Garden of the Month Plants

Looking for planting inspiration to make your garden look its best all year round? In our Garden of the Month series, we visit the best gardens in the UK, choosing one each month that's bursting with great ideas for planting, projects and design that can be recreated at home. From biodomes to back yards, we'll be looking for sustainable ideas and wow-factor schemes to help you get the most from your garden whether it's seven acres or a window box. Here you'll find all of the featured trees, shrubs and plants to help you get the look. 

Perennial plant collections (40)Climbing plant collections (11)Vegetable plant collections (36)Pond plant collections (8)
  • 3 Best Water Lily Plants For Any Size Pond | Growers Choice Pond Plants
    From £90
    £108 From £90

    Best Water Lily Plants for Any Size Pond | Growers' Choice

    The finishing touch for a beautiful pond

    • Zone 3 - deep water plants
    • Fill your pond with gracefully floating flowers
    • Our growers' best and brightest lilies for any size of pond
    • Provides shelter for pondlife and attracts pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Pink Berried Mountain Ash Tree | Sorbus Eastern Promise Ornamental Trees
    From £30
    £65 From £30

    Pink Berried Mountain Ash Tree | Sorbus 'Eastern Promise'

    Pink berries take centre stage

    • Bushy, oval tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Pinnate leaves turn purple and red in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • 3 Eared Lady Fern | Athyrium otophorum okanum | 9cm Pots Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Eared Lady Fern | Athyrium otophorum okanum

    Unique colour combination

    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Arching foliage
    • Yellow and green with purple midribs
    • Brightens a shady border

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  • Miniature Pond Collection With a Lily | 6 x 1L Pots Pond Plants
    £75
    £75

    Best Small Pond Plants Collection with a Lily | Grower's Choice

    The complete planting scheme for your small pond

    • Six perfect pond plants chosen by our expert grower
    • The best variety of colours, heights and types including a water lily
    • Hardy, easy care perennials
    • Attractive to bees, butterflies and birds

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  • 'Diamond Jubilee' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
    £23
    £23

    'Diamond Jubilee' Hybrid Tea Rose

    A sparkling classic

    • Double linen-white blooms
    • Sweetly scented
    • Repeat flowering: June to November
    • Grown since 1947

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  • 10 Organic 'Tendergreen' Dwarf French Green Bean Plants Vegetables
    From £5
    £9 From £5

    'Tendergreen' Dwarf French Green Bean Plants

    Grows beautifully on the patio

    • Deliciously fresh and tender beans
    • A self-supporting, early-cropping variety
    • Serve with garlic, balsamic vinegar and mint
    • Harvest from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Flavourcot Apricot Tree Fruit Trees
    From £55
    From £55

    'Flavorcot'® Apricot Tree

    Flavour by name and nature!

    • Fab flavour, arguably the best of any apricot
    • Reliably high-yielding in warm summers
    • Bake a batch of apricot shortbread
    • Harvest from late July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Peregrine Peach Tree Fruit Trees
    From £55
    From £55

    'Peregrine' Peach Tree

    A hardy and reliable cropper

    • Rich, luxurious flavour
    • Freestone (flesh falls easily away)
    • Create a peach and chilli chutney
    • Harvest in August

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Egremont Russet' Apple Tree Dwarfing Rootstock Fruit Trees
    From £50
    From £50

    'Egremont Russet' Apple Tree

    Apple enthusiasts love this tree

    • Soft flesh with a nutty flavour (eating)
    • World-renowned heritage apple
    • Serve with cheese and walnuts!
    • Harvest from September (stores well)

    Currently out of stock

  • Proven Winners Tomato Plants Collection Vegetables
    From £13
    £18 From £13

    Proven Winners Tomato Plants Collection

    Tomatoes you can trust

    • Includes 'Moneymaker', 'Gourmansun' and more
    • Incredible taste and productivity
    • Eat fresh or use in a Caprese salad
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Catmint 'Purrsian Blue' | Nepeta Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Delphinium 'Light Blue White Bee' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Delphinium 'Light Blue White Bee'

    Sky blue with a white 'bee' centre

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Create height in containers and borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • Bigger and better dispalys ever year

    Currently out of stock

  • Fibre Optic Plant | Isolepsis Cerna| Oxygenating Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Oxygenating Fibre Optic Plant | Isolepsis cerna

    Unique plant that looks like fibre optics!

