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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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Taxus baccata ball

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Taxus baccata ball
£119.99 £95.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6 (6)
Verbascum phoeniceum Violetta

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Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta'
From £9.59
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 3 (3)
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99 £103.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted
All year round colour conifer collection

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

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Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99 £39.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Best purple salvia collection

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Best purple salvia collection
From £23.98
1 × collection | 3 plants
3 × collections | 9 plants
Border salvia collection

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Border salvia collection
From £33.57
1 × collection | 4 plants
3 × collections | 12 plants
Bright and bold sweet pea collection

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Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£9.97 £7.98
1 × collection
Favourite salvia collection

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Favourite salvia collection
From £25.58
1 × collection | 3 plants
3 × collections | 9 plants
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety

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Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97 £40.78
3 × 2 litre pots
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection

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Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
From £50.39
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Seedless dessert grape collection

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seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99 £27.99
1 × collection | 2 plants
Simple white cutting garden collection

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Simple white cutting garden collection
£5.88 £4.70
1 × collection
The Amistad salvia collection

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The Amistad salvia collection
From £17.58
1 × collection | 2 plants
3 × collections | 6 plants
cherry Stella

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cherry 'Stella'
From £23.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8 - 2m
Cornus florida

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Cornus florida
From £23.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Cupressus sempervirens

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Cupressus sempervirens
From £15.99
10 litre pot
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall
damson Prune Damson

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damson 'Prune Damson'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

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greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Hippophae rhamnoides

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Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
From £6.39
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall
Juncus maritimus
Juncus maritimus
From £24.99
3 × 9cm pots
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')

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Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
From £39.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

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Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Morus alba Pendula

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Morus alba 'Pendula'
From £103.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
From £27.99
7.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Pittosporum tobira Nanum

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Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
From £27.99
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
plum Guinevere

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plum 'Guinevere'
From £55.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
Prunus Jacqueline

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Prunus 'Jacqueline'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Prunus Kursar

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Prunus 'Kursar'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Prunus Tai-haku

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Prunus 'Tai-haku'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Quercus robur

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Quercus robur
From £31.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
quince Serbian Gold

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quince 'Serbian Gold'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
quince Vranja

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quince 'Vranja'
From £23.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
Sorbus Copper Kettle

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Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)

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Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Viburnum opulus Roseum

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Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
From £19.80
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (23)
Dahlia Eveline

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Dahlia 'Eveline'
From £4.79
3 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
damson Farleigh

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damson 'Farleigh Damson'
From £27.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
Cotoneaster franchetii

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Cotoneaster franchetii
From £16.09
7.5 litre pot
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