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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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Calamagrostis brachytricha

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Calamagrostis brachytricha
From £7.49
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5 (5)
Calamagrostis × acutiflora Karl Foerster

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Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
From £7.49
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
2 litre pot
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 26 (26)
Callistemon Inferno ('Yanferno') (PBR)
Callistemon Inferno ('Yanferno') (PBR)
£29.99 £22.49
sold out
Callistemon viminalis Captain Cook
Callistemon viminalis 'Captain Cook'
£24.99 £18.74
available to order from late spring
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)

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Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
£27.99 £20.99
2 litre pot
Calycanthus Venus

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Calycanthus 'Venus'
£109.99 £82.49
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7 (7)
Calycanthus × raulstonii Hartlage Wine
Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
£109.99 £82.49
available to order from late spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii Caerulea Group
Camassia leichtlinii subsp. Caerulea Group
From £8.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 11 (11)
Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'

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Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'
£24.99 £18.74
1.5 litre pot
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Camellia Black Lace

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Camellia 'Black Lace'
£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Camellia japonica 'Lavinia Maggi'
Camellia × williamsii 'Lavinia Maggi'
£24.99 £18.74
available to order from late spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl'
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl'
£24.99 £18.74
available to order from late spring
Camellia japonica Chameleon
Camellia japonica 'Chameleon'
£29.99 £22.49
available to order from late spring
Camellia japonica Lady Vansittart

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Camellia japonica 'Lady Vansittart'
£34.99 £26.24
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Camellia japonica Nuccio's Gem
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Gem'
£24.99 £18.74
available to order from late spring
Camellia japonica William Bartlett

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Camellia japonica 'William Bartlett'
£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot
Camellia sasanqua Plantation Pink

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Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
£49.99 £37.49
2 litre pot
Camellia sasanqua Strawberry Swirl
Camellia sasanqua 'Strawberry Swirl'
£49.99 £37.49
available to order from late spring
Camellia Snow Flurry
Camellia 'Snow Flurry'
£24.99 £18.74
available to order from late spring
Camellia × vernalis Yuletide
Camellia × vernalis 'Yuletide'
£24.99 £18.74
available to order from late spring
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 10 (10)
Camellia × williamsii 'E.G. Waterhouse'

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Camellia × williamsii 'E.G. Waterhouse'
£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot
Camellia × williamsii 'Les Jury'
Camellia × williamsii 'Les Jury'
£24.99 £18.74
available to order from late spring
Camellia × williamsii 'Señorita'

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Camellia × williamsii 'Señorita'
£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot
Camellia × williamsii Anticipation

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Camellia × williamsii 'Anticipation'
£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Camellia × williamsii Donation
Camellia × williamsii 'Donation'
From £18.74
available to order from late spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Camellia × williamsii Ruby Wedding

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Camellia × williamsii 'Ruby Wedding'
From £18.74
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna

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Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
From £6.74
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)

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Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
£37.99 £28.49
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Campsis × tagliabueana Madame Galen
Campsis × tagliabueana 'Madame Galen'
£37.99 £28.49
available to order from late spring
Candyfloss dahlia collection

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Candyfloss 'dahlia collection'
From £23.95
available to order from winter
Canna Tropicanna Red (PBR)

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Canna 'Tropicanna Red' (PBR)
From £8.99
1 × rhizome
3 × rhizomes
Carex testacea Prairie Fire

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Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
From £7.49
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Carpinus betulus

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Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam hedging
From £41.99
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m tall
+ 2 more available
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)

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Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99 £142.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea

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Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99 £74.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Ceanothus Concha

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Ceanothus 'Concha'
From £18.74
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Cedrus atlantica Glauca (Glauca group)
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca group) 'Glauca'
£36.99 £27.74
available to order from late spring
Cephalaria gigantea

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Cephalaria gigantea
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum
From £63.74
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall | bush
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cercis Blue Lagoon

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Cercis 'Blue Lagoon'
£49.99 £37.49
available to order from late spring
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat

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Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99 £187.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Cercis canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)

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Cercis × canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)
£149.99 £112.49
available to order from late spring
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)
Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£99.99 £74.99
available to order from late spring
Cercis siliquastrum Bodnant
Cercis siliquastrum 'Bodnant'
£269.99 £202.49
available to order from late spring
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Pillar ('Flolar')
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Pillar ('Flolar')
£24.99 £18.74
available to order from late spring
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99 £18.74
3 litre pot
Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis

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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot
cherry Colney
cherry 'Colney'
From £26.24
available to order from late spring
cherry Karina
cherry 'Karina'
From £17.99
available to order from late spring
cherry Nabella

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cherry 'Nabella'
From £20.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall
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