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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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Vitex agnus-castus Queen Bee

New

Vitex agnus-castus 'Queen Bee'
£34.99
2 litre pot
Best purple salvia collection

New

20% off

Best purple salvia collection
From £24.78
1 × collection | 3 plants
3 × collections | 9 plants
The Amistad salvia collection

New

20% off

The Amistad salvia collection
From £17.58
1 × collection | 2 plants
3 × collections | 6 plants
Carpinus betulus

40% off

Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam hedging
From £41.99
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m tall
+ 2 more available
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Glauca
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Minima Glauca'
£24.99
3 litre pot
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Pillar ('Flolar')
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Pillar ('Flolar')
£24.99
3 litre pot
Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
£29.99
2 litre pot
Corylus avellana

40% off

Corylus avellana - Hazel hedging
From £47.99
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
50 + 25 FREE plants | 60 - 80cm tall
Cryptomeria japonica Hide
Cryptomeria japonica 'Hide'
£27.99
3 litre pot
Cryptomeria japonica Little Champion
Cryptomeria japonica 'Little Champion'
£27.99
3 litre pot
Cryptomeria japonica Spiralis
Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis'
£24.99
3 litre pot
Fagus sylvatica

40% off

Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging
From £47.99
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m tall
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall
+ 2 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Fargesia rufa
Fargesia rufa
From £39.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 50cm tall
5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7 (7)
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
From £139.99
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall
Ilex aquifolium

20% off

Ilex aquifolium
From £7.99
9cm pot
6 × 9cm pots
Juniperus chinensis Stricta
Juniperus chinensis 'Stricta'
£22.99
2 litre pot
Malus sylvestris

40% off

Malus sylvestris - Crab apple hedging
From £29.99
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
£164.99
7 litre pot | 1m tall
Pinus mugo Mops

Best Seller

Pinus mugo 'Mops'
£39.99
2 litre pot
Pinus mugo Winter Gold
Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£49.99
3 litre pot
Prunus avium

40% off

Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging
From £41.99
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall
Prunus spinosa

40% off

Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £29.99
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall
Sciadopitys verticillata
Sciadopitys verticillata
From £59.99
2 litre pot
Taxus baccata

40% off

Taxus baccata
From £9.99
9cm pot | 20cm tall
3 litre pot | 30cm
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm
6 × 9cm pots
+ 3 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£24.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Taxus baccata ball

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Taxus baccata ball
£119.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Thuja occidentalis Rheingold
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
£15.99
1 litre pot
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99
1 litre pot
Thuja plicata Atrovirens

40% off

Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
From £5.39
9cm pot
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens
From £24.99
4 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
All year round colour conifer collection
All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety
Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97
3 × 2 litre pots
Crataegus monogyna

40% off

Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £29.99
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
rhubarb Raspberry Red

Best Seller

rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
From £5.99
1 × crown
3 × crowns
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
rhubarb Timperley Early
rhubarb 'Timperley Early'
From £5.99
1 × crown
2 + 1 FREE crowns
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
raspberry Glen Ample (PBR)

40% off

raspberry 'Glen Ample' (PBR)
From £10.79
5 × bare root canes
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
rhubarb Strawberry
rhubarb 'Strawberry'
From £5.99
1 × crown
2 + 1 FREE crowns
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
cherry Stella

40% off

cherry 'Stella'
From £17.27
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.5m
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m
raspberry Malling Jewel

40% off

raspberry 'Malling Jewel'
From £10.79
5 × bare root canes
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

40% off

Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
From £20.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
grape Boskoop Glory
seedless grape 'Boskoop Glory'
£19.99
2 litre pot
tayberry Medana Tayberry

40% off

tayberry 'Medana'
From £7.79
bare root plant
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants
3 litre pot
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde
pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'
From £99.99
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
damson Farleigh
damson 'Farleigh Damson'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
damson Prune Damson

40% off

damson 'Prune Damson'
From £20.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

40% off

greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
From £20.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Hippophae rhamnoides

New

40% off

Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
From £4.79
bare root plant | 60 - 90cm tall
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall
cobnut Kentish Cob

40% off

cobnut 'Kentish Cob'
From £23.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous

40% off

Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
From £23.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien
pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
From £119.99
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m
quince Vranja
quince 'Vranja'
From £29.79
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1
sweetcorn 'Goldcrest' F1 (late season)
£2.99
approx 50 seeds
tree spinach
tree spinach
£2.19
approx 250 seeds
bean (climbing French) Purple-podded
bean (climbing French) 'Purple-podded'
£3.49
approx 70 seeds
plum Guinevere

40% off

plum 'Guinevere'
From £20.87
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Grenadier

40% off

apple 'Grenadier'
From £20.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2m
apple Idared
apple 'Idared'
£54.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m
apple Katja

40% off

apple 'Katja'
From £20.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m
apple Little Pax
apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
apple Meridian (PBR)
apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Rosette

40% off

apple 'Rosette'
From £23.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
+ 1 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
apple Surprize
apple 'Surprize'
From £48.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apricot Compacta
apricot 'Compacta'
From £149.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
cherry Regina

40% off

cherry 'Regina'
From £20.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m
cherry Sasha
cherry 'Sasha'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m
cherry Summer Sun

40% off

cherry 'Summer Sun'
From £20.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm
cherry plum Gypsy
cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
cobnut Rotblättrige Zellernuss

40% off

cobnut 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
From £23.99
bare root | 1.2m tall
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
damson Damson Sweet Prune
damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£169.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman

40% off

Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
From £23.99
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
peach Redhaven

40% off

peach 'Redhaven'
From £23.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1m
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.5m
plum Haganta (PBR)
plum 'Haganta' (PBR)
£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
plum Herman

40% off

plum 'Herman'
From £16.19
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m
plum Katinka (PBR)
plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m
plum Kulinaria
plum 'Kulinaria'
£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
From £59.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m
apple Beauty of Bath

40% off

apple 'Beauty of Bath'
From £20.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall
apple Lord Lambourne

40% off

apple 'Lord Lambourne'
From £17.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall
apple Pixie

40% off

apple 'Pixie'
From £20.87
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall
apple Red Devil

40% off

apple 'Red Devil'
From £20.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
cherry Karina

40% off

cherry 'Karina'
From £17.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall
cherry Nabella

40% off

cherry 'Nabella'
From £20.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
quince Meech's Prolific

40% off

quince 'Meech's Prolific'
From £20.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m
childrens grow bucket sunflower
childrens grow bucket 'sunflower'
£8.99
gift set
Allium Gladiator

20% off

Allium 'Gladiator'
From £12.99
2 litre pot | 1 per pot
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
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