Jam Maker's Favourites

You jammy so and so, you've just happened to land on the page of preserves, conserves and, of course, jams. Perhaps you're giving jam-making a try for the first time, or maybe you're already a dab hand. Whatever the case, these fruits are all brilliant for cooking down into sweet, sticky spreads you can spread liberally on your morning toast!

Cocktail cabinet (24)Hybrid & uncommon berries (19)Strawberry plants (21)Raspberry canes and plants (35)
  • Boysenberry Bush | Rubus Soft Fruit
    From £18
    From £18

    Boysenberry Bush | Rubus ursinus × idaeus

    The best of three berries

    • Punchy, bold and intensely juicy
    • Thornless canes for easy picking
    • Bake a boysenberry, lemon and almond loaf
    • Summer fruiting - harvest from May to July

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Peche de Vigne' Bloody Peach Tree Fruit Trees
    From £38
    £45 From £38

    'Peche de Vigne' Bloody Peach Tree

    An heirloom, red-fleshed peach

    • Sweet peach flavour with a hint of raspberry
    • An old variety with raspberry-red flesh!
    • Peach melba? Yes, please!
    • Harvest in August

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Red Lake' Redcurrant Bush Soft Fruit
    From £8
    £11 From £8

    'Red Lake' Redcurrant Bush

    Dazzling red spheres of flavour

    • Sumptuously juicy and flavourful
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Make a jelly and add to venison stew
    • Harvest your redcurrants in July

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Inka' Peach Tree Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    'Inka' Peach Tree

    A Polish powerhouse

    • Sumptuously sweet, full-bodied flavour
    • Great disease resistance
    • Whip up a delicious peach cobbler
    • Harvest from late August to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Madame Blanchet Patio Nectarine Tree Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    'Madame Blanchette' Nectarine Tree

    Heavy-cropping and oh-so tasty

    • Sweet, decadent and moreish flavour
    • Reliable even in colder areas
    • Eat fresh or try in an upside-down cake!
    • Harvest in August

    Currently out of stock

  • Summer Breeze Cherry' Strawberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £16
    From £16

    'Summer Breeze Cherry' Strawberry Plants

    Blooms as pretty as the berries

    • A sweetness that tantalises the tastebuds
    • Long-lasting, large, double pink flowers
    • Drop in your mojitos for a twist on a classic
    • Harvest from June right through to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Ruby Beauty Raspberry Plant Soft Fruit
    From £18
    From £18

    'Ruby Beauty' Raspberry Plant

    A true gem of a raspberry

    • Classic raspberry taste with good sweetness
    • Bred to be perfect for container growing
    • Prepare a delicious raspberry coulis
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Chester' Blackberry Plant Soft Fruit
    £15
    £15

    'Chester' Blackberry Plant

    Thornless canes, punchy flavour

    • Intensely sweet and juicy
    • Spineless stems for easy picking
    • Make a delicious blackberry coulis
    • Harvest from August to early October

    Currently out of stock

  • Rochester' Peach Tree Fruit Trees
    From £38
    £45 From £38

    'Rochester' Peach Tree

    A reliable, golden-fleshed peach

    • The kind of taste you dream about
    • Blossoms appear late enough to miss frosts
    • Why not give a scrummy peach semifreddo a go?
    • Harvest from mid-August

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Flat' Nectarine Tree Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    'Flat' Nectarine Tree

    Red-skinned 'donut' nectarines

    • Wonderfully sweet and juicy
    • Distinctive flat shape
    • Make a nectarine clafoutis
    • Harvest in mid-August

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Northland' Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £16
    From £16

    'Northland' Blueberry Bush

    Pocket-sized flavour bombs

    • Sweet with subtle tartness
    • Neat, compact and ideal for small gardens
    • Eat straight from the bush
    • Harvest from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Montreal Beauty' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    £55
    £60 £55

    'Montreal Beauty' Crabapple Tree

    Beautiful in every season

    • A compact, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Masses of white blossom in spring
    • Fruits that look like rosy apple sweets!

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Ben Alder' Blackcurrant Bush Soft Fruit
    £12
    £15 £12

    'Ben Alder' Blackcurrant Bush

    Blackcurrant wine? Yes, please!

    • Intense flavour and juiciness
    • A highly-productive variety
    • Use the juice for wine or bake in a tart
    • Harvest from July to August

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Columbia Star' Blackberry Plant Soft Fruit
    £22
    £22

    'Columbia Star' Blackberry Plant

    Spine-free equals scratch-free!

