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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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Betula pendula
Betula pendula
£9.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging available to order from autumn
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging available to order from autumn
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
Ceanothus Concha

Up to 20%

Ceanothus 'Concha'
£19.99 - £95.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall trellis In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)

20% off

Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£63.99 - £99.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from summer
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
£34.99 - £179.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from summer
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard available to order from autumn
Clematis × cartmanii Avalanche (PBR)

20% off

Clematis × cartmanii 'Avalanche' (PBR)
£27.99 - £103.99
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from summer
Cupressus sempervirens

20% off

Cupressus sempervirens
£24.99 - £175.99
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from summer
5 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from summer
damson Farleigh
damson 'Farleigh Damson'
£34.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from summer
Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea
£2.49 - £37.99
9cm 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)
approx 1000 seeds available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
£27.99 - £54.99
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Fargesia rufa

20% off

Fargesia rufa
£39.99 - £95.99
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall available to order from summer
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem

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20% off

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
£63.99 - £143.99
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 summer
15 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from summer
Panicum virgatum Shenandoah
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
£9.99 - £49.99
9cm 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)
2 litre pot available to order from summer
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 9
Phyllostachys aurea

20% off

Phyllostachys aurea
£63.99 - £95.99
18 litre pot | 2.5 - 2.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.4m tall available to order from summer
Phyllostachys bissetii

20% off

Phyllostachys bissetii
£34.99 - £79.99
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4
Phyllostachys nigra

20% off

Phyllostachys nigra
£39.99 - £207.99
18 litre pot | 2.5 - 2.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall available to order from summer
5 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall available to order from summer
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from summer
15 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall available to order from summer
3 × 9 litre pots | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 16
plum Herman
plum 'Herman'
£26.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from summer
Quercus ilex

20% off

Quercus ilex
£79.99
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 summer
Quercus robur
Quercus robur
£39.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly

20% off

Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
£29.99 - £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine

20% off

Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
£23.99 - £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7
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