Coastal Garden Plants

Gardening by the sea has its challenges - salt air, strong winds and sandy soil - but choose the right plants for your coastal garden and you can create something really special. With shrubs, trees and perennials that not only withstand coastal conditions but thrive in them, your seaside garden will become a natural haven for wildlife and a beautifully integrated part of the landscape.
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  • 3 Organic Rosemary Plants Vegetables
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    Rosemary Plants

    An unbeatable kitchen staple

    • Classic lemon-pine, peppery, herby flavour
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Perfect for studding roast lamb
    • Harvest throughout the year

    2 options available

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  • 3 Organic Thyme Plants Vegetables
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    Thyme Plants

    A kitchen staple, fresh all year

    • Intense, almost mint-like, herby flavour
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Whip up a thyme and garlic butter
    • Pick your thyme all year long

    2 options available

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  • Dwarf Purple Magnolia Tree | Magnolia 'Susan' Ornamental Trees
    From £300
    From £300

    Dwarf Purple Magnolia Tree | Magnolia 'Susan'

    Stunning, punchy-pink blooms

    • Compact, bushy tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 3m
    • Scented, pink, cup-shaped flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Climbing Hydrangea | Hydrangea petiolaris Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Climbing Hydrangea | Hydrangea petiolaris

    A climbing woodland classic

    • Giant fluffy white, lacecap blooms
    • Golden yellow leaves give autumn interest
    • Prefers a spot in partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    4 options available

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  • Magnolia 'Stellata' Ornamental Trees
    From £300
    From £300

    Star Magnolia Tree | Magnolia stellata 'Water Lily'

    Packing serious petal power!

    • Broadly pyramidal tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 3m
    • Fragrant, linen white, starburst flowers
    • More petals than most magnolias

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  • Eryngium 'Big Blue' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Eryngium 'Big Blue'

    The deepest blue, with extra texture

    • Blue, thimble-shaped flowerheads circled by a ruff of spiky, silvery bracts
    • Flowers throughout July and August
    • Perfect for borders, pots and cut flower gardens
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Lemon Thyme Plant Vegetables
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    Lemon Thyme Plant

    Mild citrus flavour in herb form

    • Dellicate and subtle lemony flavour
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Rustle up some lemon thyme shortbread
    • Enjoy your thyme from May to October

    2 options available

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  • Agapanthus 'Royal Velvet' 3L Pot Perennial Plants
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    Agapanthus 'Royal Velvet'

    Spires of plush purple stars

    • Full sun delivers best results
    • Grows nicely in pots, beds and borders
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Expression' Shrubs
    £16
    £18 £16

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Expression'

    Talk about flower power...

    • A relatively compact, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Incredible double pink blooms
    • Easy to grow and fully hardy

    1 option available

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  • Cyperus Sedge | Carex Pseudocyperus Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Cyperus Sedge | Carex pseudocyperus

    Attract dragonflies!

    • Lime green tufts of foliage
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Plant in sun or part shade
    • Flowers from May to August

    6 options available

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  • Golden Thyme Plant Vegetable Plants
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    Golden Thyme Plant

    Golden, lemon-scented leaves

    • Classic thyme flavour with citrusy notes
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Mix with honey and water in a herbal tea
    • Use your thyme from May to October

    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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  • Agapanthus Bridal Bouquet Perennial Bedding
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    Agapanthus 'Bridal Bouquet'

    Wedding-worthy blooms

    • Plant in full sun (if possible)
    • Pair in borders with blue varieties
    • Flowers from June to September
    • A good choice for container growing

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  • Scabiosa 'Mariposa Blue' Perennial Bedding
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    Scabiosa 'Mariposa Blue'

    Lavender Blue Scabious for dreamy borders

    • Lavender blue flowers rising from slender stems
    • Flowers all summer from June to September
    • Plant at the front of borders
    • Attractive to pollinators (butterflies love it!)

    3 options available

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

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Purple'

    The purple patio sensation

    • A bushy, compact and well-proportioned plant
    • Small shrub - grows up to 0.75m
    • Lavender-coloured, dome-shaped blooms
    • Long-lasting blooms for added impact

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  • Hydrangea paniculata Vanille Fraise Shrubs
    From £35
    From £35

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Vanille Fraise'

    Fluffy ice-cream blooms!

    • Delightfully bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Pyramidal panicles turn from cream to pink
    • Great for cut flower gardens

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Libelle' Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Libelle'

    One of the loveliest lacecaps!

    • Dense, charmingly bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2m
    • Flat lacy sprays in snow white and blue/pink
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Perennial Wallflower | Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve' Perennial Bedding
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    Perennial Wallflower | Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'

    Endless deep mauve flower spikes

    • Does best in a sunny environment
    • Best for dry gravel borders
    • Flowers April to August
    • RHS AGM: Exceptionally long flowering season

    2 options available

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  • Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' Shrubs
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    From £15

    Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'

    Is this a pollinator's paradise?

    • Dense, rounded weeping shape
    • Large plant - reaches approx 3-5m
    • Evergreen leaves, carmine buds opening white
    • Provides excellent winter interest

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  • Armeria 'Ballerina White' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Armeria 'Ballerina White'

    Pure white papery floral globes

    • Grows vigorously in full sunshine
    • Suited to hot sunny beds
    • Flowers May to July
    • Highly resilient coastal evergreen

    2 options available

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  • Euonymus japonicus 'Susan' Shrubs
    £15
    £15

    Euonymus japonicus 'Susan'

    Elegant cream margins

    • Bushy, spreading canopy shape
    • Compact bush - grows up to 1-1.5m
    • Boasts evergreen leaves and radiant blossoms
    • Ideal for modern and courtyard gardens

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  • Sea Holly | Eryngium bourgatii Perennial Bedding
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    From £6

    Sea Holly | Eryngium bourgatii

    Striking blue thistle blooms

    • Admires a hot and sunny position
    • Ideal for coastal garden borders
    • Flowers July to August
    • RHS AGM: Architectural steely blue blooms

    2 options available

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  • Euphorbia 'Miners Merlot' Perennial Bedding
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    From £6

    Euphorbia 'Miners Merlot'

    Dark burgundy structure hero

    • Flourishes in direct, bright sunlight
    • Excellent for gravel garden schemes
    • Flowers April to June
    • Exceptional structural evergreen leaves

    2 options available

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  • Agapanthus 'Fireworks' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Agapanthus 'Fireworks'

    Light up your beds and borders!

    • Loves a sunny spot
    • A brilliant feature plant for patio pots
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Sea Buckthorn Hedging | Hippophae rhamnoides Shrubs
    £4
    £4

    Sea 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

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  • Agapanthus 'Lapis Lazuli' 2L Pot Perennial Plants
    From £18
    From £18

    Agapanthus 'Lapis Lazuli'

    Blooms like gemstones

    • Loves a good sunbathe...
    • Add height and drama to borders
    • Flowers from June to September
    • Can also be container-grown

    Currently out of stock

  • Magnolia 'Soulangeana' Ornamental Trees
    From £15
    From £15

    Saucer Magnolia Tree | Magnolia × soulangeana 'Rustic Red'

    Clouds of rose pink blooms

    • Elegantly spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Sumptuously-scented, bowl-shaped, pink blooms
    • Wonderfully large flowers (up to 12cm across)

    Currently out of stock

Hereford

Meet Jack

Perennials born in Herefordshire, blooming in your garden

Our perennials 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.

Happy plants make happy customers

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
five star rating on Trustpilot

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
five star rating on Trustpilot

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
five star rating on Trustpilot

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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