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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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Trachycarpus fortunei

30% off

Trachycarpus fortunei
£17.49 - £83.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

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Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99 £41.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)

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Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
£27.99 £19.59
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Camellia × williamsii Anticipation
Camellia × williamsii 'Anticipation'
£24.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 5
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol

30% off

Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
£27.29 - £119.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 9
Salix integra Flamingo (PBR)
Salix integra 'Flamingo' (PBR)
£19.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
Corylus avellana Contorta

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Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£49.99 - £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 125cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall | tree available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem

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Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
£79.99 - £179.99
7.5 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall available to order from autumn
15 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly

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Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
£29.99 - £59.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Athyrium filix-femina

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Athyrium filix-femina
£5.00 - £14.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7
Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum f. rubellum Lady in Red

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Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum f. rubellum 'Lady in Red'
£19.99 £11.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Silver Falls

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Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls'
£5.00 - £12.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Panicum virgatum Shenandoah

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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 9
Panicum virgatum Heavy Metal

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Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
£5.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.5 5 2
Carex testacea

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Carex testacea
£18.99 £9.50
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2
Panicum virgatum Warrior

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Panicum virgatum 'Warrior'
£9.99 - £19.75
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)

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Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Midnight' (Showboat Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 2.0 5 1
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
£9.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging available to order from autumn
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging available to order from autumn
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus fullonum
£2.99 - £34.99
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Acer rubrum Sun Valley

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Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£179.99 £125.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer × freemanii Morgan

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Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99 £125.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')

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Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£189.99 £132.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat

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Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99 £174.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

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Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
£99.99 - £118.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple

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Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
£109.99 - £118.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Rudolph

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Malus 'Rudolph'
£69.99 - £111.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')

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Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£164.99 £115.49
12 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.4m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')

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30% off

Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99 £83.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'

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Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'
£39.99 £27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
£83.99 - £129.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus Croft Coral

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Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£159.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus splendens

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Sorbus splendens
£159.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer rubrum Scanlon

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Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£179.99 £125.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)

30% off

Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99 £132.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Fagus sylvatica

30% off

Fagus sylvatica
£34.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
20 litre pot | 1.75 - 2.0m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

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Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Sorbus wardii

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Sorbus wardii
£159.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Prunus Tiltstone Hellfire

30% off

Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'
£159.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)

30% off

Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£55.99 - £99.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Prunus avium Plena

30% off

Prunus avium 'Plena'
£39.99 - £90.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri

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Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£39.99 - £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Angelica archangelica

50% off

angelica
£2.79 - £16.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Foeniculum vulgare Giant Bronze

50% off

fennel - bronze
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cryptomeria japonica Sekkan-sugi

30% off

Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi'
£24.99 £17.49
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fargesia rufa

30% off

Fargesia rufa
£27.99 - £83.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Thuja plicata Atrovirens

40% off

Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
£8.99 £5.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Phyllostachys bissetii

50% off

Phyllostachys bissetii
£34.99 - £50.00
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
cherry Stella

30% off

cherry 'Stella'
£28.79 - £119.99
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | G5 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | G5 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm available to order from autumn
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

30% off

Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£34.99 - £83.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
quince Serbian Gold

30% off

quince 'Serbian Gold'
£34.99 - £118.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
damson Prune Damson

30% off

damson 'Prune Damson'
£34.99 - £83.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

30% off

greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
£34.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
apple Rosette

30% off

apple 'Rossete'
£39.99 - £149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Little Pax

30% off

apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99 £104.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Surprize

30% off

apple 'Surprize'
£48.99 - £104.99
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

30% off

cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£164.99 £115.49
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Katinka (PBR)

30% off

plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99 £115.49
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Kulinaria

30% off

plum 'Kulinaria'
£169.99 £118.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Core Blimey

30% off

apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99 £104.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Red Devil

30% off

apple 'Red Devil'
£34.99 - £104.99
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 Summer Sun

30% off

cherry 'Summer Sun'
£34.99 - £125.99
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
Morus alba Pendula

30% off

Morus alba 'Pendula'
£160.99 - £189.99
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

30% off

plum 'Herman'
£26.99 - £118.99
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
Dahlia Tartan

40% off

Dahlia 'Tartan'
£5.99 - £21.59
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
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