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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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Wisteria brachybotrys Okayama
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama'
£42.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (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
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird | Shrub Rose
£43.99
available to order from autumn
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
£44.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97
available to order from summer
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 4.8 5 12 (12)
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora
£44.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6 (6)
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£44.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
From £44.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Tropaeolum speciosum
Tropaeolum speciosum
£44.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Elaeagnus Quicksilver
Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver'
From £44.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
plum Burbank Tangerine
plum 'Burbank Tangerine'
£44.99
available to order from winter
plum Beauty
plum 'Beauty'
£44.99
available to order from winter
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
£46.99
3 litre pot
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
£47.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning wall shrub collection
Award-winning wall shrub collection
£47.97
available to order from summer
Betula pendula

20% off

Betula pendula
From £7.99
2 litre pot
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1 (1)
Malus Royalty

20% off

Malus 'Royalty'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
From £47.99
available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

New

20% off

Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99 £47.99
5 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall | grafted
Eremurus collection
Foxtail lily collection
From £24.95
available to order from summer
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
From £32.99
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
3 litre aquatic pot
5 litre aquatic pot
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
£49.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (20)
Hydrangea seemannii
Hydrangea seemannii
£49.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £49.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
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 (3)
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens
From £19.99
10 litre pot
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall
Corynabutilon × suntense
Corynabutilon × suntense
£49.99
available to order from summer
apple Lord Lambourne
apple 'Lord Lambourne'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
apple Red Devil
apple 'Red Devil'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Beauty of Bath
apple 'Beauty of Bath'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
apple Laxton's Fortune
apple 'Laxton's Fortune'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
apple Kidd's Orange Red
apple 'Kidd's Orange Red'
From £34.79
available to order from winter
apple Pixie
apple 'Pixie'
From £34.79
available to order from winter
apple Grenadier
apple 'Grenadier'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
Asian pear Nijisseiki
Asian pear 'Nijisseiki'
From £44.99
available to order from winter
quince Champion
quince 'Champion'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
quince Meech's Prolific
quince 'Meech's Prolific'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
medlar Nottingham
medlar 'Nottingham'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m
cherry plum Golden Sphere
cherry plum 'Golden Sphere'
From £34.79
available to order from winter
damson Farleigh
damson 'Farleigh Damson'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
cherry Karina
cherry 'Karina'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m
cherry Regina
cherry 'Regina'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m
cherry Sasha
cherry 'Sasha'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
apricot Early Moorpark
apricot 'Early Moorpark'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
cobnut Purpurea
cobnut 'Purple Filbert'
From £19.99
available to order from winter
cobnut Rotblättrige Zellernuss
cobnut 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
From £39.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
apple Idared
apple 'Idared'
£49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 2.1m
apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')
apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')
£49.99
available to order from winter
plum Herman
plum 'Herman'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
Camellia sasanqua Strawberry Swirl
Camellia sasanqua 'Strawberry Swirl'
£49.99
available to order from summer
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
Ficus Fignomenal ('PT-DF-14') (PBR)

New

fig Fignomenal ('PT-DF-14') (PBR)
£49.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Stellar Ruby (PBR)

New

Magnolia 'Stellar Ruby' (PBR)
£49.99
2 litre pot
Hamamelis × intermedia Foxy Lady
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Foxy Lady'
£49.99
available to order from summer
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety
Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97
3 × 2 litre pots
Fagus sylvatica

20% off

Fagus sylvatica
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
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