Fantastic Foliage Plants

Flowers tend to be the plants in the garden that get given their, well, flowers... But in our view, foliage plants are just as deserving of their spot in the limelight! From the ruffled, scalloped foliage of heucheras to the filigree fronds of certain ferns, these plants are every bit as aesthetic as their blooming counterparts.

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  • Brown Turkey Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £22
    From £22

    UK Hardy Fig Tree | 'Brown Turkey'

    By far the best fig for the UK

    • Boasts a traditional, sweet figgy taste
    • Fully hardy and well-suited to the UK climate
    • Caramelise and serve with balsamic vinegar
    • Pick in August and September

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  • Flamingo Willow Tree | Salix integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki' Ornamental Trees
    From £15
    From £15

    Flamingo Willow Tree | Salix integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki'

    A riot of eyecatching colour

    • Charming bushy tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 2m
    • Variegated pink, cream and green foliage
    • Perfect for patio pots and front gardens

    8 options available

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  • Japanese Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £36 From £35

    Japanese Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan'

    Spring and autumn show stopper

    • Vase-shaped, but gently spreading over time
    • Easily pruned to fit average sized gardens
    • Clusters of double pink flowers
    • Blossoms in March-May

    12 options available

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  • 'Osborn's Prolific' Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £35
    From £35

    'Osborn's Prolific' Fig Tree

    One heck of a lot of figs!

    • Rich, sweet, melt-in-the-mouth flavour
    • Among the most heavily-fruiting fig trees
    • Try making a scrummy fig tarte tatin
    • Figs ready to pick from August to September

    2 options available

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  • Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia

    The ultimate wildlife tree

    • Rounded, bushy tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m
    • Spectacular autumn colour
    • Suitable for all garden sizes

    6 options available

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  • Hardy Eucalyptus Tree | Eucalyptus gunnii Ornamental Trees
    From £60
    £80 From £60

    Hardy Eucalyptus Bush | Eucalyptus gunnii

    Superb silvery, fragrant foliage

    • Can be shaped in various ways!
    • Can be kept as short as you want
    • Scented, glaucous leaves, dainty white blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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  • Silver Birch Tree | Betula Pendula Ornamental Trees
    From £20
    From £20

    Silver Birch Tree | Betula pendula

    An iconic UK native species

    • Narrow, delicately pendulous tree
    • Large tree - grows higher than 12m
    • Lovely green leaves and bright white bark
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    9 options available

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  • 'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £30
    From £30

    'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree

    Brilliantly compact fig tree

    • Classic fig taste with a moreish sweetness
    • Often produces two crops per year
    • Rustle up a batch of homemade fig rolls
    • Pick your crop in August and September

    4 options available

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  • Black Elderberry Tree | Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Black Elderberry Tree | Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty'

    A rich purple stunner

    • Bushy, shrubby tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Deep purple foliage, small pink flowers
    • Dark purple berries in autumn

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  • Patio Bay Tree | Laurus nobilis 'Bay Junior' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Bay Tree | Laurus nobilis 'Bay Junior'

    The young star of the family

    • Patio tree with an upright, bushy habit
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Delicate green leaves (wonderfully aromatic)
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Black Elderberry | Sambucus Black Lace Shrubs
    From £35
    From £35

    Black Elderberry | Sambucus 'Black Lace'

    A liquorice, powder-pink combo!

    • Wonderfully bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 3m
    • Superb lacy, liquorice leaves and pink blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Dwarf White Weeping Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Snow Showers' Ornamental Trees
    From £34
    £36 From £34

    Dwarf White Weeping Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Snow Showers'

    Perfect spring time feature tree

    • Elegant weeping tree
    • Can grow to 1.7m (depending on form)
    • Flurries of snowy white single flowers
    • Blossoms in March-April

    3 options available

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  • White Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Alba' Pond Plants
    From £20
    £25 From £20

    White Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Alba'

    Britain's only native water lily

    • Gorgeous stellate, white blooms
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Thrives in full sun
    • Vigorous grower and subtly-scented blooms

    4 options available

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  • Photinia 'Red Robin' Shrubs
    From £20
    £30 From £20

    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

    2 options available

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  • Red Weeping Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Garnet' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £45 From £35

    Red Weeping Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Garnet'

    The gem your garden deserves

    • Bushy, weeping tree
    • Small tree - grows to 2.5m
    • Jewel-toned, deeply-lobed foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    4 options available

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  • 'The Bride' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus incisa Ornamental Trees
    From £34
    £36 From £34

    'The Bride' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus incisa

    Fiery autumn foliage

    • Compact rounded shape
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 4x4m
    • Light pink buds open to snowy white flowers
    • Blossoms in March-April

    2 options available

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  • Himalayan Birch Tree | Betula utilis jacquemontii Ornamental Trees
    From £150
    £175 From £150

    Himalayan Birch Tree | Betula utilis jacquemontii

    From the highest climes

    • Open pyramidal tree
    • Large tree - grows higher than 12m
    • Fresh green foliage with yellow catkins
    • Sheds its bark each and every year

    4 options available

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  • Vilmorinii Rowan Tree | Sorbus Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    Vilmorin's Rowan Tree | Sorbus vilmorinii

    Red berries turn stunning white

    • Bushy, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Green, lacy leaves turn purple come autumn
    • Aids native wildlife and bees

    3 options available

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  • Indian Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' Ornamental Trees
    From £75
    From £75

    Indian Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'

    Fragrant summer blooms

    • Bold spreading tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Cordate, velvety foliage and dainty blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Half-Standard Fig Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Half-Standard Fig Tree

    Grow figs from your patio!

    • Lovely sweetness and that classic fig flavour
    • One of the hardiest varieties
    • Eat fresh, bake with honey or use to make jam
    • Usually ready to pick in August and September

    4 options available

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  • Kursar' Cherry Blossom Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £34
    £38 From £34

    'Kursar' Dwarf Cherry Blossom Tree

    Small and mighty award-winner

    • Compact classic tree shape
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 3x3m
    • Clusters of deep pink single flowers
    • Blossoms in March-April

    1 option available

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  • Water Lily Darwin | Nymphaea hollandia Pond Plants
    From £20
    £25 From £20

    Long Flowering Water Lily | Nymphaea hollandia 'Darwin'

    Amongst the finest water lilies

    • The softest pink double blooms
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Likes a spot in full sunshine
    • Stunning flowers suited to larger ponds

    5 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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  • 'Pink Pagoda' Rowan Tree | Sorbus hupehensis Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    'Pink Pagoda' Rowan Tree | Sorbus hupehensis

    Myriad candy-pink berries

    • Elegant, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 7m
    • Lush green foliage turns crimson in autumn
    • Beautiful pink-blushed berries

    2 options available

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  • Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £45 From £35

    Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'

    Impactful doesn't cover it

    • Naturally bushy, shrub-like tree
    • Medium tree - grows to 5m
    • Purple to sanguine-red, deciduous foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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  • White Dwarf Water Lily | Nymphaea Pygmaea alba Pond Plants
    From £25
    £36 From £25

    White Dwarf Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Alba'

    Tiny, snowdrop water lilies

    • Miniature, cup-shaped blooms in silk white
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Perfect for a south-facing, sunny spot
    • Ideal for shallow container ponds

    2 options available

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  • Patio Acer Tree | Acer Palmatum 'Inaba-shidare' Ornamental Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    Patio Acer Tree | Acer palmatum 'Inaba-shidare'

    Punchy purple patio hues

    • Upright, semi-weeping patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Alluring burgundy, deciduous foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    6 options available

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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.

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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