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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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Prunus itosakura Pendula Rubra
Prunus itosakura 'Pendula Rubra'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
Prunus laurocerasus On Fire (PBR)

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Prunus laurocerasus 'On Fire' (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
From £21.59
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
3 × 2 litre pots | 30 - 40cm tall
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4 (4)
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant

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Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99 £63.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Ruby
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Ruby'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Prunus pendula Pendula Rosea
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus sumaura fugenzo Japanese lantern

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Prunus sumaura fugenzo 'Japanese lantern'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall
Prunus tenella Firehill
Prunus tenella 'Firehill'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii
Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
Prunus × yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino
Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'
From £39.03
available to order from winter
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
From £87.99
available to order from summer
Simple white cutting garden collection

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Simple white cutting garden collection
£5.88 £4.70
1 × collection
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£28.62 £22.32
available to order from summer
Myrrhis odorata

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sweet cicely
£2.29 £1.83
approx 5 seeds
Lathyrus odoratus Old Fashioned mixed

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sweet pea 'Old Fashioned mixed'
£2.99 £2.39
approx 30 seeds
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)

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Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
From £5.50
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
Verbena Enchantment White (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment White' (Enchantment Series)
£10.99 £6.59
sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Verbena Showboat Dark Red (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' (Showboat Series)
£10.99 £5.50
sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Verbena Showboat Magenta (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Magenta' (Showboat Series)
£10.99 £5.50
available to order from winter
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Midnight' (Showboat Series)
From £6.39
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')

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Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')
From £6.39
9cm pot
5 × rooted cuttings
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')

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Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
From £6.39
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora Bampton

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Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
From £2.79
approx 50 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Zizia aurea

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Zizia aurea
£3.49 £2.79
available to order from summer
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