Dry Garden Plants

Have you got particularly dry soil in your garden? It can be difficult knowing what to plant if your soil's natural composition is particularly chalky or dry. It needn't be, though. The plants in this collection are all highly-tolerant of drier soils, and are often found growing in Mediterranean-style gardens where rainfall is less frequent.

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  • Sensory Garden Plants l Tactile, Bright & Fragrant Perennial Bedding
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    Sensory Garden Plants | Tactile, Bright & Fragrant

    Plants to delight the senses

    • A wide-ranging variety of hardy perennials
    • Fill your pots with tactile, fragrant plants
    • Blooms from May to October
    • Boost wellbeing by engaging the senses

    Currently out of stock

  • Sedum album 'Coral Carpet' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Sedum album 'Coral Carpet'

    Colour-changing succulent carpet

    • Needs full sun to flourish
    • Suited to shallow patio pots
    • Flowers from August to October
    • A magnet for late-season pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Ornamental Grass Collection Perennial Bedding
    £20
    £24 £20

    The Ultimate Ornamental Grasses Collection

    Update your garden grasses

    • Features various striking grasses (eg. carex)
    • Plant up in pots, beds or borders
    • Grasses in various attractive hues
    • Wonderfully easy to grow and care for

    Currently out of stock

  • Sedum 'Surrender Rose' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Sedum 'Surrender Rose'

    Lush, low-hassle pink blooms

    • Full sunshine is what this sedum likes best
    • A fabulous option for rockery gardens
    • Flowers from June to October
    • Great drought-tolerance once established

    Currently out of stock

  • Euphorbia 'Purpurea' | 2L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Euphorbia Purpurea

    Exotically purple foliage growing all year round

    • Exotic purple foliage for year-round interest
    • Thrive in the partial shade
    • Provides fantastic ground-coverage for borders
    • Very easy to grow and care for

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Queen Mum' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Agapanthus 'Queen Mum'

    Bicoloured white and blue globes

    • Requires full sun for best flowering
    • Excellent for sunny courtyard planters
    • Flowers from July to September
    • Striking structural globe-shaped blooms

    Currently out of stock

  • Sea Holly | Eryngium bourgatii Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    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

    Currently out of stock

  • 3 Salvia 'Black and Bloom' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    Salvia 'Black and Bloom'

    The perfect blend of blue and black

    • Cobalt blue and black blooms on tall dark stems
    • Long flowering from July to October
    • Brings height and colour to sunny borders
    • Easy to grow and care for

    Currently out of stock

  • Yucca gloriosa Variegata Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'

    Jaw-dropping flowers!

    • Low-maintenance, clump-forming shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Yellow-edged foliage with bell-shaped blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Globe Thistle | Echinops ritro Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Globe Thistle | Echinops ritro

    Towering metallic-blue spheres

    • Thrives in a sunny, open position
    • Stunning in gravel garden rear beds
    • Flowers July to September
    • RHS AGM: Globe thistles loved by bees

    Currently out of stock

  • Escallonia Pink Elle Shrubs
    From £15
    £25 From £15

    Escallonia 'Pink Elle'

    Flowers twice a year

    • Evergreen shrub with vibrant pink flowers
    • Attracts bees and butterflies
    • Slow growth rate - 10-20cm per year
    • Grows up to 1.5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Cistus corbariensis Shrubs
    From £15
    From £15

    Cistus corbariensis

    Floriferous, compact rock rose

    • Charming, bushy shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 1m
    • Evergreen foliage, daisy-white flowers
    • Incredibly easy to grow and care for

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Ever Sparkle'
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    From £15

    Agapanthus 'Ever Sparkle'

    Sparkling blue and white blooms

    • Requires a sunny spot to bloom at its best
    • Brilliant in coastal or Mediterranean spaces
    • Flowers from mid-summer through to autumn
    • Boasts spectacular bi-coloured summer blooms

    Currently out of stock

  • Airy & Architectural Ornamental Grass Collection Perennial Bedding
    From £30
    £36 From £30

    Airy & Architectural Ornamental Grass Collection

    Add structure to any space

    • Includes multiple swaying grass varieties
    • Features RHS award winners
    • Perfect for sensory and contemporary gardens
    • The ideal companions for flowering perennials

    Currently out of stock

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

    English Lavender 'Grosso' | Lavandula angustifolia

    Intensely sweet Provence scent

    • Thrives in a sunny, open position
    • Great for dry patio pots
    • Flowers July to September
    • Highly fragrant bee-friendly foliage

    Currently out of stock

  • French Lavender 'Papillon' | Lavandula stoechas Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    French Lavender 'Papillon' | Lavandula stoechas

    Striking French butterfly blooms

    • Give this plant plenty of sunshine
    • Excellent for dry patio pots
    • Flowers July to September
    • Superb aromatic pollinator plant

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Star Quality' | 3L Perennial Bedding
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    £18 From £16

    Agapanthus 'Star Quality'

    Deserves all the limelight

    • Position in full sun
    • Works both in mid-borders and border fronts
    • Flowers from June to September
    • Makes for a wonderful cut flower

    Currently out of stock

  • Euphorbia 'Miners Merlot' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia nemorosa 'East Friesland' Perennial Bedding
    From £20
    £18 From £20

    Salvia nemorosa 'East Friesland'

    Award-winning bee magnet

    • Likes full sun most
    • Ideal for pots and border fronts
    • Flowers from July to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Best Rockery Plants | Ultimate Alpine Collection Perennial Bedding
    From £30
    £36 From £30

    Best Rockery Plants | Ultimate Alpine Collection

    Dry and dusty? Not a chance…

    • Includes easy-care, drought-tolerant plants
    • Attractive to pollinators (like butterflies)
    • An ideal pick for more challenging landscapes
    • Requires little by way of watering or pruning

    Currently out of stock

  • Phormium Golden Ray Shrubs
    £28
    £28

    Phormium 'Golden Ray'

    Shining hues for bright borders

    • Classic, clump-forming shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2m
    • Strappy mid-green blades with yellow margins
    • Hardy and disease-resistant

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Navy Blue' | 3L Perennial Bedding
    From £22
    From £22

    Agapanthus 'Navy Blue'

    Flowers as deep as the ocean

    • Most prolific flowering occurs in full sun
    • Perfect for mid-border planting
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia 'Purple and Bloom' Perennial Bedding
    £20
    £20

    Salvia 'Purple and Bloom'

    Does what it says on the tin!

    • Prefers a spot in sun where possible
    • Looks fabulous at the back of the border
    • Royal purple flower spikes
    • A great plant for attracting wildlife

    Currently out of stock

  • Euphorbia Ruby Glow Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    From £16

    Euphorbia 'Ruby Glow'

    Super low maintenance ruby foliage

    • Compact mounds of purple-green foliage
    • Flowers in late spring and early summer
    • Plant in pots, Mediterranean or wildlife gardens
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Echinops 'Ritro' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Echinops 'Ritro'

    Violet globes on silvery stems

    • Spherical violet-blue flower heads rising from silvery leafed stems
    • Summer flowering from July to August
    • Adds height, texture and colour to borders
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Phormium Platts Black Shrubs
    £28
    £28

    Phormium 'Platts Black'

    Always bet on black...

    • Robust, clump-forming shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.2m
    • Purplish-black blades of evergreen foliage
    • Can easily be grown in a pot

    Currently out of stock

  • Phormium Sundowner Shrubs
    £28
    £28

    Phormium 'Sundowner'

    Incredible colour all year round

    • Elegant, clump-forming shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.2m
    • Green, red and gold leaves with yellow blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    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
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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
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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
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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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