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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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Award-winning conifer collection

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Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99 £39.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
All year round colour conifer collection

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All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99 £39.99
4 × 1 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Eremurus collection

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Foxtail lily collection
£19.96 - £39.92
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered during October
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)

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Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
£46.99 £37.59
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea Hon-beni

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Wisteria floribunda f. rosea 'Hon-beni'
£42.99 £34.39
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda Domino

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Wisteria floribunda 'Domino'
£42.99 £34.39
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora Shiro-kapitan

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Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora 'Shiro-kapitan'
£42.99 £34.39
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria brachybotrys Okayama

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Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama'
£42.99 £34.39
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Wisteria × formosa Caroline

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Wisteria × formosa 'Caroline'
£42.99 £34.39
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Border salvia collection

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Border salvia collection
£33.57 - £67.93
1 × collection | 4 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 12 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Equisetum hyemale

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Equisetum hyemale
£22.39 - £43.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Lysichiton camtschatcensis

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Lysichiton camtschatcensis
£17.59 - £31.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 10
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
£31.99 - £103.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Kursar

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Prunus 'Kursar'
£31.99 - £127.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Fargesia rufa

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Fargesia rufa
£31.99 - £60.00
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7
Pinus mugo Mops

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Pinus mugo 'Mops'
£39.99 £31.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Rosette

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apple 'Rossete'
£31.99 - £135.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 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
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Prunus Collingwood Ingram

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Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
£31.99 - £47.99
9 litre pot | colt | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri

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Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£31.99 - £127.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'

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Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'
£39.99 £31.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata

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Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
£38.99 £31.19
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol

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Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
£31.19 - £95.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex × altaclerensis Golden King

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Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King'
£30.39 - £71.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pittosporum tobira Nanum

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Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
£30.39 - £71.99
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
Pittosporum tenuifolium Variegatum

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
£29.59 - £71.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
£29.59 - £71.99
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 | 30 - 40cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pittosporum tenuifolium Elizabeth

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
£29.59 - £67.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia japonica Lady Vansittart

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Camellia japonica 'Lady Vansittart'
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis Apple Blossom

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Clematis 'Apple Blossom'
£27.99 - £103.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia × soulangeana

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Magnolia × soulangeana
£27.99 - £95.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 70 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Mahonia × media Winter Sun

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Mahonia × media 'Winter Sun'
£27.99 - £71.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

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Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£27.99 - £95.99
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
Clematis × cartmanii Avalanche (PBR)

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Clematis × cartmanii 'Avalanche' (PBR)
£27.99 - £103.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
damson Prune Damson

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damson 'Prune Damson'
£27.99 - £95.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Seedless dessert grape collection

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seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99 £27.99
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis cirrhosa Ourika Valley

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Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
£14.39 - £28.78
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
quince Leskovac

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quince 'Leskovac'
£27.99 - £47.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Summer Snowflake

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Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Drimys lanceolata

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Drimys lanceolata
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Passiflora Purple Haze

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Passiflora 'Purple Haze'
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Fatsia japonica Tsumugi-shibori

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Fatsia japonica 'Tsumugi-shibori'
£26.39 - £63.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Passiflora Amethyst

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Passiflora 'Amethyst'
£14.39 - £28.78
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Erica × veitchii Gold Tips

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Erica × veitchii 'Gold Tips'
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Starlet White Perfume ('HYFLET') (PBR)

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Clematis Starlet White Perfume ('Hyflet') (PBR)
£32.99 £26.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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