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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  • Blenheim Orange Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £34
    £40 From £34

    'Blenheim Orange' Apple Tree

    The RHS love it - so do we!

    • Nutty, tangy flavour which sweetens (dual)
    • Award-winning heritage variety
    • Use to make a creamy puree or eat fresh
    • Harvest from October (keeps for two months)

    2 options available

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  • Weeping Yoshino Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus Yedoensis Ornamental Trees
    From £36
    £54 From £36

    Weeping Yoshino Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus yedoensis

    Sweet almond scented blooms

    • Elegant weeping tree
    • Can grow to 1.7m (depending on form)
    • Fragrant, sweet almond scented blooms
    • Blossoms in March-April

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  • Corkscrew Rush | Juncus effusus spiralis Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Corkscrew Rush | Juncus effusus spiralis

    Superb spiralling rush stems

    • Incredible corkscrew, twisting stems
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Attracts wildlife (including dragonflies!)

    3 options available

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  • 'Elstar' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £34
    £42 From £34

    'Elstar' Apple Tree

    A popular, award-winning variety

    • Intense and sweet with notes of honey (dual)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Eat fresh or bake into a crumble
    • Harvest from October to November

    4 options available

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  • 'Liberty' Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    £16
    £16

    'Liberty' Blueberry Bush

    Antioxidants, pro-deliciousness!

    • Plump, firm berries with fantastic flavour
    • Performs brilliantly in cooler climes
    • Try your hand at a blueberry-packed pie
    • Pick the berries in August and September

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  • Cordon Apple Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £32
    From £32

    Cordon Apple Tree

    Lots of fruit in a limited space

    • Expertly grown in a columnar shape
    • Includes brilliant dual-purpose varieties
    • Use in chutneys, sauces and salads
    • Crisp, refreshing apples, lovely blossoms

    5 options available

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  • 'Glencoe' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £15
    From £15

    'Glencoe' Purple Raspberry Plants

    Packs a purple punch

    • Purple raspberries with a sweet, tangy taste
    • Thornless stems guarantee easy picking
    • Eat fresh with vanilla ice cream
    • Harvest from June through to August

    1 option available

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  • Family Apple Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    £40 From £35

    Family Apple Tree

    Three varieties in one tree!

    • Exceptionally juicy, flavourful apples
    • Your very own orchard in one tree
    • Better than ever crumble guaranteed!
    • Harvest your apples from September

    4 options available

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  • Cuckoo Flower Pond Plants
    From £23
    From £23

    Cuckoo Flower | Cardamine pratensis

    Ferny foliage dotted with pink

    • Foliage rosettes dotted with pink blooms
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Partial shade to full shade
    • Flowers from April to June

    1 option available

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

    'Jersey' Blueberry Bush

    A brilliant heritage variety

    • Sweet, tangy and incredibly refreshing
    • Ideal for colder areas of the UK
    • Supercharge your morning smoothies
    • Harvest throughout July and August

    1 option available

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  • 'Red World' Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    'Red World' Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica

    Powerful pockets of red and pink

    • Tubular pink blooms with a creamy interior
    • Unbeatable levels of fragrance
    • Plant in part (or dappled) shade
    • Perfumed flowers from May to August

    2 options available

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  • Stepover Pear Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £42
    From £42

    Stepover Pear Tree

    Pear back on size, not quality

    • Expertly trained into a low-growing shape
    • Includes one of the best old varieties
    • Poach in red wine, cinnamon and cloves
    • Moreish pears, charming blossoms

    1 option available

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  • Wisteria Sinensis 'Alba' | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    White Chinese Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis 'Alba'

    Snowy blooms in the summer heat

    • Trickling white sprays (up to 30cm long)
    • Gorgeous fragrance
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to June

    2 options available

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  • Mini Orchard Collection | Apple, Pear & Plum Fruit Trees
    From £80
    £95 From £80

    Mini Orchard Collection | Apple, Pear & Plum

    Grow your own thriving orchard!

    • Juicy, sweet and intensely flavourful
    • RHS award-winning varieties
    • Eat fresh or use in scrummy desserts
    • Harvest from July to November

    1 option available

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  • Lesser Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Lesser Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula

    Long-flowering, floating blooms

    • Cheery yellow flowers, lanceolate foliage
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Plant in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowering from June to September

    2 options available

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  • White Robin Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    White Robin

    Beautiful starry flowers

    • Incredibly delicate white blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Spring-summer flowering from May to August

    5 options available

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  • Pink Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda 'Rosea' Climbing Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Pink Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda 'Rosea'

    Let it rain lilac-pink petals!

    • Wonderful pink trusses (up to 60cm long)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grow in a sunny spot (tolerates part shade)
    • Flowers from May to June

    2 options available

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  • Silky Wisteria | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama' Climbing Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Silky Wisteria | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Okayama'

    Grape bunches of violet blooms

    • Stout purple racemes (up to 15cm long)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows nicely in full sun and partial shade
    • Blooms from May to June

    2 options available

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  • White Columnar Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Spire' Ornamental Trees
    From £36
    £38 From £36

    White Columnar Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Spire'

    Ideal for city gardens

    • Slender columnar form
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 5x3m
    • Pale pink, scented single flowers
    • Blossoms in April

    1 option available

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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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  • Slender-tufted sedge Pond Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Slender-tufted sedge

    Lovely lakeside leaves

    • Spiky, recurved foliage in mid-green
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Thrives in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to August

    1 option available

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  • Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste' Ornamental Trees
    £35
    £35

    Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste'

    The pinnacle of patio pomes

    • Delightful clear-stemmed patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Dark green foliage turning orange in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Soft Rush | Juncus effusus Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Soft Rush | Juncus effusus

    Arching emerald fans

    • Delicate brown flowers and needle-like leaves
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Best grown in full sun
    • Makes an ideal perch for dragonflies

    4 options available

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

    'Ben Alder' Blackcurrant Bush

    Blackberry 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

    1 option available

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  • 'Dart's World' Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    'Dart's World' Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica

    This climber hits the bullseye

    • Rhubarb and custard-coloured tubular blooms
    • Heavily scented blooms
    • Dappled or partial shade is ideal
    • Free-flowering from April to August

    2 options available

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  • 'Bloody Ploughman' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £32
    From £32

    'Bloody Ploughman' Apple Tree

    An incredible origin story!

    • Juicy and mild (dual)
    • Stained, pinkish-red flesh
    • Cooks down wonderfully into a sauce
    • Harvest from September

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  • Ragged Robin Pond Plants
    From £23
    From £23

    Ragged Robin

    Stunning native wildflower

    • Tall stems of rose-pink pompoms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Thrives in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to August

    3 options available

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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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