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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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Musa basjoo

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Musa basjoo
£10.39 - £19.20
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.1 5 8
Photinia × fraseri Red Robin

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Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin'
£6.99 - £63.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)

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Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
£19.99 £15.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty

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Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99 £16.79
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
The Amistad salvia collection

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The Amistad salvia collection
£17.58 - £31.97
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 6 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juncus maritimus

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Juncus maritimus
£17.59 - £31.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Clematis integrifolia Rosea

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Clematis integrifolia 'Rosea'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Elizabeth

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Clematis 'Elizabeth'
£11.99 - £23.98
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 1
Hydrangea petiolaris

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Hydrangea petiolaris
£11.99 - £79.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 41
Clematis Little Bas

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Clematis 'Little Bas'
£22.95 £18.36
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus chinensis Stricta

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Juniperus chinensis 'Stricta'
£22.99 £18.39
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Panicum virgatum Warrior

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Panicum virgatum 'Warrior'
£7.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex aquifolium Alaska

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Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
£36.99 £18.50
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Clematis Octopus ('Zooct') (PBR)

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Clematis Octopus ('Zooct') (PBR)
£26.95 £18.86
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Escallonia Iveyi

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Escallonia 'Iveyi'
£19.19 - £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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Pieris japonica Valley Valentine

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Pieris japonica 'Valley Valentine'
£27.99 £19.59
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Clematis Bill MacKenzie

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Clematis 'Bill MacKenzie'
£11.99 - £23.98
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 Fragrant Spring

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Clematis 'Fragrant Spring'
£24.95 £19.96
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Forever Friends ('Zofofri') (PBR)

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Clematis Forever Friends ('Zofofri') (PBR)
£24.95 £19.96
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Taxus baccata

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Taxus baccata
£7.99 - £191.98
9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 30cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Phillyrea angustifolia

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Phillyrea angustifolia
£24.99 £19.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Griselinia littoralis

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Griselinia littoralis
£7.99 - £87.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Pieris japonica Passion (PBR)

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Pieris japonica 'Passion' (PBR)
£24.99 £19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Trachycarpus fortunei

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Trachycarpus fortunei
£19.99 - £95.99
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta

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Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£24.99 £19.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Pieris japonica Katsura (PBR)

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Pieris japonica 'Katsura' (PBR)
£24.99 £19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99 £19.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cryptomeria japonica Spiralis

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis'
£24.99 £19.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pieris japonica Bonfire

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Pieris japonica 'Bonfire'
£24.99 £19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Philadelphus Petite Perfume White ('W1') (PBR)

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Philadelphus Petite Perfume White ('W1') (PBR)
£24.99 £19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buddleja 'Bressingham Bountiful'

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Buddleja 'Bressingham Bountiful'
£24.99 £19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Parthenocissus henryana

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Parthenocissus henryana
£11.99 - £23.98
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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Choisya ternata Scented Gem ('Lissbrid')

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Choisya ternata Scented Gem ('Lissbrid')
£25.99 £20.79
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection

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Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£27.82 £20.86
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotinus Grace

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Cotinus 'Grace'
£26.75 £21.40
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis Betty Corning

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Clematis 'Betty Corning'
£26.95 £21.56
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Tekla ('Evipo069') (PBR)

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Clematis Tekla ('Evipo069') (PBR)
£26.95 £21.56
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Osmanthus delavayi

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Osmanthus delavayi
£21.59 - £51.99
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
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
£21.59 - £127.98
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Best white lilies collection

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Best white lily collection
£11.16 - £22.32
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered during October
Clematis Paul Farges

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Clematis 'Paul Farges'
£27.99 £22.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
cherry Stella

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cherry 'Stella'
£23.03 - £95.99
9 litre pot | G5 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | G5 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm available to order from autumn
Clematis Sunset

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Clematis 'Sunset'
£28.99 £23.19
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
quince Vranja

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quince 'Vranja'
£23.83 - £135.99
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
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard available to order from autumn
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