Best Plants for Butterflies & Bees

Which plants are great for pollinators? That’s easy: the plants with flowers…Now, there is the tiniest chance that growers have unwittingly developed flowers that look great to humans but aren’t remotely attractive to bumble bees… but if they have, they aren’t telling us. So, if you want to do your bit for the bees... plant lots of flowers! Oh, and don’t use chemicals that kill insects.

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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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  • Victoria Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £38 From £30

    'Victoria' Plum Tree

    Plums fit for a queen

    • The iconic plum with a superb flavour
    • Damp, cold or partial shade? No problem
    • Makes the perfect plum frangipane
    • Harvest from late August onwards

    4 options available

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  • Sunburst Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
    From £28
    £30 From £28

    'Sunburst' Cherry Tree

    A superb dark cherry

    • Decadent and devilishly rich
    • Self-fertile (doesn't require a partner)
    • Ideal for morning smoothies
    • Harvest from mid-July

    8 options available

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  • Sunshine Blue Evergreen Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £12
    From £12

    'Sunshine Blue' Evergreen Blueberry Bush

    Sunny sweetness in every bite

    • Sweet, tangy and deliciously juicy
    • Evergreen foliage for year-round interest
    • Eat fresh by the handful
    • Pick your blueberries from mid-July

    3 options available

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  • Pink Lemonade Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £15
    From £15

    'Pink Lemonade' Blueberry Bush

    You won’t get this in the shops!

    • Delightfully sweet and tangy
    • Perfect for patio pots and raised beds
    • Eat fresh or use to make muffins
    • Harvest July to September

    1 option available

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  • Growers' Talk

    Top 10 plants to attract bees

  • 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £26
    £28 From £26

    'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree

    A sport with improved colour

    • Fresh, aromatic taste (eating)
    • Lovely and low maintenance
    • Bite into fresh and savour the fab flavour!
    • Harvest from October to early November

    10 options available

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  • Autumn Bliss Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £12
    £16 From £12

    'Autumn Bliss' Raspberry Plants

    Is this the taste of heaven?

    • Excellent aromatic, extra-sweet flavour
    • Very reliable, bumper harvests
    • Why not give a raspberry swiss roll a go?
    • Autumn-fruiting variety

    1 option available

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  • Stella Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    'Stella' Cherry Tree

    A familiar old favourite

    • The perfect balance of sweet and tart
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Serve with ice cream and dark chocolate
    • Harvest from late July to August

    3 options available

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  • Cox's Orange Pippin' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £35 From £30

    'Cox's Orange Pippin' Apple Tree

    A British classic!

    • Wonderfully aromatic (eating)
    • Tastes 10x better than supermarket bought
    • Delicious eaten fresh or pressed for juice
    • Harvest from September to October

    4 options available

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    Wildflower meadow planting

  • 'Bramley's Seedling' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £28
    £30 From £28

    'Bramley's Seedling' Apple Tree

    The UK's favourite cooking apple

    • Sharp, cooks down to a rich flavour (cooking)
    • A reliable heavy cropper
    • If you want apple pies, come this way...
    • Harvest from September (keeps to February)

    7 options available

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  • Glen Ample Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £12
    £18 From £12

    'Glen Ample' Raspberry Plants

    Produces more-than-ample crops

    • Incredibly rich and complex flavour
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Try out some raspberry shortbread bars
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    1 option available

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  • Issai Hardy Kiwi Plant Soft Fruit
    From £25
    From £25

    'Issai' Hardy Kiwi Plant

    Mini kiwi plant, maximum yields!

    • Gooseberry-like sweetness with a lovely tang
    • Self-fertile (no pollination partner needed)
    • Eat fresh or make a kiwi pavlova
    • Harvest from August

    2 options available

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  • Polka Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    'Polka' Raspberry Plants

    We're dotty about these berries!

