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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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Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)

20% off

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
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)

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Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
£27.99 - £95.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)

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Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
£114.99 £91.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calycanthus × raulstonii Hartlage Wine

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Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
£109.99 £87.99
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Sinojackia xylocarpa

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Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £87.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calycanthus Venus

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Calycanthus 'Venus'
£109.99 £87.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus florida

20% off

Cornus florida
£29.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Rhus typhina Dissecta

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Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fatsia japonica

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Fatsia japonica
£17.40 - £87.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 10
Taxus baccata David

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Taxus baccata 'David'
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica
£34.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
20 litre pot | 1.75 - 2.0m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum
£79.99 - £95.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree available to order from autumn
Quercus ilex

20% off

Quercus ilex
£79.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii

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Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99 £79.99
7 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Halesia carolina

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Halesia carolina
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem

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Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
£79.99 - £179.99
7.5 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall available to order from autumn
15 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')

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Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Ligustrum delavayanum

20% off

Ligustrum delavayanum
£99.99 £79.99
7 litre pot | ¼ standard | 25 -30cm head In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tobira

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Pittosporum tobira
£89.99 £71.99
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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