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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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tree spinach

25% off

tree spinach
£2.19 £1.64
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Little Pax

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apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Surprize

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apple 'Surprize'
£39.19 - £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry plum Gypsy

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cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£164.99 £131.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Katinka (PBR)

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plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99 £131.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Kulinaria

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plum 'Kulinaria'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Beauty of Bath

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apple 'Beauty of Bath'
£27.99 - £39.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Core Blimey

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apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Grenadier

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apple 'Grenadier'
£27.99 - £39.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Idared

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apple 'Idared'
£54.99 £43.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Katja

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apple 'Katja'
£27.99 - £39.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Red Devil

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20% off

apple 'Red Devil'
£27.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
cherry Karina

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cherry 'Karina'
£21.59 - £39.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry Regina

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cherry 'Regina'
£27.99 - £39.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry Summer Sun

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cherry 'Summer Sun'
£27.99 - £143.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard available to order from autumn
cobnut Rotblättrige Zellernuss

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cobnut 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
£27.99 - £39.99
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
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman

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Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
£31.99 - £55.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Morus alba Pendula

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20% off

Morus alba 'Pendula'
£151.99 - £183.99
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
plum Herman

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plum 'Herman'
£21.59 - £135.99
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
quince Champion

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quince 'Champion'
£27.99 - £39.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.6 - 2.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
quince Meech's Prolific

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quince 'Meech's Prolific'
£27.99 - £39.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection

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20% off

Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
£103.99 - £191.97
pot grown tree collection | 4 trees In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root tree collection | 4 trees available to order from autumn
quince Leskovac

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20% off

quince 'Leskovac'
£27.99 - £47.99
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
Musa basjoo

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Musa basjoo
£10.39 - £19.20
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
£7.19 - £51.99
9cm pot | bush available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots | 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
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
£31.99 - £207.99
2 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
3 × 9 litre pots | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Amelanchier lamarckii
Amelanchier lamarckii
£20.63 - £99.99
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
bare root | 0.9 - 1.2m | tree available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m | bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | tree available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian White (Dalmatian Series)
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White' (Dalmatian Series)
£7.19 - £29.59
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea pallida
£10.39 - £38.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Veronicastrum virginicum Fascination
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cephalaria gigantea
Cephalaria gigantea
£9.59 - £35.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Echinacea purpurea Virgin (PBR)
Echinacea purpurea 'Virgin' (PBR)
£10.39 - £43.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots Unavailable
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Echium pininana
Echium pininana
£34.99 £27.99
2 litre pot available to order from late spring
Verbascum Clementine
Verbascum 'Clementine'
£10.39 - £23.19
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
Aconitum napellus
Aconitum napellus
£10.39 - £23.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Althaea officinalis
Althaea officinalis
£7.99 - £18.39
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Crambe cordifolia
Crambe cordifolia
£8.79 - £20.79
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Delphinium Faust
Delphinium 'Faust'
£19.99 - £51.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Delphinium Jill Curley
Delphinium 'Jill Curley'
£19.99 - £51.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Delphinium Spindrift
Delphinium 'Spindrift'
£19.99 - £51.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Delphinium Turkish Delight
Delphinium 'Turkish Delight'
£19.99 - £51.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian Peach (Dalmatian Series)
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach' (Dalmatian Series)
£7.19 - £29.59
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Echinacea Pretty Parasols ('JS Engeltje') (PBR)
Echinacea Pretty Parasols ('JS Engeltje') (PBR)
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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