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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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9 items
bean (climbing French) Purple-podded

bean (climbing French) 'Purple-podded'

£3.49
approx 70 seeds In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Betula papyrifera

Betula papyrifera

£69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Betula pendula

Betula pendula

£9.99 - £109.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn 2024
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn 2024
3 litre pot | 60cm tall available to order from summer
bare root | 1.0 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn 2024
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from summer
Bistorta amplexicaulis Blackfield (PBR)

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Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' (PBR)

£8.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from summer
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from summer
blackberry Waldo

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blackberry 'Waldo'

£10.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn 2024
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn 2024
Bright and bold sweet pea collection

Bright and bold sweet pea collection

£8.17
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Buddleja alternifolia

Buddleja alternifolia

£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
butterbean Fagiolo Di Spagna

butterbean 'Fagiolo Di Spagna'

£3.19
approx 12 seeds In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Buxus sempervirens

Buxus sempervirens

£6.99 - £69.99
9cm pot | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
1 litre pot | 15 - 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
6 × 9cm pots | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
5 × 1 litre pots | 15 - 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
10 × bare root | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn 2024
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