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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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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)
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apple Core Blimey

apple 'Core Blimey'

£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
apple Meridian (PBR)

apple 'Meridian' (PBR)

£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')

Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')

£56.24 - £134.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
12 litre pot available to order from summer
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')

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Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')

£179.99 £134.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Acer × freemanii Morgan

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Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'

£179.99 £134.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat

Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'

£129.99 - £269.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Ceanothus arboreus Trewithen Blue

Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'

£169.99 £127.49
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Prunus Asano

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Prunus 'Asano'

£169.99 £127.49
11.5 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Euonymus phellomanus

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Euonymus phellomanus

£164.99 £123.74
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Picea pungens Erich Frahm

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Picea pungens 'Erich Frahm'

£164.99 £123.74
7 litre pot | 60 - 80cm In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid

Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'

£164.99 £123.74
7 litre pot | 60 - 80cm available to order from summer
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'

£119.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from summer
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)

Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)

£114.99
10 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.2m tall available to order from summer
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White 'MicJur05' (PBR)

Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White - Magnolia hedging

£119.97 £109.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi

Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'

£139.99 £104.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Syringa vulgaris Primrose

Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose'

£134.99 £101.24
7 litre pot available to order from summer
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem

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Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

£59.99 - £101.24
7.5 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall available to order from summer
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)

Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)

£56.24 - £99.99
5 litre pot available to order from summer
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from summer
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

£99.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea

Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'

£99.99
12 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū

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Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'

£37.99 - £112.49
3 litre pot | 60cm cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted available to order from summer
10 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted available to order from summer
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Wisteria floribunda Kimono

Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'

£37.99 - £97.49
3 litre pot | 60cm cane | grafted available to order from summer
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted available to order from summer
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)
walnut Broadview

walnut 'Broadview'

£84.99 - £89.99
bare root | regia | 1.2m available to order from autumn 2024
9 litre pot | regia | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Fagus sylvatica

Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging

£12.99 - £89.99
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
2 litre pot | bush available to order from summer
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn 2024
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn 2024
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
walnut Buccaneer

walnut 'Buccaneer'

£89.99
9 litre pot | regia | 1.2m available to order from summer
walnut Europa

walnut 'Europa'

£84.99 - £89.99
bare root | regia | 1.2m available to order from autumn 2024
9 litre pot | regia | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
walnut Lara

walnut 'Lara'

£84.99 - £89.99
9 litre pot | regia | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | regia | 1.2m available to order from autumn 2024
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)

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Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)

£20.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Staphylea pinnata

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Staphylea pinnata

£119.99 £89.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Styrax japonicus (Benibana Group) 'Pink Chimes'

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Styrax japonicus (Benibana Group) 'Pink Chimes'

£119.99 £89.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Acer davidii George Forrest

Acer davidii 'George Forrest'

£89.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Magnolia Emperor (PBR)

Magnolia 'Emperor' (PBR)

£114.99 £86.24
7.5 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.2m tall available to order from summer
Ilex aquifolium Handsworth New Silver

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Ilex aquifolium 'Handsworth New Silver'

£109.99 £82.49
7 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Sinojackia xylocarpa

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Sinojackia xylocarpa

£109.99 £82.49
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Carpinus betulus

Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam hedging

£12.99 - £94.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from summer
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn 2024
10 × bare root plants | 1.0 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn 2024
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn 2024
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn 2024
Camellia japonica Beauty Blush

Camellia japonica 'Beauty Blush'

£79.99
3 litre pot available to order from summer
Phyllostachys aurea

Phyllostachys aurea

£79.99 - £119.99
5 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.4m tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.4 - 1.6m 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)
Acer rubrum

Acer rubrum

£49.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Betula nigra

Betula nigra

£79.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Crataegus × lavalleei Carrierei

Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'

£79.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Pittosporum tobira

Pittosporum tobira

£74.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Corylus avellana Red Majestic

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Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic'

£74.99 - £86.24
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Späth

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Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'

£29.99 - £74.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from summer
Halesia carolina

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Halesia carolina

£99.99 £74.99
12 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.2m tall bush In stock (shipped within 7-10 working days)
Taxus baccata ball

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Taxus baccata ball

£99.99 £74.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Corylus avellana

Corylus avellana - Hazel hedging

£74.99 - £149.98
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn 2024
50 + 25 FREE plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn 2024
Viburnum farreri December Dwarf

Viburnum farreri 'December Dwarf'

£99.99 £74.99
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from summer
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii

Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'

£44.99 - £74.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
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