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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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309 items
All year round colour conifer collection
All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety

30% off

Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97 £35.68
3 × 2 litre pots
cherry Stella
cherry 'Stella'
From £29.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8 - 2m
grape Boskoop Glory
seedless grape 'Boskoop Glory'
£24.99
2 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
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 4.0 5 1 (1)
quince Serbian Gold
quince 'Serbian Gold'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
damson Prune Damson
damson 'Prune Damson'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
damson Farleigh
damson 'Farleigh Damson'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
apple Falstaff
apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous
Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
quince Vranja
quince 'Vranja'
From £29.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
butterbean Fagiolo Di Spagna

25% off

butterbean 'Fagiolo Di Spagna'
£3.29 £2.47
approx 12 seeds
Cucumber La Diva

New

25% off

cucumber 'La Diva'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 25 seeds
Over-winter green manure

New

25% off

Over winter green manure
£2.99 £2.24
16m² pack
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Grenadier
apple 'Grenadier'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
apple Idared
apple 'Idared'
£49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 2.1m
apple Little Pax
apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
apple Lord Lambourne
apple 'Lord Lambourne'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
apple Meridian (PBR)
apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Red Devil
apple 'Red Devil'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Surprize
apple 'Surprize'
From £54.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
cherry Karina
cherry 'Karina'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm
cherry plum Gypsy
cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£149.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
cobnut Rotblättrige Zellernuss
cobnut 'Rotblättrige Zellernuss'
From £39.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
damson Damson Sweet Prune
damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£149.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m
gage Imperial Gage
gage 'Imperial Gage'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
plum Katinka (PBR)
plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£149.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m
plum Kulinaria
plum 'Kulinaria'
£149.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
quince Champion
quince 'Champion'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
quince Meech's Prolific
quince 'Meech's Prolific'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
apple Rosette
apple 'Rosette'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
plum Guinevere
plum 'Guinevere'
From £69.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
Musa basjoo

Best Seller

Musa basjoo
From £12.99
9cm pot
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
From £39.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna
Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
From £8.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Angelica sylvestris Vicar's Mead
Angelica sylvestris 'Vicar's Mead'
From £13.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Baptisia Cherries Jubilee
Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee'
£14.99
available to order from spring 2027
Sanguisorba Blackthorn

New

Sanguisorba 'Blackthorn'
From £17.99
available to order from spring 2027
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Helen Picton
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Helen Picton'
From £9.99
available to order from spring 2027
Aconitum napellus
Aconitum napellus
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Abutilon Canary Bird
Abutilon 'Canary Bird'
£32.99
available to order from spring 2027
Corynabutilon × suntense
Corynabutilon × suntense
£49.99
available to order from spring 2027
Pileostegia viburnoides
Pileostegia viburnoides
£42.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Vitis vinifera Purpurea
Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Calycanthus × raulstonii Hartlage Wine
Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
£99.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Camellia Snow Flurry
Camellia 'Snow Flurry'
£24.99
available to order from spring 2027
Camellia sasanqua Strawberry Swirl
Camellia sasanqua 'Strawberry Swirl'
£49.99
available to order from spring 2027
Camellia × vernalis Yuletide
Camellia × vernalis 'Yuletide'
£24.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£99.99
available to order from spring 2027
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Hydrangea macrophylla Koria (PBR)
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Koria' (PBR)
£19.99
available to order from spring 2027
Hydrangea quercifolia Tara
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Tara'
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Hydrangea serrata Choco White ('Darwhite') (PBR)

New

Hydrangea serrata Choco White ('Darwhite') (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
From £69.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)

New

Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Petite Peach (PBR)
£39.99
available to order from spring 2027
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora
£44.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
£139.99
available to order from spring 2027
Prunus laurocerasus On Fire (PBR)

New

Prunus laurocerasus 'On Fire' (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from spring 2027
Acer palmatum Crippsii

New

Acer palmatum 'Crippsii'
£89.99
available to order from summer
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

New

Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99
available to order from summer
Calycanthus Venus
Calycanthus 'Venus'
£99.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'
Camellia 'Winter's Toughie'
£24.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star (1)
Camellia sasanqua Plantation Pink
Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink'
£24.99
available to order from summer
Daphne bholua Mary Rose
Daphne bholua 'Mary Rose'
£34.99
available to order from summer
Hydrangea macrophylla Midnight Pearl ('Hokomamipe') (PBR)
Hydrangea macrophylla Midnight Pearl ('Hokomamipe') (PBR)
£24.99
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)
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
From £89.99
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
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£59.99
sold out
Turkscap lily collection

New

Turkscap lily collection
From £21.95
available to order from winter
Lilium Pretty Woman
Lilium 'Pretty Woman'
From £8.99
available to order from winter
Lilium Roselily Anouska ('Dl111067') (PBR)
Lilium Roselily Anouska ('Dl111067') (PBR)
From £5.49
available to order from winter
Carex testacea Prairie Fire
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Miscanthus sinensis Piccolo Rubino ('AM2021-1') (PBR)

New

Miscanthus sinensis Piccolo Rubino ('AM2021-1') (PBR)
£24.99
available to order from spring 2027
Miscanthus sinensis Spiral Flame ('8') (PBR)

New

Miscanthus sinensis Spiral Flame ('8') (PBR)
£24.99
available to order from spring 2027
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue | Rambler Rose
£37.99 £22.79
available to order from autumn
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99 £22.79
available to order from autumn
Rosa White Perfumella ('Meicalanq') (PBR)

New

Rosa White Perfumella ('Meicalanq') (PBR) | Hybrid Tea Rose
£32.99 £19.79
available to order from autumn
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird
Rosa xanthina Canary Bird | Shrub Rose
£43.99 £26.39
available to order from autumn
Rosa Climbing Étoile de Hollande
Rosa 'Climbing Étoile de Hollande' | Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
£37.99 £22.79
available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Rosa Scent from Heaven ('Chewbabaluv') (PBR)
Rosa Scent from Heaven ('Chewbabaluv') (PBR) | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £19.79
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Rosa Peach Melba ('Kormelpea') (PBR)
Rosa Peach Melba | Climbing Rose
£32.99 £19.79
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Rosa The Queen Elizabeth
Rosa The Queen Elizabeth | Floribunda Bush Rose
£26.99 £16.19
available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Rosa Wild Rover ('Dichirap') (PBR)

New

Rosa Wild Rover ('Dichirap') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£39.99 £23.99
available to order from autumn
Prunus Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Pink Perfection'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
From £89.99
available to order from spring 2027
Prunus Starlight
Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99
available to order from spring 2027
Dark and rich sweet pea collection
Dark & rich sweet pea collection
£9.37 £7.03
available to order from autumn
Lavish and lush sweet pea collection
Lavish & lush sweet pea collection
£9.37 £7.03
available to order from autumn
Sweet pea collection highly scented
Award-winning sweet pea collection highly scented
£11.17 £8.38
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£149.99
available to order from spring 2027
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99
available to order from spring 2027
Magnolia Sunsation
Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99
available to order from spring 2027
Magnolia wilsonii Eileen Baines
Magnolia wilsonii 'Eileen Baines'
£199.99
available to order from spring 2027
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
From £69.99
available to order from spring 2027
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