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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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Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

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Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

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Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)

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Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

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Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus splendens

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Sorbus splendens
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Lathyrus odoratus Old Fashioned mixed

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sweet pea 'Old Fashioned mixed'
£2.99 £2.39
approx 30 seeds
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke

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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
From £15.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Taxus baccata

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Taxus baccata
From £7.99
9cm pot | 20cm tall
3 litre pot | 30cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6 (6)
The Amistad salvia collection

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The Amistad salvia collection
From £17.58
1 × collection | 2 plants
3 × collections | 6 plants
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
Verbena bonariensis

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Verbena bonariensis
From £2.39
approx 250 seeds
3 × packets (approx 750 seeds)
9cm pot
2 litre pot
+ 2 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 151 (151)
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty

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Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99 £22.39
2 litre pot
Viburnum tinus

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Viburnum tinus
From £5.59
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Vitis vinifera Purpurea

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Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'
£29.99 £23.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea Hon-beni

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Wisteria floribunda f. rosea 'Hon-beni'
£39.95 £31.96
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
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