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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 Blue River ('Zoblueriver') (PBR)
Clematis Blue River ('Zoblueriver') (PBR)
£29.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Clematis Daiyu ('Evipo083') (PBR)
Clematis Daiyu ('Evipo083') (PBR)
£26.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis East River ('Zoeastri') (PBR)
Clematis East River ('Zoeastri') (PBR)
£26.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis heracleifolia Cassandra
Clematis heracleifolia 'Cassandra'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis I Am Happy ('Zoiamha') (PBR)
Clematis I Am Happy ('Zoiamha') (PBR)
£24.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis I Am Lady Q ('Zoiamladyq') (PBR)
Clematis I Am Lady Q ('Zoiamladyq') (PBR)
£24.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis integrifolia Rosea
Clematis integrifolia 'Rosea'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis montana var. rubens Rubens Superba
Clematis montana var. rubens 'Rubens Superba'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Octopus ('Zooct') (PBR)
Clematis Octopus ('Zooct') (PBR)
£26.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis Picotee ('Zo09124') (PBR)
Clematis Picotee ('Zo09124') (PBR)
£24.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis recta Purpurea
Clematis recta 'Purpurea'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Spring Joy ('Zo12053') (PBR)
Clematis Spring Joy ('Zo12053') (PBR)
£24.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Starlet White Perfume ('HYFLET') (PBR)
Clematis Starlet White Perfume ('Hyflet') (PBR)
£32.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis tangutica Helios
Clematis tangutica 'Helios'
£24.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis terniflora
Clematis terniflora
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis vitalba
Clematis vitalba
£24.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Clematis viticella
Clematis viticella
£24.95
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
Clematis × cartmanii Michiko ('Evipo044') (PBR) (Boulevard Series)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus kousa Teutonia

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Cornus kousa 'Teutonia'
£105.99 - £199.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
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
Corylus avellana Contorta
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£49.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 125cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall | tree available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)
Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
£74.99 - £114.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Corynabutilon × suntense
Corynabutilon × suntense
£49.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crambe cordifolia
Crambe cordifolia
£10.99 - £25.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crinodendron hookerianum
Crinodendron hookerianum
£17.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crinodendron hookerianum Ada Hoffmann
Crinodendron hookerianum 'Ada Hoffmann'
£24.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens
£24.99 - £219.99
1.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
5 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
18 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.7m tall available to order from autumn
Cynara cardunculus
Cynara cardunculus
£9.99 - £47.99
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)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Dahlia Jowey Merel
Dahlia 'Jowey Merel'
£4.94 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Oleda
Dahlia 'Oleda'
£4.94 - £12.60
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
damson Damson Sweet Prune
damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£169.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Delphinium Delgenius Chantay ('Et Dlp 827') (Delgenius Series)

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Delphinium Delgenius Chantay ('Et Dlp 827') (Delgenius Series)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot sold out
3 × 9cm pots sold out
Digitalis Spice Island
Digitalis 'Spice Island'
£10.99 - £44.99
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 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Dipsacus fullonum

25% off

Dipsacus fullonum
£2.24 - £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
Drimys lanceolata
Drimys lanceolata
£32.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea pallida
£12.99 - £47.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea purpurea
£9.99 - £44.99
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 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Echinacea purpurea Vintage Wine (PBR)
Echinacea purpurea 'Vintage Wine' (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)
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Edgeworthia chrysantha Grandiflora
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'
£129.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Elaeagnus Quicksilver
Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver'
£32.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
£26.99 - £179.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
3 × 12 litre pots | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0 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
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
Enkianthus campanulatus Prettycoat ('Jww10') (PBR)
Enkianthus campanulatus Prettycoat ('Jww10') (PBR)
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eremurus Line Dance

10% off

Eremurus 'Line Dance'
£8.09 - £21.60
1 × tuber Delivered during October
3 × tubers Delivered during October
Eremurus stenophyllus

10% off

Eremurus stenophyllus
£7.19 - £14.38
1 × tuber Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE tubers Delivered during October
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Erica australis f. albiflora Polar Express
Erica arborea var. australis f. albiflora 'Polar Express'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Erica × veitchii Gold Tips
Erica × veitchii 'Gold Tips'
£32.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eucalyptus gunnii
Eucalyptus gunnii
£34.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Eucalyptus pulverulenta Baby Blue
Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'
£24.99 - £39.99
12cm pot sold out
1.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Eupatorium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) Purple Bush
Eupatorium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) 'Purple Bush'
£9.99 - £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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Eupatorium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) Riesenschirm
Eupatorium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) 'Riesenschirm'
£10.99 - £36.99
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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Fallopia baldschuanica
Fallopia baldschuanica
£14.99 - £29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Fatsia japonica
Fatsia japonica
£21.75 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Fatsia japonica Tsumugi-shibori
Fatsia japonica 'Tsumugi-shibori'
£32.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
£44.99
3 litre pot | 90cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Geranium phaeum Wendy's Blush

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Geranium phaeum 'Wendy's Blush'
£11.99 - £28.99
9cm pot sold out
3 × 9cm pots sold out
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
£139.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

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greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
£34.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Hardenbergia violacea
Hardenbergia violacea
£37.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Helianthus Lemon Queen
Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
£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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Heptacodium miconioides

New

Heptacodium miconioides
£89.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall bush available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Pink Candy ('Tahi12')(PBR)

New

Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Pink Candy (Tahi12') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Pink Passion (Tahi16') (PBR)

New

Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Pink Passion (Tahi16') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine ('Tahi61') (PBR)

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Hibiscus moscheutos Carousel Red Wine (Tahi61') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
£14.99 - £99.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group
Hydrangea aspera 'Villosa Group'
£27.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Inula helenium
Inula helenium
£12.99 - £42.99
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
Iris Dusky Challenger
Iris 'Dusky Challenger'
£24.99 - £59.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£49.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lablab purpureus Ruby Moon

25% off

Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lathyrus latifolius Rosa Perle
Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle'
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Lavatera falcata Lilia Twirl (PBR)

New

Lavatera falcata 'Lilia Twirl' (PBR)
£22.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Ligularia The Rocket
Ligularia 'The Rocket'
£10.99 - £24.99
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
Ligusticopsis wallichiana
Ligusticopsis wallichiana
£13.99 - £52.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ligustrum delavayanum
Ligustrum delavayanum
£99.99
7 litre pot | ¼ standard | 25 -30cm head In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
£21.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lilium Anastasia

10% off

Lilium 'Anastasia'
£4.49 - £10.80
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum

New

Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
£99.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Lobelia siphilitica f. albiflora
Lobelia siphilitica f. 'albiflora'
£27.99
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Lonicera periclymenum Graham Thomas
Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Macleaya microcarpa Kelway's Coral Plume
Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
£19.99 - £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)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
£39.99 - £95.99
3 litre pot | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
3 × 3 litre pots | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Malus Montreal Beauty
Malus 'Montreal Beauty'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris - Crab apple hedging
£49.99 - £89.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
Melianthus major
Melianthus major
£19.99 - £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)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Muehlenbeckia complexa
Muehlenbeckia complexa
£9.99 - £24.99
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
Musa basjoo
Musa basjoo
£12.99 - £24.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 × 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
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
Papaver rupifragum Orange Feathers

New

Papaver rupifragum 'Orange Feathers'
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Philadelphus Petite Perfume White ('W1') (PBR)

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Philadelphus Petite Perfume White ('W1') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99
7 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pinus mugo Winter Gold
Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£49.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Beauty
plum 'Beauty'
£44.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
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