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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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Photinia Blackberry Gem

New

Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£26.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis
£99.99
9 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 4
Phyllostachys bissetii
Phyllostachys bissetii
£99.99 £50.00
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall sold out
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
£39.99 - £259.99
2 litre pot | 20 - 30cm tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
3 × 9 litre pots | 1.6 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 16
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
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
Pink champagne dahlia collection
Pink champagne dahlia collection
£27.45 - £54.90
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Pinus mugo Mops
Pinus mugo 'Mops'
£39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
£36.99 - £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)
7.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 7
pomegranate Dente de Cavallo
pomegranate 'Dente di Cavallo'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus tenella Firehill
Prunus tenella 'Firehill'
£44.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'

40% off

Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
£39.99 £23.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'

40% off

Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
£39.99 £23.99
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)
Pseudopanax crassifolius

40% off

Pseudopanax crassifolius
£39.99 £23.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

New

Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
£119.99 - £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)
quince Leskovac

New

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
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
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
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
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
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
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99
4 litre pot 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 Mermaid
Rosa Mermaid | Climbing Rose
£24.99
4 litre pot 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
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird | Shrub Rose
£43.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Henry Eilers
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'
£11.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Salix integra Flamingo (PBR)
Salix integra 'Flamingo' (PBR)
£19.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')
Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')
£10.99 - £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
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
Schizachyrium scoparium Ha Ha Tonka (PBR)

New

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Ha Ha Tonka' (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sciadopitys verticillata
Sciadopitys verticillata
£59.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Seedless dessert grape collection
seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99
1 × collection | 2 plants available to order from autumn
grape Boskoop Glory
seedless grape 'Boskoop Glory'
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Soft pinks dahlia collection
Soft pinks dahlia collection
£15.99 - £31.98
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Stipa gigantea
Stipa gigantea
£9.99 - £49.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Stipa ichu

New

Stipa ichu
£14.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Summer nights dahlia collection
Summer nights dahlia collection
£16.25 - £32.50
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Myrrhis odorata

25% off

sweet cicely
£2.29 £1.72
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£32.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta White ('Anny200810') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)
£34.99
3 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)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
3 litre pot | 30cm available to order from autumn
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
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Taxus baccata ball
Taxus baccata ball
£99.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
Thuja occidentalis Fire Chief ('Congabe') (PBR)
£15.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tree spinach

25% off

tree spinach
£2.19 £1.64
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbascum Primrose Path

New

Verbascum 'Primrose Path'
£12.99 - £44.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)
Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment 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
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Verbena Showboat Dark Red (Showboat Series)
Verbena 'Showboat Dark Red' (Showboat Series)
£9.99 - £19.98
5 × rooted cuttings sold out
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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 bonariensis Vanity

25% off

Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE rooted cuttings sold out
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 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 rigida Santos

25% off

Verbena rigida 'Santos'
£2.24 - £19.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Whites dahlia collection
Whites dahlia collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Zizia aurea

New

Zizia aurea
£3.49 £2.62
approx 20 seeds available to order from late spring
Alcalthaea suffrutescens Parkfrieden

New

× Alcalthaea suffrutescens 'Parkfrieden'
£12.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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