Evergreen Shrubs

Where would we be without the glossy brilliance of holly at Christmas, the heady scent of osmanthus in summer or daphne flowers in January? Rocking in the corner under a blanket of horticultural regret, that’s where. Evergreen shrubs are a must have for year-round colour, fragrance and wildlife appeal. Our UK growers raise them in the field (the proper way) so they’re hard as nails and laugh in the face of the British weather.

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  • Black Bamboo | Phyllostachys nigra Ornamental Trees
    From £50
    From £50

    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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  • Photinia 'Red Robin' Shrubs
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    Photinia 'Red Robin'

    Award winning fiery red foliage

    • Glossy red evergreen leaves mature to green
    • Brightens borders year round
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

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  • Red Bamboo | Fargesia scabrida 'Asian Wonder' Shrubs
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    From £40

    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

    2 options available

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  • Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea Shrubs
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    Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea

    The fishpole bamboo

    • Vertical culms which arch a little with age
    • Grows up to 5m (can be kept shorter)
    • Chartreuse, slim, evergreen leaves (running)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Cherry Laurel Hedging | Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia' Shrubs
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    Cherry Laurel Hedging | Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'

    Vibrant screening hedge

    • Glossy evergreen foliage
    • Laughs in the face of neighbour noise
    • Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

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    The best evergreen hedging

  • Green Bamboo | Phyllostachys bisettii Ornamental Trees
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    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

    3 options available

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  • Clumping Black Bamboo | Fargesia nitida 'Black Pearl' Ornamental Trees
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    From £35

    Clumping Black Bamboo | Fargesia nitida 'Black Pearl'

    Dark plum to jet black stems

    • Proud upright stems, arching over time
    • Grows up to 4m high (can be kept shorter)
    • Blue-green, thin, evergreen leaves (clumping)
    • Incredible contrast between foliage and culms

    2 options available

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  • Oregon Grape Hedging | Mahonia aquifolium Shrubs
    £4
    £7 £4

    Oregon Grape Hedging | Mahonia aquifolium

    Brightens the shadiest spots

    • Glossy green leaves & yellow flowers
    • Happy in shade & drought resistant
    • Slow growth rate - up to 30cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

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  • Dragon Head Bamboo | Fargesia rufa Shrubs
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    Dragon Head Bamboo | Fargesia rufa

    Not just loved by pandas!

    • Upright bamboo culms that arch with age
    • Grows up to 3m (can be kept shorter)
    • Evergreen foliage and yellow canes (clumping)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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    All our evergreen plants

  • Garden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium Shrubs
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    Common Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium

    The perfect hedge for privacy

    • Dense green leaves and summer blooms
    • RHS Plant for Pollinators
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    2 options available

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  • Yew Hedging | Taxus baccata Shrubs
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    English Yew | Taxus baccata

    The UK's favourite conifer

    • Bushy, evergreen tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Vibrant evergreen foliage with red fruits
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • St John's Wort | Hypericum 'Hidcote' Shrubs
    £7
    £7

    St John's Wort | Hypericum 'Hidcote'

    Utterly glorious yellow blooms!

    • Lush evergreen leaves, radiant yellow blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 1.2m

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  • Patio Choisya Tree | Choisya 'White Dazzler'® Shrubs
    £30
    £30

    Patio Choisya Tree | Choisya 'White Dazzler'®

    Sumptuous scents from the patio

    • Showy, lollipop-like patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m
    • Gloriously fragrant white flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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    Essential evergreen trees

  • Pink Japanese Camellia | Camellia japonica 'William Bartlett' Shrubs
    £38
    £38

    Camellia japonica 'William Bartlett'

    Brilliant paint-flecked blooms

    • Upright and bushy habit
    • Small shrub - grows up to 3m
    • Marbled pink double blooms, evergreen foliage
    • Distinctive colour patterning

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  • Pink Japanese Camellia | Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl' Shrubs
    £38
    £38

    Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl'

