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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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Abutilon Canary Bird

Abutilon 'Canary Bird'

£28.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acacia parvissima Lemon Twist

Acacia parvissima 'Lemon Twist'

£27.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acanthus hungaricus White Lips

Acanthus hungaricus 'White Lips'

£12.99 - £33.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acanthus mollis (Latifolius Group) Rue Ledan

Acanthus mollis (Latifolius Group) 'Rue Ledan'

£8.79 - £16.79
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1
Acanthus spinosus

Acanthus spinosus

£9.99 - £27.00
9cm pot available to order from mid summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from mid summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.2 5 5
Acer davidii George Forrest

Acer davidii 'George Forrest'

£89.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from mid summer
Acer davidii Viper ('Mindavi')

Acer davidii Viper ('Mindavi')

£74.79
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)

Acer palmatum Orange Lace ('Sonkoot9') (PBR)

£44.99
3 litre pot | grafted available to order from mid summer
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)

Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)

£59.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from mid summer
Acer rubrum

Acer rubrum

£49.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from mid summer
Acer rubrum Scanlon

Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'

£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer rubrum Sun Valley

Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'

£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')

Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')

£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from mid summer
Acer tataricum Hot Wings ('GarAnn')

Acer tataricum Hot Wings ('GarAnn')

£69.79
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from mid summer
Acer × freemanii Morgan

Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'

£179.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')

Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')

£89.99 - £179.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from mid summer
Achillea Credo

Achillea 'Credo'

£7.99 - £29.99
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)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 10
Achillea filipendulina Cloth of Gold

Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'

£7.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 23
Aconitum Spark's Variety

Aconitum 'Spark's Variety'

£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aconitum napellus

Aconitum napellus

£9.99 - £27.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Adenophora pereskiifolia White Blaze

Adenophora pereskiifolia 'White Blaze'

£10.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from mid summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from mid summer
Ageratina altissima Chocolate

Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'

£8.99 - £21.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Alcea rosea Nigra

Alcea rosea 'Nigra'

£2.79 - £21.00
approx 50 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)
0 star 0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star
Alcea rosea Single mixture

Alcea rosea 'Single mixture'

£1.89
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Alcea rosea Chater's Double Group white-flowered

Alcea rosea Chater's Double Group Double white-flowered

£8.99 - £21.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Alchornea davidii

Alchornea davidii

£39.99
3 litre pot available to order from mid summer
Allium Gladiator

Allium 'Gladiator'

£12.99 - £37.98
5 × bulbs available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from mid summer
15 × bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from mid summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium giganteum

Allium giganteum

£6.99 - £37.98
1 × bulb available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from mid summer
3 × bulbs available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from mid summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
almond Princess

almond 'Princess'

£49.99 - £59.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare root stock 1.2m available to order from mid summer
almond Sultane

almond Sultane

£41.99 - £59.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare root stock 1.2m available to order from mid summer
Alocasia macrorrhiza

Alocasia macrorrhiza

£24.99 - £49.98
1 × bulb available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE bulbs available to order from winter
Amelanchier lamarckii

Amelanchier lamarckii

£25.79 - £124.99
2 litre pot | bush available to order from mid summer
bare root | 0.9 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m available to order from mid summer
12 litre pot | 1.0 - 1.5m bush available to order from mid summer
12 litre pot | 1.6 to 1.8m available to order from mid summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Anemone × hybrida Honorine Jobert

Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'

£11.39 - £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)
2 litre pot available to order from mid summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Anemone × hybrida Königin Charlotte

Anemone × hybrida 'Königin Charlotte'

£9.99 - £42.00
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)
2 litre pot available to order from mid summer
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Anemone × hybrida Robustissima

Anemone × hybrida 'Robustissima'

£18.99
2 litre pot available to order from mid summer
Anemone × hybrida September Charm

Anemone × hybrida 'September Charm'

£9.99 - £24.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from mid summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Angelica archangelica

angelica

£1.89 - £16.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Angelica gigas

Angelica gigas

£10.99 - £21.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from mid summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Antique peach dahlia collection

Antique peach dahlia collection

£27.45 - £54.90
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers available to order from winter
apple Adam's Pearmain

apple 'Adam's Pearmain'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Arthur Turner

apple 'Arthur Turner'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Beauty of Bath

apple 'Beauty of Bath'

£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from mid summer
apple Bloody Ploughman

apple 'Bloody Ploughman'

