Plants for Clay Soil

Unless you have the right plants, heavy clay soil can be troublesome to work with in the garden. Incredibly moisture-retentive in winter, then baked like concrete in the summer, finding appropriate plants is vital should you want your space to flourish. Luckily, there are plenty of species that fit the bill, and you'll find them in this collection...

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  • Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' Shrubs
    From £15
    From £15

    Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'

    Is this a pollinator's paradise?

    • Dense, rounded weeping shape
    • Large plant - reaches approx 3-5m
    • Evergreen leaves, carmine buds opening white
    • Provides excellent winter interest

    2 options available

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  • Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum dissectum 'Seiryū' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £40 From £35

    Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum dissectum 'Seiryu'

    Seiryuously stunning!

    • An upright, shrubby tree
    • Small tree - grows to 4m
    • Bright green leaves take on fiery autumn hues
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Green Weeping Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Dissectum' Ornamental Trees
    From £65
    £70 From £65

    Green Weeping Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'

    Low-growing, high impact

    • Bushy, gently weeping tree
    • Small tree - grows to 2.5m
    • Leaves turn red, orange and yellow in autumn
    • Can be grown in containers

    3 options available

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  • Freeman Maple Tree | Acer x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze' Ornamental Trees
    From £150
    From £150

    Freeman Maple Tree | Acer x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze'

    An autumn colour heavyweight

    • Bushy, oval tree
    • Large tree (grows to 12m+)
    • Deeply-cut leaves turn ruby red in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Award-Winning Cordon Fruit Tree Collection | Apple, Pear & Plum Fruit Trees
    From £85
    £105 From £85

    Award-Winning Cordon Fruit Tree Collection | Apple, Pear & Plum

    All the plaudits, half the space

    • Columnar fruit trees that save on space
    • Three RHS award-winning varieties
    • Grow in pots and on balconies
    • Create your own miniature orchard

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  • Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg' Ornamental Trees
    From £70
    From £70

    Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg'

    A Dutch delight

    • Glorious shrubby tree
    • Small tree - grows to 4m
    • Downwards-curving, purple, deciduous foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • The 3 Best Fruit Trees for Small Gardens | Apple, Cherry & Fig Fruit Trees
    From £95
    £110 From £95

    The 3 Best Fruit Trees for Small Gardens | Apple, Cherry & Fig

    Tight on space? Not a problem

    • Chosen for outstanding flavour
    • Reliable and easy to grow
    • Compact varieties suitable for pots
    • Pick fruit from July to September

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom' Shrubs
    From £20
    From £20

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'

    Blooms worth haunting for...

    • Vigorous, spreading shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Wonderful white flower cones, green foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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  • Patio Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners Fruit Trees
    From £60
    £70 From £60

    Patio Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners

    Your own patio orchard

    • Iconic varieties you can grow in small spaces
    • Fruits with unparalleled flavour
    • Nice and easy to look after
    • Both RHS Award of Garden Merit winners

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  • Cooking and Eating Apple Trees | Perfect Partners Fruit Trees
    From £52
    £65 From £52

    Cooking and Eating Apple Trees | Perfect Partners

    Eat? Cook? Why not both?

    • Apples for all your needs
    • Fruit that stores and freezes well
    • Gorgeous blossom in the spring
    • Reliably heavy croppers

    2 options available

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  • Cordon Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners Fruit Trees
    £50
    £70 £50

    Cordon Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners

    Limited on room? No worries!

    • Grow as vertical, space-saving cordons
    • An incredible dessert pear and cooking apple
    • Get big yields from small spaces
    • RHS AGM winning varieties

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  • Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners Fruit Trees
    From £45
    £67 From £45

    Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners

    Start your own orchard

    • Two of the very best varieties
    • Truly unbeatable flavour
    • Attract pollinators to your garden
    • Fab for both eating fresh and cooking

    2 options available

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Skyfall' Shrubs
    From £20
    From £20

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Skyfall'

    Talk about free-flowering...

    • Striking, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.2m
    • Jumbo conical white flowers
    • Looks lovely in a feature patio pot

    2 options available

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  • Arrowwood | Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn' Shrubs
    From £20
    £30 From £20

    Arrowwood | Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'

    A start to something bloom-tiful

    • Vigorous, upright shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Superbly-scented pink flowers, toothed leaves
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Hydrangea paniculata Pinky Winky Shrubs
    From £20
    £25 From £20

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky'

    Watch the colours change!