    • Big, juicy and deliciously sweet
    • Completely thornless
    • Eat fresh or use to make delicious jams
    • Harvest in July and August

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Duke of York' Peach Tree Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    'Duke of York' Peach Tree

    Melt-in-the-mouth peaches

    • Excellent peach flavour with juicy sweetness
    • An heirloom variety over 100 years old
    • Makes a delicious German peach kuchen
    • Harvest mid to late July

    Currently out of stock

  • King James' Mulberry Tree | Morus nigra Fruit Trees
    From £40
    From £40

    'King James' Mulberry Tree | Morus nigra

    An old English variety with a royal pedigree

    • Large crops of rich and succulent berries
    • A lovely ornamental tree with heart shaped foliage
    • Crops from August to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Ben Hope' Blackcurrant Bush Soft Fruit
    From £11
    £19 From £11

    'Ben Hope' Blackcurrant Bush

    The nation's favourite

    • Bold, punchy blackcurrant flavour
    • Great resistance to gall mite
    • Make your own cordial or eat fresh
    • Harvest from July to August

    Currently out of stock

  • Unusual Berry Collection Soft Fruit
    £51
    £51

    Unusual Berry Collection

    Berries to get everyone talking

    • Juicy berries with complex flavour profiles
    • Fruits you won't find in the shops
    • Eat fresh, bake in crumbles or use for jams
    • Harvest fresh fruit from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Avalon Pride' Patio Peach Tree Fruit Trees
    £65
    £65

    'Avalon Pride' Patio Peach Tree

    Peaches from your doorstep!

    • Deliciously juicy fruit
    • Compact enough for small spaces
    • Enjoy fresh with cream or baked in a pie
    • Harvest from August

    Currently out of stock

  • Patio Peach Tree | Prunus persica 'White Peachy' Trained Fruit Trees
    From £65
    From £65

    Patio Peach Tree | Prunus persica 'White Peachy'

    Showers of snowy white blossoms

    • The perfect level of sweetness
    • Compact enough for patios and balconies
    • Serve fresh with cream and sugar
    • Pick from August to September

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Indian Magic' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    £50
    £50

    'Indian Magic' Crabapple Tree

    Crabapples for months and months

    • Elegant spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • Bronze-tinged foliage and pink blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Flavortop' Nectarine Tree Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    'Flavortop' Nectarine Tree

    Flavour by name and nature!

    • Charming bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • Bake with almonds and Marsala
    • Harvest from August to September

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Glen Mor' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £15
    £20 From £15

    'Glen Mor' Raspberry Plant

    Incredibly tough and resilient

    • The perfect level of sweetness
    • Exceptional disease resistance
    • Make an incredible raspberry clafoutis
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Supernova' Seedless Outdoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
    £28
    £28

    'Supernova' Seedless Outdoor Grape Vine

    An explosion of flavour

    • Large grapes with a juicy and aromatic taste
    • Bunches half a kilo in weight (or heavier)
    • Eat straight from the vine or dry for raisins
    • Harvest from August to September

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Octavia' Raspberry Plants (Long Cane) Soft Fruit
    £25
    £25

    'Octavia' Long Cane Raspberry Plant

    Fruits in its first year!

    • Sweet, fresh and very flavourful
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Eat straight from the plant or make jam
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    Currently out of stock

  • Fruit Plants for Beginners | Allotment in a Box Soft Fruit
    From £41
    From £41

    Fruit Plants for Beginners | Allotment in a Box

    Pick your own soft fruit and grow it too

    • Juicy berries, currants and more
    • Top-performing, premium varieties
    • Eat fresh or make unbeatable crumbles
    • Harvest from summer onwards

    Currently out of stock

  • Patio Blackberry Plant | Rubus fruticosus 'Tiny Black' Soft Fruit
    £22
    £22

    Patio Blackberry Plant | Rubus fruticosus 'Tiny Black'

    A thornless wonder

    • Deep, rich blackberry flavour
    • Compact and perfect for container growing
    • Conjure up a batch of blackberry blondies
    • Harvest from July to September

    Currently out of stock

Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery

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Fruit plants grown with love (and serious knowhow!)

Mike’s our guy when it comes to growing soft fruits. He’s our grape guru. Our gooseberry genius. Our blueberry boffin. What Mike doesn’t know about soft fruits? Well, it simply isn’t worth knowing. Having traversed the world from Australia to Northern Ireland – and even undertaking a horticultural stint in Sweden – Mike combines his enthusiasm, technical expertise, state-of-the-art facilities and favourable climatic conditions of the Cotswolds to grow only the very juiciest, sweetest soft fruits.

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E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
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