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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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Acer × freemanii Morgan

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Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99 £143.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted
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 5.0 5 1 (1)
Helianthus annuus Taiyo

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Helianthus annuus 'Taiyo'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 30 seeds
Lathyrus Prince of Orange

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Lathyrus 'Prince of Orange'
£3.99 £3.19
approx 20 seeds
Helianthus debilis Soluna Lemon

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Helianthus debilis 'Soluna Lemon'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 30 seeds
Bright and bold sweet pea collection

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Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£9.97 £7.98
1 × collection
Nigella papillosa African Bride

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Nigella papillosa 'African Bride'
From £2.31
approx 100 seeds
3 × packets of approx 100 seeds
Nicotiana Whisper Mixed F1

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Nicotiana 'Whisper Mixed' F1
From £2.39
approx 70 seeds
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 11 (11)
Eupatorium cannabinum

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Eupatorium cannabinum
From £2.39
approx 200 seeds
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1 (1)
Helianthus Tall Single

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Helianthus 'Tall Single'
From £1.99
approx 50 seeds
3 × packets of seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Nicotiana mutabilis

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Nicotiana mutabilis
£2.79 £2.23
approx 100 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Digitalis purpurea Pam's Choice

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Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 200 seeds
Simple white cutting garden collection

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Simple white cutting garden collection
£5.88 £4.70
1 × collection
Helianthus annuus Desire Red

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Helianthus annuus 'Desire Red'
£3.99 £2.39
approx 10 seeds
Linaria purpurea Springside White

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Linaria purpurea 'Springside White'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 40 seeds
Linaria purpurea

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Linaria purpurea
£2.99 £2.39
approx 100 seeds
Verbena bonariensis Vanity

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Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'
£3.99 £2.39
approx 40 seeds
Helianthus debilis Soluna Bronze

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Helianthus debilis 'Soluna Bronze'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 30 seeds
Alcea rosea Single mixture

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Alcea rosea 'Single mixture'
£2.49 £1.99
approx 75 seeds
Alcea rosea Nigra

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Alcea rosea 'Nigra'
From £2.39
approx 50 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 2.5 5 2 (2)
Echium pininana

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Echium pininana
From £3.19
approx 20 seeds
Prunus sumaura fugenzo Japanese lantern

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Prunus sumaura fugenzo 'Japanese lantern'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall
Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) Cyril Watson

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Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'
£32.99 £26.39
2 litre pot
Sorbus splendens

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Sorbus splendens
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus Glendoick Spire

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Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

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Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus Croft Coral

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Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Prunus Shosar

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Prunus 'Shosar'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
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)
Acer rubrum Sun Valley

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Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Scanlon

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Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')

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Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma

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Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum

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Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 2.5 - 3m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Sorbus Copper Kettle

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Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

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Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus Umineko

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Prunus 'Umineko'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea

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Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£89.99 £71.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m 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
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)

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Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant

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Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99 £63.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Fagus sylvatica

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Fagus sylvatica
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat

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Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99 £199.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

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Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
From £71.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
12 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
From £63.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

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Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Quercus robur

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Quercus robur
From £31.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus avium Plena

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

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Malus 'Royalty'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud

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Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
From £32.99
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
3 litre aquatic pot
5 litre aquatic pot
Juncus maritimus
Juncus maritimus
From £24.99
3 × 9cm pots
Lobelia siphilitica f. albiflora
Lobelia siphilitica f. 'albiflora'
£32.99
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
From £24.99
1 litre aquatic pot
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (12)
Angelica archangelica

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angelica
From £3.11
approx 100 seeds
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Foeniculum vulgare Giant Bronze

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fennel 'Giant Bronze'
From £6.39
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Myrrhis odorata

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sweet cicely
£2.29 £1.83
approx 5 seeds
Melissa officinalis

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lemon balm
From £6.39
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Sciadopitys verticillata

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Sciadopitys verticillata
From £51.99
2 litre pot
7.5 litre pot
Cryptomeria japonica Hide

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Hide'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot
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
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)

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Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99 £12.79
1 litre pot
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid

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Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
£159.99 £127.99
7 litre pot | 1m tall
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')

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Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
From £79.99
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety

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Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97 £40.78
3 × 2 litre pots
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 (6)
Cupressus sempervirens

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Cupressus sempervirens
From £15.99
10 litre pot
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold

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Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
£15.99 £12.79
1 litre pot
Taxus baccata David

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Taxus baccata 'David'
£119.99 £95.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall
Pinus mugo Winter Gold

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Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£39.99 £31.99
3 litre pot
Juniperus chinensis Stricta

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Juniperus chinensis 'Stricta'
£22.99 £18.39
2 litre pot
Cryptomeria japonica Spiralis

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta

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Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£29.99 £23.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Fargesia rufa

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Fargesia rufa
From £31.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Ilex aquifolium

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Ilex aquifolium
£7.99 £6.39
9cm pot
Taxus baccata

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Taxus baccata
From £7.99
9cm pot | 20cm tall
3 litre pot | 30cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Seedless dessert grape collection

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seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99 £27.99
1 × collection | 2 plants
cherry Stella

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cherry 'Stella'
From £23.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8 - 2m
grape Boskoop Glory

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seedless grape 'Boskoop Glory'
£24.99 £19.99
2 litre pot
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)
quince Serbian Gold

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quince 'Serbian Gold'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
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 (1)
damson Farleigh

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damson 'Farleigh Damson'
From £27.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
tayberry Medana Tayberry

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tayberry 'Medana'
From £7.99
3 litre pot
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 (2)
Hippophae rhamnoides

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Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
From £6.39
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall
medlar Nottingham

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medlar 'Nottingham'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m
apple Falstaff

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apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
From £27.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous

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Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
quince Vranja

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quince 'Vranja'
From £23.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1

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sweetcorn 'Goldcrest' F1 (late season)
£2.99 £2.39
approx 50 seeds
sweetcorn Golden Bantam

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sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam'
£3.79 £3.03
10g packet | approx 55 seeds
butterbean Fagiolo Di Spagna

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butterbean 'Fagiolo Di Spagna'
£3.29 £2.63
approx 12 seeds
Morus alba Pendula

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Morus alba 'Pendula'
From £103.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall
plum Kulinaria

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plum 'Kulinaria'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
plum Katinka (PBR)

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plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m
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