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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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Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
From £27.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma

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Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Fagus sylvatica

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Fagus sylvatica
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)

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Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
£64.99 £51.99
3 litre pot | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Sciadopitys verticillata

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Sciadopitys verticillata
From £51.99
2 litre pot
7.5 litre pot
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection

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Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
From £50.39
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
From £32.99
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
3 litre aquatic pot
5 litre aquatic pot
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
From £6.39
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1 (1)
Hamamelis × intermedia Diane

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Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'
From £47.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
Hamamelis × intermedia Jelena

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Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
From £47.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 13 (13)
Malus Royalty

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Malus 'Royalty'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Hamamelis × intermedia Arnold Promise

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Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
From £47.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Forsythia × intermedia Goldrausch

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Forsythia × intermedia 'Goldrausch'
From £14.99
3 litre pot
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
apple Falstaff

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apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
From £27.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
From £39.99
available to order from winter
peach Duke of York
peach 'Duke of York'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
peach Pêche de Vigne
peach 'Pêche de Vigne'
£59.99 £47.99
available to order from winter
almond Princess
almond 'Princess'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
almond Sultane
almond Sultane
From £33.59
available to order from winter
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
From £47.99
available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

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Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99 £47.99
5 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall | grafted
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £27.99
available to order from summer
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£59.99 £47.99
sold out
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
From £24.99
1 litre aquatic pot
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (12)
Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
From £43.99
available to order from summer
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £35.99
available to order from autumn
apple Newton Wonder
apple 'Newton Wonder'
From £23.99
available to order from winter
apple Jupiter (PBR)
apple 'Jupiter' (PBR)
From £27.99
available to order from winter
medlar Westerveld
medlar 'Westerveld'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
gage Imperial Gage

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gage 'Imperial Gage'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
plum Edwards
plum 'Edwards'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Lizzie
plum 'Lizzie'
From £31.83
available to order from winter
cherry Nabella
cherry 'Nabella'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
cherry Colney
cherry 'Colney'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
peach Redhaven

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peach 'Redhaven'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m
plum Coe's Golden Drop
plum 'Coe's Golden Drop'
From £35.99
available to order from winter
Passion flower collection
Passion flower collection
£53.97 £43.18
available to order from summer
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97 £43.18
available to order from summer
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety

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Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97 £40.78
3 × 2 litre pots
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (20)
Hydrangea seemannii

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Hydrangea seemannii
£49.99 £39.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £39.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Acer palmatum Dissectum

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Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
From £39.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Corylus avellana Contorta

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Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
From £39.99
5 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
cherry Summer Sun

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cherry 'Summer Sun'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm
apple Katja

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apple 'Katja'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
Cupressus sempervirens

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Cupressus sempervirens
From £15.99
10 litre pot
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall
Corynabutilon × suntense
Corynabutilon × suntense
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous

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Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
apple Lord Lambourne

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apple 'Lord Lambourne'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
apple Red Devil

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apple 'Red Devil'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris - Crab apple hedging
From £39.99
available to order from autumn
apple Beauty of Bath
apple 'Beauty of Bath'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
apple Laxton's Fortune
apple 'Laxton's Fortune'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Kidd's Orange Red
apple 'Kidd's Orange Red'
From £27.83
available to order from winter
apple Pixie
apple 'Pixie'
From £27.83
available to order from winter
apple Grenadier

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apple 'Grenadier'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
Asian pear Nijisseiki
Asian pear 'Nijisseiki'
From £35.99
available to order from winter
quince Champion

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quince 'Champion'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
quince Meech's Prolific

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quince 'Meech's Prolific'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
medlar Nottingham

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medlar 'Nottingham'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m
cherry plum Golden Sphere
cherry plum 'Golden Sphere'
From £27.83
available to order from winter
damson Farleigh

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damson 'Farleigh Damson'
From £27.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
cherry Karina

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cherry 'Karina'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m
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