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)
  • Viper Acer Tree | Acer davidii | Snake Bark Maple Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £65 From £35

    Snake Bark Maple | Acer davidii 'Viper'

    Eyecatching striped bark

    • Upright, arching tree
    • Medium tree - grows to 7m
    • Dark green leaves turn orange in autumn
    • Exceedingly easy to grow

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  • Jelly King' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    £30 From £28

    'Jelly King' Crabapple Tree

    The best for jam-making

    • A proudly spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Myriad linen-white flowers appear in spring
    • Harvests increase with age

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  • European Spindle Hedging | Euonymus europaeus Shrubs
    From £3
    £6 From £3

    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

    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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  • 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

    Every water lily you need!

    • The finishing touch for a beautiful pond
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Full sun is preferred
    • Provides shelter and attracts pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Cornus Hedge Collection | Winter Hedging Shrubs
    £40
    £42 £40

    Cornus Hedge Collection | Winter Hedging

    A riot of colour

    • Vibrant stems, spring flowers & autumn hues
    • Year round interest made simple
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

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  • Yew Hedging | Taxus baccata Shrubs
    From £3
    £15 From £3

    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

    3 options available

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  • White Japanese Rose Hedging | Rosa rugosa 'Alba' Shrubs
    £3
    £4 £3

    White Japanese Rose Hedging | Rosa rugosa 'Alba'

    Long flowering beauty

    • Large white, single roses all summer
    • The biggest hips of any wild rose
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

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  • Shrubby Cinquefoil | Potentilla fruticosa Shrubs
    £4
    £7 £4

    Shrubby Cinquefoil Hedging | Potentilla fruticosa

    Unkillable flowering hedge

    • Masses of sunny yellow flowers
    • Incredibly resilient
    • Slow growth rate - 10-20cm per year
    • Grows up to 1.5m

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

    Eared Lady Fern | Athyrium otophorum okanum

    Amongst the most striking ferns

    • Yellow and green leaves with purple midribs
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grows in all light (prefers part shade)
    • Brightens any shady border!

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  • Small Leaved Lime Hedging | Tilia cordata Shrubs
    £5
    £11 £5

    Small Leaved Lime Hedging | Tilia cordata

    Tall & tough screening hedge

    • Heart-shaped leaves and scented flowers
    • Makes an excellent windbreak
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 25m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

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  • Wildflower Meadow Seed with Empathy Rootgrowâ„¢ Perennial Bedding
    £15
    £15

    Wildflower Meadow Seed with Empathy Rootgrowâ„¢ | 10m2

    Start your wildflower meadow with a boost

    • A selection of colourful native UK wildflowers, complete with soil conditioner and Empathy Rootgrow
    • Attracts wildlife including bees and butterflies to your garden
    • Enough to plant a 10m2 space
    • Empathy Rootgrow helps your plants establish faster and grow stronger

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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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Oxygenating Fibre Optic Plant | Isolepsis cerna

    A plant to improve your Wi-Fi?!

    • Spiky grass that looks like fibre optic cable
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from June to August

    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

  • Pond Plants for Wildlife Collection Pond Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    Pond Plants for Wildlife Collection

    Attract wildlife to your pond

    • A wonderful variety of flowers and foliage
    • Zones 1 to 3 - Pondside to deep water
    • Grows in full sun and part shade
    • A range of hardy, easy-care perennials

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  • 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

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  • 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

    Create a beautiful mini pond

    • A range of small plants for a lovely display
    • Zones 2 & 3 - Pond edges and deep water
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Contains oxygenators and decorative plants

    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

  • Passiflora 'Constance Elliott' | Passion Flower | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £25
    £30 From £25

    White Passion Flower | Passiflora 'Constance Elliott'

    Abundant snowy, showy flowers

    • Dark green foliage and alluring white flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Likes full sun to partial shade
    • Flowers from July to September

    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

  • 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

    Everything needed for a pond

    • Features a range of gorgeous pond plants
    • Zones 2 & 3 - Pond edges and deep water
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • 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

  • Best Small Pond Plants Collection | Grower's Choice Pond Plants
    £60
    £60

    Best Small Pond Plants Collection | Grower's Choice

    Everything you need to fill your small pond

    • Six pond plants chosen by our expert grower
    • The best variety of colours, heights and types
    • Hardy, easy care perennials
    • Attracts beneficial wildlife to your pond

    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
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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
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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
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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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