    • Zone 2 - Pond Edges
    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Summer flowering from June to August
    • Spectacular in pond margins or pots

    Currently out of stock

  • Beginner's Allotment in a Box | Easiest Vegetables to Grow Vegetables
    From £30
    £42 From £30

    Beginner's Allotment in a Box | Easiest Vegetables Collection

    New to gardening? Start here

    • Includes garlic, carrots, spinach and more
    • Easy growing, tasty and a good variety
    • Use to make refreshing summer salads
    • Harvest at various points throughout the year

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geranium 'Rozanne' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Geranium 'Rozanne'

    An RHS Award winning hardy Geranium

    • Delicate blooms of violet through summer
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Fully Hardy in the UK–flowers year after year
    • Flowers from June-September

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Sultane' Almond Tree | Prunus dulcis Fruit Trees
    From £50
    From £50

    'Sultane' Almond Tree | Prunus dulcis

    A soft-shelled sensation

    • Sweet and perfect for making milk
    • Glorious scented, springtime blossom
    • Grind your almonds to make a flour for baking
    • Harvest from mid-September

    Currently out of stock

  • Pond In A Pot Planting Kit | Oxygenating & Wildlife | Flowers & Structure Pond Plants
    From £60
    £90 From £60

    Pond in a Pot Planting Kit | Oxygenating & Wildlife | Flowers & Structure

    The easy way to create a beautiful and relaxing mini pond

    • Contains oxygenators and decorative pond plants including a dwarf water lily
    • Tall, spreading and flowering plants for a beautiful display
    • Keeps your pond healthy and attracts wildlife
    • Specially curated for container ponds up to 1m square

    Currently out of stock

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

    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

  • Sweetest Winter Honeysuckle | Lonicera fragrantissima | On a 90cm cane in a 3L pot Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Sweetest Winter Honeysuckle | Lonicera fragrantissima

    Extremely fragrant winter blooms

    • Highly-scented creamy flowers, semi-evergreen
    • Provides winter interest in beds and borders
    • Prefers a partially shaded location
    • Flowers from December to March

    Currently out of stock

  • Full Season Hellebore Collection | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
    From £50
    £60 From £50

    Full Season Hellebore Collection | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Our growers' favourites

    • Likes partial shade (still grows in full sun)
    • Grows well in beds with well-drained soil
    • Free-flowering from November to April
    • Attract early pollinators to your garden

    Currently out of stock

  • Best Pond Plants For Any Size Pond | All In One | Oxygenating & Wildlife | Flowers & Structure Pond Plants
    From £60
    £75 From £60

    Best Pond Plants for Any Size Pond | All in One | Oxygenating & Wildlife | Flowers & Structure

    All the plants you need for a beautiful and healthy pond

    • The perfect selection of plants for every size of pond
    • Contains oxygenators, marginal and floating plants plus a water lily
    • Tall, spreading and flowering plants for a beautiful display
    • Keeps your pond healthy and attracts wildlife

    Currently out of stock

  • Climbing Rose 'Swan Lake' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Swan Lake' Climbing Rose

    A graceful modern climber

    • Light power pink double blooms
    • Slightly fragranced
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • An enchanting climber for walls and fences

    Currently out of stock

  • Red Camellia Japonica Plant Perennial Bedding
    £10
    £10

    Red Camellia japonica Plant

    Spring flowers in scarlet

    • Deep red fragrant flowers
    • Evergreen for year-round interest
    • Decorative glossy green foliage
    • Great in pots or borders

    Currently out of stock

  • Camellia japonica 'Triumphans' Shrubs
    £13
    £13

    Camellia japonica 'Triumphans'

    An early springtime sensation

    • Elegant, upright shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 3m
    • Subtly-fragranced, pink double flowers
    • Subtly fragrant blooms

    Currently out of stock

  • European Spindle Hedging | Euonymus europaeus Shrubs
    £6
    £6

    European Spindle Hedging | Euonymus europaeus

    The garden designer's favourite

    • Yellow flowers, red fruits & warm autumn hues
    • Keep trimmed for a formal hedge
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

    Currently out of stock

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

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Viburnum tinus Shrubs
    From £13
    From £13

    Viburnum tinus

    Winter blooms, wildlife-friendly

    • Fabulous, bushy shrub
    • Large shrub - grows up to 4m
    • Evergreen leaves, white blooms, black berries
    • Attracts plenty of bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

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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
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
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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