Embrace a summer of colour | Shop now

Shop

Information & Help

My account

crocus
Wish-list My wheelbarrow

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.

By type
Facing
How much sun
Soil type
Special conditions
Flowering month
Flower colour
Evergreen / deciduous
Fragrance
Attractive to wildlife
Quick growing
Eventual size
Special features
Fruit pollination group
Sowing month inside or protected
Sowing month outside
Vegetable harvesting month
Multibuy packs
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Hardy
Leaf colour
Ground cover
Shape
Soil moisture
Used at Chelsea
Kitchen garden planting guidelines
Sort by highest price
Available items
Showing Position : Back of border clear all
354 items
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£49.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Pinus mugo Winter Gold
Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£49.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Red Devil
apple 'Red Devil'
£34.99 - £149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
£46.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
£44.99
2 litre pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 18
Wisteria × formosa Caroline
Wisteria × formosa 'Caroline'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
Wisteria floribunda Domino
Wisteria floribunda 'Domino'
£42.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
Fargesia rufa
Fargesia rufa
£39.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7
Prunus avium Plena
Prunus avium 'Plena'
£39.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£39.99 - £159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Pseudopanax crassifolius

New

Pseudopanax crassifolius
£39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eucalyptus pulverulenta Baby Blue
Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'
£24.99 - £39.99
12cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Rosette
apple 'Rossete'
£39.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'

New

Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
£39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale
£27.99 - £54.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'

New

Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
£39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'
Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'
£39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Campsis × tagliabueana Madame Galen
Campsis × tagliabueana 'Madame Galen'
£39.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
£39.99 - £179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata
Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
£38.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
£38.99 - £119.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
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
< Prev 1 ... 4 5 6 ... 15 Next >

Copyright © Crocus.co.uk Ltd 2025. All rights reserved.