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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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Clematis Ocean Pearl
Clematis 'Ocean Pearl'
£26.95 £21.56
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Propertius
Clematis 'Propertius'
£11.99 - £23.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Prosperity
Clematis 'Prosperity'
£32.95 £26.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Van Gogh
Clematis 'Van Gogh'
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis alpina Pamela Jackman
Clematis alpina 'Pamela Jackman'
£27.99 £22.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Amethyst Beauty ('Evipo043') (PBR)
Clematis Amethyst Beauty ('Evipo043') (PBR)
£32.95 £26.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis armandi Snowdrift
Clematis armandi 'Snowdrift'
£27.99 - £111.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6
Clematis Blue Pirouette ('Zobluepi') (PBR)
Clematis Blue Pirouette ('Zobluepi') (PBR)
£24.95 £19.96
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Bridgewater ('EviGsy155') (PBR)

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Clematis Bridgewater ('EviGsy155') (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis cirrhosa Ourika Valley
Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
£14.39 - £28.78
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Clematis Daiyu ('Evipo083') (PBR)
Clematis Daiyu ('Evipo083') (PBR)
£26.95 £21.56
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis East River ('Zoeastri') (PBR)
Clematis East River ('Zoeastri') (PBR)
£26.95 £21.56
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)

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Clematis Elpis ('EviGsy154') (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis heracleifolia Cassandra
Clematis heracleifolia 'Cassandra'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Picotee ('Zo09124') (PBR)
Clematis Picotee ('Zo09124') (PBR)
£24.95 £19.96
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis recta Purpurea
Clematis recta 'Purpurea'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Sarah Elizabeth ('Evipo098') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
Clematis Sarah Elizabeth ('Evipo098') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£26.95 £21.56
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Spring Joy ('Zo12053') (PBR)
Clematis Spring Joy ('Zo12053') (PBR)
£24.95 £19.96
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis tangutica Helios
Clematis tangutica 'Helios'
£24.95 £19.96
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis terniflora
Clematis terniflora
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis vitalba
Clematis vitalba
£24.95 £19.96
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis viticella
Clematis viticella
£24.95 £19.96
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis × cartmanii Avalanche (PBR)
Clematis × cartmanii 'Avalanche' (PBR)
£27.99 - £103.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
cobnut Purpurea
cobnut 'Purple Filbert'
£15.99 - £39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
cobnut Webbs Prize Cob
cobnut 'Webb's Prize Cob'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
Cornus alba Nightfall ('Verpaalen3') (PBR)
£24.99 £19.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cornus florida
Cornus florida
£23.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot sold out
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
£139.99 £111.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cornus kousa Teutonia

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Cornus kousa 'Teutonia'
£84.79 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99 £67.99
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£104.99 £83.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Corylus avellana Contorta

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Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£39.99 - £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 125cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall | tree available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana - Hazel hedging
£63.99 - £127.98
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Crambe cordifolia
Crambe cordifolia
£8.79 - £20.79
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
£39.99 - £135.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
£79.99 - £103.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud
Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
£35.99 - £71.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
Crinodendron hookerianum Ada Hoffmann
Crinodendron hookerianum 'Ada Hoffmann'
£24.99 £19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cryptomeria japonica Hide
Cryptomeria japonica 'Hide'
£27.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cryptomeria japonica Little Champion
Cryptomeria japonica 'Little Champion'
£27.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens
£19.99 - £175.99
1.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
5 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall available to order from autumn
damson Damson Sweet Prune
damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
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