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
Vegetable harvesting month
Ground cover
Available items
Showing Position : Back of border clear all
344 items
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')

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Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
£99.99 £69.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Schefflera taiwaniana
Schefflera taiwaniana
£12.99 - £89.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Sinojackia xylocarpa
Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)

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Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
£46.99 £32.89
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Stachyurus chinensis Celina
Stachyurus chinensis 'Celina'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)

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Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
£22.92 - £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 available to order from autumn
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty
Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Summer Snowflake
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
£32.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

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Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99 £41.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Trachycarpus fortunei

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Trachycarpus fortunei
£24.99 - £83.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Corylus avellana Contorta

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Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£49.99 - £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 125cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall | tree available to order from autumn
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
£79.99 - £179.99
7.5 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall available to order from autumn
15 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn

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