Collection: Garden Shrubs
Shrubs are the building blocks of the garden, providing shape, structure and a natural backdrop for seasonal flowers and foliage - but they’re so much more than that! You can have spectacular flowers all year round, attracting those all important pollinators, or even edible crops. Our shrubs are field grown and raised in the UK, so you won’t find hardier or healthier plants for the British climate.
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Regular price From £60Regular price
£75Sale price From £60Black Bamboo | Phyllostachys nigra
Talk about striking!
- Vertical canes (bending slightly when mature)
- Grows up to 4m (can be kept shorter)
- Mid-green, narrow, evergreen leaves (running)
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
1 option available
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Regular price From £3Regular price
£5Sale price From £3Sea Buckthorn Hedging | Hippophae rhamnoides
Perfect coastal hedging
- Silver foliage and tasty orange berries
- Super hardy and improves soil
- Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 6m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
2 options available
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Regular price From £20Regular price
£25Sale price From £20Black Elderberry | Sambucus 'Black Lace'
A liquorice, powder-pink combo!
- Wonderfully bushy shrub
- Medium shrub - grows up to 3m
- Superb lacy, liquorice leaves and pink blooms
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
1 option available
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Regular price From £2Regular price
£5Sale price From £2Common Hawthorn Hedging | Crataegus monogyna
Supports over 150 wildlife species
- Scented spring blossom & autumn fruits
- Loved by bees and nesting birds
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
3 options available
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Regular price From £22Regular price
£40Sale price From £22Photinia 'Red Robin'
Award winning fiery red foliage
- Glossy red evergreen leaves mature to green
- Brightens borders year round
- Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m
4 options available
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£4Sale price From £3Guelder Rose Hedging | Viburnum opulus
The snowball hedge
- Frothy white flowers and bright autumn colour
- Native species loved by pollinators
- Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
2 options available
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Regular price From £3Regular price
£4Sale price From £3Blackthorn Hedging | Prunus spinosa
The perfect natural security
- White blossom, bushy foliage and edible sloes
- Great for pollinators and nesting birds
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m
2 options available
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Regular price From £65Regular price Sale price From £65
Red Bamboo | Fargesia scabrida 'Asian Wonder'
An excellent screening plant
- Upright stems which arch slightly at the top
- Grows up to 4m (can be kept shorter)
- Bluish, pointed, evergreen leaves (clumping)
- Forms neatly-contained, dense clumps
1 option available
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Regular price £4Regular price
£8Sale price £4Japanese Quince Hedging | Chaenomeles japonica
Come for flowers, stay for fruit
- Glossy foliage and cup-shaped red flowers
- Harvest summer quinces for jelly
- Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
- Grows up to 1.5m
1 option available
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£7Sale price From £3Red-Stemmed Dogwood Hedging | Cornus alba
Paint the garden red
- Bright crimson stems & creamy spring blooms
- Add winter colour and interest
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m
2 options available
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Regular price From £55Regular price
£60Sale price From £55Best Mixed Native Wildlife Hedging | Growers' Choice
An ecological haven
- Packed with colour, flowers & fruit
- Food and shelter for insects, birds & mammals
- UK native varieties handpicked by our grower
- Hardy and easy to maintain
4 options available
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Regular price From £2Regular price
£5Sale price From £2Common Hazel Hedging | Corylus avellana
Harvest nuts from your hedge
- Spring catkins, autumn colour and hazelnuts
- Supports over 70 insect species
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
2 options available
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Regular price From £75Regular price
£95Sale price From £75A Completely Edible Hedge
Turn your border into a fruit garden
- Packed with fruit, nuts and berries
- Spring flowers loved by pollinators
- Tasty varieties handpicked by our grower
- Hardy, productive and easy to look after
4 options available
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Regular price From £4Regular price
£6Sale price From £4Mock Orange Hedging | Philadelphus 'Virginal'
Our choice for fragrance
- Double white, orange blossom scented flowers
- Create an informal, billowing hedge
- Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m
1 option available
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£3Sale price From £2Cherry Plum Hedging | Prunus cerasifera
Blossom-rich, fruiting hedge
