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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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Clematis Innocent Blush

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Clematis 'Innocent Blush'
£27.99 £22.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Clematis Blue Dancer

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Clematis 'Blue Dancer'
£27.99 £22.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Clematis Blue Eclipse

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Clematis 'Blue Eclipse'
£27.99 £22.39
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Daiyu ('Evipo083') (PBR)
Clematis Daiyu ('Evipo083') (PBR)
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis Fujimusume
Clematis 'Fujimusume'
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis tangutica Helios

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Clematis tangutica 'Helios'
£27.99 £22.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Clematis Omoshiro

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Clematis 'Omoshiro'
£27.99 £22.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Rosa Summer Wine

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Rosa 'Summer Wine'
£26.99 £21.59
4 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Callistemon Inferno ('Yanferno') (PBR)

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Callistemon Inferno ('Yanferno') (PBR)
£26.99 £21.59
2 litre pot
Hydrangea macrophylla Midnight Pearl ('Hokomamipe') (PBR)

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Hydrangea macrophylla Midnight Pearl ('Hokomamipe') (PBR)
£24.99 £19.99
2 litre pot
Camellia Snow Flurry
Camellia 'Snow Flurry'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Iris Benton Diedre
Iris 'Benton Diedre'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Callistemon viminalis Captain Cook
Callistemon viminalis 'Captain Cook'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Clematis Yukiokoshi

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Clematis 'Yukiokoshi'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 5 (5)
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine ('Tahi61') (PBR)

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Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine (Tahi61') (PBR)
£24.99 £19.99
9cm pot
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'

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Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
£32.99 £19.79
2 litre pot
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'

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Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
£32.99 £19.79
2 litre pot
Pseudopanax crassifolius
Pseudopanax crassifolius
£32.99 £19.79
sold out
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Euonymus fortunei Blondy ('Interbolwi') (PBR)

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Euonymus fortunei Blondy ('Interbolwi') (PBR)
£22.99 £18.39
2 litre pot
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)
Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99 £18.39
available to order from summer
tayberry Medana Tayberry

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tayberry 'Medana'
From £7.99
3 litre pot
Rhododendron Cary Ann

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Rhododendron 'Cary Ann'
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot
Pieris Forest Flame

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Pieris 'Forest Flame'
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Musa basjoo

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Musa basjoo
From £10.39
2 litre pot
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Pieris japonica Passion (PBR)

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Pieris japonica 'Passion' (PBR)
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Hydrangea macrophylla Koria (PBR)

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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Koria' (PBR)
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot
pomegranate Dente de Cavallo
pomegranate 'Dente di Cavallo'
£19.99 £15.99
available to order from summer
Salix integra Flamingo (PBR)

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Salix integra 'Flamingo' (PBR)
£19.99 £15.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold

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Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
£15.99 £12.79
1 litre pot
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)

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Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99 £12.79
1 litre pot
Bistorta amplexicaulis Blackfield (PBR)

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Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' (PBR)
From £11.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
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)
Schefflera taiwaniana
Schefflera taiwaniana
From £10.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Sweet pea collection highly scented
Award-winning sweet pea collection highly scented
£11.17 £8.94
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')

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Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')
From £8.79
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Muehlenbeckia complexa

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Muehlenbeckia complexa
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
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)
Hippophae rhamnoides

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Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
From £6.39
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall
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