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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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rhubarb Raspberry Red
rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
£4.99 - £14.00
1 × crown Delivered during October
3 × crowns Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
rhubarb Strawberry
rhubarb 'Strawberry'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.7 5 3
rhubarb Timperley Early
rhubarb 'Timperley Early'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
Hippophae rhamnoides

New

Hippophae rhamnoides - Great Coastal Hedging
£7.99 - £15.98
2 litre pot | 60 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant | 60 - 90cm tall available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
£9.99 - £47.94
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
raspberry Malling Jewel
raspberry 'Malling Jewel'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
raspberry Malling Promise
raspberry 'Malling Promise'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
raspberry Glen Ample (PBR)
raspberry 'Glen Ample' (PBR)
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes 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
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
Rosa Mermaid
Rosa Mermaid | Climbing Rose
£24.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
£9.99 - £239.98
9cm pot | 20cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 30cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
10 × bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 20 - 30cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 50cm available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Amelanchier lamarckii
Amelanchier lamarckii
£25.79 - £124.99
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
bare root | 0.9 - 1.2m | tree available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m | bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m bush available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | tree available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 12
Rosa The Queen Elizabeth
Rosa The Queen Elizabeth | Floribunda Bush Rose
£26.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 2
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia
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 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
10 × bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3
cherry Stella

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cherry 'Stella'
£28.79 - £119.99
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)
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 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
quince Vranja

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quince 'Vranja'
£29.79 - £169.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard available to order from autumn
Hedychium collection
ginger lily collection
£24.25 - £30.51
1 × collection | 3 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs available to order from winter
Clematis cirrhosa Ourika Valley
Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
£17.99 - £35.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Rosa Peach Melba ('Kormelpea') (PBR)
Rosa Peach Melba | Climbing Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Rosa Scent from Heaven ('Chewbabaluv') (PBR)
Rosa Scent from Heaven ('Chewbabaluv') (PBR) | Climbing Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
plum Guinevere
plum 'Guinevere'
£34.79 - £169.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apple Chivers Delight
apple 'Chivers' Delight'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Reverend W. Wilks
apple 'Reverend W. Wilks'
£34.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Orlean's Reinette
apple 'Orlean's Reinette'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Queen Cox self-fertile
apple 'Queen Cox'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
plum Blue Tit
plum 'Blue Tit'
£34.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
mulberry Wellington
mulberry 'Wellington'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Seneca
plum 'Seneca'
£34.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

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Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£34.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
cherry White Heart
cherry 'White Heart'
£34.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
plum Yellow Pershore
plum 'Yellow Pershore'
£34.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
damson Prune Damson
damson 'Prune Damson'
£34.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
pear Beurré Alexandre Lucas
pear 'Beurré Alexandre Lucas'
£34.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
pear Red Sensation Bartlett
pear 'Red Sensation Bartlett'
£34.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot New Large Early
apricot 'New Large Early'
£34.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
cobnut Webbs Prize Cob
cobnut 'Webb's Prize Cob'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Ribston Pippin
apple 'Ribston Pippin'
£34.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
quince Leskovac

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quince 'Leskovac'
£34.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
peach Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Paeonia delavayi
Paeonia delavayi
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from winter
apple Monarch
apple 'Monarch'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Braeburn Hillwell
apple 'Braeburn Hillwell'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
plum Early Rivers
plum 'Early Rivers'
£34.99 - £89.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock 1.2m available to order from autumn
Asian pear Kumoi
Asian pear 'Kumoi'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
£34.99 - £169.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rosa Climbing Étoile de Hollande
Rosa 'Climbing Étoile de Hollande' | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus avium Plena

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Prunus avium 'Plena'
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m 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
Malus Snowcloud
Malus 'Snowcloud'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea Group
Fagus sylvatica 'Atropurpurea Group'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apricot Alfred
apricot 'Alfred'
£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apricot Golden Glow
apricot 'Golden Glow'
£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Malus Red Glow
Malus 'Red Glow'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus × zumi Professor Sprenger
Malus × zumi 'Professor Sprenger'
£39.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Collingwood Ingram

New

Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
£39.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | colt | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Rosette

New

apple 'Rossete'
£39.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 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
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Ruby
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Ruby'
£39.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
£39.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Kursar

New

Prunus 'Kursar'
£39.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Rosa Madame Isaac Péreire
Rosa 'Madame Isaac Péreire' | Bourbon Bush Rose
£43.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
£44.99 - £89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus tenella Firehill
Prunus tenella 'Firehill'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii
Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
plum Beauty
plum 'Beauty'
£44.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Burbank Tangerine
plum 'Burbank Tangerine'
£44.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Prunus Pink Shell
Prunus 'Pink Shell'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino
Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'
£48.79 - £164.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall 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
apple Red Devil

New

apple 'Red Devil'
£34.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
medlar Nottingham
medlar 'Nottingham'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Pixie
apple 'Pixie'
£34.79 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 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
apple Falstaff
apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
£34.99 - £179.99
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
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
£49.99 - £169.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
damson Farleigh
damson 'Farleigh Damson'
£34.99 - £164.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apple Beauty of Bath
apple 'Beauty of Bath'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Lord Lambourne
apple 'Lord Lambourne'
£26.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
gage Imperial Gage
gage 'Imperial Gage'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
quince Champion
quince 'Champion'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.6 - 2.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Kidd's Orange Red
apple 'Kidd's Orange Red'
£34.79 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Early Moorpark
apricot 'Early Moorpark'
£39.99 - £49.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Myrobalan root stock |1.2m available to order from autumn
Asian pear Nijisseiki
Asian pear 'Nijisseiki'
£44.99 - £49.99
bare root | Pyrus root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Pyrus root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
cobnut Rote Zellernuss
cobnut 'Rote Zellernuss'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Grenadier
apple 'Grenadier'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus pendula Pendula Rubra
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rubra'
£49.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
apple Laxton's Fortune
apple 'Laxton's Fortune'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
quince Meech's Prolific
quince 'Meech's Prolific'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')
apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')
£49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
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