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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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Dahlia Jowey Frambo

Dahlia 'Jowey Frambo'

£5.49 - £12.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Jowey Midnight

Dahlia 'Jowey Midnight'

£5.49 - £12.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Linda's Baby

Dahlia 'Linda's Baby'

£5.49 - £12.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Sweet Suzanne

Dahlia 'Sweet Suzanne'

£5.49 - £12.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Phyllostachys bissetii

Phyllostachys bissetii

£34.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.4 - 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4
Fargesia rufa

Fargesia rufa

£39.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot | 50 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7
Phyllostachys bissetii

Phyllostachys bissetii - Bamboo hedging

£104.97 £74.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Laurus nobilis

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Laurus nobilis

£99.99 - £224.99
20cm pot | 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Acanthus mollis (Latifolius Group) Rue Ledan

Acanthus mollis (Latifolius Group) 'Rue Ledan'

£7.99 - £16.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1
Acanthus spinosus

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Acanthus spinosus

£6.74 - £18.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.2 5 5
Iris Benton Diedre

New

Iris 'Benton Diedre'

£29.99 £17.99
2 litre pot available to order from summer
Acanthus hungaricus White Lips

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Acanthus hungaricus 'White Lips'

£6.74 - £18.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'

£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple

Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'

£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from summer
Phyllostachys nigra

Phyllostachys nigra

£39.99 - £349.99
2 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
18 litre pot | 2.5 - 2.8m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
3 × 9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
3 × 18 litre pot | 2.5 - 2.8m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 16
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'

£37.99 - £97.49
3 litre pot | 60cm cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
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
Prunus spinosa

Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging

£49.99 - £59.99
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn 2024
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn 2024
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca Group) Glauca Pendula

Cedrus atlantica (Glauca Group) 'Glauca Pendula'

£79.99 £59.99
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from summer
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca Group) Glauca

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Cedrus atlantica (Glauca Group) 'Glauca'

£29.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from summer
Helictotrichon sempervirens

Helictotrichon sempervirens

£6.99 - £27.00
9cm pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
6 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Salvia uliginosa African Skies

Salvia uliginosa 'African Skies'

£6.99 - £27.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Salvia uliginosa

Salvia uliginosa

£17.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii

Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'

£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Callistemon viminalis Captain Cook

New

Callistemon viminalis 'Captain Cook'

£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)

Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)

£8.99 - £42.99
2 litre pot | bush In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
2 litre pot | 20cm ball In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
9cm pot | bush available to order from summer
6 × 9cm pots | bush available to order from summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex crenata

Ilex crenata

£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from summer
6 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'

£44.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata

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Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'

£32.99 - £89.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
10 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.2m tall available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Foeniculum vulgare Giant Bronze

fennel - bronze

£5.99 - £11.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia grandiflora

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Magnolia grandiflora

£37.99 £28.49
3 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth

Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'

£89.99 £67.49
7.5 litre pot available to order from summer
butterbean Fagiolo Di Spagna

butterbean 'Fagiolo Di Spagna'

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

25% off selected

Eryngium yuccifolium

£6.74 - £18.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)

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