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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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Malus × robusta Dolgo
Malus × robusta 'Dolgo'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

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Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£34.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
Malus × zumi Professor Sprenger
Malus × zumi 'Professor Sprenger'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
medlar Westerveld
medlar 'Westerveld'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock |1.2m available to order from autumn
mulberry Wellington
mulberry 'Wellington'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m available to order from autumn
Musa basjoo
Musa basjoo
£12.99 - £24.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 7
Papaver rupifragum Orange Feathers

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Papaver rupifragum 'Orange Feathers'
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 14
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 9
Passiflora Damsel's Delight
Passiflora 'Damsel's Delight'
£32.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Passiflora Purple Haze
Passiflora 'Purple Haze'
£32.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Passiflora alata
Passiflora alata
£32.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Paulownia elongata Futuro (PBR)

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Paulownia elongata 'Futuro' (PBR)
£29.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
peach Duke of York
peach 'Duke of York'
£34.99 - £59.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
peach Pêche de Vigne
peach 'Pêche de Vigne'
£59.99
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
peach Redhaven
peach 'Redhaven'
£39.99 - £54.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
peach Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
pear Beurré Alexandre Lucas
pear 'Beurré Alexandre Lucas'
£34.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien

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pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
£119.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde

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pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'
£99.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
pear Red Sensation Bartlett
pear 'Red Sensation Bartlett'
£34.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Philadelphus Fragrant Falls
Philadelphus 'Fragrant Falls'
£26.75 - £54.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Photinia Blackberry Gem

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Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£26.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
£99.99
9 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
£39.99 - £259.99
2 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
3 × 9 litre pots | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pieris japonica Mountain Fire
Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Pileostegia viburnoides
Pileostegia viburnoides
£42.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pittosporum tobira Nanum
Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
£37.99 - £89.99
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
plum Beauty
plum 'Beauty'
£44.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Blue Tit
plum 'Blue Tit'
£34.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Burbank Tangerine
plum 'Burbank Tangerine'
£44.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Coe's Golden Drop
plum 'Coe's Golden Drop'
£44.99 - £54.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
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