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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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387 items
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat
Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Morus alba Pendula
Morus alba 'Pendula'
From £129.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
From £149.99
20cm pot | 80cm tall
30cm pot | 1.2m tall
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth
Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'
£179.99
10 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Acer × freemanii Morgan
Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
From £89.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
12 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£169.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall
plum Haganta (PBR)
plum 'Haganta' (PBR)
£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Scanlon
Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Sun Valley
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Prunus sumaura fugenzo Japanese lantern

New

Prunus sumaura fugenzo 'Japanese lantern'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
From £99.99
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
£159.99
7 litre pot | 1m tall
apple Little Pax
apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
From £79.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£149.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
From £99.99
9 litre pot | 2.5 - 3m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Meridian (PBR)
apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
damson Damson Sweet Prune
damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£149.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m
cherry plum Gypsy
cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£149.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
plum Katinka (PBR)
plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£149.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m
plum Kulinaria
plum 'Kulinaria'
£149.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
Prunus Shosar
Prunus 'Shosar'
£149.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Sorbus Croft Coral
Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£149.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow
Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£149.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus Glendoick Spire
Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£149.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus splendens
Sorbus splendens
£149.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Prunus Starlight
Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'
From £29.95
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Wisteria floribunda Kimono
Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
From £42.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted
apple Surprize
apple 'Surprize'
From £54.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Cornus florida
Cornus florida
From £29.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
From £99.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£119.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall
Taxus baccata ball

Best Seller

Taxus baccata ball
£119.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)
Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
From £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
apple Rosette
apple 'Rosette'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporum tobira
£99.99
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
Calycanthus Venus
Calycanthus 'Venus'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Fatsia japonica
Fatsia japonica
From £26.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
£99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Rhus typhina Dissecta
Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 100cm tall
Acer palmatum Pendulum Julian

New

Acer palmatum 'Pendulum Julian'
£99.99
5 litre pot | standard | 0.8 - 1m tall
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud
Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Viburnum opulus Roseum

Best Seller

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
From £24.75
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
12 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (23)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
From £59.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall | bush
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Heptacodium miconioides
Heptacodium miconioides
From £89.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall bush
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea
Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£89.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom

New

Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
From £84.99
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 0.8 - 1m tall
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Sinojackia xylocarpa

30% off

Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £76.99
7.5 litre pot
Quercus robur
Quercus robur
From £39.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
plum Guinevere
plum 'Guinevere'
From £69.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica
From £39.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)
£64.99
3 litre pot | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Sciadopitys verticillata
Sciadopitys verticillata
From £64.99
2 litre pot
7.5 litre pot
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
£62.99
6 × 9cm plants
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
From £7.99
2 litre pot
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Hamamelis × intermedia Diane
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'
From £59.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
Hamamelis × intermedia Jelena
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
From £59.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Hamamelis × intermedia Arnold Promise
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
From £59.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Forsythia × intermedia Goldrausch

40% off

Forsythia × intermedia 'Goldrausch'
From £14.99
3 litre pot
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

New

Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99
5 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall | grafted
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£59.99
2 litre pot
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety
Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97
3 × 2 litre pots
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
From £32.99
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
3 litre aquatic pot
5 litre aquatic pot
Acer palmatum Dissectum

New

Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
From £49.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall | grafted
10 litre pot | standard | 1 - 1.2m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Corylus avellana Contorta
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
From £49.99
5 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens
From £19.99
10 litre pot
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall
apple Red Devil
apple 'Red Devil'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Grenadier
apple 'Grenadier'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2.4m
damson Farleigh
damson 'Farleigh Damson'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
apple Idared
apple 'Idared'
£49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 2.1m
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Smhpfl') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Abetwo') (PBR)
£49.99
5 litre pot
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
All year round colour conifer collection
All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Magnolia Stellar Ruby (PBR)

New

Magnolia 'Stellar Ruby' (PBR)
£49.99
2 litre pot
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
£46.99
3 litre pot
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
From £24.99
1 litre aquatic pot
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Pileostegia viburnoides
Pileostegia viburnoides
£42.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Wisteria × formosa Caroline
Wisteria × formosa 'Caroline'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
Wisteria brachybotrys Showa-beni
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
Border salvia collection

New

Border salvia collection
From £41.96
1 × collection | 4 plants
3 × collections | 12 plants
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
From £39.99
2 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Fargesia rufa

50% off

Fargesia rufa
From £39.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Pinus mugo Winter Gold
Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£39.99
3 litre pot
Stachyurus chinensis Celina
Stachyurus chinensis 'Celina'
£39.99
3 litre pot
Eucalyptus pulverulenta Baby Blue
Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'
£39.99
1.5 litre pot
Pseudopanax 'Sabre'

New

Pseudopanax 'Sabre'
£39.99
2 litre pot
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea Hon-beni
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea 'Hon-beni'
£39.95
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted
Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata
Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
£38.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
From £38.99
3 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Ilex × altaclerensis Golden King
Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King'
From £37.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
£37.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Campsis × tagliabueana Madame Galen
Campsis × tagliabueana 'Madame Galen'
£37.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot
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