Deer Resistant Plants

While deer are known for giving most things a nibble, these are the plants said to be most resistant to their browsing.

Garden shrubs (525)Ornamental trees (255)Slug resistant plants (593)
  • Invicta Gooseberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £8
    £12 From £8

    'Invicta' Gooseberry Bush

    A bumper-cropping variety

    • Wonderfully sweet and moreish
    • Resistant to mildew
    • Eat fresh or use in a gooseberry fool
    • Harvest from late July (stores and freezes well)

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  • 'Hinnonmaki Red' Gooseberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £8
    From £8

    'Hinnonmaki Red' Gooseberry Bush

    The fantastic, Finnish fruit!

    • Juicy, sweet and highly flavourful
    • Vigorous and incredibly hardy
    • Ideal for bottling and preserves
    • Harvest from July to August

    5 options available

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  • Full Season Rhubarb Collection Soft Fruit
    From £15
    £17 From £15

    Full Season Rhubarb Collection

    Never run out of fresh rhubarb!

    • Three exceptionally flavourful varieties
    • Varieties chosen for successive cropping
    • Make a tasty rhubarb and ginger cheesecake
    • Harvest from March right through to August

    2 options available

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  • 'Raspberry Red' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    From £6

    'Raspberry Red' Rhubarb Plant

    Intensely red stalks

    • Tender and succulent
    • Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Pair with vanilla and make a sticky jam
    • Harvest from April to June

    2 options available

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  • 'Victoria' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    £12 From £6

    'Victoria' Rhubarb Plant

    If it's good enough for a queen!

    • Juicy and well-balanced
    • Suitable for late forcing
    • Rustle up some scrummy rhubarb blondies
    • Harvest from late May onwards

    2 options available

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  • Hinnonmaki Green Gooseberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £6
    £11 From £6

    'Hinnonmaki Green' Gooseberry Bush

    Excellent disease resistance

    • Sweet, aromatic and tangy
    • Compact enough for large patio pots
    • Perfect for tarts, pies, crumble and jam
    • Harvest from July to August

    3 options available

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  • Bay Laurel Tree | Laurus Nobilis Ornamental Trees
    From £22
    £35 From £22

    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

    9 options available

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  • Champagne' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    From £6

    'Champagne' Rhubarb Plant

    A reliable old favourite

    • Delicate and sweet flavour profile
    • Suitable for forcing
    • Makes a wonderful rhubarb-infused gin
    • Harvest from April to June

    2 options available

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  • Timperley Early' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    From £6

    'Timperley Early' Rhubarb Plant

    The best choice for forcing

    • Excellent levels of sweetness
    • Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Whip up a rhubarb syllabub
    • Harvest from February

    2 options available

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  • Hinnonmaki Yellow' Gooseberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £6
    £11 From £6

    'Hinnonmaki Yellow' Gooseberry Bush

    Nature's golden gifts

    • Brilliant depth of aromatic flavour
    • Excellent disease resistance
    • Incorporate into scrummy chutneys
    • Harvest from July to August

    1 option available

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  • Ginkgo Biloba | Maidenhair Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    Ginkgo Biloba | Maidenhair Tree

    Older than the dinosaurs

    • Conical, columnar tree (spreading with age)
    • Large tree – grows up to 10m
    • Distinctive deciduous, fan-shaped leaves
    • Incredible golden autumn colour

    3 options available

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  • Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon' Ornamental Trees
    From £50
    From £50

    Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

    Spectacular autumn hues

    • Broadly pyramidal tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Lobed deciduous leaves turn fiery in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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  • Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua Ornamental Trees
    From £175
    From £175

    Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua

    Truly special autumn displays

    • Wonderfully rounded, pyramidal tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Lobed green foliage becomes fiery in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Columnar Gingko | Ginkgo biloba 'Menhir' Ornamental Trees
    From £15
    £20 From £15

    Columnar Ginkgo Tree | Ginkgo biloba 'Menhir'

    An upright burst of bright hues

    • Slender and compact columnar tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • Spectacular, golden-yellow autumn colour
    • Beautifully distinctive, fan-shaped leaves

    1 option available

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  • Goliath' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    From £6

    'Goliath' Rhubarb Plant

    Super high-yielding (up to 5kg!)

    • Full-bodied, punchy flavour
    • Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Pair with dates in a tangy chutney
    • Harvest from May to June

    2 options available

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  • 'Captivator' Gooseberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £8
    £11 From £8

    'Captivator' Gooseberry Bush

    Little red flavour bombs

    • Boasts tartness that mellows when cooked
    • A variety with good disease resistance
    • Use in fools, clafoutis and pies
    • Harvest from July to August

    1 option available

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  • 'Thea' Liquidambar Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £55
    £70 From £55

    'Thea' Liquidambar Tree

    Spectacular autumn colour

    • Striking pyramidal tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 20m
    • Vibrant green foliage, scarlet in autumn
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    1 option available

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  • Drumstick Primula | Primula Denticulata Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Drumstick Primula | Primula denticulata

    Drumroll, please...

    • Award-winning violet pompoms on erect stems
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Happy in full sun or part shade
    • Pompom purple flowers from April to June

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  • Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts' Ornamental Trees
    From £50
    £70 From £50

    Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts'

    Deep crimson leaves for weeks

    • Broadly upright, bushy tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m+
    • Spectacular autumn hues of ruby and crimson
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Bulley's Primrose | Primula Bulleyana Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Bulley's Primrose | Primula bulleyana

    A jolt of cheery sunshine

    • Superb sunset blooms aloft vertical stems
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from March to June

    1 option available

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  • Lavender 'Hidcote Improved' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Lavender 'Hidcote Improved'

    Supercharges the original!

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Great in beds, borders, hedges and pots
    • Flowers from May to September
    • Better colour retention and longer-flowering

    Currently out of stock

  • 3 Organic Garden Mint Plants Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    Garden Mint Plants

    Fresh and fabulously fragrant

    • The classic cool and refreshing flavour
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Make your own mint juleps!
    • Pick your mint from June to November

    Currently out of stock

  • English Lavender | Lavandula Angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    £18
    £18

    English Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia

    As iconic as they come!

    • Give it as sunny a spot as possible
    • Thrives in beds and borders in dry soil
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Hardier than French and Spanish lavenders

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  • Catmint 'Purrsian Blue' | Nepeta Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Catmint 'Purrsian Blue' | Nepeta

    Indigo blue flowers all summer long

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Add a long lasting splash of blue to your borders
    • Flowers May to September
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

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  • Digitalis 'mertonensis Summer King' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Pink Foxglove | Digitalis x mertonensis 'Summer King'

    A cottage garden must-have

    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Adds height and drama to borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • RHS Plant for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Golden Bells | Forsythia intermedia 'Spectabilis' Ornamental Trees
    From £4
    From £4

    Golden Bells | Forsythia intermedia 'Spectabilis'

    Heralds the start of spring

    • Bright, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 3m
    • Profusion of golden flowers in early spring
    • Amongst the most vibrant blooms you'll see

    Currently out of stock

  • Oregano Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Oregano Plant

    Small plants with big flavour!

    • Boasts an earthy, herbal flavour profile
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Excellent for Greek and Italian recipes
    • Harvest your oregano from May to October

    Currently out of stock

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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.

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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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