Balcony Garden Plants

Balcony gardening is becoming more popular, with living space increasingly at a premium and highrise-dwelling gardeners determined to get the best out of every inch of growing space. Your balcony garden can provide a relaxing space for you to unwind after work, somewhere to entertain guests, a welcome haven for urban wildlife and even a source of fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs - the sky's the limit! 

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  • Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
    From £20
    £25 From £20

    Evergreen Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides

    The OG for summer scent

    • Starry white blooms with notes of vanilla
    • Evergreen for year-round interest
    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Flowers from June to September

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  • Brown Turkey Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £20
    £22 From £20

    UK Hardy Fig Tree | 'Brown Turkey'

    By far the best fig for the UK

    • Boasts a traditional, sweet figgy taste
    • Fully hardy and well-suited to the UK climate
    • Caramelise and serve with balsamic vinegar
    • Pick in August and September

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  • Hardy Eucalyptus Tree | Eucalyptus gunnii Ornamental Trees
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    £22 From £20

    Hardy Eucalyptus Bush | Eucalyptus gunnii

    Superb silvery, fragrant foliage

    • Can be shaped in various ways!
    • Can be kept as short as you want
    • Scented, glaucous leaves, dainty white blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Bay Laurel Tree | Laurus Nobilis Ornamental Trees
    From £25
    From £25

    Bay Laurel Tree | Laurus nobilis

    Perfect for formal gardens

    • Upright tree (can also be topiaried)
    • Expertly grown in a range of shapes and sizes
    • Deep green, tactile, evergreen foliage
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

    4 options available

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  • 'Discovery' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £35
    £36 From £35

    'Discovery' Apple Tree

    Loved by pollinators and the RHS

    • Sweet with a slight acidity (dual)
    • Incredibly easy to grow
    • Eat fresh, puree or press for juice
    • Harvest from July (keeps for two months)

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  • Green Bamboo | Phyllostachys bisettii Ornamental Trees
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    £30 From £25

    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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  • Red Bamboo | Fargesia scabrida 'Asian Wonder' Shrubs
    From £65
    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

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  • Sunshine Blue Evergreen Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £22
    From £22

    'Sunshine Blue' Evergreen Blueberry Bush

    Sunny sweetness in every bite

    • Sweet, tangy and deliciously juicy
    • Evergreen foliage for year-round interest
    • Eat fresh by the handful
    • Pick your blueberries from mid-July

    3 options available

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  • Eureka Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon | Grafted Mini-Stem Soft Fruit
    From £25
    £30 From £25

    Grafted Patio Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon

    Zingy lemons all year round

    • Evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers
    • Grafted for stronger growth
    • Make the best lemon meringue pie!
    • Fresh, zesty fruits throughout the year

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  • Half-Standard Fig Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Half-Standard Fig Tree

    Grow figs from your patio!

    • Lovely sweetness and that classic fig flavour
    • One of the hardiest varieties
    • Eat fresh, bake with honey or use to make jam
    • Usually ready to pick in August and September

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  • Makrut Lime Tree | Citrus hystrix Soft Fruit
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    £60 From £45

    Kaffir Lime Tree | Citrus hystrix

    Zest to impress

    • Intensely fragrant, citrusy taste
    • Self-fertile (no cross-pollination needed)
    • Add the leaves and zest to Thai curries
    • Harvest the fruit and leaves all year round

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  • Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste' Ornamental Trees
    £28
    £35 £28

    Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste'

    The pinnacle of patio pomes

    • Delightful clear-stemmed patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Dark green foliage turning orange in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera Japonica Climbing Plants
    From £40
    £45 From £40

    Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera Japonica 'Chinensis'

    Instant atmosphere and fragrance

    • White and yellow, scented blooms
    • Highly ornamental black berries in autumn
    • Grows in both part shade and full sun
    • Summer flowering from July to September

    2 options available

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Blue' Shrubs
    £38
    £40 £38

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Blue'

    Brilliant blue patio blooms

    • Compact, densely-packed shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 0.75m
    • Myriad baby-blue flower spheres in summer
    • Perfect for patio pots

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Pink' Shrubs
    £40
    £40

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Pink'

    Small in stature, big on impact!

