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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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cherry plum Gypsy

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cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
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
damson Damson Sweet Prune

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damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m
apple Meridian (PBR)

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apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Core Blimey

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apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Idared

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apple 'Idared'
£49.99 £39.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 2.1m
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman

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Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
cobnut Rotblättrige Zellernuss

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cobnut 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
peach Redhaven

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peach 'Redhaven'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m
cherry Regina

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cherry 'Regina'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m
cherry Karina

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cherry 'Karina'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m
plum Guinevere

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plum 'Guinevere'
From £55.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
gage Imperial Gage

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gage 'Imperial Gage'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
quince Meech's Prolific

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quince 'Meech's Prolific'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
quince Champion

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quince 'Champion'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
apple Grenadier

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apple 'Grenadier'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
apple Red Devil

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apple 'Red Devil'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Lord Lambourne

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apple 'Lord Lambourne'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
apple Rosette

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apple 'Rosette'
From £27.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
apple Surprize

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apple 'Surprize'
From £43.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Katja

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apple 'Katja'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
cherry Summer Sun

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cherry 'Summer Sun'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm
apple Little Pax

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apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
Musa basjoo

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Musa basjoo
From £10.39
2 litre pot
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
From £31.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Clematis Apple Blossom
Clematis 'Apple Blossom'
From £26.36
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Echinacea purpurea Virgin (PBR)
Echinacea purpurea 'Virgin' (PBR)
From £10.39
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Helianthus Lemon Queen
Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (18)
Delphinium Black Knight Group
Delphinium 'Black Knight Group'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Penstemon Summertime Pink

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Penstemon 'Summertime Pink'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Penstemon Alice Hindley

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Penstemon 'Alice Hindley'
From £7.19
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Penstemon Pensham Wedding Day (Pensham Series)

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Penstemon 'Pensham Wedding Day (Pensham Series)
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Penstemon Elmley

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Penstemon 'Elmley'
From £7.19
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Penstemon Midnight

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Penstemon 'Midnight'
From £7.19
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Penstemon Pensham Bilberry Ice (Pensham Series)

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Penstemon 'Pensham Bilberry Ice' (Pensham Series)
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Penstemon heterophyllus Heavenly Blue

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Penstemon heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Heavenly Penstemon collection

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Heavenly Penstemon collection
From £21.58
available to order from summer
Pensham Penstemon collection

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Pensham Penstemon collection
From £21.58
available to order from summer
award winning Penstemon collection

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Award-winning Penstemon collection
From £21.58
available to order from summer
Penstemon Stapleford Gem

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Penstemon 'Stapleford Gem'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Echinacea KISMET® Kiwi

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Echinacea 'KISMET® Kiwi'
From £10.39
available to order from summer
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine ('Tahi61') (PBR)
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine (Tahi61') (PBR)
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Hemerocallis See You Tomorrow ('Huhe01') (PBR)
Hemerocallis See You Tomorrow ('Huhe01') (PBR)
From £10.39
available to order from summer
Papaver rupifragum Orange Feathers
Papaver rupifragum 'Orange Feathers'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkfrieden

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× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkfrieden'
From £10.39
available to order from summer
Sanguisorba Blackthorn

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Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn'
From £14.39
available to order from summer
Verbascum Primrose Path

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Verbascum 'Primrose Path'
From £10.39
available to order from summer
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)

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Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)
From £10.39
available to order from summer
Delphinium Spindrift
Delphinium 'Spindrift'
From £23.19
available to order from summer
Iris Benton Diedre
Iris 'Benton Diedre'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkrondell
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkrondell'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkallee
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkallee'
From £10.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series)
Echinacea SunSeekers Rainbow ('IFECSSRA') (PBR) (SunSeekers Series)
From £13.59
available to order from summer
Echium candicans

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Echium candicans
£19.99 £15.99
available to order from summer
Inula helenium
Inula helenium
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
From £9.59
available to order from summer
Eutrochium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) Riesenschirm
Eupatorium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) 'Riesenschirm'
From £8.79
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Penstemon Rich Ruby

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Penstemon 'Rich Ruby'
From £7.19
available to order from summer
Anthriscus sylvestris
Anthriscus sylvestris
From £2.23
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Verbascum Clementine
Verbascum 'Clementine'
From £10.39
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Iris Dusky Challenger
Iris 'Dusky Challenger'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Delphinium Faust
Delphinium 'Faust'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Delphinium Turkish Delight
Delphinium 'Turkish Delight'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Delphinium Jill Curley
Delphinium 'Jill Curley'
From £23.19
available to order from summer
Melianthus major
Melianthus major
From £15.19
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Romneya coulteri
Romneya coulteri
From £29.59
available to order from summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Macleaya microcarpa Kelway's Coral Plume
Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
From £15.99
available to order from summer
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'
From £23.96
available to order from summer
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Muehlenbeckia complexa Hippie Chick ('VH') (PBR)

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Muehlenbeckia complexa Hippie Chick ('VH') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Muehlenbeckia complexa Golden Girl ('Hausler1') (PBR)

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Muehlenbeckia complexa Golden Girl ('Hausler1') (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97 £43.18
available to order from summer
Passion flower collection
Passion flower collection
£53.97 £43.18
available to order from summer
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97 £35.38
available to order from summer
Award-winning wall shrub collection
Award-winning wall shrub collection
£47.97 £38.38
available to order from summer
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
£44.97 £35.98
available to order from summer
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97 £35.38
available to order from summer
Clematis Double Truffle Raspberry

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Clematis 'Double Truffle Raspberry'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Jasminum × stephanense Starry Starry Pink Lady (PBR)
Jasminum × stephanense 'Starry Starry Pink Lady' (PBR)
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Passiflora Cool Tropics Eia Popeia
Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Eia Popeia'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Passiflora Cool Tropics Snowstar
Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Snowstar'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
£47.97 £38.38
available to order from summer
Clematis Starlet White Perfume ('HYFLET') (PBR)
Clematis Starlet White Perfume ('Hyflet') (PBR)
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Clematis Yukiokoshi

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Clematis 'Yukiokoshi'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Clematis terniflora
Clematis terniflora
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis Van Gogh
Clematis 'Van Gogh'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Clematis Omoshiro
Clematis 'Omoshiro'
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis Emilia Plater
Clematis 'Emilia Plater'
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis viticella
Clematis viticella
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis Prosperity
Clematis 'Prosperity'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Clematis Kaiu
Clematis 'Kaiu'
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from winter
Clematis Little Nell
Clematis 'Little Nell'
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis Fujimusume
Clematis 'Fujimusume'
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis Daiyu ('Evipo083') (PBR)
Clematis Daiyu ('Evipo083') (PBR)
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis cirrhosa Ourika Valley
Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
From £14.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Jasminum × stephanense Starry Starry Summer Scent ('Ganmin 1701') (PBR)
Jasminum × stephanense Starry Starry Summer Scent ('Ganmin 1701')
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Clematis John Huxtable
Clematis 'John Huxtable'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Hardenbergia violacea
Hardenbergia violacea
£37.99 £30.39
available to order from summer
Corynabutilon × suntense
Corynabutilon × suntense
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
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