    A spectrum of pink hues

    • Upright and bushy habit
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 4m
    • Gradated pink double blooms, evergreen leaves
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Yellow Japanese Camellia | Camellia japonica 'Brushfield's Yellow' Shrubs
    £35
    £35

    Camellia japonica 'Brushfield's Yellow'

    Glorious anemone-like flowers

    • Upright and bushy habit
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 4m
    • Butter yellow blooms, evergreen foliage
    • Exceptional colour contrast

    1 option available

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  • Pink Japanese Camellia | Camellia japonica 'Doctor King' Shrubs
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    From £35

    Camellia japonica 'Doctor King'

    Flowers like rhubarb and custard

    • Upright and bushy habit
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 4m
    • Rosy semi-double blooms, evergreen foliage
    • Suitable for container growing

    2 options available

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  • Common Box Hedging | Buxus sempervirens Shrubs
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    Common Box Hedging | Buxus sempervirens

    The UK's most versatile hedge

    • Dense evergreen foliage with small flowers
    • Ideal for topiary or formal hedging
    • Slow growth rate - up to 10cm per year
    • Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

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  • Golden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum Shrubs
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    Golden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'

    Bright, classy and bee-friendly

    • Variegated foliage and masses of white blooms
    • Formal hedging loved by pollinators
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

    2 options available

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  • Patio Californian Lilac Tree | Ceanothus 'Victoria' Shrubs
    £35
    £35

    Patio Californian Lilac Tree | Ceanothus 'Victoria'

    Looking beautiful in baby blue

    • Stylish, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Evergreen foliage, blue thimble flowers
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    1 option available

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  • Patio Photinia Tree | Photinia 'Little Red Robin' Shrubs
    £35
    £35

    Patio Photinia Tree | Photinia 'Little Red Robin'

    A small tree with *big* intensity

    • Fabulous, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Incredible crimson-red foliage
    • Evergreen for year-round interest

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  • Red Japanese Camellia | Camellia japonica 'Princess Baciocchi' Shrubs
    £40
    £40

    Camellia japonica 'Princess Baciocchi'

    Abundant, intensely pink jewels

    • Upright and bushy habit
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 8m
    • Deep pink double blooms, evergreen foliage
    • Very easy to care for

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  • Arrow Bamboo | Pseudosasa japonica Shrubs
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    Arrow Bamboo | Pseudosasa japonica

    These canes hit the mark

    • Spreading bamboo canes
    • Grows up to 6m (can be kept shorter)
    • Evergreen leaves, khaki green culms (running)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Heavenly Bamboo | Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream' Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Heavenly Bamboo | Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'

    Stunning year-round interest

    • Neat, compact and bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.2m
    • Evergreen leaves in bronze, green and red
    • Dainty white flower panicles in summer

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  • Patio Ceanothus Tree | Ceanothus thrysiflorus 'Repens' Shrubs
    £35
    £35

    Patio Ceanothus Tree | Ceanothus thrysiflorus 'Repens'

    Brilliant blue patio blooms

    • Glorious, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1m (when pruned)
    • Evergreen leaves, blue bonbon flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Photinia 'Pink Marble' Shrubs
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    From £50

    Photinia 'Pink Marble'

    Award-winning pink variegation

    • Striking, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Red-to-green leaves (with pink variegation)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Holly Olive | Osmanthus aquifolium Shrubs
    £40
    £40

    Holly Olive | Osmanthus aquifolium

    Like true holly but fragrant!

    • Vigorous, bushy shrub
    • Large shrub - grows up to 5m
    • Spiny evergreen, holly-like leaves
    • Fragrant, tubular white flowers

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Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery

Meet Alice

Putting shrubs in the starlight (and boy do they shine…)

From tending Shakespeare’s gardens to nurturing citrus plants in National Trust orangeries, Alice has a wealth of knowledge and experience working at some of the very finest spaces. With a team of dedicated growers on hand to help, Alice utilises our industry-leading nursery (and the lovely, fertile conditions of the Cotswolds) to grow shrubs that aren’t just good-looking, they’re good-growing too.

Happy plants make happy customers

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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
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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
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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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