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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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Eucalyptus gunnii
Eucalyptus gunnii
£34.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
£44.99
3 litre pot | 90cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 19
Schefflera taiwaniana
Schefflera taiwaniana
£12.99 - £89.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot 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 1
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Calamagrostis brachytricha
£9.99 - £16.95
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 4
Acer × freemanii Morgan
Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Juniperus chinensis Stricta
Juniperus chinensis 'Stricta'
£22.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99
7 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hippophae rhamnoides

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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
quince Leskovac

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quince 'Leskovac'
£34.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Buddleja 'Bressingham Bountiful'

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Buddleja 'Bressingham Bountiful'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Elaeagnus Quicksilver
Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver'
£32.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
£26.99 - £179.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
3 × 12 litre pots | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
Eucalyptus pulverulenta Baby Blue
Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'
£24.99 - £39.99
12cm pot sold out
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Stipa ichu

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Stipa ichu
£14.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')
£89.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Argyrocytisus battendieri
Argyrocytisus battendieri
£99.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Cedrus atlantica Glauca (Glauca group)
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca group) 'Glauca'
£36.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn

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