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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  • 'Doyenné du Comice Improved' Patio Pear Tree Fruit Trees
    £40
    £40

    'Doyenné du Comice Improved' Patio Pear Tree

    The patio pocket rocket pear

    • Rich, melt-in-the-mouth flavour and texture
    • Grafted specifically for compact growth
    • Bake with syrup or poach wine
    • Harvest in October

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  • Paw-Paw Plant | Asimina triloba 'Sunflowers' Soft Fruit
    £90
    £100 £90

    Paw-Paw Plant | Asimina triloba 'Sunflowers'

    Superb fruit you've never tried!

    • Creamy, tropical flavour
    • Self-fertile (no partner needed)
    • Paw-paw pudding, anyone?
    • Harvest from August to September

    1 option available

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  • 3 Organic Rosemary Plants Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • 3 Organic Thyme Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • English Lavender 'Hidcote' | Lavandula angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    From £5
    From £5

    English Lavender 'Hidcote' | Lavandula angustifolia

    The nation's favourite

    • Best grown in a bright, sunny spot
    • Stunning in poor, dry soil spots
    • Flowers July to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit plant

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

  • Eryngium 'Big Blue' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Hydrangea arborescens 'Strong Annabelle' Shrubs
    From £35
    From £35

    Hydrangea arborescens 'Strong Annabelle'

    Scarcely believable blooms!

    • Tough, strong and bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • White flower balls up to 30cm across
    • Absolutely huge blooms!

    Currently out of stock

  • Lemon Thyme Plant Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    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

    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

  • Red Japanese Rose Hedging | Rosa rugosa Shrubs
    £4
    £4

    Red 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Royal Velvet' 3L Pot Perennial Plants
    From £18
    £22 From £18

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • English Lavender 'Munstead' | Lavandula angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    From £4
    £6 From £4

    English Lavender 'Munstead' | Lavandula angustifolia

    Classic, reliable English blue

    • Requires full sun to flower well
    • Stunning in herb garden beds
    • Flowers July to September
    • Celebrated RHS AGM winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Expression' Shrubs
    £20
    £20

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Silver Baby' Perennial Bedding
    From £22
    From £22

    Agapanthus 'Silver Baby'

    Shimmering white with blue hints

    • Prefers a spot in full sun
    • An ideal choice for border fronts
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Achillea 'Cloth of Gold' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    £12
    £12

    Yarrow | Achillea 'Cloth of Gold'

    Superb golden florets

    • Grows best bathed in full sun
    • Ideal for mixed prairie borders
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Stately Agapanthus Collection Perennial Bedding
    £50
    £60 £50

    Stately Agapanthus Collection

    Regal elegance in plant form

    • Contains some of the finest agapanthuses
    • Perfect for sun-soaked patios and borders
    • Blooms from June to September
    • A brilliant option for cut flowers

    Currently out of stock

  • English Lavender 'Rosea' | Lavandula angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    From £5
    £6 From £5

    English Lavender 'Rosea' | Lavandula angustifolia

    Charming pastel pink shades

    • Loves a south-facing, sunny spot
    • Best for Mediterranean-style gardens
    • Flowers from July to September
    • Fragrant and highly bee-friendly

    Currently out of stock

  • White Japanese Rose Hedging | Rosa rugosa 'Alba' Shrubs
    £3
    £4 £3

    White Japanese Rose Hedging | Rosa rugosa 'Alba'

    Long flowering beauty

    • Large white, single roses all summer
    • The biggest hips of any wild rose
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

    Currently out of stock

  • Golden Thyme Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £7
    From £7

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Purple Japanese Barberry | Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea' Shrubs
    £4
    £7 £4

    Purple Japanese Barberry Hedging | Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea'

    Vibrant and hardy shrub

    • Purple leaves, spring flowers & berries
    • Great for wildlife and coastal spots
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

    Currently out of stock

  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Blue' Shrubs
    £45
    £45

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Scabiosa 'Mariposa Blue' Perennial Bedding
    From £4
    £6 From £4

    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!)

    Currently out of stock

  • 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!

    Currently out of stock

  • Salt Cedar | Tamarix tetrandra Shrubs
    £4
    £7 £4

    Salt Cedar Hedging | Tamarix tetrandra

    Vibrant and unusual

    • Plumes of light pink, coral-like flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

    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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