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Lilium regale

£4.99 - £9.98

1 × bulb Delivered during October

2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 15

Lilium regale 'Album'

£4.99 - £9.98

1 × bulb Delivered during October

2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5

New

Acer rubrum 'October Glory'

£129.99 - £179.99

9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

20% off

Allium sphaerocephalon

£3.19 - £63.99

25 × bulbs Delivered during September

50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September

1000 × bulbs Delivered during September

2 litre pot | 7 per pot available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 31

New

Alnus glutinosa 'Imperialis'

£89.99 - £164.99

9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

Alnus incana

£29.99 - £49.99

9 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn

New

apple 'Rossete'

£39.99 - £169.99

9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1

Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'

£8.99 - £44.99

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)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 7

New

Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)

£49.99 - £149.99

9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

New

cherry 'Stella'

£28.79 - £119.99

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)

12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 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

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

£49.99 - £99.99

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

Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'

£24.99 - £129.99

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 6

New

Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging

£7.99 - £15.98

2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root plant | 60 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn

New

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

£99.99 - £139.99

9 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

Liriodendron tulipifera

£69.99 - £89.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

£79.99 - £129.99

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

New

Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'

£34.99 - £119.99

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 4.0 5 1

Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'

£11.99 - £49.99

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)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 8

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peach 'Peregrine'

£34.99 - £119.99

9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn

7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn

Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'

£37.99 - £89.99

10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot available to order from autumn

3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

New

Prunus avium 'Plena'

£39.99 - £129.99

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

Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'

£29.99 - £99.99

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

Taxus baccata

£9.99 - £239.98

9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks

3 litre pot | 30cm available to order from autumn

10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn

10 × bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn

20 + 10 FREE bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn

20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Carmin Brilliant'

£5.99 - £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)

2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

10 × corms available to order from winter

30 × corms available to order from winter

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'

£5.99 - £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)

2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

10 × corms available to order from winter

30 × corms available to order from winter

0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Nuit d'Eté'

£5.29 - £17.99

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

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Spartacus' Senior

£5.49 - £17.99

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

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Tamburo'

£5.49 - £17.99

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 × tuber available to order from winter

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