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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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Hippophae rhamnoides

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Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
From £6.39
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
From £21.59
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
3 × 2 litre pots | 30 - 40cm tall
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4 (4)
Amelanchier lamarckii

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Amelanchier lamarckii
From £21.59
2 litre pot | bush
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m | tree
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 20 (20)
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 5.0 5 6 (6)
quince Vranja

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quince 'Vranja'
From £23.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
cherry Stella

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cherry 'Stella'
From £23.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m
peach Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
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 4.0 5 1 (1)
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
apple Reverend W. Wilks
apple 'Reverend W. Wilks'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
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)
mulberry Wellington
mulberry 'Wellington'
£27.99
available to order from winter
cobnut Webbs Prize Cob
cobnut 'Webb's Prize Cob'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
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
apple Braeburn Hillwell
apple 'Braeburn Hillwell'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Chivers Delight
apple 'Chivers' Delight'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Orlean's Reinette
apple 'Orlean's Reinette'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Queen Cox self-fertile
apple 'Queen Cox'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Ribston Pippin
apple 'Ribston Pippin'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Monarch
apple 'Monarch'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
pear Beurré Alexandre Lucas
pear 'Beurré Alexandre Lucas'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
pear Red Sensation Bartlett
pear 'Red Sensation Bartlett'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
Asian pear Kumoi
Asian pear 'Kumoi'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Yellow Pershore
plum 'Yellow Pershore'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Blue Tit
plum 'Blue Tit'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Early Rivers
plum 'Early Rivers'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Seneca
plum 'Seneca'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
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)
cherry White Heart
cherry 'White Heart'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
apricot New Large Early
apricot 'New Large Early'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
Prunus Collingwood Ingram
Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus Copper Kettle

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Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
quince Leskovac
quince 'Leskovac'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Malus × zumi Professor Sprenger
Malus × zumi 'Professor Sprenger'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea Group
Fagus sylvatica 'Atropurpurea Group'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from summer
apricot Alfred
apricot 'Alfred'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
apricot Golden Glow
apricot 'Golden Glow'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Malus Red Glow
Malus 'Red Glow'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Malus Snowcloud
Malus 'Snowcloud'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Ruby
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Ruby'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
plum Burbank Tangerine
plum 'Burbank Tangerine'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
plum Beauty
plum 'Beauty'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
Prunus Pink Shell
Prunus 'Pink Shell'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
Prunus tenella Firehill
Prunus tenella 'Firehill'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii
Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from winter
Prunus × yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino
Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'
From £39.03
available to order from winter
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £39.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
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 Katja

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apple 'Katja'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous

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Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
apple Lord Lambourne

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apple 'Lord Lambourne'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
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
Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris - Crab apple hedging
From £39.99
available to order from autumn
apple Beauty of Bath
apple 'Beauty of Bath'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
apple Laxton's Fortune
apple 'Laxton's Fortune'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
apple Kidd's Orange Red
apple 'Kidd's Orange Red'
From £27.83
available to order from winter
apple Pixie
apple 'Pixie'
From £27.83
available to order from winter
apple Grenadier

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apple 'Grenadier'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
Asian pear Nijisseiki
Asian pear 'Nijisseiki'
From £35.99
available to order from winter
quince Champion

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quince 'Champion'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
quince Meech's Prolific

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

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medlar 'Nottingham'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m
cherry plum Golden Sphere
cherry plum 'Golden Sphere'
From £27.83
available to order from winter
damson Farleigh

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

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

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cherry 'Regina'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m
cherry Sasha
cherry 'Sasha'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
apricot Early Moorpark
apricot 'Early Moorpark'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
cobnut Purpurea
cobnut 'Purple Filbert'
From £15.99
available to order from winter
cobnut Rotblättrige Zellernuss

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cobnut 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Prunus itosakura Pendula Rubra
Prunus itosakura 'Pendula Rubra'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman

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Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
apple Idared

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apple 'Idared'
£49.99 £39.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 2.1m
apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')
apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from winter
plum Herman
plum 'Herman'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
Cercis Blue Lagoon

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Cercis 'Blue Lagoon'
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £35.99
available to order from autumn
apple Newton Wonder
apple 'Newton Wonder'
From £23.99
available to order from winter
apple Jupiter (PBR)
apple 'Jupiter' (PBR)
From £27.99
available to order from winter
medlar Westerveld
medlar 'Westerveld'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
gage Imperial Gage

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gage 'Imperial Gage'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
plum Edwards
plum 'Edwards'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
plum Lizzie
plum 'Lizzie'
From £31.83
available to order from winter
cherry Nabella
cherry 'Nabella'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
cherry Colney
cherry 'Colney'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
peach Redhaven

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peach 'Redhaven'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m
plum Coe's Golden Drop
plum 'Coe's Golden Drop'
From £35.99
available to order from winter
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
From £6.39
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Malus Royalty

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Malus 'Royalty'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
apple Falstaff

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apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
From £27.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
From £39.99
available to order from winter
peach Duke of York
peach 'Duke of York'
From £27.99
available to order from winter
peach Pêche de Vigne
peach 'Pêche de Vigne'
£59.99 £47.99
available to order from winter
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