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.

Quick growing
Sowing month inside or protected
Ground cover
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
Photinia × fraseri Louise ('Mclarlou') (PBR)
£27.99 - £119.99
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)
Pieris Forest Flame
Pieris 'Forest Flame'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pieris japonica Mountain Fire
Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Silver Queen
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Queen'
£109.99
9 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia

20% off

Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
£26.99 - £127.98
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × bare root | 40 - 60cm Delivered by mid-December
10 × bare root | 60 - 80cm Delivered by mid-December
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm Delivered by mid-December
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm Delivered by mid-December
Pseudopanax crassifolius
Pseudopanax crassifolius
£39.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salix integra Flamingo (PBR)

30% off

+10% off with EXTRA10

Salix integra 'Flamingo' (PBR)
£19.99 £13.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sinojackia xylocarpa
Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa vulgaris Sensation
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty

50% off

+10% off with EXTRA10

Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty'
£27.99 £14.00
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Summer Snowflake

50% off

+10% off with EXTRA10

Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
£32.99 £16.50
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Philadelphus Fragrant Falls
Philadelphus 'Fragrant Falls'
£26.75
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Photinia Blackberry Gem

New

Photinia 'Blackberry Gem'
£26.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Pieris japonica Bonfire
Pieris japonica 'Bonfire'
£24.99
1.5 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Pieris japonica Katsura (PBR)
Pieris japonica 'Katsura' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Carex testacea Prairie Fire
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
£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)
Stipa ichu

New

Stipa ichu
£14.99 - £32.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Félicité et Perpétue

20% off

Betula pendula

20% off

Betula pendula
£7.99 - £119.99
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging Delivered by mid-December
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging Delivered by mid-December
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)
2 litre pot available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Simple white cutting garden collection

20% off

Simple white cutting garden collection
£5.68 £4.54
1 × collection 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)
Prunus Tai-haku

20% off

Prunus 'Tai-haku'
£31.99 - £129.99
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
Digitalis purpurea Pam's Choice

20% off

Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'
£3.49 £2.79
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Dipsacus fullonum

20% off

Dipsacus fullonum
£2.39 - £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)
Eupatorium cannabinum

20% off

Eupatorium cannabinum
£2.39 - £49.99
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots available to order from summer
5 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Nicotiana mutabilis

20% off

Nicotiana mutabilis
£2.79 £2.23
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nigella papillosa African Bride

20% off

Nigella papillosa 'African Bride'
£1.91 - £4.80
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Alcea rosea Single mixture

20% off

Alcea rosea 'Single mixture'
£2.49 £1.99
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lablab purpureus Ruby Moon

20% off

Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon'
£2.99 £2.39
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nicotiana Whisper Mixed F1

20% off

Nicotiana 'Whisper Mixed' F1
£2.39 - £36.99
approx 70 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection

20% off

Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£27.82 £22.26
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')

30% off

+10% off with EXTRA10

Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£189.99 £132.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea
Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m 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)
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia

20% off

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
£35.99 - £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)
Crataegus × lavalleei Carrierei
Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'
£89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall 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 Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
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)
Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
£31.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus splendens
Sorbus splendens
£159.99
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 shipped within 2 weeks
Prunus Shosar
Prunus 'Shosar'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Sorbus wardii
Sorbus wardii
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Prunus avium Plena

New

20% off

Prunus avium 'Plena'
£31.99 - £129.99
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
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)

20% off

Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
£31.99 - £179.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
Betula papyrifera

20% off

Betula papyrifera
£28.79 - £79.99
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 × yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino

20% off

Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'
£39.03 - £164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£31.99 - £159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
£31.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Angelica archangelica

Up to 50%

+10% off with EXTRA10

angelica
£3.11 - £16.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Myrrhis odorata

20% off

sweet cicely
£2.29 £1.83
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Native hedgerow collection

20% off

Native hedgerow collection
£127.99 - £319.95
75 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
225 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall Delivered by mid-December
Malus sylvestris

20% off

Prunus avium

20% off

Prunus spinosa

20% off

Seedless dessert grape collection

30% off

+10% off with EXTRA10

seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99 £29.89
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
raspberry Glen Ample (PBR)

20% off

raspberry 'Glen Ample' (PBR)
£14.39 - £28.78
5 × bare root canes Delivered during November
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes Delivered during November
3 litre pot available to order from spring
cherry Stella

New

Up to 30%

+10% off with EXTRA10

cherry 'Stella'
£23.03 - £119.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | G5 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm available to order from spring
raspberry Malling Jewel

20% off

raspberry 'Malling Jewel'
£14.39 - £28.78
5 × bare root canes Delivered during November
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes Delivered during November
3 litre pot available to order from spring
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

New

20% off

Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£27.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from spring
raspberry Malling Promise

20% off

raspberry 'Malling Promise'
£14.39 - £28.78
5 × bare root canes Delivered during November
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes Delivered during November
3 litre pot available to order from spring
damson Prune Damson

20% off

damson 'Prune Damson'
£27.99 - £119.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
damson Farleigh

20% off

damson 'Farleigh Damson'
£27.99 - £164.99
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 spring
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

New

20% off

greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
£27.99 - £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
apple Falstaff

20% off

apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
£27.99 - £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)
Malus × atrosanguinea Gorgeous

20% off

Malus × atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
£31.99 - £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)
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
apple Rosette

New

20% off

apple 'Rossete'
£31.99 - £169.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
quince Vranja

New

20% off

quince 'Vranja'
£23.83 - £169.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard available to order from spring
medlar Nottingham

20% off

medlar 'Nottingham'
£27.99 - £49.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m available to order from spring
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Beauty of Bath

20% off

apple 'Beauty of Bath'
£27.99 - £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 Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Grenadier

20% off

apple 'Grenadier'
£27.99 - £49.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Idared
apple 'Idared'
£54.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Katja

20% off

apple 'Katja'
£27.99 - £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 Little Pax
apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Surprize

Up to 30%

+10% off with EXTRA10

apple 'Surprize'
£39.19 - £104.99
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)
cherry Karina

20% off

cherry 'Karina'
£23.99 - £49.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Regina

20% off

cherry 'Regina'
£27.99 - £49.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Sasha

20% off

cherry 'Sasha'
£27.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
cherry Summer Sun

20% off

cherry 'Summer Sun'
£27.99 - £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)
cherry plum Gypsy
cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman

20% off

Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
£31.99 - £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)
plum Herman

20% off

plum 'Herman'
£21.59 - £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)
plum Katinka (PBR)
plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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