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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  • 'Tulameen' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £15
    £17 From £15

    'Tulameen' Raspberry Plants

    A Canadian crowd-pleaser

    • A lovely, traditional-tasting raspberry
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Bake a gorgeous lemon and raspberry cake
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    3 options available

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  • Granny Smith Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £32 From £30

    'Granny Smith' Apple Tree

    Old but gold! (Well, green...)

    • Versatile with a sharp, juicy taste (dual)
    • Maintains firmness when bakes
    • Can be used for both cooking and eating
    • Harvest from late October (stores well)

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  • Worcester Pearmain Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    'Worcester Pearmain' Apple Tree

    Award-winning heirloom apple

    • Sweet with subtle strawberry notes (eating)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Can be used for eating, juices and cider
    • Harvest from September onwards

    3 options available

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  • Great White Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Tai-Haku' Ornamental Trees
    From £32
    £36 From £32

    Great White Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Tai-Haku'

    The largest cherry flowers

    • A flat topped shape develops in maturity
    • Ideal for medium spaces, growing to 5x5m
    • Huge white single flowers
    • Blossoms in April

    2 options available

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  • Sasha' Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £32 From £30

    'Sasha' Cherry Tree

    Big cherries, big flavour

    • Sweet, aromatic and full of juice
    • Self fertile (doesn't require a partner)
    • Cherry bakewells like you've never had before
    • Harvest from mid-July

    1 option available

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  • Water Lily Darwin | Nymphaea hollandia Pond Plants
    From £20
    £25 From £20

    Long Flowering Water Lily | Nymphaea hollandia 'Darwin'

    Amongst the finest water lilies

    • The softest pink double blooms
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Likes a spot in full sunshine
    • Stunning flowers suited to larger ponds

    5 options available

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  • All Season Raspberry Plants Collection Soft Fruit
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    £45 From £30

    All Season Raspberry Plants Collection

    Fresh raspberries in two seasons

    • Sweet, juicy berries bursting with flavour
    • Easy to grow in a sunny border
    • Eat fresh or bake into pies and crumbles
    • Harvest in both summer and autumn

    1 option available

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  • Patio Viburnum 'Eve Price' | Viburnum tinus Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Viburnum Tree | Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'

    Evergreen wildlife magnet

    • Upright patio tree with a bushy habit
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Glossy leaves, white flowers, blue berries
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • 'Fiesta' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £32 From £30

    'Fiesta' Apple Tree

    A party on your palate!

    • Aromatic flavour with a sharp bite (eating)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Slice and serve with peanut butter
    • Harvest from late September (stores well)

    3 options available

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  • Stepover Apple Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £40 From £30

    Stepover Apple Tree

    Grow low, pick with ease

    • Expertly trained into a low-growing shape
    • Includes RHS award-winning varieties
    • Puree into a sauce to serve with roast pork
    • Both sweet and tart apples, dreamy flowers

    6 options available

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  • Yellow Flag Iris | Iris pseudacorus Pond Plants
    From £23
    From £23

    Yellow Flag Iris | Iris pseudacorus

    The UK-native flag iris

    • Bursts of zesty yellow brighten any pond
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    4 options available

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  • White Dwarf Water Lily | Nymphaea Pygmaea alba Pond Plants
    From £25
    £36 From £25

    White Dwarf Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Alba'

    Tiny, snowdrop water lilies

    • Miniature, cup-shaped blooms in silk white
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Perfect for a south-facing, sunny spot
    • Ideal for shallow container ponds

    2 options available

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  • Colourful Pond Plants Collection | Grower's Choice Pond Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Colourful Pond Plants Collection | Grower's Choice

    Bring the best colours pondside

    • A variety of hues, forms and sizes
    • Zone 2 Marginals: Ideal for shallow water and pond shelves.
    • Does best in full sun or partial shade
    • Provides year-round colour

    3 options available

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  • 'Golden Delicious' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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    £36 From £30

    'Golden Delicious' Apple Tree

    Makes the best apple pies!

    • Mild flavoured with a slight sweetness (dual)
    • Easy to grow and multiple awards to its name
    • Stew your apples or bake them with spices
    • Harvest from October (stores well)

    3 options available

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

    'Katy' Apple Tree

    A Swedish sensation!

    • Mildly sweet with strawberry notes (dual)
    • Incredibly easy to grow
    • Makes the most delicious juice
    • Harvest from late August (stores well)

    2 options available

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  • Chinese Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis 'Prolific' Climbing Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Chinese Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis 'Prolific'

    Floriferous and superbly scented

    • Dangling amethyst racemes (up to 30cm long)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows best in full sun, tolerates part shade
    • Flowers from May to June

    3 options available

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  • 5 Water Lettuce | Pistia stratiotes | 9cm Pots Pond Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Water Lettuce | Pistia stratiotes

    Float yer' greens...

    • Floating rosettes of lush green foliage
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • No planting needed, just place on the water!

    2 options available

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  • Rough Horsetail | Equisetum hyemale Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Rough Horsetail | Equisetum hyemale

    The best vertical accent plant?

    • Evergreen, bamboo-like stems with black bands
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Thrives in full sun or partial shade
    • Evergreen for interest all year round

    5 options available

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  • Dwarf Fuji Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai' Shrubs
    From £25
    From £25

    Dwarf Fuji Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'

    Superb, compact cherry blossom

    • Neat, well-contained tree shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Delicate white (tinged pink) double blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Creeping Jenny | Lysimachia nummularia Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Creeping Jenny | Lysimachia nummularia

    Bright, cheery and compact

    • Adorable little buttercup flowers
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Plant in full sun to partial shade
    • Summer flowering from June to August

    2 options available

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  • Multi Stem Tibetan Cherry Tree | Prunus Serrula Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    £42 From £38

    Multi Stem Tibetan Cherry Tree | Prunus serrula

    Glorious peeling bronze bark

    • Spreading multi-stemmed tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 8m
    • Lush green leaves and small white flowers
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    1 option available

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  • Orange Peel Plant | Houttuynia cordata 'Plena' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Orange Peel Plant | Houttuynia cordata 'Plena'

    Incredibly fragrant leaves

    • Citrus-scented foliage, silk white blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Plant in full sun to partial shade
    • Flowers from May to September

    6 options available

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  • Classic British Orchard Collection | Apple, Cherry, Pear & Plum Trees Fruit Trees
    From £80
    £115 From £80

    Classic British Orchard Collection | Apple, Cherry, Pear & Plum Trees

    All the traditional UK faves!

    • Iconic orchard varieties
    • Features RHS award winners
    • Well-suited to UK growing
    • Produce a glut of delicious fruit

    2 options available

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  • Red Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Attraction' Pond Plants
    From £20
    £25 From £20

    Red Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Attraction'

    A symphony in rose pink

    • Stunning pink blooms flecked with white
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • The perfect choice for sunny ponds
    • Showy and long-flowering (June to September)

    4 options available

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  • Corkscrew Willow | Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' Ornamental Trees
    From £50
    From £50

    Corkscrew Willow Tree | Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa'

    Uniquely-shaped twisting stems

    • Beautiful upright tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 15m
    • Lush green foliage, contorted branches
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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

    '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

    3 options available

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  • Weeping Yoshino Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus Yedoensis Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £38 From £35

    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

    2 options 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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