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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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apricot Golden Glow
apricot 'Golden Glow'
£39.99
available to order from winter
apricot New Large Early
apricot 'New Large Early'
£34.99
available to order from winter
Asian pear Kumoi
Asian pear 'Kumoi'
£34.99
available to order from winter
cherry Colney
cherry 'Colney'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
cherry White Heart
cherry 'White Heart'
£34.99
available to order from winter
cobnut Purpurea
cobnut 'Purple Filbert'
From £19.99
available to order from winter
cobnut Webbs Prize Cob
cobnut 'Webb's Prize Cob'
£34.99
available to order from winter
Malus × robusta Dolgo
Malus × robusta 'Dolgo'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
Malus × zumi Professor Sprenger
Malus × zumi 'Professor Sprenger'
£39.99
available to order from winter
medlar Westerveld
medlar 'Westerveld'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
peach Pêche de Vigne
peach 'Pêche de Vigne'
£59.99
available to order from winter
peach Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99
available to order from winter
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pear Beurré Alexandre Lucas
pear 'Beurré Alexandre Lucas'
£34.99
available to order from winter
pear Red Sensation Bartlett
pear 'Red Sensation Bartlett'
£34.99
available to order from winter
plum Early Rivers
plum 'Early Rivers'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
plum Seneca
plum 'Seneca'
£34.99
available to order from winter
walnut Europa
walnut 'Europa'
£149.99
available to order from winter
Sanguisorba tenuifolia White Tanna

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Sanguisorba tenuifolia 'White Tanna'
From £12.99
available to order from spring 2027
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