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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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Prunus itosakura Pendula Rubra
Prunus itosakura 'Pendula Rubra'
From £49.99
available to order from winter
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Ruby
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Ruby'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
Prunus pendula Pendula Rosea
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
Prunus tenella Firehill
Prunus tenella 'Firehill'
£44.99
available to order from winter
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£34.99
available to order from winter
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii
Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'
£44.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99
available to order from winter
Cedrus atlantica Glauca (Glauca group)
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca group) 'Glauca'
£34.99
available to order from spring 2027
Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris - Crab apple hedging
From £49.99
available to order from autumn
Prunus avium
Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging
From £69.99
available to order from autumn
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £44.99
available to order from autumn
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde
pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'
From £89.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
cherry Sweetheart
cherry 'Sweetheart'
From £69.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien
pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
From £99.99
available to order from spring 2027
medlar Nottingham
medlar 'Nottingham'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
apple Beauty of Bath
apple 'Beauty of Bath'
From £34.99
available to order from spring 2027
apricot Compacta
apricot 'Compacta'
From £109.99
available to order from spring 2027
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£169.99
available to order from spring 2027
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£169.99
available to order from spring 2027
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
From £49.99
available to order from spring 2027
Morus alba Pendula
Morus alba 'Pendula'
From £129.99
available to order from spring 2027
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £34.99
available to order from spring 2027
quince Leskovac
quince 'Leskovac'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
apple Braeburn Hillwell
apple 'Braeburn Hillwell'
£34.99
available to order from winter
apple Chivers Delight
apple 'Chivers' Delight'
£34.99
available to order from winter
apple Monarch
apple 'Monarch'
£34.99
available to order from winter
apple Pixie
apple 'Pixie'
From £34.79
available to order from winter
apple Queen Cox self-fertile
apple 'Queen Cox'
£34.99
available to order from winter
apple Reverend W. Wilks
apple 'Reverend W. Wilks'
£34.99
available to order from winter
apple Ribston Pippin
apple 'Ribston Pippin'
£34.99
available to order from winter
apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')
apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')
£49.99
available to order from winter
apricot Alfred
apricot 'Alfred'
£39.99
available to order from winter
apricot Early Moorpark
apricot 'Early Moorpark'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
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
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