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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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Sorbus wardii
Sorbus wardii
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Juncus maritimus
Juncus maritimus
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Lobelia siphilitica f. albiflora
Lobelia siphilitica f. 'albiflora'
£27.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Pillar ('Flolar')
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Pillar ('Flolar')
£24.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Duchess of Edinburgh
Clematis 'Duchess of Edinburgh'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis John Huxtable
Clematis 'John Huxtable'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Blue River ('Zoblueriver') (PBR)
Clematis Blue River ('Zoblueriver') (PBR)
£29.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid

20% off

Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
£164.99 £131.99
7 litre pot | 1m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia

20% off

Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
£26.99 - £159.98
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 2 litre pots | 30 - 40cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
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Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer

20% off

Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
£29.99 - £79.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 0.8m tall available to order from autumn
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Verbena Showboat Dark Red (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' (Showboat Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings shipped within 2 weeks
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings shipped within 2 weeks
All year round colour conifer collection
All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bright and bold sweet pea collection
Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£8.67
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety
Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White 'MicJur05' (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White - Magnolia hedging
£109.99
3 × 3 litre pots | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Simple white cutting garden collection
Simple white cutting garden collection
£5.68
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£27.82
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
£27.99 - £54.99
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
apple Red Devil
apple 'Red Devil'
£34.99 - £149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Rosette
apple 'Rossete'
£39.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
£9.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging available to order from autumn
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging available to order from autumn
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)

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Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£63.99 - £99.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
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