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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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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)
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
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)
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
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 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)
Juncus maritimus
Juncus maritimus
£21.99 - £39.99
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
Lobelia siphilitica f. albiflora
Lobelia siphilitica f. 'albiflora'
£27.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
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
Anemone hupehensis Ariel ('Ifanfa') (Fantasy Series)

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25% off

Anemone hupehensis Ariel ('Ifanfa') (Fantasy Series)
£17.24 - £41.24
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99 £18.74
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis John Huxtable

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Clematis 'John Huxtable'
£29.99 £22.49
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Mrs N. Thompson

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Clematis 'Mrs N. Thompson'
£11.24 - £22.48
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
Clematis Propertius

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Clematis 'Propertius'
£11.24 - £22.48
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Amethyst Beauty ('Evipo043') (PBR)

New

25% off

Clematis Amethyst Beauty ('Evipo043') (PBR)
£32.95 £24.71
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
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 4.0 5 2
Edgeworthia chrysantha Grandiflora

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Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'
£129.99 £97.49
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Prunus Tiltstone Hellfire

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Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Salix alba Tristis

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Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99 £123.74
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Stipa ichu

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Stipa ichu
£11.24 - £24.74
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
Taxus baccata David

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Taxus baccata 'David'
£99.99 £74.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall shipped within 2 weeks
All year round colour conifer collection

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All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99 £37.49
4 × 1 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Award-winning conifer collection

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Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99 £37.49
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bright and bold sweet pea collection

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Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£8.67 £6.50
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety

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Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97 £38.23
3 × 2 litre pots 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)
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)
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
£27.99 - £54.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
apple Red Devil

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apple 'Red Devil'
£26.24 - £112.49
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
apple Rosette

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apple 'Rossete'
£29.99 - £127.49
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Betula pendula

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Betula pendula
£7.49 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging available to order from autumn
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging available to order from autumn
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna

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Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
£6.74 - £33.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 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
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)

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Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£59.99 - £74.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
cherry Stella

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cherry 'Stella'
£21.59 - £89.99
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
9 litre pot | G5 root stock | 1.2m sold out
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm available to order from autumn
cherry Summer Sun

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cherry 'Summer Sun'
£26.24 - £134.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m available to order from autumn
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard available to order from autumn
Cupressus sempervirens

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Cupressus sempervirens
£18.74 - £164.99
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
5 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
damson Prune Damson

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damson 'Prune Damson'
£26.24 - £89.99
12 litre pot | SJA 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 | 1.2m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

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greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
£26.24 - £127.49
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 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
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hippophae rhamnoides

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Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
£5.99 - £11.98
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant | 60 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)

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Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
£6.74 - £48.74
9cm pot | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 20cm ball available to order from autumn
2 × 2 litre pots | 20cm ball available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem

New

25% off

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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Taxus baccata

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Taxus baccata
£7.49 - £179.98
9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
3 litre pot | 30cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm 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
Viburnum opulus Roseum

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Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
£18.56 - £67.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Wisteria floribunda Kimono

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
£32.24 - £97.49
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
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