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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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Cercis canadensis Alley Cat

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Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99 £199.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Cercis siliquastrum Bodnant
Cercis siliquastrum 'Bodnant'
£249.99 £199.99
available to order from summer
Morus alba Pendula

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Morus alba 'Pendula'
From £103.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall
Laurus nobilis

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Laurus nobilis
From £119.99
20cm pot | 80cm tall
30cm pot | 1.2m tall
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Cornus kousa Teutonia
Cornus kousa 'Teutonia'
From £71.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia wilsonii Eileen Baines
Magnolia wilsonii 'Eileen Baines'
£199.99 £159.99
available to order from summer
Robinia pseudoacacia Lace Lady' (PBR)
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Lace Lady' (PBR)
£199.99 £159.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99 £151.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth

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Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'
£179.99 £143.99
10 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien
pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
From £79.99
available to order from summer
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
From £71.99
available to order from summer
Acer × freemanii Morgan

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Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99 £143.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde
pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'
From £71.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

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Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
From £71.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
12 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
From £71.99
available to order from summer
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£169.99 £135.99
available to order from summer
apricot Compacta
apricot 'Compacta'
From £87.99
available to order from summer
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£169.99 £135.99
available to order from summer
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£169.99 £135.99
available to order from summer
plum Haganta (PBR)
plum 'Haganta' (PBR)
£169.99 £135.99
available to order from summer
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')

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Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Scanlon

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Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Sun Valley

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Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Prunus sumaura fugenzo Japanese lantern

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Prunus sumaura fugenzo 'Japanese lantern'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall
Native hedgerow collection
Native hedgerow collection
From £127.99
available to order from autumn
Prunus incisa f. Yamadei
Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'
£159.99 £127.99
available to order from summer
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')

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Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
From £79.99
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid

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Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
£159.99 £127.99
7 litre pot | 1m tall
Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£159.99 £127.99
available to order from summer
Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£159.99 £127.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Tai-haku

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Prunus 'Tai-haku'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
apple Little Pax

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apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
From £63.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

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greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Quercus rubra
Quercus rubra
From £55.99
available to order from summer
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)

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Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
walnut Europa
walnut 'Europa'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from winter
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum

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Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 2.5 - 3m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
From £55.99
available to order from summer
apple Core Blimey

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apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Meridian (PBR)

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apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
damson Damson Sweet Prune

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damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')

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Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
From £39.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
cherry plum Gypsy

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cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
plum Katinka (PBR)

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plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m
plum Kulinaria

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plum 'Kulinaria'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
quince Serbian Gold

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quince 'Serbian Gold'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
Prunus Hokusai
Prunus 'Hokusai'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Jacqueline

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Prunus 'Jacqueline'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Prunus Mikuruma-gaeshi
Prunus 'Mikuruma-gaeshi'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Hanagasa
Prunus 'Hanagasa'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Shosar

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Prunus 'Shosar'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus Tiltstone Hellfire
Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Sorbus Croft Coral

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Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

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Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus Glendoick Spire

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Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus splendens

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Sorbus splendens
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus wardii
Sorbus wardii
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Starlight

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Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Cercis canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)

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Cercis × canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
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