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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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Clematis terniflora
Clematis terniflora
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
cherry Colney
cherry 'Colney'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
cherry Karina
cherry 'Karina'
£26.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry Nabella
cherry 'Nabella'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
cherry Regina
cherry 'Regina'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry Sasha
cherry 'Sasha'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
cherry Stella

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cherry 'Stella'
£28.79 - £119.99
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | G5 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | G5 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm available to order from autumn
cherry Summer Sun

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cherry 'Summer Sun'
£34.99 - £125.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard available to order from autumn
cherry White Heart
cherry 'White Heart'
£34.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Myrrhis odorata
sweet cicely
£2.29
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sweetcorn Golden Bantam
sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam'
£3.49
10g packet | approx 55 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bright and bold sweet pea collection
Bright & bold sweet pea collection
£8.67
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lavish and lush sweet pea collection
Lavish & lush sweet pea collection
£7.27
1 × collection available to order from autumn
Dark and rich sweet pea collection
Dark & rich sweet pea collection
£7.27
1 × collection available to order from autumn
Panicum virgatum Warrior

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Panicum virgatum 'Warrior'
£9.99 - £24.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Panicum virgatum Heavy Metal

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Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
£5.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.5 5 2
Panicum virgatum Shenandoah

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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 9
Schefflera taiwaniana
Schefflera taiwaniana
£12.99 - £89.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
tayberry Medana Tayberry
tayberry 'Medana'
£12.99 - £25.98
bare root plant available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus fullonum
£2.99 - £34.99
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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 5.0 5 3
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus wardii

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Sorbus wardii
£159.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Nicotiana alata
Nicotiana alata
£8.99 - £17.98
5 × seedlings | jumbo sold out
10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo sold out
Nicotiana Whisper Mixed F1
Nicotiana 'Whisper Mixed' F1
£2.99 - £36.99
approx 70 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
40 + 20 FREE seedlings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Nicotiana mutabilis
Nicotiana mutabilis
£2.79
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Clematis vitalba

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Clematis vitalba
£24.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Erica arborea Estrella Gold
Erica arborea 'Estrella Gold'
£29.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hibiscus syriacus Flower Tower Ruby ('Gandini van Aart Ruby') (PBR)
Hibiscus syriacus Flower Tower Ruby ('Gandini van Aart Ruby') (PBR)
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ying Hong Qiao Dui

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ying Hong Qiao' Dui
£35.99 - £71.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Rou Fu Rong

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Rou Fu Rong'
£35.99 - £71.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ling Hua Zhan

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ling Hua Zhan'
£35.99 - £71.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Romneya coulteri
Romneya coulteri
£28.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lilium Pink Perfection Group
Lilium Pink Perfection Group
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE bulbs available to order from winter
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
£99.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
£83.99 - £129.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Valeriana officinalis
Valeriana officinalis
£8.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre 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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)

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Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Midnight' (Showboat Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena hastata f. Rosea
Verbena hastata f. 'Rosea'
£8.99 - £34.99
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
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
Verbena Endurascape Hot Pink ('Balendopin')
£6.99 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Showboat Dark Violet (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Dark Violet' (Showboat Series)
£6.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
Verbena Showboat Burgundy (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Burgundy' (Showboat Series)
£6.99 - £19.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Showboat Dark Red (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' (Showboat Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena bonariensis Lollipop (PBR)
Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' (PBR)
£7.99 - £14.95
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Enchantment White (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment White' (Enchantment Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')
Verbena Endurascape Dark Purple ('Balendakle')
£6.99 - £25.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
Verbena Showboat White (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat White' (Showboat Series)
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbena rigida Santos
Verbena rigida 'Santos'
£2.99 - £19.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora Bampton
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
£8.99 - £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
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty
Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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Parthenocissus quinquefolia
£10.49 - £20.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£49.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
walnut Europa
walnut 'Europa'
£149.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
walnut Broadview
walnut 'Broadview'
£79.99 - £89.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 lt pot | regia root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m available to order from autumn
walnut Buccaneer
walnut 'Buccaneer'
£89.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
walnut Lara
walnut 'Lara'
£84.99 - £89.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 lt pot | regia root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m available to order from autumn
Dahlia Rancho
Dahlia 'Rancho'
£5.49 - £12.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Callistemon Inferno ('Yanferno') (PBR)
Callistemon Inferno ('Yanferno') (PBR)
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Morus alba Pendula

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Morus alba 'Pendula'
£160.99 - £189.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')

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Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99 £83.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Thuja plicata Atrovirens

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Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
£8.99 £5.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lobelia siphilitica f. albiflora
Lobelia siphilitica f. 'albiflora'
£27.99
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)

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Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ageratina altissima Chocolate
Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'
£8.99 - £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
Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora
£2.25 - £24.75
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Angelica sylvestris Vicar's Mead

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Angelica sylvestris 'Vicar's Mead'
£12.99 - £31.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus avium
Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging
£69.99 - £139.98
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Euonymus alatus Timber Creek

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Euonymus alatus 'Timber Creek'
£24.99 £14.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Passiflora alata
Passiflora alata
£32.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Clematis × cartmanii Avalanche (PBR)

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Clematis × cartmanii 'Avalanche' (PBR)
£24.49 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)

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Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£104.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 0 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)
Hamamelis × intermedia Arnold Promise
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
£52.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm available to order from autumn
Hamamelis × intermedia Diane
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'
£52.99 - £139.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Hamamelis × intermedia Jelena
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
£52.99 - £209.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1m tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Achillea filipendulina Cloth of Gold
Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
£8.99 - £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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Achillea Credo
Achillea 'Credo'
£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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hedychium flavescens
Hedychium flavescens
£8.99 - £24.00
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall shipped within 2 weeks
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