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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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Hardenbergia violacea
Hardenbergia violacea
£37.99 £30.39
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £30.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £30.39
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Pittosporum tenuifolium Variegatum

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
£29.59 - £71.99
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 5.0 5 3
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
£29.59 - £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 | 30 - 40cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 8
Pittosporum tenuifolium Elizabeth

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
£29.59 - £67.99
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 5.0 5 2
Cedrus atlantica Glauca (Glauca group)
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca group) 'Glauca'
£36.99 £29.59
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Camellia japonica Lady Vansittart

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Camellia japonica 'Lady Vansittart'
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Clematis Apple Blossom
Clematis 'Apple Blossom'
£27.99 - £103.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 7
Clematis armandi Snowdrift
Clematis armandi 'Snowdrift'
£27.99 - £111.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6
Solanum laxum Album
Solanum laxum 'Album'
£14.39 - £28.78
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 5.0 5 1
peach Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Magnolia × soulangeana

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Magnolia × soulangeana
£27.99 - £95.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 70 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 10
Mahonia × media Winter Sun

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Mahonia × media 'Winter Sun'
£27.99 - £71.99
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 4.5 5 15
Hydrangea hydrangeoides
Hydrangea hydrangeoides
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

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Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£27.99 - £95.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
apple Reverend W. Wilks
apple 'Reverend W. Wilks'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Echium pininana
Echium pininana
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot available to order from late spring
Mahonia nitens Cabaret (PBR)
Mahonia nitens 'Cabaret' (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7
mulberry Wellington
mulberry 'Wellington'
£27.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m available to order from autumn
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Eucalyptus gunnii
Eucalyptus gunnii
£27.99 - £71.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
cobnut Webbs Prize Cob
cobnut 'Webb's Prize Cob'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Clematis × cartmanii Avalanche (PBR)

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Clematis × cartmanii 'Avalanche' (PBR)
£27.99 - £103.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Ice Blue ('Evipo003') (PBR) (Prairie Series)
Clematis Ice Blue ('Evipo003') (PBR) (Prairie Series)
£34.99 £27.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane discontinued
Hydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides Roseum
Hydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides 'Roseum'
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
apple Braeburn Hillwell
apple 'Braeburn Hillwell'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Chivers Delight
apple 'Chivers' Delight'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Orlean's Reinette
apple 'Orlean's Reinette'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Queen Cox self-fertile
apple 'Queen Cox'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Ribston Pippin
apple 'Ribston Pippin'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Monarch
apple 'Monarch'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
pear Beurré Alexandre Lucas
pear 'Beurré Alexandre Lucas'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
pear Red Sensation Bartlett
pear 'Red Sensation Bartlett'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Asian pear Kumoi
Asian pear 'Kumoi'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
plum Yellow Pershore
plum 'Yellow Pershore'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Blue Tit
plum 'Blue Tit'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
£27.99 - £135.99
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'
£27.99 - £71.99
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 Seneca
plum 'Seneca'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
damson Prune Damson

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damson 'Prune Damson'
£27.99 - £95.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
cherry White Heart
cherry 'White Heart'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apricot New Large Early
apricot 'New Large Early'
£34.99 £27.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
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