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Ultimate Companion Plant Collection
Help your garden flourish better
Grown by Jack
Hereford
Pre-order for delivery Mid May
Pre-order for delivery Mid May
The highlights
- Deter pests such as aphids and white flies
- Attract pollinators like bees and butterflies
- Enhance your soil's overall health
- Improve overall crop yield
Description
- Everybody needs a helping hand from time to time – and plants are no exception. Companion plants help other plants (most usually vegetables and herbs) flourish, thrive and reach their truest potential. What’s not to like about that?
- “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”… Benefits of companion planting include:
- Deterring pests and other nasties
- Attracting helpful predators
- Bringing pollinators to your garden
- Improving soil quality
- Here at Roots, our goal is to help your garden be the very best it can be, and when you call in the companion plant cavalry? Trust us, your garden will thank you for it.
- In the 30 plug collection, you’ll receive:
- 10 zinnia plugs
- 10 tagetes plugs
- 10 cosmos plugs
- In the 60 plug collection, you’ll receive:
- 20 zinnia plugs
- 20 tagetes plugs
- 20 cosmos plugs
- Zinnia – easy to grow and long flowering, zinnias come in a wide array of happy hues, and can act as a sacrificial crop (or trap crop) for pests like Japanese beetles.
- Tagetes – also known as American marigolds, the roots of these plants secrete a chemical called “alpha-terthienyl” which is known to reduce the quantities of harmful nematodes, bacteria, insects and fungi.
- Cosmos – with bright, daisy-like flowers, cosmos make a wonderful addition to any garden. What’s more, they’ll draw more pollinators (like bees and butterflies) to your garden, which in turn can help improve fruit and vegetable yields. Score.
- Plant your companion plugs alongside:
- Vegetables: tomatoes, chillies, potatoes, aubergines, cucumbers, pumpkins, onions
- Herbs: basil, mint, rosemary, chives, sage, thyme
- Fruit: strawberries, raspberries, apples, peaches
- The companion plug plants in this carefully curated collection are grown by our amazing Herefordshire grower, Jack, with the seedlings delivered to you at the perfect time to pot on!
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Good to know
Our plants are grown in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 24 hours.
We're here to help at every step
We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team of experts.
Perfect plants, guaranteed
We’re confident that you’ll be delighted with your new plants. Need help? Alice and her team are here to guarantee you’re perfectly happy.
Hereford
Meet Jack
Flowers born in Herefordshire, blooming in your garden
Our bedding plants start life in the rolling Herefordshire hills, where Jack and his team trial over 250 new varieties each year to bring you the best performing and most sustainable plants in the UK. With over forty years of excellence, it’s no surprise that they’ve won the HTA Plant Grower of the Year award two years running.
Learn from our experts
The Complete Companion Planting Guide
Digging deep to answer your questions
How do I know I'm getting quality plants?
All of our plants are grown in specialist nurseries with the highest standards of plant care and sustainability. We guarantee you'll love them as much as we do! Don't just take our word for it - we've got thousands of great reviews on Trustpilot.
When will I get my plants?
The delivery timescale for each plant is on the web page (near the 'add to basket's button). You'll receive a dispatch email with an exact delivery date once your plants are on their way, so you can get the garden ready.
How will my plants be packed and delivered?
We send all of our orders through a courier network designed to handle plants. Specialist equipment ensures that no plants will be damaged during the packing process and every order is carefully finished and checked by plant-loving humans. Your plants will arrive in the most sustainable packaging possible with minimal to no plastic used.
Where do you deliver?
We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.
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What customers say about us
We do our best to provide you the best experience ever
Excellent delivery and service
Well, the delivery was spot on, the tree looks healthy enough for a sleeping plant, although at the moment most of the branches are on one side of the trunk which in itself is bent banana-style. quite wonky. One can only hope that it grows into a fruitful plant with some character?
30 January
Nice sized tree in good condition
Time will tell on the quality of the product (bare-root apple trees), but the stems that arrived seemed in great condition and very well packaged so no damage in transit. Looking forward to Spring!
Ange
Appears v healthy
Very happy with purchase
Ms Arlene Bocking
Lovely tree
So happy with my purchase of my Braeburn Hillwell apple tree from Roots Plants. It arrived promptly, well packaged and in a good, healthy condition. I soaked it for an hour before planting and it's doing well. Looking forward to our home grown apples, in time.
Ms Arlene Bocking
It has picked up now and is growing well
It arrived in a heat wave and looked a little bit sorry for itself when planted out but it has picked up now and is growing well.
David Osborne
Good service all round
Arrived on time as the seller said it would and the courier gave me a time slot to track my parcel. It came well packaged and was of good quality for this time of year. It looks a good and healthy tree and will be planted up in a few weeks after the ground has been prepared. I’m pleased with my purchase.
Helen