    • Dwarf shrub with bushy growth
    • Small shrub - grows up to 0.75m
    • Hot pink flower domes and lush foliage
    • Ideal for container growing

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  • Red Jasmine | Jasminum beesianum Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Red Jasmine | Jasminum beesianum

    A pink jasmine?!

    • Distinctive pink blooms and mid-green leaves
    • Semi-evergreen, tolerates light frosts
    • Likes full sun (tolerates some shade)
    • Flowers from June through July

    2 options available

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  • Patio Portuguese Laurel Tree | Prunus lusitanica 'Brenelia'® Ornamental Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    Patio Portuguese Laurel Tree | Prunus lusitanica 'Brenelia'®

    Interest all year long

    • Bushy, lollipop-esque tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m
    • Shiny leaves, scented blooms, red-black fruit
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

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  • Pink Lemonade Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £20
    From £20

    'Pink Lemonade' Blueberry Bush

    You won’t get this in the shops!

    • Delightfully sweet and tangy
    • Perfect for patio pots and raised beds
    • Eat fresh or use to make muffins
    • Harvest July to September

    3 options available

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  • 'Osborn's Prolific' Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £22
    £24 From £22

    'Osborn's Prolific' Fig Tree

    One heck of a lot of figs!

    • Rich, sweet, melt-in-the-mouth flavour
    • Among the most heavily-fruiting fig trees
    • Try making a scrummy fig tarte tatin
    • Figs ready to pick from August to September

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little White' Shrubs
    £38
    £40 £38

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little White'

    Snowballs on the terrace

    • Sturdy and compact dwarf shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 0.75m
    • Abundant white, snowball-like blooms
    • Particularly free-flowering

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  • 'Yummy' Patio Raspberry Plant Soft Fruit
    From £30
    From £30

    'Yummy' Patio Raspberry Plant

    Small but bloomin' mighty

    • Juicy and sweet with subtly tart undertones
    • Compact, thornless variety ideal for pots
    • Pick from the bush and eat straight away!
    • Harvest from July

    2 options available

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  • Passion Fruit Plant | Passiflora Edulis Soft Fruit
    From £26
    From £26

    Passion Fruit Plant | Passiflora edulis

    Your own exotic, tropical fruit!

    • Sumptuously sweet, edible fruits
    • Stunning white and purple, bowl-shaped blooms
    • Make an incredible coulis or sorbet
    • Harvest from July to September

    2 options available

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  • Giant Kumquat Patio Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    £50
    £55 £50

    Giant Kumquat Patio Tree

    A hidden gem of the citrus world

    • Complex flavour profile (both sweet and tart)
    • Fragrant white blossom
    • Eat whole as a snack or candy in sugar
    • Harvest from November to March

    1 option available

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Spooky' Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Spooky'

    Scared? Of these blooms?

    • Robust and diminutive dwarf shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 0.75m
    • Conical, chartreuse-flushed white flowers
    • Lovely autumn shades!

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  • Black Bamboo | Phyllostachys nigra Ornamental Trees
    From £60
    £75 From £60

    Black 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

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  • Patio Pear Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Pear Tree

    Lush pears from the doorstep

    • Expertly grown to keep nice and small
    • Includes award-winning varieties
    • Eat fresh, poach or use in baking
    • Melt-in-the-mouth pears, magical blossoms

    2 options available

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  • Purple Passion Flower | Passiflora 'Damsel's Delight' Climbing Plants
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    £30 From £25

    Purple Passion Flower | Passiflora 'Damsel's Delight'

    Fabulous fairytale flowers

    • Lavender and lilac blooms, lush green foliage
    • A vigorous climber reaching up to 12m
    • Grow in full sun or part shade
    • Flowers from July to September

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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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
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
five star rating on Trustpilot

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
five star rating on Trustpilot

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
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
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The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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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
five star rating on Trustpilot

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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