£26.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Braeburn Hillwell

apple 'Braeburn Hillwell'

£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Broadholme Beauty

apple 'Broadholme Beauty'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Champion

apple 'Champion'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Chivers Delight

apple 'Chivers' Delight'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Core Blimey

apple 'Core Blimey'

£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Falstaff

apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)

£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Grenadier

apple 'Grenadier'

£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Idared

apple 'Idared'

£54.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from mid summer
apple Isaac Newton

apple 'Isaac Newton'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Jupiter (PBR)

apple 'Jupiter' (PBR)

£26.99 - £54.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Katja

apple 'Katja'

£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from mid summer
apple Kidd's Orange Red

apple 'Kidd's Orange Red'

£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Laxton's Fortune

apple 'Laxton's Fortune'

£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from mid summer
apple Little Pax

apple 'Little Pax'

£149.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Lord Lambourne

apple 'Lord Lambourne'

£26.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Meridian (PBR)

apple 'Meridian' (PBR)

£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Monarch

apple 'Monarch'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Newton Wonder

apple 'Newton Wonder'

£29.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from mid summer
apple Orlean's Reinette

apple 'Orlean's Reinette'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Pixie

apple 'Pixie'

£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Queen Cox self-fertile

apple 'Queen Cox'

£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Red Devil

apple 'Red Devil'

£34.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Redsleeves

apple 'Redsleeves'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Reverend W. Wilks

apple 'Reverend W. Wilks'

£26.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Ribston Pippin

apple 'Ribston Pippin'

£26.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Rosette

apple 'Rossete'

£48.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
11.5 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Santana

apple 'Santana'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Surprize

apple 'Surprize'

£48.99 - £149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Tydeman's Early Worcester

apple 'Tydeman's Early Worcester'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Tydeman's Late Orange

apple 'Tydeman's Late Orange'

£26.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Winter Gem

apple 'Winter Gem'

£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from mid summer
apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')

apple Rubinette ('Rafzubin')

£49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Alfred

apricot 'Alfred'

£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Compacta

apricot 'Compacta'

£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m available to order from mid summer
apricot Early Moorpark

apricot 'Early Moorpark'

£39.99 - £49.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Myrobalan root stock |1.2m available to order from mid summer
apricot Golden Glow

apricot 'Golden Glow'

£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Kioto (PBR)

apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)

£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m available to order from mid summer
apricot New Large Early

apricot 'New Large Early'

£34.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apricot Robada (PBR)

apricot 'Robada' (PBR)

£189.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m available to order from mid summer
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)

apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)

£49.99 - £59.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Myrobalan root stock |1.2m available to order from mid summer
Argyrocytisus battendieri

Argyrocytisus battendieri

£79.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from mid summer
Asian pear Kumoi

Asian pear 'Kumoi'

£34.99
bare root | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Asian pear Nijisseiki

Asian pear 'Nijisseiki'

£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | Pyrus root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Pyrus root stock | 1.2m available to order from mid summer
Athyrium filix-femina

Athyrium filix-femina

£7.99 - £33.00
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)
2 litre pot available to order from mid summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Red Beauty

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Red Beauty'

£7.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Silver Falls

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls'

£8.99 - £24.00
9cm pot available to order from mid summer
3 × 9cm pots available to order from mid summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Ursula's Red

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red'

£8.99 - £24.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
bean (climbing French) Purple-podded

bean (climbing French) 'Purple-podded'

£3.49
approx 70 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bees and butterflies dahlia collection

Bees and butterflies dahlia collection

£21.96 - £43.92
1 × collection | 4 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 12 tubers available to order from winter
Berry dahlia collection

Berry dahlia collection

£27.45 - £54.90
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers available to order from winter
Betula nigra

Betula nigra

£79.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from mid summer
Betula papyrifera

Betula papyrifera

£69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula pendula

Betula pendula

£9.99 - £109.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm tall available to order from mid summer
bare root | 1.0 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
Bistorta amplexicaulis Blackfield (PBR)

Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' (PBR)

£8.99 - £24.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from mid summer
blackberry Waldo

blackberry 'Waldo'

£10.99 - £39.98
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Bright and bold sweet pea collection

Bright and bold sweet pea collection

£7.97
1 × collection available to order from mid summer
Bruised dahlia collection

Bruised dahlia collection

£15.99 - £31.98
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
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