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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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Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £44.99
available to order from autumn
Quercus robur

20% off

Quercus robur
From £31.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
From £27.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Hamamelis × intermedia Diane
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'
From £59.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
Hamamelis × intermedia Jelena
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
From £59.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 13 (13)
Hamamelis × intermedia Arnold Promise
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
From £59.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Forsythia × intermedia Goldrausch

40% off

Forsythia × intermedia 'Goldrausch'
From £14.99
3 litre pot
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection

15% off

Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
From £62.99
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Amelanchier alnifolia Obelisk (PBR)
Amelanchier alnifolia 'Obelisk' (PBR)
From £63.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10 (10)
Sciadopitys verticillata
Sciadopitys verticillata
From £64.99
2 litre pot
7.5 litre pot
Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom

New

20% off

Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
From £67.99
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 0.8 - 1m tall
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia Cream ('MicJur02') (PBR)
From £69.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Prunus avium
Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging
From £69.99
available to order from autumn
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

20% off

Cercidiphyllum japonicum
From £47.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall | bush
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Heptacodium miconioides
Heptacodium miconioides
From £71.99
available to order from summer
Halesia carolina
Halesia carolina
£89.99 £71.99
available to order from summer
Sinojackia xylocarpa

30% off

Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £76.99
7.5 litre pot
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99
available to order from summer
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)
Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£109.99 £87.99
available to order from summer
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica - Beech hedging
From £69.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Viburnum opulus Roseum

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Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
From £24.75
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (23)
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
From £89.99
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
From £87.99
available to order from summer
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

20% off

Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
From £79.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£99.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Fatsia japonica
Fatsia japonica
From £26.99
2 litre pot
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99
available to order from summer
Argyrocytisus battendieri
Argyrocytisus battendieri
£99.99
available to order from winter
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)
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Cornus florida

20% off

Cornus florida
From £23.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£119.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall
Quercus rubra
Quercus rubra
From £55.99
available to order from summer
Taxus baccata ball

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Taxus baccata ball
£119.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum

20% off

Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
From £79.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Sorbus wardii
Sorbus wardii
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
£129.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'
From £29.95
available to order from summer
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Wisteria floribunda Kimono
Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
From £42.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

20% off

Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
From £71.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
12 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
From £71.99
available to order from summer
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£169.99 £135.99
available to order from summer
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')

20% off

Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Scanlon

20% off

Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Acer rubrum Sun Valley

20% off

Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted
Prunus sumaura fugenzo Japanese lantern

New

Prunus sumaura fugenzo 'Japanese lantern'
£169.99 £135.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
£139.99
available to order from summer
Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth

20% off

Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'
£179.99 £143.99
10 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Acer × freemanii Morgan

20% off

Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99 £143.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99 £151.99
available to order from summer
Native hedgerow collection
Native hedgerow collection
From £159.99
available to order from autumn
Cornus kousa Teutonia
Cornus kousa 'Teutonia'
From £71.99
available to order from summer
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
£159.99
7 litre pot | 1m tall
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat

20% off

Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99 £199.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis
From £149.99
20cm pot | 80cm tall
30cm pot | 1.2m tall
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
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