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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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Callistemon viminalis Captain Cook
Callistemon viminalis 'Captain Cook'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Camellia Snow Flurry
Camellia 'Snow Flurry'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Camellia japonica Chameleon
Camellia japonica 'Chameleon'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Camellia japonica Nuccio's Gem
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Gem'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl'
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Camellia japonica William Bartlett
Camellia japonica 'William Bartlett'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Camellia sasanqua Strawberry Swirl
Camellia sasanqua 'Strawberry Swirl'
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
Camellia × vernalis Yuletide
Camellia × vernalis 'Yuletide'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 10 (10)
Camellia japonica 'Lavinia Maggi'
Camellia × williamsii 'Lavinia Maggi'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Camellia × williamsii 'Les Jury'
Camellia × williamsii 'Les Jury'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
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 4.7 5 9 (9)
Clematis Prosperity
Clematis 'Prosperity'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
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 5.0 5 1 (1)
Clematis Daiyu ('Evipo083') (PBR)
Clematis Daiyu ('Evipo083') (PBR)
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis terniflora
Clematis terniflora
£27.99 £22.39
available to order from summer
Clematis × cartmanii Avalanche (PBR)
Clematis × cartmanii 'Avalanche' (PBR)
From £27.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Corynabutilon × suntense
Corynabutilon × suntense
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
Daphne bholua Mary Rose
Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Echium candicans

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Echium candicans
£19.99 £15.99
available to order from summer
Elaeagnus Quicksilver
Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver'
From £35.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
Euphorbia ceratocarpa
From £9.59
available to order from summer
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
£49.99 £39.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (20)
Hardenbergia violacea
Hardenbergia violacea
£37.99 £30.39
available to order from summer
Hippophae rhamnoides

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20% off

Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
From £6.39
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall
Ilex aquifolium Silver Queen
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen'
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Iris Benton Diedre
Iris 'Benton Diedre'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)
Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99 £18.39
available to order from summer
Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
From £43.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
From £55.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)

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Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
From £35.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Melianthus major
Melianthus major
From £15.19
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
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
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
Osmanthus delavayi
Osmanthus delavayi
From £19.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
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
Passiflora alata
Passiflora alata
£32.99 £26.39
available to order from summer
Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Photinia Blackberry Gem

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Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Pileostegia viburnoides
Pileostegia viburnoides
£42.99 £34.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
From £27.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Pittosporum tobira Nanum
Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
pomegranate Dente de Cavallo
pomegranate 'Dente di Cavallo'
£19.99 £15.99
available to order from summer
Prunus laurocerasus On Fire (PBR)

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Prunus laurocerasus 'On Fire' (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer
Schefflera taiwaniana
Schefflera taiwaniana
From £10.39
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £35.99
available to order from autumn
Cotoneaster franchetii

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Cotoneaster franchetii
From £16.09
7.5 litre pot
Ilex aquifolium Alaska
Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
£36.99 £18.50
sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£59.99 £47.99
sold out
Pseudopanax crassifolius
Pseudopanax crassifolius
£32.99 £19.79
sold out
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
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