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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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Anemone × hybrida Honorine Jobert

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Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
From £13.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 61 (61)
Amelanchier lamarckii

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20% off

Amelanchier lamarckii
From £21.59
2 litre pot | bush
10 litre pot | 0.6 - 0.8m bush
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m | tree
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 20 (20)
Magnolia Stellar Ruby (PBR)

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Magnolia 'Stellar Ruby' (PBR)
£49.99
2 litre pot
Trachycarpus fortunei

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Trachycarpus fortunei
From £24.99
2 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2 (2)
Betula pendula

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Betula pendula
From £7.99
2 litre pot
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1 (1)
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)

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Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
From £63.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
From £63.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Fagus sylvatica

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Fagus sylvatica
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Prunus avium Plena

20% off

Prunus avium 'Plena'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£119.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall
apple Falstaff
apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m
Hippophae rhamnoides

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Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
From £7.99
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall
quince Vranja
quince 'Vranja'
From £29.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
available to order from summer
Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
From £54.99
available to order from summer
Amelanchier alnifolia Obelisk (PBR)
Amelanchier alnifolia 'Obelisk' (PBR)
From £63.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10 (10)
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
From £27.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99 £151.99
available to order from summer
Paulownia elongata Futuro (PBR)
Paulownia elongata 'Futuro' (PBR)
£29.99 £23.99
available to order from summer
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £49.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
cobnut Kentish Cob
cobnut 'Kentish Cob'
From £39.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection
Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
From £129.99
available to order from summer
apple Kidd's Orange Red
apple 'Kidd's Orange Red'
From £34.79
available to order from winter
apple Laxton's Fortune
apple 'Laxton's Fortune'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
cobnut Purpurea
cobnut 'Purple Filbert'
From £19.99
available to order from winter
plum Burbank Tangerine
plum 'Burbank Tangerine'
£44.99
available to order from winter

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