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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 siliquastrum Bodnant

Cercis siliquastrum 'Bodnant'

£269.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Morus alba Pendula

Morus alba 'Pendula'

£189.99 - £229.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Magnolia Joli Pompon

Magnolia 'Joli Pompon'

£219.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Robinia pseudoacacia Lace Lady' (PBR)

Robinia pseudoacacia 'Lace Lady' (PBR)

£209.99
12 litre pot | 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Laurus nobilis

Laurus nobilis

£119.99 - £324.99
20cm pot | 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
apricot Robada (PBR)

apricot 'Robada' (PBR)

£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Compacta

apricot 'Compacta'

£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Kioto (PBR)

apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)

£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)

Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)

£189.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer × freemanii Morgan

Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'

£179.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')

Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')

£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer rubrum Scanlon

Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'

£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer rubrum Sun Valley

Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'

£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')

Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')

£89.99 - £179.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
damson Damson Sweet Prune

damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'

£169.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Kulinaria

plum 'Kulinaria'

£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde

pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'

£99.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
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Prunus Asano

Prunus 'Asano'

£169.99
11.5 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien

pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'

£119.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'

£34.99 - £169.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
quince Serbian Gold

quince 'Serbian Gold'

£34.99 - £169.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus incisa f. Yamadei

Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'

£169.99
11.5 litre pot | 45cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Haganta (PBR)

plum 'Haganta' (PBR)

£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ceanothus arboreus Trewithen Blue

Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'

£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Shosar

Prunus 'Shosar'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus Croft Coral

Sorbus 'Croft Coral'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus Glendoick Spire

Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Hokusai

Prunus 'Hokusai'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus splendens

Sorbus splendens

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Quercus rubra

Quercus rubra

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salix alba Tristis

Salix alba 'Tristis'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')

Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')

£139.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot available to order from spring
Prunus Jacqueline

Prunus 'Jacqueline'

£49.99 - £164.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')

Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Katinka (PBR)

plum 'Katinka' (PBR)

£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus wardii

Sorbus wardii

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki

Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus phellomanus

Euonymus phellomanus

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Tiltstone Hellfire

Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid

Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'

£164.99
7 litre pot | 60 - 80cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Mikuruma-gaeshi

Prunus 'Mikuruma-gaeshi'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Hanagasa

Prunus 'Hanagasa'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry plum Gypsy

cherry plum 'Gypsy'

£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Native hedgerow collection

Native hedgerow collection

£159.99 - £399.94
75 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
225 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple

Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'

£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'

£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Surprize

apple 'Surprize'

£48.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Little Pax

apple 'Little Pax'

£149.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Core Blimey

apple 'Core Blimey'

£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Meridian (PBR)

apple 'Meridian' (PBR)

£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi

Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'

£139.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū

Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'

£32.79 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted available to order from spring
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat

Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'

£129.99 - £269.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Wisteria floribunda Kimono

Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'

£39.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum

Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'

£129.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū

Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'

£129.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)

Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)

£129.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Edgeworthia chrysantha Grandiflora

Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'

£124.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'

£119.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calycanthus Venus

Calycanthus 'Venus'

£109.99
12 litre pot | 50 -80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White 'MicJur05' (PBR)

Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White - Magnolia hedging

£119.97 £109.99
3 × 3 litre pots | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calycanthus × raulstonii Hartlage Wine

Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'

£109.99
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

£99.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus florida

Cornus florida

£29.99 - £99.99
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Taxus baccata ball

Taxus baccata ball

£99.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea

Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'

£99.99
12 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Späth

Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'

£99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Photinia × fraseri Little Red Robin

50% off

Photinia × fraseri 'Little Red Robin'

£199.99 £99.99
15 litre pot | 35cm head | ½ standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Halesia carolina

Halesia carolina

£99.99
12 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.2m tall bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)

Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)

£74.99 - £99.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica

Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging

£79.99 - £199.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Fatsia japonica

50% off

Fatsia japonica

£10.89 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhus typhina Dissecta

Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'

£89.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')

Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')

£89.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

£84.99 - £89.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Heptacodium miconioides

Heptacodium miconioides

£89.99 - £159.99
12 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.25m tall bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Viburnum opulus Roseum

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'

£22.79 - £84.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots Unavailable
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cornus mas

Cornus mas

£84.99
12 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer rubrum

Acer rubrum

£79.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Corylus avellana

Corylus avellana - Hazel hedging

£79.99 - £159.98
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca Group) Glauca

Cedrus atlantica (Glauca Group) 'Glauca'

£29.99 - £79.99
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from spring
Carpinus betulus

Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam hedging

£69.99 - £199.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii

Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'

£74.99
7 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)

Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)

£74.99 - £114.99
12 litre pot | 80-100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Quercus robur

Quercus robur

£39.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Prunus × persicoides Spring Glow

Prunus × persicoides 'Spring Glow'

£44.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Betula papyrifera

Betula papyrifera

£35.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'

£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Quercus ilex

Quercus ilex

£69.99 - £89.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Prunus Pink Perfection

Prunus 'Pink Perfection'

£39.99 - £164.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman

Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'

£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Tai-haku

40% off

Prunus 'Tai-haku'

£26.99 - £119.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Prunus avium

Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging

£69.99 - £139.98
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia

40% off

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'

£26.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant

Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'

£69.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus Rudolph

Malus 'Rudolph'

£69.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Umineko

Prunus 'Umineko'

£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Fagus sylvatica

Fagus sylvatica

£34.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 litre pot | 1.75 - 2.0m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis

50% off

Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis

£49.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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