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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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Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97 £46.77
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from spring
Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
£44.99
3 litre pot available to order from spring
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora
£44.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6
Tropaeolum speciosum
Tropaeolum speciosum
£44.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
plum Burbank Tangerine
plum 'Burbank Tangerine'
£44.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
plum Beauty
plum 'Beauty'
£44.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Prunus Pink Shell
Prunus 'Pink Shell'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii
Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
£44.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Smhpfl') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Abetwo') (PBR)
£44.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from spring
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from spring
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
Award-winning spring flowering clematis collection
£44.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from spring
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from spring
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird | Shrub Rose
£43.99
4 litre | bare root potted Delivered during November
Rosa Madame Isaac Péreire
Rosa 'Madame Isaac Péreire' | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Candyfloss dahlia collection

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10% off

Candyfloss dahlia collection
£21.56 - £43.11
1 × collection | 4 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers Delivered by early February
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea Hon-beni
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea 'Hon-beni'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pileostegia viburnoides
Pileostegia viburnoides
£42.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Wisteria floribunda Kuchi-beni
Wisteria floribunda 'Kuchi-beni'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora Shiro-kapitan
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora 'Shiro-kapitan'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria brachybotrys Okayama
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Wisteria × formosa Caroline
Wisteria × formosa 'Caroline'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria brachybotrys Showa-beni
Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Jewel garden dahlia collection

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10% off

Jewel garden dahlia collection
£21.37 - £42.75
1 × collection | 4 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers Delivered by early February
Velvet dahlia collection

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10% off

Velvet dahlia collection
£21.37 - £42.75
1 × collection | 4 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers Delivered by early February
Hamamelis × intermedia Diane

20% off

Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'
£42.39 - £111.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hamamelis × intermedia Jelena

20% off

Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
£42.39 - £209.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1m tall shipped within 2 weeks
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hamamelis × intermedia Arnold Promise

20% off

Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
£42.39 - £103.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
Proud Mary dahlia collection

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10% off

Proud Mary dahlia collection
£20.92 - £41.85
1 × collection | 4 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers Delivered by early February
Camellia sasanqua Plantation Pink

20% off

Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
£49.99 £39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
£27.99 - £54.99
3 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
Lysichiton camtschatcensis
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
£39.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Prunus Kursar

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Prunus 'Kursar'
£39.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
£39.99 - £109.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 3 litre pots | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
£39.99 - £95.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 3 litre pots | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pinus mugo Winter Gold

20% off

Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£49.99 £39.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus × zumi Professor Sprenger
Malus × zumi 'Professor Sprenger'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens
£19.99 - £175.99
1.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from spring
5 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from spring
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall available to order from spring
Campsis × tagliabueana Madame Galen
Campsis × tagliabueana 'Madame Galen'
£39.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea Group
Fagus sylvatica 'Atropurpurea Group'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
£39.99 - £179.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
apple Rosette

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apple 'Rossete'
£39.99 - £169.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
apricot Alfred
apricot 'Alfred'
£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apricot Golden Glow
apricot 'Golden Glow'
£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Malus Red Glow
Malus 'Red Glow'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Malus Snowcloud
Malus 'Snowcloud'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Prunus Collingwood Ingram

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Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
£39.99 - £59.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | colt | 1.8 - 2m tall available to order from spring
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Ruby
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Ruby'
£39.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£39.99 - £159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Camellia sasanqua Strawberry Swirl
Camellia sasanqua 'Strawberry Swirl'
£49.99 £39.99
2 litre pot available to order from spring
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)

20% off

Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£49.99 £39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning conifer collection

20% off

Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99 £39.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
All year round colour conifer collection

20% off

All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99 £39.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)

New

Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)
£39.99
2 litre pot available to order from spring
Rosa Wild Rover ('Dichirap') (PBR)

New

Rosa Wild Rover ('Dichirap') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£39.99
4 litre | bare root potted available to order from spring
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)
Rosa Climbing Étoile de Hollande
Rosa 'Climbing Étoile de Hollande' | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99
4 litre | bare root potted Delivered during November
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex × altaclerensis Golden King
Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King'
£37.99 - £89.99
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
Hardenbergia violacea
Hardenbergia violacea
£37.99
3 litre pot available to order from spring
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99
4 litre | bare root potted Delivered during November
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99
4 litre | bare root potted Delivered during November
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
£36.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from spring
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pittosporum tenuifolium Elizabeth
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
£36.99 - £84.99
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
Garrya elliptica James Roof

20% off

Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
£44.99 £35.99
3 litre pot | 90cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus tenella Firehill
Prunus tenella 'Firehill'
£44.99 £35.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
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
Clematis Apple Blossom
Clematis 'Apple Blossom'
£34.99 - £129.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis armandi Snowdrift
Clematis armandi 'Snowdrift'
£34.99 - £139.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Solanum laxum Album
Solanum laxum 'Album'
£17.99 - £35.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from spring
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from spring
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
peach Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia × soulangeana
Magnolia × soulangeana
£34.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea hydrangeoides
Hydrangea hydrangeoides
£34.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

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Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£34.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from spring
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
apple Reverend W. Wilks
apple 'Reverend W. Wilks'
£34.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Echium pininana
Echium pininana
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from spring
mulberry Wellington
mulberry 'Wellington'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
2 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m available to order from spring
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£34.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cobnut Webbs Prize Cob
cobnut 'Webb's Prize Cob'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Clematis × cartmanii Avalanche (PBR)
Clematis × cartmanii 'Avalanche' (PBR)
£34.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides Roseum
Hydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides 'Roseum'
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Braeburn Hillwell
apple 'Braeburn Hillwell'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Chivers Delight
apple 'Chivers' Delight'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Orlean's Reinette
apple 'Orlean's Reinette'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Queen Cox self-fertile
apple 'Queen Cox'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Ribston Pippin
apple 'Ribston Pippin'
£34.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Monarch
apple 'Monarch'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
pear Beurré Alexandre Lucas
pear 'Beurré Alexandre Lucas'
£34.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
pear Red Sensation Bartlett
pear 'Red Sensation Bartlett'
£34.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Asian pear Kumoi
Asian pear 'Kumoi'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
plum Yellow Pershore
plum 'Yellow Pershore'
£34.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
plum Blue Tit
plum 'Blue Tit'
£34.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
£34.99 - £169.99
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 spring
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
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