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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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Geranium phaeum Wendy's Blush
Geranium phaeum 'Wendy's Blush'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Hemerocallis Stella Citron (PBR)

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Hemerocallis 'Stella Citron' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Hemerocallis Stella Rouge (PBR)

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Hemerocallis 'Stella Rouge' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Hemerocallis Stella Tangerine (PBR)

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Hemerocallis 'Stella Tangerine' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Lonicera periclymenum Graham Thomas
Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'
From £14.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 9 (9)
Muehlenbeckia complexa
Muehlenbeckia complexa
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 6 (6)
Clematis Paul Farges
Clematis 'Paul Farges'
£27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Forever Friends ('Zofofri') (PBR)
Clematis Forever Friends ('Zofofri') (PBR)
£25.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
Lonicera japonica var. repens
Lonicera japonica var. repens
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Euonymus fortunei Blondy ('Interbolwi') (PBR)

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Euonymus fortunei Blondy ('Interbolwi') (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot
Helianthus annuus Teddy Bear

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25% off

Helianthus annuus 'Teddy Bear'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 40 seeds
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
From £7.99
9cm pot
6 × 9cm pots
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Over-winter green manure

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25% off

Over winter green manure
£2.99 £2.24
16m² pack
Pea Blauwschokker

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25% off

Pea 'Blauwschokker'
£3.79 £2.84
approx 120 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Ficus Fignomenal ('PT-DF-14') (PBR)

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fig Fignomenal ('PT-DF-14') (PBR)
From £19.99
3 litre pot
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97
available to order from spring 2027
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
£47.97
available to order from summer
Clematis Sarah Elizabeth ('Evipo098') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
Clematis Sarah Elizabeth ('Evipo098') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')
Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
From £7.99
available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
From £7.99
available to order from winter
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)

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