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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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Pseudopanax 'Sabre'

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Pseudopanax 'Sabre'
£39.99 £31.99
2 litre pot
Vitex agnus-castus Queen Bee

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Vitex agnus-castus 'Queen Bee'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)

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Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from summer
Rosa Wild Rover ('Dichirap') (PBR)

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Rosa Wild Rover ('Dichirap') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from autumn
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea Hon-beni

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Wisteria floribunda f. rosea 'Hon-beni'
£39.95 £31.96
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata

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Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
£38.99 £31.19
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol

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Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
From £31.19
3 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10 (10)
Rosa Climbing Étoile de Hollande
Rosa 'Climbing Étoile de Hollande' | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99 £30.39
available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 13 (13)
Ilex × altaclerensis Golden King

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Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King'
From £30.39
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)

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Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
£37.99 £30.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Campsis × tagliabueana Madame Galen

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Campsis × tagliabueana 'Madame Galen'
£37.99 £30.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Hardenbergia violacea
Hardenbergia violacea
£37.99 £30.39
available to order from summer
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £30.39
available to order from autumn
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue

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Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £30.39
4 litre pot
Romneya coulteri
Romneya coulteri
From £29.59
available to order from summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 3 (3)
The ultimate cutting gladioli collection

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The ultimate cutting gladioli collection
From £28.76
available to order from winter
Buddleja alternifolia

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Buddleja alternifolia
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
Camellia japonica Lady Vansittart

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Camellia japonica 'Lady Vansittart'
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Clematis armandi Snowdrift

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Clematis armandi 'Snowdrift'
From £27.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 7 (7)
Solanum laxum Album

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Solanum laxum 'Album'
From £14.39
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
peach Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Magnolia × soulangeana

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Magnolia × soulangeana
From £27.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Mahonia × media Winter Sun

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Mahonia × media 'Winter Sun'
From £27.99
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (17)
Pittosporum tobira Nanum
Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
Hydrangea hydrangeoides

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Hydrangea hydrangeoides
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly

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Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
From £27.99
3 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer

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Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

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Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
apple Reverend W. Wilks
apple 'Reverend W. Wilks'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Pittosporum tenuifolium Variegatum

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
From £27.99
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Syringa vulgaris Sensation
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Drimys lanceolata

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Drimys lanceolata
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Mahonia nitens Cabaret (PBR)

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Mahonia nitens 'Cabaret' (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Prunus Kursar

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Prunus 'Kursar'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
From £27.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
mulberry Wellington
mulberry 'Wellington'
£27.99
available to order from winter
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)

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Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot
Pittosporum tenuifolium Elizabeth

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
From £27.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Cedrus atlantica Glauca (Glauca group)
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca group) 'Glauca'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Eucalyptus gunnii

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Eucalyptus gunnii
From £27.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
cobnut Webbs Prize Cob
cobnut 'Webb's Prize Cob'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
Clematis × cartmanii Avalanche (PBR)
Clematis × cartmanii 'Avalanche' (PBR)
From £27.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)

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Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Hydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides Roseum

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Hydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides 'Roseum'
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
apple Braeburn Hillwell
apple 'Braeburn Hillwell'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Chivers Delight
apple 'Chivers' Delight'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Orlean's Reinette
apple 'Orlean's Reinette'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Queen Cox self-fertile
apple 'Queen Cox'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Ribston Pippin
apple 'Ribston Pippin'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Monarch
apple 'Monarch'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
pear Beurré Alexandre Lucas
pear 'Beurré Alexandre Lucas'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
pear Red Sensation Bartlett
pear 'Red Sensation Bartlett'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
Asian pear Kumoi
Asian pear 'Kumoi'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Yellow Pershore
plum 'Yellow Pershore'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Blue Tit
plum 'Blue Tit'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Early Rivers
plum 'Early Rivers'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Seneca
plum 'Seneca'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
damson Prune Damson

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damson 'Prune Damson'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
cherry White Heart
cherry 'White Heart'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apricot New Large Early
apricot 'New Large Early'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
Prunus Collingwood Ingram
Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
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