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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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Ilex aquifolium Alaska

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Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
£36.99 £27.74
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus alatus Timber Creek

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Euonymus alatus 'Timber Creek'
£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hibiscus syriacus Flower Tower Ruby ('Gandini van Aart Ruby') (PBR)

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Hibiscus syriacus Flower Tower Ruby ('Gandini van Aart Ruby') (PBR)
£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eucalyptus pulverulenta Baby Blue

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Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'
£18.74 - £29.99
12cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)

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Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
£54.99 £41.24
3 litre pot | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea macrophylla Midnight Pearl ('Hokomamipe') (PBR)

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Hydrangea macrophylla Midnight Pearl ('Hokomamipe') (PBR)
£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Erica australis f. albiflora Polar Express

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Erica arborea var. australis f. albiflora 'Polar Express'
£29.99 £22.49
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Erica × veitchii Gold Tips

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Erica × veitchii 'Gold Tips'
£29.99 £22.49
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pieris japonica Bonfire

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Pieris japonica 'Bonfire'
£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Laurus nobilis

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Laurus nobilis
£89.99 - £277.49
30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20cm pot | 80cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Euonymus phellomanus

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Euonymus phellomanus
£84.99 £63.74
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salix integra Flamingo (PBR)

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Salix integra 'Flamingo' (PBR)
£19.99 £14.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Halesia carolina

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Halesia carolina
£99.99 £74.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rhus typhina Dissecta

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Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99 £74.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Stachyurus chinensis Celina

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Stachyurus chinensis 'Celina'
£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)

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Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
£46.99 £35.24
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex crenata Convexa

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Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
£6.74 - £27.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)

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Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
£19.99 £14.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Camellia Black Lace

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Camellia 'Black Lace'
£24.99 £18.74
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
Pieris japonica Katsura (PBR)

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Pieris japonica 'Katsura' (PBR)
£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')

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Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
£99.99 £74.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum

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Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
£16.49 - £59.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Corylus avellana Contorta

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Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£37.49 - £74.99
5 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 80 - 125cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall | tree available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer palmatum Dissectum

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Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
£41.24 - £119.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | standard | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pittosporum tenuifolium Silver Queen

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Queen'
£24.74 - £82.49
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from winter
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from winter
Pittosporum tenuifolium Elizabeth

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
£27.74 - £63.74
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
Trachycarpus fortunei

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Trachycarpus fortunei
£18.74 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea aspera Hot Chocolate ('Hpopr012') (PBR)

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Hydrangea aspera Hot Chocolate ('Hpopr012') (PBR)
£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calycanthus × raulstonii Hartlage Wine

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Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
£109.99 £82.49
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)

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Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
£24.56 - £74.99
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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Calycanthus Venus

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Calycanthus 'Venus'
£109.99 £82.49
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
Pieris japonica Passion (PBR)

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Pieris japonica 'Passion' (PBR)
£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty

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Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99 £20.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Griselinia littoralis

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Griselinia littoralis
£7.49 - £82.49
2 litre pot 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)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Drimys lanceolata

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Drimys lanceolata
£32.99 £24.74
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa vulgaris Sensation

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Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£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
Phillyrea angustifolia

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Phillyrea angustifolia
£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Itea ilicifolia

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Itea ilicifolia
£49.99 £37.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly

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Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
£22.49 - £74.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted 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
Pieris japonica Valley Valentine

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Pieris japonica 'Valley Valentine'
£27.99 £20.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pieris japonica Mountain Fire

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Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'
£19.99 £14.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pieris Forest Flame

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Pieris 'Forest Flame'
£19.99 £14.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Osmanthus delavayi

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Osmanthus delavayi
£20.24 - £48.74
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
Ilex × altaclerensis Golden King

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Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King'
£28.49 - £67.49
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
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol

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Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
£29.24 - £89.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata

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Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
£38.99 £29.24
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Escallonia Iveyi

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Escallonia 'Iveyi'
£17.99 - £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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Enkianthus campanulatus

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Enkianthus campanulatus
£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla Limelight

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Elaeagnus × submacrophylla 'Limelight'
£20.24 - £48.74
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
Crinodendron hookerianum

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Crinodendron hookerianum
£17.99 £13.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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