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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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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 Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
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 Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
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 Collingwood Ingram
Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
Prunus Pink Shell
Prunus 'Pink Shell'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
Prunus itosakura Pendula Rubra
Prunus itosakura 'Pendula Rubra'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
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 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
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)
Nicotiana alata
Nicotiana alata
£8.99 £5.39
sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (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 (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)
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