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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 avium Plena

New

Prunus avium 'Plena'
From £39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus avium
Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging
From £69.99
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£164.99
12 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.4m tall
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99
available to order from spring
Prunus incisa f. Yamadei
Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'
£159.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm
Prunus itosakura Pendula Rubra
Prunus itosakura 'Pendula Rubra'
From £49.99
available to order from spring
Prunus laurocerasus On Fire (PBR)

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30% off

Prunus laurocerasus 'On Fire' (PBR)
£22.99 £16.09
2 litre pot
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Ruby
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Ruby'
From £39.99
available to order from spring
Prunus pendula Pendula Rosea
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea'
From £39.99
available to order from spring
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99
available to order from spring
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£159.99
available to order from spring
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £49.99
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall
Prunus tenella Firehill
Prunus tenella 'Firehill'
£44.99
available to order from spring
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£44.99
available to order from spring
Prunus × persicoides Spring Glow
Prunus × persicoides 'Spring Glow'
From £44.99
available to order from spring
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii
Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'
£44.99
available to order from spring
Prunus × yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino
Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'
From £48.79
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
£39.99
2 litre pot
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
£39.99
2 litre pot
Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) Cyril Watson
Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'
£39.99
2 litre pot
Pseudopanax crassifolius
Pseudopanax crassifolius
£39.99
2 litre pot
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
From £119.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
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