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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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Acanthus hungaricus White Lips

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Acanthus hungaricus 'White Lips'
From £10.39
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Acanthus spinosus

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Acanthus spinosus
From £9.59
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.2 5 5 (5)
Alcea rosea Halo Apricot (Halo Series)

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Alcea rosea 'Halo Apricot' (Halo Series)
£3.99 £3.19
available to order from summer
Alcea rosea Nigra

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Alcea rosea 'Nigra'
From £2.39
approx 50 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 2.5 5 2 (2)
Alcea rosea Single mixture

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Alcea rosea 'Single mixture'
£2.49 £1.99
approx 75 seeds
almond Princess
almond 'Princess'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
almond Sultane
almond Sultane
From £33.59
available to order from winter
apricot Alfred
apricot 'Alfred'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
apricot Compacta
apricot 'Compacta'
From £87.99
available to order from summer
apricot Early Moorpark
apricot 'Early Moorpark'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
apricot Golden Glow
apricot 'Golden Glow'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£169.99 £135.99
available to order from summer
apricot New Large Early
apricot 'New Large Early'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£169.99 £135.99
available to order from summer
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
From £39.99
available to order from winter
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 5.0 5 1 (1)
bean (climbing French) Purple-podded
bean (climbing French) 'Purple-podded'
£3.49 £2.79
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
cherry Colney
cherry 'Colney'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
cherry Karina

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cherry 'Karina'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m
cherry Nabella
cherry 'Nabella'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
cherry Regina

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cherry 'Regina'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m
cherry Sasha
cherry 'Sasha'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
cherry Stella

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cherry 'Stella'
From £23.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8 - 2m
cherry Summer Sun

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cherry 'Summer Sun'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm
cherry White Heart
cherry 'White Heart'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
cherry plum Golden Sphere
cherry plum 'Golden Sphere'
From £27.83
available to order from winter
cherry plum Gypsy

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cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
childrens grow bucket sunflower
childrens grow bucket 'sunflower'
£8.99 £7.19
available to order from winter
Clematis Alionushka

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Clematis 'Alionushka'
£28.95 £23.16
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Clematis Fujimusume
Clematis 'Fujimusume'
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis Blue Pirouette ('Zobluepi') (PBR)

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Clematis Blue Pirouette ('Zobluepi') (PBR)
£28.99 £23.19
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Clematis Bridgewater ('EviGsy155') (PBR)

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Clematis Bridgewater ('EviGsy155') (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)

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Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis heracleifolia Cassandra
Clematis heracleifolia 'Cassandra'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Clematis integrifolia Rosea

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Clematis integrifolia 'Rosea'
£28.99 £23.19
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)

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Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'

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Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot
Cosmos bipinnatus Cupcakes Blush (Cupcakes Series)

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Cupcakes Blush' (Cupcakes Series)
£3.49 £2.79
available to order from summer
Crinodendron hookerianum

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Crinodendron hookerianum
£17.99 £14.39
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
damson Damson Sweet Prune

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damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m
damson Farleigh

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damson 'Farleigh Damson'
From £27.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
damson Prune Damson

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damson 'Prune Damson'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Drimys lanceolata

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Drimys lanceolata
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Echinops ritro

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Echinops ritro
£2.99 £2.39
available to order from summer
gage Imperial Gage

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gage 'Imperial Gage'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

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greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Hedychium collection
Hedychium collection
From £21.56
available to order from winter
Hedychium flavescens
Hedychium flavescens
From £7.19
available to order from winter
Hedychium gardnerianum
Hedychium gardnerianum
From £7.19
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Hibiscus syriacus Blushing Bride
Hibiscus syriacus 'Blushing Bride'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Hibiscus syriacus Helene

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Hibiscus syriacus 'Helene'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Hibiscus syriacus Flower Tower Ruby ('Gandini van Aart Ruby') (PBR)

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Hibiscus syriacus Flower Tower Ruby ('Gandini van Aart Ruby') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
2 litre pot
Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® Pastel ('Mindouw4') (PBR)

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Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® Pastel ('Mindouw4') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® Pink ('Mindoup17') (PBR)

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Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® Pink ('Mindoup17') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® White ('Mindoub1') (PBR)

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Hibiscus syriacus French Cabaret® White ('Mindoub1') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Hibiscus syriacus Purple Chiffon ('Rwoods8') (PBR) (Chiffon Series)

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Hibiscus syriacus Purple Chiffon ('Rwoods8') (PBR) (Chiffon Series)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Hosta Regal Splendor

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Hosta 'Regal Splendor'
From £10.39
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Lathyrus Prince of Orange

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Lathyrus 'Prince of Orange'
£3.99 £3.19
approx 20 seeds
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)
Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99 £18.39
available to order from summer
Melianthus major
Melianthus major
From £15.19
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Nicotiana alata
Nicotiana alata
£8.99 £5.39
sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
peach Duke of York
peach 'Duke of York'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
peach Pêche de Vigne
peach 'Pêche de Vigne'
£59.99 £47.99
available to order from winter
peach Redhaven
peach 'Redhaven'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
peach Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
plum Beauty
plum 'Beauty'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
plum Blue Tit
plum 'Blue Tit'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Burbank Tangerine
plum 'Burbank Tangerine'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
plum Coe's Golden Drop
plum 'Coe's Golden Drop'
From £35.99
available to order from winter
plum Early Rivers
plum 'Early Rivers'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Edwards
plum 'Edwards'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Guinevere

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plum 'Guinevere'
From £55.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
plum Haganta (PBR)
plum 'Haganta' (PBR)
£169.99 £135.99
available to order from summer
plum Herman
plum 'Herman'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Katinka (PBR)

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plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m
plum Kulinaria

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plum 'Kulinaria'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
plum Lizzie
plum 'Lizzie'
From £31.83
available to order from winter
plum Seneca
plum 'Seneca'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Yellow Pershore
plum 'Yellow Pershore'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£159.99 £127.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Collingwood Ingram
Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
Prunus Hanagasa
Prunus 'Hanagasa'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Hokusai
Prunus 'Hokusai'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Jacqueline

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Prunus 'Jacqueline'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Prunus Kursar

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Prunus 'Kursar'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Prunus Mikuruma-gaeshi
Prunus 'Mikuruma-gaeshi'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Pink Perfection

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Prunus 'Pink Perfection'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus Pink Shell
Prunus 'Pink Shell'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
Prunus Shosar

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Prunus 'Shosar'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus Starlight
Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Tai-haku

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Prunus 'Tai-haku'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus Tiltstone Hellfire
Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Umineko

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Prunus 'Umineko'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Prunus incisa f. Yamadei
Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'
£159.99 £127.99
available to order from summer
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