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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  • Holly 'Nellie R Stevens' | 10L Pot Ornamental Trees
    £55
    £55

    Pyramidal Holly | Ilex 'Nellie R Stevens'

    One of our favourite evergreens

    • Neat, pyramidal tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Dense emerald green foliage, red berries
    • A tree with genuine year-round interest

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  • Pyramid Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon Gift Option
    £50
    £70 £50

    Pyramid Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon

    The *real* Great Pyramid...

    • Fantastically zingy and juicy lemons
    • Trained into a distinctive pyramidal shape
    • Perfect for your next ice and a slice!
    • Harvest throughout the year

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  • 'Wedding Bouquet' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    £50
    £55 £50

    'Wedding Bouquet' Crabapple Tree

    Blossoms befitting any aisle

    • Graceful upright (to spreading) tree
    • Medium tree - grows to 4m
    • Ivory white flowers, intensely red fruits
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Water Lily | Nymphaea Albatross Pond Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Albatross'

    A big water lily for big impact

    • Snowy white petals and lush, leathery leaves
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Perfect for a sunny pond
    • Floriferous without being overly vigorous

    2 options available

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  • Patio Ceanothus Tree | Ceanothus thrysiflorus 'Repens' Shrubs
    £35
    £35

    Patio Ceanothus Tree | Ceanothus thrysiflorus 'Repens'

    Brilliant blue patio blooms

    • Glorious, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1m (when pruned)
    • Evergreen leaves, blue bonbon flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Water Lily | Nymphaea marliacea 'Albida' | 3L Pot Pond Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Marliacea Albida'

    Fragrant, free-flowering classic

    • Stunning bowl-shaped, perfumed blooms
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Thrives in full sun
    • The ideal size for medium to large ponds

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  • 'Comtesse de Paris' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    £50
    £55 £50

    'Comtesse de Paris' Crabapple Tree

    Blooms worthy of any noble court

    • Regal spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Wonderfully fragrant, snow-white flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Patio Peach Tree | Prunus persica 'Red Peachy' Trained Fruit Trees
    £80
    £80

    Patio Peach Tree | Prunus persica 'Red Peachy'

    Beautiful balcony blossoms

    • Sweet peaches with good juiciness
    • Perfect for growing on the terrace
    • Eat fresh from the tree!
    • Harvest from August to September

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  • 'Triple Crown' Thornless Blackberry Plant Soft Fruit
    £25
    £25

    'Triple Crown' Thornless Blackberry Plant

    Hitting big in three categories

    • Intensely flavourful blackberries
    • A seriously heavy cropper
    • Make your own blackberry sorbet
    • Harvest from July to August

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  • 'Glen Mor' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £25
    From £25

    'Glen Mor' Raspberry Plants

    Incredibly tough and resilient

    • The perfect level of sweetness
    • Exceptional disease resistance
    • Make an incredible raspberry clafoutis
    • Harvest in July

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  • 100 Wildflower Meadow Plug Plants Vegetables
    From £50
    From £50

    Bee & Butterfly Friendly Wildflower Meadow Plants

    Bring all the pollinators!

    • Grows best in full sun (tolerates part shade)
    • Transform your lawn, beds and borders
    • Flowers from May to October
    • Highly attractive to pollinating insects

    Currently out of stock

  • 6 x 20cm Lavender 'Hidcote Improved' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Lavender 'Hidcote Improved'

    Blooms for months and months

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Great in beds, borders, hedges and pots
    • Flowers from May to September
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

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  • 3 Organic Garden Mint Plants Vegetables
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    Garden Mint Plants

    Fresh and fabulously fragrant

    • The classic cool and refreshing flavour
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Make your own mint juleps!
    • Pick your mint from June to November

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  • 5 Water Crowsfoot| Oxygenating | 9cm Pots Pond Plants
    From £18
    From £18

    Oxygenating Water Crowfoot | Ranunculus aquatilis

    Clouds of brightest white

    • Dainty white flowers, lush emerald foliage
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from July to August

    Currently out of stock

  • English Lavender | Lavandula Angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    £18
    £18

    English Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia

    As iconic as they come!

    • Give it as sunny a spot as possible
    • Thrives in beds and borders in dry soil
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Hardier than French and Spanish lavenders

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  • 'Kamtschatica' Honeyberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £10
    £13 From £10

    'Kamtschatica' Honeyberry Bush

    Fruits like heavenly nectar

    • Blueberry-like taste with rich undertones
    • Beautiful white flowers
    • Use to make a sticky jam
    • Harvest from June to July

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Fireworks' Perennial Bedding
    From £20
    From £20

    Agapanthus 'Fireworks'

    Two toned flowers to light up your borders

    • Plant in full sun to partial shade
    • Add height and drama to borders
    • Flowers June to September
    • RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year 2018 Finalist

    Currently out of stock

  • Jenny Hardy Kiwi Plant Soft Fruit
    From £13
    From £13

    '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

    Currently out of stock

  • Water Forget-Me-Not | Myosotis scorpioides Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Water Forget-Me-Not | Myosotis scorpioides

    The most delightful pastel blue

    • Stunning blue and yellow blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Long flowering from May to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Leucanthemum 'Madonna' | Shasta Daisy | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Leucanthemum 'Madonna' | Shasta Daisy

    Mounds of huge daisies!

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Add summer cheer to borders or containers
    • Flowers from June to August
    • RHS Plant for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

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

    Oxygenating Fibre Optic Plant | Isolepsis cerna

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Digitalis 'mertonensis Summer King' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Pink Foxglove | Digitalis x mertonensis 'Summer King'

    A cottage garden must-have

    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Adds height and drama to borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • RHS Plant for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Bog Pimpernel | Anagallis tenella Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Bog Pimpernel | Anagallis tenella

    Low-growing loveliness

    • An evergreen carpet of tiny pink blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Thrives in full sun
    • Long flowering period from June to September

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geranium 'Rozanne' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Geranium 'Rozanne'

    An RHS Award winning hardy Geranium

    • Delicate blooms of violet through summer
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Fully Hardy in the UK–flowers year after year
    • Flowers from June-September

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Salvia 'Blue Marvel' |3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Salvia 'Blue Marvel'

    An award winning Salvia with massive blooms

    • Uniquely large violet purple flower spikes
    • Flowers all summer long and into Autumn!
    • Hardy and very easy to grow and care for
    • Buy an almost mature plant ready to bloom!

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Lapis Lazuli' 2L Pot Perennial Plants
    From £18
    From £18

    Agapanthus 'Lapis Lazuli'

    Jewel-toned evergreen Agapanthus

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Add height and drama to containers and borders
    • Flowers June to September
    • Highly drought-tolerant

    Currently out of stock

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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.

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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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