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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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586 items
grape Boskoop Glory
seedless grape 'Boskoop Glory'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Simple white cutting garden collection
Simple white cutting garden collection
£5.88
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sinojackia xylocarpa

30% off

Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £76.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Skyscraper lily collection

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Skyscraper lily collection
£15.95 - £31.90
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered by early February
Smyrnium perfoliatum
Smyrnium perfoliatum
£3.99
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Soft pink dahlia collection

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Soft pink dahlia collection
£17.75 - £35.50
1 × collection | 3 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Delivered by early February
Solanum crispum Glasnevin
Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'
£17.99 - £32.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7
Solanum laxum Album
Solanum laxum 'Album'
£17.99 - £35.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from spring
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
£46.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus Croft Coral
Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Sorbus Glendoick Spire
Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall Delivered during January
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
£39.99 - £179.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall Delivered during January
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow
Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall Delivered during January
Sorbus splendens
Sorbus splendens
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£54.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
Stachyurus chinensis Celina
Stachyurus chinensis 'Celina'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Stipa gigantea

Best Seller

Stipa gigantea
£9.99 - £49.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 28
Stipa ichu

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Stipa ichu
£14.99 - £32.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£28.62
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Summer nights dahlia collection
Summer nights dahlia collection
£17.95 - £35.90
1 × collection | 3 tubers Delivered during January
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Delivered during January
Myrrhis odorata
sweet cicely
£2.29
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1
sweetcorn 'Goldcrest' F1 (late season)
£2.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sweetcorn Golden Bantam
sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam'
£3.79
10g packet | approx 55 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Symphoricarpos Little Berry ('GRSYCHLB') (PBR)

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Symphoricarpos Little Berry ('GRSYCHLB') (PBR)
£27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
£9.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
£32.75 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£32.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£34.99
3 litre pot 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)
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly
Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
£29.99 - £99.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer
Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
£29.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
£29.99 - £99.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Syringa vulgaris Sensation
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tangerine twist 3 varieties dahlia collection

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Tangerine twist 3 varieties dahlia collection
£16.99 - £33.98
1 × collection | 3 tubers Delivered during January
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Delivered during January
Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection

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Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection
£29.15 - £87.45
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
£9.99 - £239.98
9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 40 - 50cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 20 - 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 50cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£24.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Taxus baccata ball

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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
tayberry Medana Tayberry
tayberry 'Medana'
£12.99 - £25.98
bare root plant In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thalictrum Elin
Thalictrum 'Elin'
£12.95 - £24.75
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
The Amistad salvia collection

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The Amistad salvia collection
£21.98 - £39.96
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 6 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja plicata Atrovirens

40% off

Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
£5.39 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Tithonia rotundifolia Torch
Tithonia rotundifolia 'Torch'
£2.79
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Trachycarpus fortunei
Trachycarpus fortunei
£24.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
tree spinach
tree spinach
£2.19
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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