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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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Paeonia × suffruticosa Ying Hong Qiao Dui
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ying Hong Qiao Dui'
From £59.99
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Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
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RHS award of garden merit
Sciadopitys verticillata
Sciadopitys verticillata
£59.99
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Betula pendula
Betula pendula
From £9.99
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Paeonia × suffruticosa Ling Hua Zhan
Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ling Hua Zhan'
From £59.99
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Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection
Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £29.75
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Cutting garden dahlia collection
Cutting garden dahlia collection
From £28.95
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John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection
John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £28.45
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Pollinator
apple Idared
apple 'Idared'
£54.99
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Pollinator
plum Herman
plum 'Herman'
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Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
£54.99
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peach Redhaven
peach 'Redhaven'
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cherry Nabella
cherry 'Nabella'
From £34.99
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plum Lizzie
plum 'Lizzie'
From £39.79
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Acer palmatum Dissectum
Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
From £54.99
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Pollinator
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
From £54.99
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Hedychium collection
ginger lily collection
From £26.95
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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
Hamamelis × intermedia Jelena
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
From £52.99
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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
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety
Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97
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Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £49.99
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cherry Karina
cherry 'Karina'
From £29.99
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Pollinator
apple Red Devil
apple 'Red Devil'
From £34.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
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Hydrangea seemannii
Hydrangea seemannii
£49.99
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RHS award of garden merit
apple Lord Lambourne
apple 'Lord Lambourne'
From £29.99
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RHS award of garden merit
apple Pixie
apple 'Pixie'
From £34.79
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cherry Regina
cherry 'Regina'
From £34.99
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apple Falstaff
apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
From £34.99
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Corynabutilon × suntense
Corynabutilon × suntense
£49.99
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Pollinator
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£49.99
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cherry Sasha
cherry 'Sasha'
From £34.99
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RHS award of garden merit
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
From £34.99
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Pollinator
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
From £34.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£49.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Camellia sasanqua Plantation Pink
Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
£49.99
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RHS award of garden merit
All year round colour conifer collection
All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99
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RHS award of garden merit
cobnut Rotblättrige Zellernuss
cobnut 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
From £39.99
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Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens
From £24.99
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quince Champion
quince 'Champion'
From £34.99
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RHS award of garden merit
apple Kidd's Orange Red
apple 'Kidd's Orange Red'
From £34.79
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RHS award of garden merit
Pinus mugo Winter Gold
Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£49.99
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RHS award of garden merit
apple Grenadier
apple 'Grenadier'
From £34.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Corylus avellana Contorta
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
From £49.99
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Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris - Crab apple hedging
From £49.99
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Pollinator
Malus Royalty
Malus 'Royalty'
From £34.99
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Pollinator
apple Beauty of Bath
apple 'Beauty of Bath'
From £34.99
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quince Meech's Prolific
quince 'Meech's Prolific'
From £34.99
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Pollinator
damson Farleigh
damson 'Farleigh Damson'
From £34.99
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RHS award of garden merit
gage Imperial Gage
gage 'Imperial Gage'
From £34.99
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Pollinator
Prunus × yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino
Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'
From £48.79
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Candyfloss dahlia collection
Candyfloss dahlia collection
From £23.95
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Velvet dahlia collection
Velvet dahlia collection
From £23.75
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Jewel garden dahlia collection
Jewel garden dahlia collection
From £23.75
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RHS award of garden merit
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
£46.99
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Proud Mary dahlia collection
Proud Mary dahlia collection
From £23.25
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Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Smhpfl') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Abetwo') (PBR)
£44.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
£44.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
£44.99
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Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora
£44.99
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Rosa Madame Isaac Péreire
Rosa 'Madame Isaac Péreire' | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird | Shrub Rose
£43.99
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Wisteria × formosa Caroline
Wisteria × formosa 'Caroline'
£42.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea Hon-beni
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea 'Hon-beni'
£42.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Wisteria brachybotrys Showa-beni
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'
£42.99
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Wisteria floribunda Kuchi-beni
Wisteria floribunda 'Kuchi-beni'
£42.99
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Pollinator
Pileostegia viburnoides
Pileostegia viburnoides
£42.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora Shiro-kapitan
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora 'Shiro-kapitan'
£42.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Wisteria brachybotrys Okayama
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama'
£42.99
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Pollinator
Border salvia collection
Border salvia collection
From £41.96
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Pollinator
Turkscap lily collection
Turkscap lily collection
From £20.95
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RHS award of garden merit
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
£39.99
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Pollinator
Prunus Kursar
Prunus 'Kursar'
From £39.99
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Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
From £39.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Campsis × tagliabueana Madame Galen
Campsis × tagliabueana 'Madame Galen'
£39.99
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Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
From £27.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Prunus avium Plena
Prunus avium 'Plena'
From £39.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
From £39.99
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Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) Cyril Watson
Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'
£39.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
From £39.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Pinus mugo Mops
Pinus mugo 'Mops'
£39.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Fargesia rufa
Fargesia rufa
From £39.99
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Eucalyptus pulverulenta Baby Blue
Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'
£39.99
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Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
£39.95
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RHS award of garden merit
Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata
Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
£38.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
From £38.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Ilex × altaclerensis Golden King
Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King'
From £37.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99
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Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99
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Pittosporum tobira Nanum
Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
From £37.99
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RHS award of garden merit
Rosa Climbing Étoile de Hollande
Rosa 'Climbing Étoile de Hollande' | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99
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Pittosporum tenuifolium Elizabeth
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
From £36.99
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Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
From £36.99
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Pittosporum tenuifolium Variegatum
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
From £36.99
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Summer nights dahlia collection
Summer nights dahlia collection
From £17.95
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Award-winning dahlia collection for pots
Award-winning dahlia collection for pots
From £17.75
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John's pollinator dahlia collection
John's pollinator dahlia collection
From £17.75
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Vibrant dahlia collection
Vibrant dahlia collection
From £17.75
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RHS award of garden merit
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel
Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
From £34.99
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