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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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Hydrangea petiolaris

Best Seller

Hydrangea petiolaris
From £14.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 49 (49)
Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)

40% off

Ilex crenata Dark Green ('Icoprins11') (PBR)
From £8.99
9cm pot | bush
2 litre pot | bush
6 × 9cm pots | bush
2 litre pot | 15cm ball
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7 (7)
Clematis Apple Blossom
Clematis 'Apple Blossom'
From £32.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 9 (9)
Achillea filipendulina Cloth of Gold
Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 26 (26)
Achillea Credo
Achillea 'Credo'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 11 (11)
Eryngium yuccifolium
Eryngium yuccifolium
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Ligularia The Rocket
Ligularia 'The Rocket'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
Melianthus major
Melianthus major
From £18.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 11 (11)
Oenothera lindheimeri Siskiyou Pink
Oenothera lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 3 (3)
Lonicera periclymenum Serotina
Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
From £14.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.2 5 9 (9)
Lonicera periclymenum Graham Thomas
Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'
From £14.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 9 (9)
Hydrangea hydrangeoides
Hydrangea hydrangeoides
£34.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
Lonicera japonica var. repens
Lonicera japonica var. repens
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
Hydrangea serrata Bluebird

50% off

Hydrangea serrata 'Bluebird'
From £12.00
2 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7 (7)
Hydrangea arborescens FlowerWOW (´BALful´) (PBR)

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Hydrangea arborescens FlowerWOW (´BALful´) (PBR)
From £34.99
1.5 litre pot
Lilium pollen free lily collection

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Pollen free lily collection
From £16.45
1 × collection | 3 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs
Lilium Pollen free lotus lily collection
Pollen free lotus lily collection
From £16.45
1 × collection | 3 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs
Dipsacus fullonum

Best Seller

25% off

Dipsacus fullonum
From £2.24
approx 150 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5 (5)
Acer × freemanii Morgan
Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted
Smyrnium perfoliatum

25% off

Smyrnium perfoliatum
From £2.99
approx 20 seeds
Acer rubrum Sun Valley
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
From £99.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall
Acer rubrum Scanlon
Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Myrrhis odorata

25% off

sweet cicely
£2.29 £1.72
approx 5 seeds
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel
Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous
Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
rhubarb Raspberry Red

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rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
From £5.99
1 × crown
3 × crowns
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
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)
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)
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
quince Meech's Prolific
quince 'Meech's Prolific'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
Verbascum Honey Dijon

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Verbascum 'Honey Dijon'
£12.99
available to order from spring 2027
Verbascum Primrose Path

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Verbascum 'Primrose Path'
From £12.99
available to order from spring 2027
Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)

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Verbascum Peach Champagne (PBR)
From £12.99
available to order from spring 2027
Verbascum phoeniceum Violetta
Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta'
From £11.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Verbascum Clementine
Verbascum 'Clementine'
From £12.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97
available to order from spring 2027
Award-winning wall shrub collection
Award-winning wall shrub collection
£47.97
available to order from summer
Passion flower collection
Passion flower collection
£53.97
available to order from spring 2027
Lonicera periclymenum Sweet Sue
Lonicera periclymenum 'Sweet Sue'
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Hydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides Roseum
Hydrangea hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides 'Roseum'
£34.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Hydrangea seemannii
Hydrangea seemannii
£49.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Daphne bholua Mary Rose
Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'
£34.99
available to order from summer
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Smhpfl') (PBR)
Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light ('Abetwo') (PBR)
£49.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White ('Micjur05') (PBR)
From £44.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Paeonia delavayi
Paeonia delavayi
From £14.99
available to order from winter
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
From £7.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
From £89.99
available to order from spring 2027
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£149.99
available to order from spring 2027
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
From £34.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
From £69.99
available to order from spring 2027
Echinops ritro

New

Echinops ritro
£2.49 £1.87
available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
From £39.99
available to order from winter
tree spinach
tree spinach
£2.49 £1.87
available to order from autumn
apple Beauty of Bath
apple 'Beauty of Bath'
From £34.99
available to order from spring 2027
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £34.99
available to order from spring 2027

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