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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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Cercis siliquastrum Bodnant
Cercis siliquastrum 'Bodnant'
£269.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat
Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth
Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'
£199.99
10 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£189.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall
apricot Compacta

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apricot 'Compacta'
From £149.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2 -1.5m
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
From £89.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde

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pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'
From £99.99
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

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Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
From £99.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple

New

Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
From £109.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

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greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
From £34.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien

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pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
From £119.99
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m
damson Damson Sweet Prune
damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£169.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')

New

Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
From £59.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m
plum Haganta (PBR)
plum 'Haganta' (PBR)
£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
plum Kulinaria
plum 'Kulinaria'
£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall
cherry plum Gypsy
cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
plum Katinka (PBR)
plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£164.99
12 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.4m tall
Prunus incisa f. Yamadei
Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'
£159.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm
Quercus rubra

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Quercus rubra
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
From £69.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus Jacqueline

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Prunus 'Jacqueline'
From £39.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus Hanagasa
Prunus 'Hanagasa'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus Shosar
Prunus 'Shosar'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Sorbus Croft Coral
Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow
Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Sorbus Glendoick Spire
Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Sorbus splendens
Sorbus splendens
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
apple Little Pax
apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
apple Surprize
apple 'Surprize'
From £48.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Meridian (PBR)
apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Prunus Starlight
Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£139.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum

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Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
From £129.99
9 litre pot | 2.5 - 3m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
From £139.99
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall
Prunus Tai-haku

40% off

Prunus 'Tai-haku'
From £39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
From £99.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'
From £42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Wisteria floribunda Kimono
Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
From £42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted
Magnolia Sunsation

New

Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Acer rubrum Scanlon

30% off

Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£179.99 £125.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Sun Valley

30% off

Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£179.99 £125.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer × freemanii Morgan

30% off

Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99 £125.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
From £119.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
From £27.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)
Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
From £74.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
apple Rosette

New

apple 'Rosette'
From £79.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
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 (1)
Sinojackia xylocarpa
Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99
7.5 litre pot
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)
Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
From £79.99
5 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
walnut Broadview
walnut 'Broadview'
From £79.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging
From £79.99
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall
+ 2 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum
From £84.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall | bush
Rhus typhina Dissecta
Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 100cm tall
Taxus baccata ball

Best Seller

Taxus baccata ball
£99.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea
Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom

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Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
From £99.99
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 0.8 - 1m tall
Viburnum opulus Roseum

Best Seller

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
From £24.75
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (19)
Heptacodium miconioides

New

Heptacodium miconioides
From £89.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall bush
Crataegus × lavalleei Carrierei
Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'
£89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam hedging
From £69.99
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall
+ 4 more available
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Quercus robur
Quercus robur
From £39.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica
From £34.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
From £39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
From £35.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
From £39.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
From £44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
cobnut Kentish Cob
cobnut 'Kentish Cob'
From £39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Prunus Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Pink Perfection'
From £39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
From £39.99
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud

30% off

Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
From £39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
From £9.99
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging
bare root | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous
Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
From £39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Paeonia × suffruticosa Rou Fu Rong
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Rou Fu Rong'
From £59.99
5 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ying Hong Qiao Dui
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ying Hong Qiao Dui'
From £59.99
5 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots
Sciadopitys verticillata
Sciadopitys verticillata
£59.99
2 litre pot
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem

30% off

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
From £55.99
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall
7.5 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall
Acer palmatum Dissectum

New

Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
From £54.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
£54.99
3 litre pot | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
plum Lizzie
plum 'Lizzie'
From £39.79
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m
cherry Nabella
cherry 'Nabella'
From £34.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall
peach Redhaven
peach 'Redhaven'
From £39.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1m
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.5m
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
From £54.99
bare root | 1.2m tall
apple Idared
apple 'Idared'
£54.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m
plum Herman
plum 'Herman'
From £26.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m
Hydrangea seemannii
Hydrangea seemannii
£49.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Malus Royalty
Malus 'Royalty'
From £34.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £49.99
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall
+ 2 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Corylus avellana Contorta
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
From £49.99
5 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
From £34.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
From £34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens
From £24.99
4 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
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