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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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Showing Position : Back of border clear all
15 items
Hippophae rhamnoides

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Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
From £7.99
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall
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
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 20 (20)
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)
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
quince Vranja
quince 'Vranja'
From £29.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
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)
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
Magnolia Stellar Ruby (PBR)

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Magnolia 'Stellar Ruby' (PBR)
£49.99
2 litre pot
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)
apple Falstaff
apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)

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Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
From £63.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

20% off

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
From £63.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£119.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m

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