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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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Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
£129.99 £103.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (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 3.8 5 4 (4)
Wisteria floribunda Kimono

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
From £34.39
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99 £103.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted
apple Surprize

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apple 'Surprize'
From £43.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Magnolia Sunsation
Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99 £103.99
available to order from summer
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection
Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
From £103.99
available to order from summer
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
From £87.99
available to order from summer
Cornus florida

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Cornus florida
From £23.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall
Taxus baccata David

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Taxus baccata 'David'
£119.99 £95.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall
Taxus baccata ball

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Taxus baccata ball
£119.99 £95.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6 (6)
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)
Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£109.99 £87.99
available to order from summer
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)

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Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
From £63.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
apple Rosette

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apple 'Rosette'
From £27.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Pittosporum tobira

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Pittosporum tobira
£99.99 £79.99
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 2 (2)
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4 (4)
Calycanthus Venus
Calycanthus 'Venus'
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Calycanthus × raulstonii Hartlage Wine
Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
walnut Broadview
walnut 'Broadview'
From £63.99
available to order from summer
Fatsia japonica

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Fatsia japonica
From £21.59
2 litre pot
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Edgeworthia chrysantha Grandiflora
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')

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Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
Rhus typhina Dissecta

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Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 100cm tall
Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Späth
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
Argyrocytisus battendieri
Argyrocytisus battendieri
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from winter
Acer palmatum Pendulum Julian

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Acer palmatum 'Pendulum Julian'
£99.99 £79.99
5 litre pot | standard | 0.8 - 1m tall
Sinojackia xylocarpa

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Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £76.99
7.5 litre pot
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud

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Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging
From £55.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
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)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum
From £47.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall | bush
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Heptacodium miconioides

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Heptacodium miconioides
From £71.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall bush
Halesia carolina
Halesia carolina
£89.99 £71.99
available to order from summer
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea

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Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£89.99 £71.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
walnut Buccaneer
walnut 'Buccaneer'
£89.99 £71.99
available to order from winter
walnut Lara
walnut 'Lara'
From £67.99
available to order from winter
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem

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Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
From £71.99
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Crataegus × lavalleei Carrierei
Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'
£89.99 £71.99
available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Crippsii

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Acer palmatum 'Crippsii'
£89.99 £71.99
available to order from summer
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99 £67.99
available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom

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Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
From £67.99
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 0.8 - 1m tall
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted
Prunus Pink Perfection

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Prunus 'Pink Perfection'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

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Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Juglans nigra
Juglans nigra
£79.99 £63.99
available to order from winter
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant

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Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99 £63.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Amelanchier alnifolia Obelisk (PBR)
Amelanchier alnifolia 'Obelisk' (PBR)
From £63.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Prunus pendula Pendula Rosea
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Prunus Umineko

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Prunus 'Umineko'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

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Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
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 persimilis Prunifolia

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
cobnut Kentish Cob
cobnut 'Kentish Cob'
From £31.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Quercus robur

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Quercus robur
From £31.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
From £55.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Prunus avium
Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging
From £55.99
available to order from autumn
plum Guinevere

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plum 'Guinevere'
From £55.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
Malus Montreal Beauty
Malus 'Montreal Beauty'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Malus × robusta Dolgo
Malus × robusta 'Dolgo'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
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