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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 heterophyllus Heavenly Blue

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Penstemon heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Penstemon Rich Ruby

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Penstemon 'Rich Ruby'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Ilex crenata
Ilex crenata
From £8.99
9cm pot
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Ilex crenata Convexa
Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
From £8.99
9cm pot
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
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)
Penstemon Pensham Bilberry Ice (Pensham Series)

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Penstemon 'Pensham Bilberry Ice' (Pensham Series)
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Penstemon Midnight

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Penstemon 'Midnight'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Penstemon Elmley

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Penstemon 'Elmley'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Penstemon Pensham Wedding Day (Pensham Series)

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Penstemon 'Pensham Wedding Day (Pensham Series)
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Penstemon Stapleford Gem

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Penstemon 'Stapleford Gem'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Penstemon Alice Hindley

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Penstemon 'Alice Hindley'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Penstemon Summertime Pink

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Penstemon 'Summertime Pink'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
From £7.99
9cm pot
6 × 9cm pots
Hippophae rhamnoides

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Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
From £7.99
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall
Viburnum tinus
Viburnum tinus
From £6.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
6 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Gladiolus Bonfire

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Gladiolus 'Bonfire'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
Echium pininana
Echium pininana
From £4.49
approx 20 seeds
Cosmos bipinnatus Cupcakes Blush (Cupcakes Series)

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Cupcakes Blush' (Cupcakes Series)
£3.49
available to order from summer
Dipsacus fullonum

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Dipsacus fullonum
From £2.99
approx 150 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5 (5)
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