Modern Garden Plants

While the history of gardening might date back thousands of years, there's something distinctly modern about these plants that screams contemporary. Slick grasses swaying in the wind, elegant ornamental trees and tasteful perennials are the order of the day, bringing your garden into the 21st century with style, panache and bucketloads of chic.

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Early Harry' Shrubs
    £55
    £55

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Early Harry'

    Blooms all summer long

    • Vigorous upright shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2m
    • Superb white (then pink) flower cones
    • Excellent for cut flowers

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  • Black Birch Tree | Betula nigra 'Black Star' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Black Birch Tree | Betula nigra 'Black Star'

    Best in the constellation!

    • Airy, spreading tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m+
    • Lush green foliage turning yellow in autumn
    • Fabulous peeling bark

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  • Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Ornatum' Ornamental Trees
    From £40
    From £40

    Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Ornatum'

    Incredible dissected foliage

    • Rounded, bushy tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 3m
    • Fabulous bronze, crimson and green hues
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dark Angel Purple' Shrubs
    From £35
    From £35

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dark Angel Purple'

    A most heavenly hydrangea

    • Upright, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Brilliant for cut flowers

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  • Hydrangea arborescens 'Ruby Annabelle' Shrubs
    £80
    £80

    Hydrangea arborescens 'Ruby Annabelle'

    Gem-like blooms shining bright

    • Diminutive, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.2m
    • Flowers from July to September
    • An ideal low flowering hedge plant

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  • 'Doyenné du Comice Improved' Patio Pear Tree Fruit Trees
    £40
    £40

    'Doyenné du Comice Improved' Patio Pear Tree

    The patio pocket rocket pear

    • Rich, melt-in-the-mouth flavour and texture
    • Grafted specifically for compact growth
    • Bake with syrup or poach wine
    • Harvest in October

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  • The Skimmia Gift Gift Option
    £35
    £35

    The Skimmia Gift

    A gift of nostalgia and charm

    • Stunning red buds and creamy-white flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit
    • Great for fragrance lovers
    • A superb gift for Christmas

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  • Paw-Paw Plant | Asimina triloba 'Sunflowers' Soft Fruit
    £90
    £100 £90

    Paw-Paw Plant | Asimina triloba 'Sunflowers'

    Superb fruit you've never tried!

    • Creamy, tropical flavour
    • Self-fertile (no partner needed)
    • Paw-paw pudding, anyone?
    • Harvest from August to September

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  • Avalon Pride Peach Tree Fruit Trees
    From £55
    From £55

    'Avalon Pride' Peach Tree

    A fantastic American variety

    • Juicy, sweet and refreshing
    • Resistant to leaf curl
    • Make a tall glass of peach iced tea!
    • Harvest in August

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  • Peregrine Peach Tree Fruit Trees
    From £36
    £40 From £36

    '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

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  • Lord Napier Patio Nectarine Tree Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    'Lord Napier' Nectarine Tree

    A fabulous heirloom variety

    • Excellent levels of sweetness and juiciness
    • First grown all the way back in 1860
    • Prep a refreshing nectarine and burrata salad
    • Harvest in August

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

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  • Woodland Fern Collection Perennial Bedding
    From £20
    £24 From £20

    Woodland Fern Collection

    Primal-feeling forest ferns

    • Includes a variety of distinct fern plants
    • Ideal for shady borders and woodland gardens
    • Colours to contrast and complement
    • A range of textures for maximum interest

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  • Red Haven Peach Tree Fruit Trees
    From £38
    £45 From £38

    'Red Haven' Peach Tree

    Highly popular freestone peach

    • Great flavour that leaves you wanting more
    • Fruits feature a lovely red flush
    • Bake some delicious peach streusel muffins
    • Harvest from late July onwards

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  • Stephan Jasmine | Jasminum x stephanense Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Stephan Jasmine | Jasminum x stephanense

    Fast-growing and fragrant

    • Powder pink flowers and dark green leaves
    • Fast-growing, vigorous climber
    • Likes full sun (grows in partial shade)
    • Flowers from June to July

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  • White Jasmine | Jasmine polyanthum Climbing Plants
    From £20
    £30 From £20

    White Jasmine | Jasmine polyanthum

    Abundant flowers? Not half!

    • Glorious clusters of fragrant white blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Happy in sun (and partial shade)
    • Flowers from March to April

    Currently out of stock

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

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  • Dragon Head Bamboo | Fargesia rufa Shrubs
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    £30 From £20

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Saturne' Peach Tree Fruit Trees
    From £38
    £40 From £38

    'Saturne' Peach Tree

    The original donut peach

    • Floral flavour with a honeyed sweetness
    • Highly-unusual flattened peaches
    • Try your hand at a traditional peach cobbler
    • Harvest from late August into September

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  • Heuchera 'Palace Purple' | 1 litre pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Heuchera 'Palace Purple'

    Classic dark mahogany foliage

    • Appreciates a shady, cool spot
    • Brilliant for front of shady borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • RHS AGM winning perennial

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  • '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

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  • '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

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  • 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

  • Japanese Lace fern | Polystichum polyblepharum Perennial Bedding
    £8
    £8

    Japanese Lace Fern | Polystichum polyblepharum

    Evergreen for year-round colour

    • Plant in deep or partial shade
    • Grow as part of a woodland border
    • Shuttlecocks of glossy green fronds
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Common Polypodium Fern | Polypodium vulgare Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Native Evergreen Fern | Polypodium vulgare

    Stays fresh all year round

    • Plant in sun or dappled shade if possible
    • Perfect for groundcover
    • Leathery fronds with lobed leaflets
    • A fully hardy, drought-tolerant evergreen

    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

Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery

Meet Mike

Tree-growing skills honed right across the globe

Having started out in Australia, studied in Northern Ireland and volunteered at an organic farm in Sweden, it’s fair to say Mike’s done his fair share of travel on his horticultural journey, so far! Having happily laid down roots here at Roots, Mike is the don behind our tree-growing operation, imparting each and every one of his globally-honed skills to benefit your garden. Grown in our purpose-built nursery, in the ideal climatic conditions of the fertile Vale of Evesham, we’re proud to supply only the happiest, healthiest and hardiest trees.

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
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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