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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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Pieris japonica Bonfire
Pieris japonica 'Bonfire'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
£164.99
7 litre pot | 1m tall available to order from autumn
Schizachyrium scoparium Ha Ha Tonka (PBR)

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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Ha Ha Tonka' (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nigella papillosa African Bride
Nigella papillosa 'African Bride'
£2.39 - £6.00
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)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
£139.99
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Magnolia × soulangeana

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Magnolia × soulangeana
£20.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 70 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 9
Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
£44.99 - £69.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot | 50cm tall available to order from autumn
Magnolia Emperor (PBR)
Magnolia 'Emperor' (PBR)
£114.99
7.5 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Magnolia wilsonii Eileen Baines
Magnolia wilsonii 'Eileen Baines'
£219.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Magnolia Sunsation
Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Mahonia × media Winter Sun

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Mahonia × media 'Winter Sun'
£17.50 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 14
Mahonia × media Charity

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Mahonia × media 'Charity'
£29.99 £20.99
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 eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)

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Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Mahonia nitens Cabaret (PBR)
Mahonia nitens 'Cabaret' (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
£139.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Muehlenbeckia complexa

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Muehlenbeckia complexa
£9.99 - £24.99
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)

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Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Althaea officinalis
Althaea officinalis
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Thalictrum Elin
Thalictrum 'Elin'
£12.95 - £24.75
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
medlar Westerveld
medlar 'Westerveld'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock |1.2m available to order from autumn
medlar Nottingham
medlar 'Nottingham'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Choisya ternata Scented Gem ('Lissbrid')

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Choisya ternata Scented Gem ('Lissbrid')
£25.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tithonia rotundifolia Torch
Tithonia rotundifolia 'Torch'
£2.79
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ligusticopsis wallichiana
Ligusticopsis wallichiana
£10.99 - £52.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna

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Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
£4.50 - £44.99
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
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
cherry plum Golden Sphere
cherry plum 'Golden Sphere'
£34.79 - £49.99
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
Dahlia Senior's Hope
Dahlia 'Senior's Hope'
£5.49 - £14.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Philadelphus Petite Perfume Pink ('P1') (PBR)

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Philadelphus Petite Perfume Pink ('P1') (PBR)
£17.99 - £29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from late spring
Philadelphus Petite Perfume White ('W1') (PBR)

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Philadelphus Petite Perfume White ('W1') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Philadelphus Fragrant Falls
Philadelphus 'Fragrant Falls'
£26.75 - £54.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Aconitum napellus
Aconitum napellus
£10.99 - £24.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Sorbus Glendoick Spire
Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
£44.99 - £89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri

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Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£39.99 - £111.99
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 Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
£39.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Drimys lanceolata
Drimys lanceolata
£32.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
mulberry Wellington
mulberry 'Wellington'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m available to order from autumn
Verbascum Primrose Path

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Verbascum 'Primrose Path'
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbascum Honey Dijon

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Verbascum 'Honey Dijon'
£9.50 - £22.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbascum Clementine
Verbascum 'Clementine'
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)

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Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eremurus stenophyllus
Eremurus stenophyllus
£7.99 - £15.98
1 × tuber Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE tubers Delivered during October
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Asian pear Kumoi
Asian pear 'Kumoi'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton

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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
£9.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke

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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
£10.00 - £24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Griselinia littoralis

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Griselinia littoralis
£9.99 - £76.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£139.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Hydrangea quercifolia Tara
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Tara'
£28.75
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Elaeagnus Quicksilver
Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver'
£32.99 - £129.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
12 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla Limelight
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla 'Limelight'
£26.99 - £64.99
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
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
£26.99 - £179.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
3 × 12 litre pots | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Buddleja globosa
Buddleja globosa
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Clematis Bill MacKenzie
Clematis 'Bill MacKenzie'
£14.99 - £29.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm 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
Allium giganteum
Allium giganteum
£7.99 - £21.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Gladiator
Allium 'Gladiator'
£17.99 - £47.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Osmanthus delavayi

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Osmanthus delavayi
£26.99 £18.89
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Silver Falls

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Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls'
£5.00 - £12.50
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
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Ursula's Red
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red'
£11.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea paniculata Phantom
Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'
£12.99 - £30.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
£35.99 - £79.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Edgeworthia chrysantha Grandiflora
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'
£129.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Passion flower collection
Passion flower collection
£53.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Passiflora Damsel's Delight

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Passiflora 'Damsel's Delight'
£32.99 £23.09
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Passiflora Cool Tropics Eia Popeia

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Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Eia Popeia'
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Passiflora Cool Tropics Snowstar

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Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Snowstar'
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
peach Pêche de Vigne
peach 'Pêche de Vigne'
£59.99
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
peach Duke of York
peach 'Duke of York'
£34.99 - £59.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
peach Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
peach Redhaven
peach 'Redhaven'
£39.99 - £54.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
pear Beurré Alexandre Lucas
pear 'Beurré Alexandre Lucas'
£34.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
pear Red Sensation Bartlett
pear 'Red Sensation Bartlett'
£34.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien
pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
£119.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)

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Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
£14.00 - £71.99
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)
Photinia × fraseri Little Red Robin
Photinia × fraseri 'Little Red Robin'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Photinia Blackberry Gem

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Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£26.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Photinia × fraseri Red Robin

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Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin'
£9.99 - £94.99
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)
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Argyrocytisus battendieri
Argyrocytisus battendieri
£99.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£169.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Muhlenbergia capillaris

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Muhlenbergia capillaris
£3.99 - £44.99
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hosta Regal Splendor

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Hosta 'Regal Splendor'
£9.09 - £19.59
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
plum Blue Tit
plum 'Blue Tit'
£34.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Seneca
plum 'Seneca'
£34.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Guinevere
plum 'Guinevere'
£34.79 - £169.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
plum Burbank Tangerine
plum 'Burbank Tangerine'
£44.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Katinka (PBR)

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plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99 £115.49
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Coe's Golden Drop
plum 'Coe's Golden Drop'
£44.99 - £54.99
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
plum Edwards
plum 'Edwards'
£34.99 - £54.99
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
plum Haganta (PBR)
plum 'Haganta' (PBR)
£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
plum Herman

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plum 'Herman'
£26.99 - £118.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
plum Kulinaria

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plum 'Kulinaria'
£169.99 £118.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Yellow Pershore
plum 'Yellow Pershore'
£34.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
£34.99 - £169.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
plum Early Rivers
plum 'Early Rivers'
£34.99 - £89.99
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
Macleaya microcarpa Kelway's Coral Plume
Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
£19.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pomegranate Dente de Cavallo
pomegranate 'Dente di Cavallo'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Solanum jasminoides Bleu
Solanum jasminoides 'Bleu'
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
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