- Dense & thorny with abundant white flowers
- Harvest tasty little plums for jam
- Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
2 options available
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Regular price From £30Regular price Sale price From £30
Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea
The fishpole bamboo
- Vertical culms which arch a little with age
- Grows up to 5m (can be kept shorter)
- Chartreuse, slim, evergreen leaves (running)
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
3 options available
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£4Sale price From £2Dog Rose Hedging | Rosa canina
Bee-loved native boundary
- Fragrant pink & white flowers, edible fruit
- Forms a thorny natural barrier
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m
2 options available
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Regular price £3Regular price
£7Sale price £3Red Flowering Currant Hedging | Ribes sanguineum
Bring your garden back to life!
- Aromatic leaves and magenta flowers
- RHS Plant for Pollinators
- Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 2.5m or keep trimmed at 1-2.5m
1 option available
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Regular price From £4Regular price Sale price From £4
Cherry Laurel Hedging | Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
Vibrant screening hedge
- Glossy evergreen foliage
- Laughs in the face of neighbour noise
- Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
- Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
3 options available
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Regular price £3Regular price
£5Sale price £3Black Elder Hedging | Sambucus nigra
Elderflower cordial, anyone?
- Creamy white flowers and edible berries
- Huge wildlife appeal
- Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
- Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m
1 option available
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Regular price From £4Regular price
£6Sale price From £4Japanese Maple Hedging | Acer palmatum
Graceful and colourful
- Delicate foliage with warm autumn hues
- Grow as a specimen or relaxed border
- Slow growth rate - up to 30cm per year
- Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
2 options available
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Regular price From £30Regular price Sale price From £30
Green Bamboo | Phyllostachys bisettii
Create a Japanese-style garden
- Upright, woody, green stems (faintly arching)
- Grows up to 5m (can be kept shorter)
- Gecko-green, thin, evergreen leaves (running)
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
2 options available
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Regular price £3Regular price
£4Sale price £3Red Japanese Rose Hedging | Rosa rugosa
Big impact from a compact hedge
- Large, scented pink roses all summer
- Thrives even in coastal, exposed areas
- Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 1m
1 option available
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Regular price From £55Regular price Sale price From £55
Clumping Black Bamboo | Fargesia nitida 'Black Pearl'
Dark plum to jet black stems
- Proud upright stems, arching over time
- Grows up to 4m high (can be kept shorter)
- Blue-green, thin, evergreen leaves (clumping)
- Incredible contrast between foliage and culms
1 option available
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Regular price From £4Regular price Sale price From £4
Rowan Hedging | Mountain Ash | Sorbus aucuparia
Wildlife-boosting native
- White flowers and vibrant autumn foliage
- Sprays of winter berries for birds
- Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
3 options available
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Regular price From £55Regular price
£60Sale price From £55The Ultimate Flowering Hedge
A floral tapestry
- Masses of colourful and fragrant blooms
- An oasis for pollinators
- Premium varieties handpicked by our grower
- Easy to plant and prune
4 options available
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Regular price From £3Regular price
£5Sale price From £3Cherry Dogwood Hedging | Cornus mas
Sunshine in February
- Yellow flowers, red berries & autumn colour
- Colour, impact & wildlife all year
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
2 options available

South Downs National Park
Meet Danielle
110 years' expertise free with every plant
Straight from the capable hands of our shrub specialist Danielle to your garden, you can be sure that each bush, hedge and plant is grown to last. Nurtured in the fields of the South Downs and professionally pruned for the best shape, these hardy feature plants will be adding structure, colour and variety to your garden for many years to come.
Happy plants make happy customers

Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.
Monica Spence
| 24 May

Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!
Jacqueline Burgess
| 2 Jun

I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.
Judy Lane
| 23 Oct

The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.
Martyn Hill
| 5 Jul

As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.
John-Paul
| 22 May

Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.
Gavin Wilcock
| 8 Nov
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