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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  • 'All Gold' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £12
    £15 From £12

    'All Gold' Raspberry Plants

    Enchanting golden raspberries

    • Moreishly sweet and juicy
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Make a traditional Scottish cranachan
    • Autumn-fruiting variety

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

    Lapins 'Cherokee' Cherry Tree

    Late-cropping, Canadian variety

    • Aromatic flavour after the initial sweet hit
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Two words: cherry scones
    • Harvest in July (freezes well)

    1 option available

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  • Patio Cherry Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Cherry Tree

    Small in stature, big on impact

    • Expertly grown to keep nice and small
    • Includes disease-resistant varieties
    • Eat from the tree, bake in pies and cobblers
    • Flavourful cherries, fantastic flowers

    5 options available

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  • 'Medana' Tayberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £8
    £18 From £8

    'Medana' Tayberry Plant

    An unbeatable hybrid berry

    • Every bite bursts with bold, juicy flavour
    • Combines a raspberry with a blackberry
    • Prepare a traditional British summer pudding
    • Pick your tayberries from July to August

    1 option available

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  • Patio Bay Tree | Laurus nobilis 'Bay Junior' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Bay Tree | Laurus nobilis 'Bay Junior'

    The young star of the family

    • Patio tree with an upright, bushy habit
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Delicate green leaves (wonderfully aromatic)
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Mini Orchard Collection | Cherry, Pear & Plum Trees Fruit Trees
    From £80
    £105 From £80

    Mini Orchard Collection | Cherry, Pear & Plum Trees

    Fruit all summer long

    • Sweet and juicy fruits for eating and cooking
    • Compact trees suitable for any size of garden
    • Devour straight from the branches
    • Harvest from July to October

    1 option available

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  • Glen Prosen Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £12
    £16 From £12

    'Glen Prosen' Raspberry Plant

    A Scottish sensation

    • Firm berries with a sweet, aromatic flavour
    • Robust and perfect for wet or dry areas
    • Use to make a rich raspberry trifle
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    1 option available

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

    'Sunset' Apple Tree

    Broaden your taste horizons

    • Sweet, followed by a sharp edge (eating)
    • Exceptional performance as well as taste
    • Slice and sneak in your children's lunchboxes
    • Harvest from September to October

    2 options available

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  • Dwarf White Weeping Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Snow Showers' Ornamental Trees
    From £34
    £36 From £34

    Dwarf White Weeping Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Snow Showers'

    Perfect spring time feature tree

    • Elegant weeping tree
    • Can grow to 1.7m (depending on form)
    • Flurries of snowy white single flowers
    • Blossoms in March-April

    3 options available

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

    Oxygenating Fibre Optic Plant | Isolepis cernua

    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

    3 options available

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  • 'Mirabelle De Nancy' Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    'Mirabelle De Nancy' Plum Tree

    Versatile, French cherry plum

    • Honeyed and highly moreish
    • Easy to grow and loved by pollinators
    • Make a classic Tarte aux Mirabelles
    • Harvest from late August

    1 option available

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  • White Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Alba' Pond Plants
    From £20
    £25 From £20

    White Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Alba'

    Britain's only native water lily

    • Gorgeous stellate, white blooms
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Thrives in full sun
    • Vigorous grower and subtly-scented blooms

    4 options available

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  • The 3 Top Performing Fruit Trees to Grow in the UK | Apple, Pear & Plum Fruit Trees
    From £70
    £97 From £70

    The 3 Top Performing Fruit Trees to Grow in the UK | Apple, Pear & Plum

    Three trees our growers swear by

    • Bumper-cropping varieties
    • Easy to grow and full of flavour
    • Neat and compact trees for any garden
    • Harvest from August to November

    1 option available

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  • 'Queen Cox' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    'Queen Cox' Apple Tree

    All hail this royal icon!

    • Crisp, aromatic and delicious (dual)
    • Self fertile (no pollinating partner needed)
    • Use in a range of dishes or eat fresh
    • Harvest from mid-September (stores well)

    3 options available

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  • Summer Sun Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    'Summer Sun' Cherry Tree

    The most reliable UK cropper

    • Sweet with no bitterness
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • The perfect sundae topper
    • Harvest from mid-July

    2 options available

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  • 'The Bride' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus incisa Ornamental Trees
    From £34
    £36 From £34

    'The Bride' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus incisa

    Fiery autumn foliage

    • Compact rounded shape
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 4x4m
    • Light pink buds open to snowy white flowers
    • Blossoms in March-April

    2 options available

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

    'Falstaff' Apple Tree

    A brilliant modern variety

    • Sweet with a short sharpness (dual)
    • An excellent performer with large crops
    • Eat fresh or bake into a delicious strudel!
    • Harvest from mid-October

    2 options available

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

    'Spartan' Apple Tree

    Perfect for kids!

    • Sweet apple taste with a crisp bite (eating)
    • A stoic variety that crops reliably
    • Ideal for snacking, perfect for lunchboxes
    • Harvest from early October

    3 options available

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  • Dwarf Weeping Yoshino Cherry | Prunus yedoensis 'Ivensii' Ornamental Trees
    From £36
    From £36

    Dwarf Weeping Yoshino Cherry | Prunus yedoensis 'Ivensii'

    Snow-white blossom overload!

    • Beautifully weeping tree
    • Can grow to 2.2m (depending on form)
    • Green leaves (yellow later) and snowy blooms
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    3 options available

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  • Patio Apple Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Apple Tree

    All-time greats, grown for pots

    • Expertly grown to keep nice and small
    • Includes heavy-cropping varieties
    • Eat fresh, bake in crumbles and cakes
    • Juicy apples, stunning flowers

    4 options available

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  • 'Malling Admiral' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £15
    From £15

    'Malling Admiral' Raspberry Plants

    Navy-strength flavour assured

    • Explosions of juicy sweetness
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Eat fresh, use in jams or add to trifles
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    1 option available

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  • Purple Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria Pond Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Purple Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria

    Transforms any dull space!

    • Towering flower spikes in rich purple hues
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grows best in full sun
    • Flowers from July to September

    3 options available

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  • 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

    4 options available

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  • Ben Sarek' Blackcurrant Bush Soft Fruit
    From £8
    £13 From £8

    'Ben Sarek' Blackcurrant Bush

    Compact? Tick. Big yields? Tick!

    • Decadent, juicy and brimming with flavour
    • Up to 30% more fruit than other varieties
    • Try out a blackcurrant swiss roll!
    • Harvest your blackcurrants from mid-July

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  • 'Red Devil' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £32 From £30

    'Red Devil' Apple Tree

    Red skin, flesh and pink juice

    • Balanced taste with strawberry hints (eating)
    • Self fertile (needs no pollinating partner)
    • Makes incredible freshly-pressed juice
    • Harvest from September to October

    1 option available

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  • Jasmine 'Clotted Cream' | Jasminum officinale Climbing Plants
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    £30 From £25

    Jasmine 'Clotted Cream' | Jasminum officinale

    Bigger flowers, better fragrance

    • Creamy flowers and deep green foliage
    • Stunningly fragrant flowers
    • Loves sun (also grows in partial shade)
    • Flowers from June through to September

    2 options available

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  • Award Winning Patio Fruit Tree Collection | Cherry, Pear & Plum | Growers' Choice Fruit Trees
    From £70
    £105 From £70

    Award Winning Patio Fruit Tree Collection | Cherry, Pear & Plum

    Our growers' best picks for pots

    • Grow your own fruit on a balcony or patio
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winners
    • Easy care, heavy cropping and flavourful
    • Harvest from July to October

    1 option available

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Hereford

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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