Pink Double Delight' (PBR) (Cone-fections Series)
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1 (1)
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection

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Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
From £50.39
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Pittosporum tobira

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Pittosporum tobira
£99.99 £79.99
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
Buddleja alternifolia

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Buddleja alternifolia
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'

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Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot
Drimys lanceolata

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Drimys lanceolata
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla

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Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
From £21.59
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Enkianthus campanulatus Prettycoat ('Jww10') (PBR)

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Enkianthus campanulatus Prettycoat ('Jww10') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Hydrangea arborescens FlowerWOW (´BALful´) (PBR)

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Hydrangea arborescens FlowerWOW (´BALful´) (PBR)
From £27.99
1.5 litre pot
Ilex crenata

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Ilex crenata
£8.99 £7.19
9cm pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Ilex crenata Convexa

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Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
£8.99 £7.19
9cm pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Rhododendron Cary Ann

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Rhododendron 'Cary Ann'
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot
Sinojackia xylocarpa

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Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £76.99
7.5 litre pot
Cotoneaster franchetii

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Cotoneaster franchetii
From £16.09
7.5 litre pot
Calamagrostis brachytricha

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Calamagrostis brachytricha
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue

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Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £30.39
4 litre pot
Rosa Sugar Moon ('Wekmemolo') (PBR)

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Rosa Sugar Moon ('Wekmemolo') (PBR) | Hybrid Tea Rose
£32.99 £26.39
4 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud

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Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Cryptomeria japonica Hide

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Hide'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot
Fargesia rufa

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Fargesia rufa
From £31.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')

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Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
From £79.99
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall
Echinacea purpurea Virgin (PBR)
Echinacea purpurea 'Virgin' (PBR)
From £10.39
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Echinacea KISMET® Kiwi

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Echinacea 'KISMET® Kiwi'
From £10.39
available to order from summer
Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series)
Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series)
From £13.59
available to order from summer
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
From £9.59
available to order from summer
Clematis terniflora
Clematis terniflora
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Buddleja globosa
Buddleja globosa
£26.99 £21.59
available to order from summer
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99 £67.99
available to order from summer
Elaeagnus Quicksilver
Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver'
From £35.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Ilex aquifolium Silver Queen
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Vitex agnus-castus Queen Bee

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Vitex agnus-castus 'Queen Bee'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from summer
Paeonia delavayi
Paeonia delavayi
From £11.99
available to order from winter
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii Caerulea Group
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. Caerulea Group
From £7.19
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Miscanthus sinensis Piccolo Rubino ('AM2021-1') (PBR)

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Miscanthus sinensis Piccolo Rubino ('AM2021-1') (PBR)
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Miscanthus sinensis Spiral Flame ('8') (PBR)

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Miscanthus sinensis Spiral Flame ('8') (PBR)
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Echinacea purpurea Magnus Superior

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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus Superior'
£3.49 £2.79
available to order from summer
Native hedgerow collection
Native hedgerow collection
From £127.99
available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)

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