    • A crisp sweetness that dances on the palate
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Prepare a batch of raspberry flapjacks
    • Autumn-fruiting variety

    1 option available

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  • 'James Grieve' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £28
    £50 From £28

    'James Grieve' Apple Tree

    Disease-resistant and delicious

    • Sharp early apples, sweet later (dual)
    • Award winner, renowned for its juiciness
    • Makes great pies and crumbles
    • Harvest in September

    4 options available

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  • 'Kilmarnock' Dwarf Weeping Willow Tree | Salix caprea Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    'Kilmarnock' Dwarf Weeping Willow Tree | Salix caprea

    A weeping tree… On your patio?!

    • Proudly weeping tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 2m
    • Fuzzy grey-yellow catkins, deciduous foliage
    • Can easily be grown on a patio

    3 options available

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  • Golden Weeping Willow Tree | Salix Chrysocoma Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £38 From £35

    Golden Weeping Willow Tree | Salix 'Chrysocoma'

    The iconic weeping tree!

    • Elegantly weeping tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Chartreuse leaves becoming glossy green
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    3 options available

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  • Growers' Talk

    Wildlife garden ideas

  • 'Discovery' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    'Discovery' Apple Tree

    Loved by pollinators and the RHS

    • Sweet with a slight acidity (dual)
    • Incredibly easy to grow
    • Eat fresh, puree or press for juice
    • Harvest from August (keeps for two months)

    4 options available

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  • 'Old Greengage' Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £32
    From £32

    'Old Greengage' Plum Tree

    An incredible heritage variety

    • Rich, candy-sweet and tender
    • A truly reliable cropper
    • Superb eaten fresh
    • Harvest from August

    4 options available

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  • Opal Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £32
    From £32

    'Opal' Plum Tree

    As stunning as a precious stone

    • Aromatic, juicy and flavourful
    • Fast-growing and early-cropping
    • Bite-sized fruit, makes a topnotch crumble
    • Harvest from late July to early August

    2 options available

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  • Water Hawthorn | Aponogeton distachyos Pond Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Water Hawthorn | Aponogeton distachyos

    The most sumptuous scent

    • Floating white, vanilla-scented blooms
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from March to May (and in autumn)

    2 options available

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  • 'Rovada' Redcurrant Bush Soft Fruit
    From £11
    £13 From £11

    'Rovada' Redcurrant Bush

    Mouthwateringly good currants

    • Superb flavour, both sweet and sour
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Perfect for pies, tarts and jelly
    • Pick your redcurrants from mid-July

    1 option available

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  • Gala Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £35 From £30

    'Gala' Apple Tree

    Makes a wonderful apple sauce

    • Crisp with a mild, sweet flavour (eating)
    • Very disease resistant and easy to grow
    • A delicious, mid-morning pick-me-up
    • Harvest in September (keeps for months)

    3 options available

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

    'Goldtraube' Blueberry Bush

    A glorious German variety

    • Decadent, sweet and moreish
    • Wonderful autumn colour
    • Use to make a jammy compote
    • Pick your blueberries from July to August

    3 options available

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  • 'Egremont Russet' Apple Tree Dwarfing Rootstock Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    '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 late September (stores well)

    1 option available

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  • Single Stem Tibetan Cherry Tree | Prunus Serrula Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £36 From £35

    Single Stem Tibetan Cherry Tree | Prunus serrula

    Coppery-hued, stripy bark

    • Bushy, rounded tree
    • Incredible peeling, papery bark
    • Verdant green foliage and dainty white blooms
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    5 options available

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  • Kordia Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £32 From £30

    'Kordia' Cherry Tree

    The darkest of all cherries

    • Fantastic depth of flavour with a sharp edge
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Rustle up a divine cherry pie
    • Harvest throughout July

    1 option available

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  • Jenny Hardy Kiwi Plant Soft Fruit
    From £25
    From £25

    'Jenny' Hardy Kiwi Plant

    A self-fertile, hardy kiwi

    • Sweet with subtly tart undertones
    • Red-tipped foliage in summer
    • Fabulous in fruit salads and smoothies
    • Harvest from August to September

    1 option 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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