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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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585 items
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£32.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
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 5.0 5 1
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
£32.75 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Hamamelis × intermedia Arnold Promise
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
£52.99 - £129.99
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)
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 4.4 5 7
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 5.0 5 1
Pieris japonica Passion (PBR)
Pieris japonica 'Passion' (PBR)
£24.99
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
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty

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Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99 £16.79
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Griselinia littoralis
Griselinia littoralis
£9.99 - £109.99
9cm pot 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)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£104.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 2
Drimys lanceolata
Drimys lanceolata
£32.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Summer Snowflake
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
£32.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa vulgaris Sensation
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£49.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer
Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
£29.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly
Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
£29.99 - £99.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia

Best Seller

Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
£26.99 - £159.98
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 40 - 60cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 60 - 80cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Pieris japonica Mountain Fire
Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pieris Forest Flame
Pieris 'Forest Flame'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 3
Osmanthus delavayi
Osmanthus delavayi
£26.99 - £64.99
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
Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth
Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'
£199.99
10 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora
£44.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
£44.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Ilex aquifolium Silver Queen
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen'
£32.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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 In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group
Hydrangea aspera 'Villosa Group'
£27.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hibiscus syriacus Helene
Hibiscus syriacus 'Helene'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hamamelis × intermedia Diane
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'
£52.99 - £139.99
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)
Escallonia Iveyi
Escallonia 'Iveyi'
£23.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Enkianthus campanulatus
Enkianthus campanulatus
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla Limelight
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla 'Limelight'
£26.99 - £64.99
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
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
£26.99 - £179.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 12 litre pots | 60 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Rhododendron Cary Ann

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Rhododendron 'Cary Ann'
£19.99
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)
Cotinus Grace
Cotinus 'Grace'
£26.75
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
£139.99
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 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 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 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
Buddleja globosa
Buddleja globosa
£19.99
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
John's pollinator dahlia collection

New

John's pollinator dahlia collection
£17.75 - £35.50
1 × collection | 3 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers Delivered by early February
Proud Mary dahlia collection

New

Proud Mary dahlia collection
£23.25 - £46.50
1 × collection | 4 tubers Delivered during January
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers Delivered during January
Velvet dahlia collection

New

Velvet dahlia collection
£23.75 - £47.50
1 × collection | 4 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers Delivered by early February
Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection

New

Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection
£29.75 - £59.50
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
Cutting garden dahlia collection

New

Cutting garden dahlia collection
£28.95 - £57.90
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
Candyfloss dahlia collection

New

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
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