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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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Delphinium Black Knight Group
Delphinium 'Black Knight Group'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2 (2)
Valeriana officinalis

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Valeriana officinalis
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Eryngium Magical Red Thunder (PBR)

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Eryngium 'Magical Red Thunder' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Hosta Regal Splendor
Hosta 'Regal Splendor'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2 (2)
Salvia uliginosa African Skies
Salvia uliginosa 'African Skies'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Thalictrum Elin
Thalictrum 'Elin'
From £12.95
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
£62.99
6 × 9cm plants
Ceanothus Concha
Ceanothus 'Concha'
From £24.99
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7 (7)
Viburnum tinus
Viburnum tinus
From £6.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
6 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Hydrangea serrata Bluebird
Hydrangea serrata 'Bluebird'
From £23.99
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 6 (6)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
From £19.99
3 litre pot
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
Ceanothus arboreus Trewithen Blue
Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Cutting garden dahlia collection

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Cutting garden dahlia collection
From £28.95
1 × collection | 5 tubers
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers
Pink champagne dahlia collection

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Pink champagne dahlia collection
From £27.45
1 × collection | 5 tubers
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers
Hedychium collection
ginger lily collection
From £26.95
1 × collection | 3 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs
Favourite gladioli collection

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Favourite gladioli collection
From £19.95
1 × collection | 45 corms
2 + 1 FREE collections | 135 corms
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)
Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
From £74.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall
Veronicastrum virginicum Fascination
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
From £12.99
available to order from spring
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 13 (13)
Delphinium Faust
Delphinium 'Faust'
From £24.99
available to order from spring
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Delphinium Spindrift
Delphinium 'Spindrift'
From £24.99
available to order from spring
Echium pininana
Echium pininana
£34.99
available to order from spring
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii Caerulea Group
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. Caerulea Group
From £7.19
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
£11.99
available to order from spring
Eremurus stenophyllus
Eremurus stenophyllus
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Eremurus collection
Foxtail lily collection
From £24.95
available to order from summer

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