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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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Morus alba Pendula

New

Morus alba 'Pendula'
£189.99 - £229.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Magnolia wilsonii Eileen Baines
Magnolia wilsonii 'Eileen Baines'
£219.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth
Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'
£199.99
10 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus kousa Teutonia

New

Cornus kousa 'Teutonia'
£105.99 - £199.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Robinia pseudoacacia Lace Lady' (PBR)
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Lace Lady' (PBR)
£199.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 80cm available to order from spring
apricot Compacta

New

apricot 'Compacta'
£149.99 - £189.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2 -1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde

New

pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'
£99.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

New

greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
£34.99 - £169.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m available to order from spring
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from spring
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien

New

pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
£119.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
damson Damson Sweet Prune
damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£169.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Haganta (PBR)
plum 'Haganta' (PBR)
£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Kulinaria
plum 'Kulinaria'
£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
quince Serbian Gold
quince 'Serbian Gold'
£34.99 - £169.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m available to order from spring
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard available to order from spring
cherry plum Gypsy
cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Katinka (PBR)
plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£164.99
12 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.4m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Laurus nobilis

20% off

Laurus nobilis
£95.99 - £295.99
20cm pot | 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 30cm pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Native hedgerow collection
Native hedgerow collection
£159.99 - £399.94
75 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
225 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
Prunus incisa f. Yamadei
Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'
£159.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
£69.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Hokusai
Prunus 'Hokusai'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus Croft Coral
Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow
Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Sorbus Glendoick Spire
Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Sorbus splendens
Sorbus splendens
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus wardii
Sorbus wardii
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')

20% off

Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£189.99 £151.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Little Pax
apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Surprize
apple 'Surprize'
£48.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Starlight
Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki

20% off

Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£164.99 £131.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Salix alba Tristis

20% off

Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99 £131.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

New

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
£99.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda Kimono
Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
£42.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection

New

Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
£129.99 - £239.96
bare root tree collection | 4 trees available to order from spring
pot grown tree collection | 4 trees available to order from spring
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£159.99 £127.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Prunus Shosar

20% off

Prunus 'Shosar'
£159.99 £127.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
£139.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Calycanthus Venus
Calycanthus 'Venus'
£109.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from spring
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus Tai-haku

20% off

Prunus 'Tai-haku'
£39.99 - £103.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Cornus florida
Cornus florida
£29.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Halesia carolina
Halesia carolina
£99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall bush available to order from spring
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea
Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')

20% off

Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99 £95.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporum tobira
£89.99
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from spring
Viburnum opulus Roseum
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
£24.75 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crataegus × lavalleei Carrierei
Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'
£89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
£79.99 - £99.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia
Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
Juglans nigra
Juglans nigra
£79.99
5 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall sold out
Fatsia japonica

20% off

Fatsia japonica
£17.40 - £87.99
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 shipped within 2 weeks
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Umineko
Prunus 'Umineko'
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
£79.99 - £129.99
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Silver Queen

30% off

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Queen'
£109.99 £76.99
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sinojackia xylocarpa

30% off

Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £76.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Heptacodium miconioides

New

20% off

Heptacodium miconioides
£71.99 - £135.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)

Up to 50%

Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
£14.00 - £71.99
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 | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
£44.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus avium
Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging
£69.99 - £139.98
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
Malus Montreal Beauty
Malus 'Montreal Beauty'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Malus × robusta Dolgo
Malus × robusta 'Dolgo'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula papyrifera

20% off

Betula papyrifera
£28.79 - £63.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
£49.99 - £119.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall Delivered by mid-December
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall Delivered by mid-December
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous
Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
£39.99 - £59.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
£49.99 - £59.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | Myrobalan root stock |1.2m available to order from spring
peach Pêche de Vigne
peach 'Pêche de Vigne'
£59.99
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from spring
almond Sultane
almond Sultane
£41.99 - £59.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | Mont Clare root stock 1.2m available to order from spring
Acer palmatum Gwens's Rose Delight

New

Acer palmatum 'Gwens's Rose Delight'
£59.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted available to order from spring
apple Newton Wonder
apple 'Newton Wonder'
£29.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Jupiter (PBR)
apple 'Jupiter' (PBR)
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
medlar Westerveld
medlar 'Westerveld'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | QA root stock |1.2m available to order from spring
plum Edwards
plum 'Edwards'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
plum Lizzie
plum 'Lizzie'
£39.79 - £54.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
cherry Nabella
cherry 'Nabella'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
cherry Colney
cherry 'Colney'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£54.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
apple Idared
apple 'Idared'
£54.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Coe's Golden Drop
plum 'Coe's Golden Drop'
£44.99 - £54.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
plum Herman
plum 'Herman'
£26.99 - £169.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Passion flower collection
Passion flower collection
£53.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from spring
Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection

New

10% off

Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection
£26.78 - £53.55
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
Cutting garden dahlia collection

New

10% off

Cutting garden dahlia collection
£26.06 - £52.11
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
Hydrangea seemannii
Hydrangea seemannii
£49.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia
£49.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
£49.99 - £169.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall Delivered by mid-December
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall Delivered by mid-December
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall Delivered by mid-December
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall Delivered by mid-December
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
£34.99 - £179.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Lord Lambourne
apple 'Lord Lambourne'
£29.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Red Devil

New

apple 'Red Devil'
£34.99 - £149.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris - Crab apple hedging
£49.99 - £89.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall Delivered by mid-December
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall Delivered by mid-December
apple Beauty of Bath
apple 'Beauty of Bath'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Falstaff
apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Laxton's Fortune
apple 'Laxton's Fortune'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Kidd's Orange Red
apple 'Kidd's Orange Red'
£34.79 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
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