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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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588 items
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning dahlia collection for pots

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Award-winning dahlia collection for pots
£17.75 - £35.50
1 × collection | 3 tubers Delivered during January
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Delivered during January
Bees and butterflies dahlia collection
Bees & butterflies dahlia collection
£23.95 - £47.90
1 × collection | 4 tubers Delivered during January
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers Delivered during January
Berry dahlia collection

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Berry dahlia collection
£29.75 - £59.50
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered during January
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered during January
Best white lilies collection
Best white lily collection
£15.95 - £31.90
1 × collection | 3 bulbs Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs Delivered by early February
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
£35.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
£9.99 - £119.99
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£189.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bistorta amplexicaulis Blackfield (PBR)
Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' (PBR)
£14.99 - £47.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from spring
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from spring
Border salvia collection

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Border salvia collection
£41.96 - £79.92
1 × collection | 4 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × collections | 12 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bright and bold sweet pea collection
Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£9.97
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bruised dahlia collection

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Bruised dahlia collection
£16.99 - £33.98
1 × collection | 3 tubers Delivered during January
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Delivered during January
Buddleja 'Bressingham Bountiful'

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Buddleja 'Bressingham Bountiful'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buddleja alternifolia
Buddleja alternifolia
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
Buddleja globosa
Buddleja globosa
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Burnt sugar dahlia collection

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Burnt sugar dahlia collection
£18.95 - £37.90
1 × collection | 3 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Delivered by early February
butterbean Fagiolo Di Spagna
butterbean 'Fagiolo Di Spagna'
£3.19
approx 12 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Buxus sempervirens
Buxus sempervirens
£7.99 - £32.99
9cm pot | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots | 10 - 15cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Calamagrostis brachytricha
£9.99 - £16.95
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Calamagrostis × acutiflora Karl Foerster

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Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
£9.99 - £47.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot 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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 24
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
Callistemon viminalis Hot Pink ('Kkho1') (PBR)
£27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calycanthus Venus
Calycanthus 'Venus'
£109.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Calycanthus × raulstonii Hartlage Wine
Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
£109.99
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia Black Lace
Camellia 'Black Lace'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia Snow Flurry
Camellia 'Snow Flurry'
£24.99
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'
Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'
£24.99
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star
Camellia japonica Lady Vansittart
Camellia japonica 'Lady Vansittart'
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia japonica William Bartlett
Camellia japonica 'William Bartlett'
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Camellia sasanqua Plantation Pink
Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
£49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Camellia × vernalis Yuletide
Camellia × vernalis 'Yuletide'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia × williamsii Anticipation
Camellia × williamsii 'Anticipation'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia × williamsii Donation
Camellia × williamsii 'Donation'
£24.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia × williamsii 'E.G. Waterhouse'
Camellia × williamsii 'E.G. Waterhouse'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Camellia japonica 'Lavinia Maggi'
Camellia × williamsii 'Lavinia Maggi'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia × williamsii 'Les Jury'
Camellia × williamsii 'Les Jury'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Camellia × williamsii Ruby Wedding
Camellia × williamsii 'Ruby Wedding'
£24.99 - £49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Camellia × williamsii 'Señorita'
Camellia × williamsii 'Señorita'
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna
Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
£8.99 - £44.99
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 spring
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from spring
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Campsis × tagliabueana Madame Galen
Campsis × tagliabueana 'Madame Galen'
£39.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
Campsis × tagliabueana Indian Summer ('Kudian') (PBR)
£39.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Candyfloss dahlia collection

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Candyfloss dahlia collection
£23.95 - £47.90
1 × collection | 4 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers Delivered by early February
Canna Tropicanna Red (PBR)

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Canna 'Tropicanna Red' (PBR)
£8.99 - £26.97
1 × rhizome Delivered during January
3 × rhizomes Delivered during January
Carex testacea Prairie Fire
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
£9.99 - £39.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam hedging
£69.99 - £199.98
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall Delivered by mid-December
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall Delivered by mid-December
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea
Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ceanothus Concha
Ceanothus 'Concha'
£24.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall trellis available to order from spring
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ceanothus arboreus Trewithen Blue
Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cephalaria gigantea

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Cephalaria gigantea
£11.99 - £44.99
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)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum
£84.99 - £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall | tree available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree available to order from spring
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