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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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Salix alba Tristis

Salix alba 'Tristis'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from late spring
Salix alba var. vitellina Britzensis

Salix alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis'

£59.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Salix integra Flamingo (PBR)

Salix integra 'Flamingo' (PBR)

£19.99
2 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Salix matsudana Tortuosa Aureopendula

Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa Aureopendula'

£12.99 - £59.99
bare root available to order from autumn 2024
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from late spring
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma

Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma

£59.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from late spring
Salvia guaranitica Black and Blue

25% off

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'

£5.24 - £29.99
2 litre pot shipped within 3 Weeks
3 × 2 litre pots shipped within 3 Weeks
9cm pot available to order from late spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from late spring
6 × 9cm pots available to order from late spring
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 10
Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')

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Salvia Pink Amistad ('Arggr17-011')

£5.24 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from late spring
2 litre pot available to order from late spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from late spring
6 × 9cm pots available to order from late spring
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from late spring
Salvia uliginosa

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Salvia uliginosa

£17.99 £13.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Salvia uliginosa African Skies

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Salvia uliginosa 'African Skies'

£5.24 - £20.25
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Schefflera taiwaniana

Schefflera taiwaniana

£12.99 - £69.99
9cm pot available to order from late spring
5 litre pot available to order from late spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Schizophragma fauriei Angel Wings

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Schizophragma fauriei 'Angel Wings'

£27.99 £20.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Schizophragma hydrangeoides

Schizophragma hydrangeoides

£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from late spring
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
Schizophragma hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides Roseum

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Schizophragma hydrangeoides var. hydrangeoides 'Roseum'

£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Seedless dessert grape collection

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seedless dessert grape collection

£34.99 £26.24
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Selinum wallichianum

Selinum wallichianum

£5.99 - £20.25
9cm pot available to order from late spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from late spring
2 litre pot available to order from late spring
6 × 9cm pots available to order from late spring
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7
Simple white cutting garden collection

Simple white cutting garden collection

£4.78
1 × collection In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Sinojackia xylocarpa

Sinojackia xylocarpa

£109.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Soft pinks dahlia collection

Soft pinks 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
Solanum crispum Glasnevin

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Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'

£11.24 - £22.49
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from late spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from late spring
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 6
Solanum jasminoides Bleu

Solanum jasminoides 'Bleu'

£24.99 £18.74
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from late spring
Solanum laxum Album

Solanum laxum 'Album'

£11.24 - £21.74
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from late spring
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from late spring
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)

Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)

£46.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Sorbus Apricot Queen

Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'

£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'

£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from late spring
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri

Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'

£39.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
Sorbus aucuparia Sheerwater Seedling

Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'

£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Sorbus Copper Kettle

Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'

£44.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from late spring
Sorbus Croft Coral

Sorbus 'Croft Coral'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Sorbus discolor

Sorbus discolor

£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
Sorbus Glendoick Spire

Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from late spring
Sorbus splendens

Sorbus splendens

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Sorbus wardii

Sorbus wardii

£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Sorbus Wisley Gold

Sorbus 'Wisley Gold'

£69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from late spring
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata

Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'

£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn 2024
Stachyurus chinensis Celina

Stachyurus chinensis 'Celina'

£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Staphylea pinnata

Staphylea pinnata

£119.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Stipa gigantea

Stipa gigantea

£8.99 - £45.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Styrax japonicus (Benibana Group) 'Pink Chimes'

Styrax japonicus (Benibana Group) 'Pink Chimes'

£119.99
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection

Sugared almonds cutting garden collection

£26.02
1 × collection available to order from late spring
Summer nights dahlia collection

Summer nights dahlia collection

£15.99 - £31.95
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1

sweetcorn 'Goldcrest' F1 (late season)

£2.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
sweetcorn Golden Bantam

sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam'

£3.89
10g packet | approx 55 seeds In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Symphoricarpos Magical Galaxy ('Kolmgala') (PBR)

Symphoricarpos Magical Galaxy ('Kolmgala') (PBR)

£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Andenken an Alma Pötschke

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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'

£17.99 £13.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Violetta

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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Violetta'

£7.99 - £18.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)

25% off selected

Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)

£27.74 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from late spring
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)

Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Pink ('Anny200817') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)

£27.99 £20.99
3 litre pot available to order from late spring
Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Purple ('Anny200809') (PBR) (Flowerfesta Series)

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Syringa meyeri Flowerfesta Purple ('Anny200809') (PBR)(Flowerfesta Series)

£27.99 £20.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 5-7 working days)
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