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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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Muehlenbeckia complexa Hippie Chick ('VH') (PBR)

New

Muehlenbeckia complexa Hippie Chick ('VH') (PBR)
£29.99
available to order from summer
Parthenocissus henryana
Parthenocissus henryana
From £14.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 12 (12)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
From £14.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 14 (14)
Parthenocissus tricuspidata Veitchii
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
From £14.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 9 (9)
Passiflora Cool Tropics Eia Popeia
Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Eia Popeia'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Passiflora Cool Tropics Snowstar
Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Snowstar'
£29.99
available to order from summer
peach Duke of York
peach 'Duke of York'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
peach Pêche de Vigne
peach 'Pêche de Vigne'
£59.99
available to order from winter
peach Rochester
peach 'Rochester'
£34.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
pear Beurré Alexandre Lucas
pear 'Beurré Alexandre Lucas'
£34.99
available to order from winter
pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien
pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
From £99.99
available to order from summer
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde
pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'
From £89.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
pear Red Sensation Bartlett
pear 'Red Sensation Bartlett'
£34.99
available to order from winter
Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia
£34.99
available to order from summer
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99
available to order from summer
Pinus mugo Mops

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Pinus mugo 'Mops'
£39.99
available to order from summer
Pinus mugo Winter Gold
Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£39.99
available to order from summer
Pittosporum tenuifolium Elizabeth
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
From £34.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)

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Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
From £34.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10 (10)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Variegatum
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
From £34.99
2 litre pot
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Pittosporum tobira Nanum
Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
plum Lizzie
plum 'Lizzie'
From £39.79
available to order from winter
pomegranate Dente de Cavallo
pomegranate 'Dente di Cavallo'
£19.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Kursar

20% off

Prunus 'Kursar'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Prunus Shosar

20% off

Prunus 'Shosar'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus Starlight
Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Umineko

20% off

Prunus 'Umineko'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus avium
Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging
From £69.99
available to order from autumn
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Prunus laurocerasus On Fire (PBR)

New

Prunus laurocerasus 'On Fire' (PBR)
£34.99
available to order from summer
Prunus pendula Pendula Rosea
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £44.99
available to order from autumn
Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'

40% off

Pseudopanax 'Bronze Eagle'
£32.99 £19.79
2 litre pot
Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'

40% off

Pseudopanax 'Dark Star'
£32.99 £19.79
2 litre pot
Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) Cyril Watson

20% off

Pseudopanax (Adiantifolius Group) 'Cyril Watson'
£32.99 £26.39
2 litre pot
Pseudopanax crassifolius

40% off

Pseudopanax crassifolius
£32.99 £19.79
2 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
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
Quercus robur

20% off

Quercus robur
From £31.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Quercus rubra
Quercus rubra
From £55.99
available to order from summer
quince Champion
quince 'Champion'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
quince Leskovac
quince 'Leskovac'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
quince Meech's Prolific
quince 'Meech's Prolific'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
quince Serbian Gold
quince 'Serbian Gold'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
quince Vranja
quince 'Vranja'
From £29.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde
Rosa Ghislaine De Féligonde | Rambling Rose
£37.99
available to order from autumn
Salvia Berry Blast

New

Salvia 'Berry Blast'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Schefflera taiwaniana
Schefflera taiwaniana
From £12.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Seedless dessert grape collection
seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99
1 × collection | 2 plants
grape Boskoop Glory
seedless grape 'Boskoop Glory'
£24.99
2 litre pot
Sinojackia xylocarpa

30% off

Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £76.99
7.5 litre pot
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus Copper Kettle

20% off

Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 2.1 - 2.4m tall
Sorbus Croft Coral

20% off

Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus Glendoick Spire

20% off

Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling
Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)

20% off

Sorbus Autumn Spire ('Flanrock') (PBR)
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

20% off

Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99 £31.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus splendens

20% off

Sorbus splendens
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus wardii
Sorbus wardii
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
From £47.99
available to order from summer
Symphoricarpos Little Berry ('GRSYCHLB') (PBR)

New

Symphoricarpos Little Berry ('GRSYCHLB') (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
From £9.99
9cm pot | 20cm tall
3 litre pot | 30cm
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Robusta
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta'
£29.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
tayberry Medana Tayberry
tayberry 'Medana'
From £9.99
3 litre pot
Viburnum tinus
Viburnum tinus
From £6.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
6 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Vitis vinifera Purpurea
Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £34.99
available to order from summer
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97
available to order from summer
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