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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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Clematis Tumaini ('Evigsy151') (PBR)

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Clematis Tumaini ('Evigsy151') (PBR)
£34.99 £26.24
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Jasminum × stephanense Starry Starry Summer Scent ('Ganmin 1701') (PBR)

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Jasminum × stephanense Starry Starry Summer Scent ('Ganmin 1701')
£29.99 £22.49
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99 £97.49
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda Kimono

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
£32.24 - £97.49
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Corynabutilon × suntense

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Corynabutilon × suntense
£49.99 £37.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Campsis × tagliabueana Madame Galen

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Campsis × tagliabueana 'Madame Galen'
£39.99 £29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria × formosa Caroline

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Wisteria × formosa 'Caroline'
£42.99 £32.24
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 £32.24
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea fauriei Angel Wings

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Hydrangea fauriei 'Angel Wings'
£34.99 £26.24
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Passiflora Purple Haze

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Passiflora 'Purple Haze'
£13.49 - £26.98
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Clematis Blue River ('Zoblueriver') (PBR)

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Clematis Blue River ('Zoblueriver') (PBR)
£29.95 £22.46
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Little Bas

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Clematis 'Little Bas'
£22.95 £17.21
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Gravetye Beauty

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Clematis 'Gravetye Beauty'
£11.24 - £22.48
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
Clematis Betty Corning

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Clematis 'Betty Corning'
£26.95 £20.21
3 litre pot | 60cm cane 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 £32.24
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted shipped within 2 weeks
Fallopia baldschuanica

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Fallopia baldschuanica
£11.24 - £22.49
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
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Clematis Mrs Cholmondeley

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Clematis 'Mrs Cholmondeley'
£11.24 - £22.48
9cm pot | 30cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Elizabeth

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Clematis 'Elizabeth'
£11.24 - £22.48
9cm pot | 30cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Clematis Fragrant Spring

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Clematis 'Fragrant Spring'
£24.95 £18.71
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis integrifolia Rosea

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Clematis integrifolia 'Rosea'
£22.95 £17.21
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Gillian Blades

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Clematis 'Gillian Blades'
£27.99 £20.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis alpina Pamela Jackman

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Clematis alpina 'Pamela Jackman'
£20.95 £15.71
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Helsingborg

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Clematis 'Helsingborg'
£22.95 £17.21
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Fatsia japonica

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Fatsia japonica
£16.31 - £82.49
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Fatsia japonica Tsumugi-shibori

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Fatsia japonica 'Tsumugi-shibori'
£9.74 - £59.99
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)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Mahonia × media Winter Sun

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Mahonia × media 'Winter Sun'
£26.24 - £67.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pittosporum tobira

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Pittosporum tobira
£89.99 £67.49
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple

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Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
£22.49 - £67.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Viburnum tinus

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Viburnum tinus
£5.24 - £67.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Eucalyptus gunnii

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Eucalyptus gunnii
£26.24 - £67.49
2 litre pot | tree In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pittosporum tenuifolium Variegatum

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
£27.74 - £67.49
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 tobira Nanum

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Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
£28.49 - £67.49
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
Mahonia × media Charity

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Mahonia × media 'Charity'
£29.99 £22.49
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea serrata Bluebird

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Hydrangea serrata 'Bluebird'
£17.99 - £59.99
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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Garrya elliptica James Roof

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Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
£44.99 £33.74
2 litre pot | 20cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Buxus sempervirens

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Buxus sempervirens
£5.99 - £37.49
9cm pot | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 1 litre pots Unavailable
5 × 1 litre pots | 15 - 20cm tall Unavailable
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Buddleja 'Bressingham Bountiful'

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Buddleja 'Bressingham Bountiful'
£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax crassifolius

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Pseudopanax crassifolius
£39.99 £29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'

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Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
£39.99 £29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'

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Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
£39.99 £29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Choisya ternata Scented Gem ('Lissbrid')

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Choisya ternata Scented Gem ('Lissbrid')
£25.99 £19.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ying Hong Qiao Dui

New

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ying Hong Qiao' Dui
£44.99 - £89.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Rou Fu Rong

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Rou Fu Rong'
£44.99 - £89.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ling Hua Zhan

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ling Hua Zhan'
£44.99 - £89.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea paniculata Phantom

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Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'
£9.74 - £23.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ligustrum delavayanum

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Ligustrum delavayanum
£99.99 £74.99
7 litre pot | ¼ standard | 25 -30cm head In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

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Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99 £44.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)

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Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
£27.99 £20.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Schefflera taiwaniana

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Schefflera taiwaniana
£9.74 - £67.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem

New

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Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
£59.99 - £134.99
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
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