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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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plum Guinevere

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plum 'Guinevere'
From £55.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
plum Haganta (PBR)
plum 'Haganta' (PBR)
£169.99 £135.99
available to order from summer
plum Herman
plum 'Herman'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
pomegranate Dente de Cavallo
pomegranate 'Dente di Cavallo'
£19.99 £15.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£159.99 £127.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Hanagasa
Prunus 'Hanagasa'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
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 5.0 5 1 (1)
Prunus Kursar

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Prunus 'Kursar'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Prunus Mikuruma-gaeshi
Prunus 'Mikuruma-gaeshi'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Starlight
Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99 £119.99
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
Prunus Tiltstone Hellfire
Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£139.99 £111.99
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 incisa f. Yamadei
Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'
£159.99 £127.99
available to order from summer
Prunus laurocerasus On Fire (PBR)

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Prunus laurocerasus 'On Fire' (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
From £87.99
available to order from summer
Quercus robur

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Quercus robur
From £31.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Quercus rubra
Quercus rubra
From £55.99
available to order from summer
quince Leskovac
quince 'Leskovac'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
quince Serbian Gold

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quince 'Serbian Gold'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
quince Vranja

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quince 'Vranja'
From £23.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
Rhus typhina
Rhus typhina
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
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 (1)
Romneya coulteri
Romneya coulteri
From £29.59
available to order from summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£159.99 £127.99
available to order from summer
Salix rosmarinifolia Tiny Pearls (PBR)

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Salix rosmarinifolia 'Tiny Pearls' (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Sanguisorba Blackthorn

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Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn'
From £14.39
available to order from summer
Scabiosa atropurpurea Beaujolais Bonnets

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Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Beaujolais Bonnets'
£3.99 £3.19
available to order from summer
Schefflera taiwaniana
Schefflera taiwaniana
From £10.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Smyrnium perfoliatum
Smyrnium perfoliatum
From £3.19
available to order from summer
Sorbus Copper Kettle

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Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)

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Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Sorbus wardii
Sorbus wardii
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
From £47.99
available to order from summer
Stipa ichu
Stipa ichu
From £9.59
available to order from summer
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Späth
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
Syringa vulgaris Sensation
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
tree spinach
tree spinach
£2.19 £1.75
available to order from summer
Tropaeolum speciosum
Tropaeolum speciosum
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Verbascum Clementine
Verbascum 'Clementine'
From £10.39
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Verbascum Honey Dijon

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Verbascum 'Honey Dijon'
£12.99 £10.39
available to order from summer
Verbascum Primrose Path

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Verbascum 'Primrose Path'
From £10.39
available to order from summer
Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)

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Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)
From £10.39
available to order from summer
Verbascum phoeniceum Violetta
Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta'
From £9.59
available to order from summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Viburnum opulus Roseum

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Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
From £19.80
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (23)
Vitex agnus-castus Queen Bee

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Vitex agnus-castus 'Queen Bee'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from summer
walnut Broadview
walnut 'Broadview'
From £63.99
available to order from summer
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £27.99
available to order from summer
Wisteria brachybotrys Okayama
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama'
£42.99 £34.39
available to order from summer
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 £34.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'
From £23.96
available to order from summer
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Zizia aurea

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Zizia aurea
£3.49 £2.79
available to order from summer
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkallee
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkallee'
From £10.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkfrieden

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× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkfrieden'
From £10.39
available to order from summer
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkrondell
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkrondell'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam hedging
From £51.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana - Hazel hedging
From £59.99
available to order from autumn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £39.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
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