    • Upright, spreading shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Fragrant blooms turn from green to pink!
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Forsythia 'Flojor' Shrubs
    From £55
    From £55

    Forsythia 'Flojor'

    Zingy yellow showstopper

    • Charming, weeping canopy shape
    • Small plant - can reach 1-1.5m
    • Glossy deciduous leaves, colourful flowers
    • A spectacular and dramatic garden feature

    1 option available

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  • 'Beurré Hardy' Pear Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £32 From £30

    'Beurré Hardy' Pear Tree

    Superb heritage French variety

    • Rich, buttery pears with excellent flavour
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Eat fresh or use in a crumble
    • Harvest from September to November

    2 options available

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  • Year-Round Flowering Climbers Collection Climbing Plants
    From £110
    £120 From £110

    Year-Round Flowering Climbers Collection

    Vibrant flowers all year round

    • Fill your garden with non-stop colour
    • Easy to grow on a trellis, obelisk or pergola
    • Available in three 'editions'
    • Blooms throughout the year

    2 options available

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  • Crimson Frost' Silver Birch Tree Ornamental Trees
    £50
    £50

    'Royal Frost' Silver Birch Tree

    Amazing interest all year round

    • Upright-to-spreading tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Vivid purple leaves turning yellow in autumn
    • Fantastic contrast between bark and foliage

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  • The Patio Viburnum Tree Gift Gift Option
    £45
    £45

    The Patio Viburnum Tree Gift

    A gift of calm and sanguinity

    • Lovely lollipop patio tree
    • White blooms, glossy leaves, blue berries
    • One for the wildlife enthusiasts
    • A charming congratulations present

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Rembrandt Rosso Glory' Shrubs
    £30
    £40 £30

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Rembrandt Rosso Glory'

    Pretty as a painting

    • Compact, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Superb pink and red blooms
    • Grows nicely in pots

    1 option available

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  • Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Butterfly' Ornamental Trees
    £35
    £40 £35

    Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'

    As graceful as its namesake

    • Charming upright shrub
    • Small tree - grows to 2.5m
    • Variegated cream and green, deciduous foliage
    • Brilliant for containers

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  • Evergreen Climbers Collection Climbing Plants
    From £85
    £90 From £85

    Evergreen Climbers Collection

    Wonderful year-round interest

    • Gorgeous foliage and flowers through the year
    • Train up a wall, fence, pergola or trellis
    • Attract pollinators to your garden
    • Enhance privacy and muffle noise

    2 options available

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  • The Patio Acer Tree Gift Gift Option
    From £40
    From £40

    The Patio Acer Tree Gift

    A gift of elegance & relaxation

    • Gently-weeping branches with filigree foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Perfect for autumn admirers
    • A graceful and refined retirement gift

    5 options available

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  • White Garden Climbing Plants Collection Climbing Plants
    From £85
    £90 From £85

    White Garden Climbing Plants Collection

    Snowy blooms from a height

    • A variety of linen-white, showy flowers
    • Train your climbers up a wall or obelisk
    • Full sun to partial shade (variety dependent)
    • Selected for colour, strength and performance

    2 options available

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  • 'Howgate Wonder' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    £30
    £45 £30

    'Howgate Wonder' Apple Tree

    The biggest apples around...

    • Tangy, juicy and firm (dual)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Perfect for pies and pastries
    • Harvest from October

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  • Viburnum bodnantense 'Charles Lamont' Shrubs
    From £35
    From £35

    Viburnum bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'

    Sweetly-scented winter pink

    • Elegant, rounded evergreen shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2-3m
    • Deciduous shrub with pink winter blossoms
    • A highly dependable winter-flowering shrub

    2 options available

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Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery

Meet Mike

Tree-growing skills honed right across the globe

Having started out in Australia, studied in Northern Ireland and volunteered at an organic farm in Sweden, it’s fair to say Mike’s done his fair share of travel on his horticultural journey, so far! Having happily laid down roots here at Roots, Mike is the don behind our tree-growing operation, imparting each and every one of his globally-honed skills to benefit your garden. Grown in our purpose-built nursery, in the ideal climatic conditions of the fertile Vale of Evesham, we’re proud to supply only the happiest, healthiest and hardiest trees.

Happy plants make happy customers

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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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
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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
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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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