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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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219 items
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
From £87.99
available to order from summer
Sanguisorba Blackthorn

New

Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn'
From £17.99
available to order from summer
Schefflera taiwaniana
Schefflera taiwaniana
From £12.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Stipa ichu
Stipa ichu
From £11.99
available to order from summer
Verbascum Clementine
Verbascum 'Clementine'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4 (4)
Verbascum Honey Dijon

New

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

New

Verbascum 'Primrose Path'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)

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Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Verbascum phoeniceum Violetta
Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 3 (3)
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £34.99
available to order from summer
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £44.99
available to order from autumn
Gladiolus Bonfire

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Gladiolus 'Bonfire'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
Verbena Showboat Magenta (Showboat Series)

New

Verbena 'Showboat Magenta' (Showboat Series)
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2 (2)
Callistemon Inferno ('Yanferno') (PBR)
Callistemon Inferno ('Yanferno') (PBR)
£26.99
sold out
Cotoneaster franchetii

30% off

Cotoneaster franchetii
From £16.09
7.5 litre pot
Ilex aquifolium Alaska
Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
£36.99 £18.50
sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£59.99
sold out
Nicotiana alata
Nicotiana alata
From £7.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
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