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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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plum Herman

25% off

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)
plum Kulinaria

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plum 'Kulinaria'
£169.99 £127.49
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Mikuruma-gaeshi

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Prunus 'Mikuruma-gaeshi'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Prunus Tiltstone Hellfire

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Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
£29.99 - £97.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')

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Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£164.99 £123.74
12 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.4m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')

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Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99 £89.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
£20.24 - £119.98
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 × bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall 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 4.7 5 3
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'

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Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
£39.99 £29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'

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Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
£39.99 £29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'

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Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'
£39.99 £29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax crassifolius

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Pseudopanax crassifolius
£39.99 £29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
£119.99 £89.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Quercus robur

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Quercus robur
£29.99 - £97.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
quince Serbian Gold

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quince 'Serbian Gold'
£26.24 - £127.49
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m available to order from autumn
quince Vranja

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quince 'Vranja'
£22.34 - £127.49
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m available to order from autumn
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)
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 5.0 5 1
Rosa Madame Isaac Péreire

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Rosa 'Madame Isaac Péreire' | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99 £26.39
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue

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Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £22.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Sugar Moon ('Wekmemolo') (PBR)

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40% off

Rosa Sugar Moon ('Wekmemolo') (PBR) | Hybrid Tea Rose
£32.99 £19.79
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Henry Eilers

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Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Salix alba Tristis

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Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99 £123.74
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Salvia guaranitica Black and Blue

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Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
£7.49 - £32.24
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')

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Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')
£8.24 - £33.74
9cm 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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Salvia uliginosa

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Salvia uliginosa
£14.99 - £33.74
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
Salvia uliginosa African Skies

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Salvia uliginosa 'African Skies'
£7.49 - £14.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sanguisorba Plum Drops

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Sanguisorba 'Plum Drops'
£10.49 - £24.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Schefflera taiwaniana

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Schefflera taiwaniana
£9.74 - £67.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot 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
Schizachyrium scoparium Ha Ha Tonka (PBR)

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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Ha Ha Tonka' (PBR)
£11.24 - £26.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedless dessert grape collection

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seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99 £26.24
1 × collection | 2 plants shipped within 2 weeks
grape Boskoop Glory

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seedless grape 'Boskoop Glory'
£19.99 £14.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Simple white cutting garden collection

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Simple white cutting garden collection
£5.68 £4.26
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sinojackia xylocarpa

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Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £82.49
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Solanum crispum Glasnevin

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Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'
£13.49 - £24.74
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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)
Sorbus Croft Coral

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Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri

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Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£29.99 - £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)

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Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
£29.99 - £134.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

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Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Sorbus splendens

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Sorbus splendens
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus wardii

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Sorbus wardii
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 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)
Stipa gigantea

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Stipa gigantea
£7.49 - £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)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Stipa ichu

New

25% off

Stipa ichu
£11.24 - £24.74
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
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)
Myrrhis odorata

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sweet cicely
£2.29 £1.72
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1

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sweetcorn 'Goldcrest' F1 (late season)
£2.99 £2.24
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sweetcorn Golden Bantam

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sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam'
£3.49 £2.62
10g packet | approx 55 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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