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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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Lysichiton camtschatcensis
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
£21.99 - £39.99
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
Macleaya microcarpa Kelway's Coral Plume

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Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
£14.99 - £37.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Magnolia Joli Pompon

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Magnolia 'Joli Pompon'
£219.99 £164.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem

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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
Magnolia × soulangeana

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Magnolia × soulangeana
£26.24 - £74.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 70 - 90cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 9
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 4.9 5 15
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 4.7 5 13
Malus Rudolph

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Malus 'Rudolph'
£52.49 - £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

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Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£26.24 - £89.99
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
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
Morus alba Pendula

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Morus alba 'Pendula'
£142.49 - £172.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Muehlenbeckia complexa

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Muehlenbeckia complexa
£7.49 - £26.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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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
Muhlenbergia capillaris

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Muhlenbergia capillaris
£2.99 - £33.74
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
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1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Musa basjoo

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Musa basjoo
£9.74 - £18.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 7
Nicotiana Whisper Mixed F1

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Nicotiana 'Whisper Mixed' F1
£2.24 - £27.74
approx 70 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Nicotiana mutabilis

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Nicotiana mutabilis
£2.79 £2.09
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Nigella papillosa African Bride

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Nigella papillosa 'African Bride'
£1.79 - £4.50
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Oenothera lindheimeri

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Oenothera lindheimeri
£6.74 - £14.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 25
Oenothera lindheimeri Siskiyou Pink

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Oenothera lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink'
£6.74 - £35.99
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)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
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 5.0 5 4
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)
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 Ying Hong Qiao Dui

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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)
Panicum virgatum Heavy Metal

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Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
£7.49 - £37.49
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)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Panicum virgatum Shenandoah

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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
£7.49 - £37.49
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)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Panicum virgatum Warrior

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Panicum virgatum 'Warrior'
£7.49 - £37.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots 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)
Papaver rupifragum Orange Feathers

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Papaver rupifragum 'Orange Feathers'
£7.49 - £17.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Parthenocissus henryana

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Parthenocissus henryana
£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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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Parthenocissus quinquefolia
£11.24 - £22.49
9cm pot | 30cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Phillyrea angustifolia

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Phillyrea angustifolia
£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Photinia × fraseri Red Robin

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Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin'
£7.49 - £71.24
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 | 50 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)

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Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
£20.99 - £89.99
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 | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Phyllostachys aurea

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Phyllostachys aurea
£59.99 - £89.99
18 litre pot | 2.5 - 2.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.4m tall available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys bissetii

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Phyllostachys bissetii
£26.24 - £74.99
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii

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Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99 £74.99
7 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
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)
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)
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 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
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
Pinus mugo Winter Gold

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Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£49.99 £37.49
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
£27.74 - £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)
7.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 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
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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

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

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plum 'Herman'
£20.24 - £127.49
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m available to order from autumn
plum Katinka (PBR)

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plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99 £123.74
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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