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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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Thalictrum Elin
Thalictrum 'Elin'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Corylus avellana Contorta
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
From £49.99
5 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 3 (3)
Corylus avellana Contorta
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£29.99
2 litre pot
cobnut Rotblättrige Zellernuss
cobnut 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
From £39.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£99.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 2 (2)
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana - Hazel hedging
From £74.99
available to order from autumn
Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris - Crab apple hedging
From £39.99
available to order from autumn
bean (climbing French) Purple-podded
bean (climbing French) 'Purple-podded'
£3.49
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
cobnut Purpurea
cobnut 'Purple Filbert'
From £19.99
available to order from winter

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