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.

Quick growing
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Showing Position : Back of border clear all
781 items
Magnolia Emperor (PBR)
Magnolia 'Emperor' (PBR)
£114.99
7.5 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry plum Gypsy

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cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£164.99 £115.49
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')

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Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£164.99 £115.49
12 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.4m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Katinka (PBR)

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plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99 £115.49
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple

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Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
£109.99 - £118.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
plum Kulinaria

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plum 'Kulinaria'
£169.99 £118.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

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Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
£99.99 - £118.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
quince Serbian Gold

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quince 'Serbian Gold'
£34.99 - £118.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection

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Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
£119.99 - £239.96
pot grown tree collection | 4 trees In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root tree collection | 4 trees available to order from autumn
Acer × freemanii Morgan

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Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99 £125.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer rubrum Scanlon

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Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£179.99 £125.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer rubrum Sun Valley

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Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£179.99 £125.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda Kimono
Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
£42.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 1m 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)
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'
£42.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Prunus Tai-haku
Prunus 'Tai-haku'
£44.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
£99.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Magnolia Sunsation
Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)

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Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99 £132.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')

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Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£189.99 £132.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
£99.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Starlight

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Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
walnut Europa
walnut 'Europa'
£149.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Prunus Mikuruma-gaeshi
Prunus 'Mikuruma-gaeshi'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Hokusai
Prunus 'Hokusai'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Shosar
Prunus 'Shosar'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Native hedgerow collection
Native hedgerow collection
£159.99 - £399.94
75 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
225 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Hanagasa
Prunus 'Hanagasa'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Glendoick Spire
Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Jacqueline
Prunus 'Jacqueline'
£49.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Quercus rubra
Quercus rubra
£79.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Morus alba Pendula

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Morus alba 'Pendula'
£160.99 - £189.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
£139.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
plum Haganta (PBR)
plum 'Haganta' (PBR)
£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
£59.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from autumn
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

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greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
£34.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£169.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat

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Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99 £174.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')
£89.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
apricot Compacta
apricot 'Compacta'
£149.99 - £189.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2 -1.5m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Cornus kousa Teutonia
Cornus kousa 'Teutonia'
£105.99 - £199.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
£119.99 - £369.99
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)
20cm pot | 80cm tall available to order from autumn

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