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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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Lysichiton camtschatcensis

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Lysichiton camtschatcensis
£17.59 - £31.99
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
Angelica archangelica

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angelica
£2.24 - £13.59
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 5
Foeniculum vulgare Giant Bronze

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fennel - bronze
£6.39 - £12.78
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 13
Myrrhis odorata

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sweet cicely
£2.29 £1.72
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Favourite salvia collection

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Favourite salvia collection
£25.58 - £47.95
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 9 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Best purple salvia collection

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Best purple salvia collection
£24.78 - £55.94
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 9 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
The Amistad salvia collection

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The Amistad salvia collection
£17.58 - £31.97
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 6 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Border salvia collection

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Border salvia collection
£33.57 - £67.93
1 × collection | 4 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 12 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
All year round colour conifer collection

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All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99 £39.99
4 × 1 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Award-winning conifer collection

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Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99 £39.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)

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Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99 £12.79
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')

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Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
£111.99 - £131.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall sold out
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety

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Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97 £40.78
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Taxus baccata ball

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Taxus baccata ball
£99.99 £79.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Pinus mugo Winter Gold

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Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£49.99 £39.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pinus mugo Mops

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Pinus mugo 'Mops'
£39.99 £31.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii

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Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99 £79.99
7 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Juniperus chinensis Stricta

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Juniperus chinensis 'Stricta'
£22.99 £18.39
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cryptomeria japonica Spiralis

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis'
£24.99 £19.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis

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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
£29.99 £23.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99 £19.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta

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Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£24.99 £19.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Thuja plicata Atrovirens

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Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
£5.39 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Fargesia rufa

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Fargesia rufa
£31.99 - £60.00
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex aquifolium

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Ilex aquifolium
£7.99 - £38.35
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Taxus baccata

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Taxus baccata
£7.99 - £191.98
9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 30cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall 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
Seedless dessert grape collection

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seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99 £27.99
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
rhubarb Timperley Early

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rhubarb 'Timperley Early'
£4.79 - £9.58
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
rhubarb Raspberry Red

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rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
£3.99 - £11.20
1 × crown Delivered during October
3 × crowns Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
cherry Stella

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20% off

cherry 'Stella'
£23.03 - £95.99
9 litre pot | G5 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm available to order from autumn
rhubarb Strawberry

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rhubarb 'Strawberry'
£4.79 - £9.58
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
quince Serbian Gold

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quince 'Serbian Gold'
£27.99 - £135.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
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
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

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greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
£27.99 - £135.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
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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20% off

Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
£6.39 - £12.78
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
bare root plant | 60 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
medlar Nottingham

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medlar 'Nottingham'
£27.99 - £39.99
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
apple Falstaff

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apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
£27.99 - £39.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Rosette

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20% off

apple 'Rossete'
£31.99 - £135.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 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
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous

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Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
£31.99 - £47.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
quince Vranja

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quince 'Vranja'
£23.83 - £135.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard available to order from autumn
cobnut Kentish Cob

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cobnut 'Kentish Cob'
£27.99 - £55.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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'
£3.79 £2.84
10g packet | approx 55 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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