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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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Cercis canadensis Alley Cat
Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99
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Morus alba Pendula
Morus alba 'Pendula'
From £189.99
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Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
From £119.99
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Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth
Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'
£199.99
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Robinia pseudoacacia Lace Lady' (PBR)
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Lace Lady' (PBR)
£199.99
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Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£189.99
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apricot Compacta
apricot 'Compacta'
From £149.99
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apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£189.99
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Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
From £89.99
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Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£179.99
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Acer rubrum Scanlon
Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£179.99
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Acer rubrum Sun Valley
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£179.99
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Acer × freemanii Morgan
Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99
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RHS award of garden merit
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde
pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'
From £99.99
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Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
From £99.99
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Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
From £109.99
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pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien
pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
From £119.99
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damson Damson Sweet Prune
damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£169.99
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plum Haganta (PBR)
plum 'Haganta' (PBR)
£169.99
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plum Kulinaria
plum 'Kulinaria'
£169.99
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Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£169.99
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Prunus sumaura fugenzo Japanese lantern
Prunus sumaura fugenzo 'Japanese lantern'
£169.99
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cherry plum Gypsy
cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£164.99
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plum Katinka (PBR)
plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99
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Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£164.99
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Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99
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Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
From £69.99
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Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
From £99.99
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Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
£159.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Prunus Jacqueline

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Prunus 'Jacqueline'
From £16.00
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RHS award of garden merit
Prunus Hanagasa
Prunus 'Hanagasa'
£159.99
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Prunus Shosar
Prunus 'Shosar'
£159.99
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Sorbus Croft Coral
Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£159.99
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Sorbus carmesina Emberglow
Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99
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Sorbus Glendoick Spire
Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£159.99
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Sorbus splendens
Sorbus splendens
£159.99
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apple Little Pax
apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99
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apple Surprize
apple 'Surprize'
From £48.99
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apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
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apple Meridian (PBR)
apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99
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Prunus Starlight
Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
£139.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£139.99
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Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
From £129.99
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Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
From £99.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'
From £29.95
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Wisteria floribunda Kimono
Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
From £42.99
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Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99
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Magnolia Sunsation
Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99
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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
From £119.99
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Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£119.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Taxus baccata ball
Taxus baccata ball
£119.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)
Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
From £74.99
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Calycanthus Venus
Calycanthus 'Venus'
£109.99
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Pollinator
apple Rosette

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apple 'Rosette'
From £16.00
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RHS award of garden merit
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£104.99
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Cornus florida
Cornus florida
From £29.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Fatsia japonica
Fatsia japonica
From £21.75
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RHS award of garden merit
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
From £84.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
£99.99
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Rhus typhina Dissecta
Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Späth
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'
£99.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea
Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99
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Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom
Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
From £99.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud

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Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
From £16.00
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RHS award of garden merit
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporum tobira
£89.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Viburnum opulus Roseum
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
From £24.75
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RHS award of garden merit
Heptacodium miconioides
Heptacodium miconioides
From £89.99
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Sinojackia xylocarpa

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Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £87.99
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Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)

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Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
From £16.79
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Quercus robur
Quercus robur
From £39.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica
From £34.99
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Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99
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Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
From £79.99
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Betula papyrifera

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Betula papyrifera
From £14.40
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RHS award of garden merit
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
From £18.00
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cobnut Kentish Cob

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cobnut 'Kentish Cob'
From £16.00
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Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman

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Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
From £16.00
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RHS award of garden merit
Sciadopitys verticillata
Sciadopitys verticillata
From £64.99
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Native hedgerow collection

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Native hedgerow collection
From £64.00
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Betula pendula

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Betula pendula
From £4.00
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RHS award of garden merit
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous

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Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
From £16.00
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Paeonia × suffruticosa Ling Hua Zhan
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ling Hua Zhan'
From £59.99
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Paeonia × suffruticosa Rou Fu Rong
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Rou Fu Rong'
From £59.99
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Paeonia × suffruticosa Ying Hong Qiao Dui
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ying Hong Qiao Dui'
From £59.99
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Acer palmatum Dissectum
Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
From £54.99
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Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
£54.99
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apple Idared
apple 'Idared'
£54.99
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plum Herman

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plum 'Herman'
From £10.80
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RHS award of garden merit
Hamamelis × intermedia Diane
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'
From £52.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Hamamelis × intermedia Jelena
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
From £52.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Hamamelis × intermedia Arnold Promise
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
From £52.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety
Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97
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RHS award of garden merit
Camellia sasanqua Plantation Pink
Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
£49.99
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Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
From £32.99
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Pollinator
Malus Royalty

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Malus 'Royalty'
From £14.00
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RHS award of garden merit
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£49.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Corylus avellana Contorta
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
From £49.99
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RHS award of garden merit
cherry Summer Sun

60% off

cherry 'Summer Sun'
From £14.00
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