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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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apple Queen Cox self-fertile
apple 'Queen Cox'
£34.99
available to order from winter
apple Ribston Pippin
apple 'Ribston Pippin'
£34.99
available to order from winter
apple Monarch
apple 'Monarch'
£34.99
available to order from winter
pear Beurré Alexandre Lucas
pear 'Beurré Alexandre Lucas'
£34.99
available to order from winter
pear Red Sensation Bartlett
pear 'Red Sensation Bartlett'
£34.99
available to order from winter
Asian pear Kumoi
Asian pear 'Kumoi'
£34.99
available to order from winter
plum Yellow Pershore
plum 'Yellow Pershore'
£34.99
available to order from winter
plum Blue Tit
plum 'Blue Tit'
£34.99
available to order from winter
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
plum Early Rivers
plum 'Early Rivers'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
plum Seneca
plum 'Seneca'
£34.99
available to order from winter
damson Prune Damson
damson 'Prune Damson'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
cherry White Heart
cherry 'White Heart'
£34.99
available to order from winter
apricot New Large Early
apricot 'New Large Early'
£34.99
available to order from winter
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
£34.99
2 litre pot
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from summer
Seedless dessert grape collection
seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99
1 × collection | 2 plants
Passiflora Damsel's Delight
Passiflora 'Damsel's Delight'
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis cirrhosa Ourika Valley
Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
From £17.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Daphne bholua Mary Rose
Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'
£34.99
available to order from summer
Photinia Blackberry Gem

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Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£34.99
available to order from summer
quince Leskovac
quince 'Leskovac'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)
Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Clematis Bridgewater ('EviGsy155') (PBR)
Clematis Bridgewater ('EviGsy155') (PBR)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Hydrangea arborescens FlowerWOW (´BALful´) (PBR)

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Hydrangea arborescens FlowerWOW (´BALful´) (PBR)
From £34.99
1.5 litre pot
Prunus laurocerasus On Fire (PBR)

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Prunus laurocerasus 'On Fire' (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from summer
The ultimate cutting gladioli collection

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The ultimate cutting gladioli collection
From £35.95
available to order from winter
Prunus Pink Shell
Prunus 'Pink Shell'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
Prunus tenella Firehill
Prunus tenella 'Firehill'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii
Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
Romneya coulteri
Romneya coulteri
From £36.99
available to order from summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Rosa Climbing Étoile de Hollande
Rosa 'Climbing Étoile de Hollande' | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99
available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Ilex × altaclerensis Golden King
Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King'
From £37.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
£37.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Campsis × tagliabueana Madame Galen
Campsis × tagliabueana 'Madame Galen'
£37.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Hardenbergia violacea
Hardenbergia violacea
£37.99
available to order from summer
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99
available to order from autumn
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot
Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata
Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
£38.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol

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Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
From £38.99
3 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Prunus × yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino
Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'
From £39.03
available to order from winter
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea Hon-beni
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea 'Hon-beni'
£39.95
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
From £39.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Fargesia rufa

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Fargesia rufa
From £39.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Acer palmatum Dissectum

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20% off

Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
From £39.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Pinus mugo Mops

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Pinus mugo 'Mops'
£39.99
available to order from summer
Pinus mugo Winter Gold
Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£39.99
available to order from summer
Stachyurus chinensis Celina
Stachyurus chinensis 'Celina'
£39.99
3 litre pot
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous

20% off

Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris - Crab apple hedging
From £39.99
available to order from autumn
Eucalyptus pulverulenta Baby Blue
Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'
£39.99
1.5 litre pot
apricot Alfred
apricot 'Alfred'
£39.99
available to order from winter
apricot Golden Glow
apricot 'Golden Glow'
£39.99
available to order from winter
Prunus itosakura Pendula Rubra
Prunus itosakura 'Pendula Rubra'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman

20% off

Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Vitex agnus-castus Queen Bee

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Vitex agnus-castus 'Queen Bee'
£39.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)

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Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)
£39.99
available to order from summer
Rosa Wild Rover ('Dichirap') (PBR)

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Rosa Wild Rover ('Dichirap') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£39.99
available to order from autumn
Cercis Blue Lagoon

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Cercis 'Blue Lagoon'
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
Border salvia collection

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Border salvia collection
From £41.96
1 × collection | 4 plants
3 × collections | 12 plants
Pileostegia viburnoides
Pileostegia viburnoides
£42.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Wisteria floribunda Kuchi-beni
Wisteria floribunda 'Kuchi-beni'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora Shiro-kapitan
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora 'Shiro-kapitan'
£42.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
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