Plants for Kids

To make gardening as accessible (and entertaining) for children as possible, we recommend easy (plus fast) growing plants, fun edibles (we’re looking at you, cucamelon…) and plants that encourage more wildlife to visit your garden. So put those wellies on, pay a visit to the bug hotel and get prepared for clean clothes to be muddied.

Strawberry plants (21)Blueberry bushes and plants (19)Apple trees (52)Tomato plants (30)Bean and pea plants (10)
  • Grafted 'Supersweet' Cherry Tomato Plants Vegetables
    From £10
    From £10

    'Supersweet' Cherry Tomato Plants

    The cherry tom flavour bomb

    • As the name suggests - wonderfully sweet!
    • One seriously prolific fruiter
    • Brilliant in a puff pastry tomato tart
    • Harvest right from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Ozarkblue' Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £12
    From £12

    'Ozarkblue' Blueberry Bush

    A blueberry worthy of any garden

    • Among the best-flavoured blueberries
    • Lovely autumn hues
    • Pick and eat fresh from the bush
    • Harvest from late August to September

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Chantenay' Carrot Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    Mini Carrot Plants

    The freshest carrots ever!

    • Sweet, crunchy and delicious
    • Easy to grow in pots or raised beds
    • Roast in a sticky honey glaze
    • Harvest in as little as twelve weeks

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Peardrop' Yellow Tomato Plant Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    'Peardrop' Yellow Tomato Plant

    Unusually-shaped tomatoes

    • A perfect blend of sweetness and acidity
    • Grow in pots and hanging baskets
    • The ideal summertime snack!
    • Pick your tomatoes from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Chandler' Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £12
    From £12

    'Chandler' Blueberry Bush

    The superfood that's supersized

    • Great depth of flavour, both sweet and tart
    • Fruit 2cm in diameter!
    • Eat fresh or use in pies, tarts and jams
    • Harvest in August and September

    Currently out of stock

  • Hortblue Petite' Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £12
    From £12

    'Hortblue Petite' Blueberry Bush

    A double-fruiting blueberry!

    • Punchy blueberry taste with lovely sweetness
    • Perfect for growing in pots
    • Make a batch of blueberry overnight oats
    • Harvest in July and again in September

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Bright Lights' Swiss Chard Plants Vegetables
    £7
    £7

    'Bright Lights' Swiss Chard Plants

    Taste the rainbow

    • Colourful stalks taste slightly sweet
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Saute with garlic and fresh lemon juice
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Tomato 'Sweet Million' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    'Sweet Million' Tomato Plant

    The chef's kiss of cherry toms

    • Sweet, almost citrusy flavour profile
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Make a tomato, burrata and bean salad
    • Early maturing (harvest from June onwards)

    Currently out of stock

  • Wild Rocket Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    Wild Rocket Plants

    Pick fresh with zero waste!

    • Delicious rich, peppery rocket leaves
    • Incredibly easy and quick to grow
    • Add to a homemade pepperoni pizza
    • Harvest from June to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Tomato 'Shirley' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £4
    £8 From £4

    'Shirley' Tomato Plant

    The show-worthy salad tomato

    • Firm-skinned tomatoes with good sweetness
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Whip up a tomato and basil soup
    • Early to mature (pick from June onwards)

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Brandy Wine' Heritage Tomato Plant Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    'Brandy Wine' Heritage Tomato Plant

    A real heavyweight!

    • Intensely aromatic and wonderfully rich
    • An old Amish variety from the USA
    • Slow roast with olive oil and sea salt
    • Harvest from August to September

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Gourmansun' Tomato Plant Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    'Gourmansun' Tomato Plant

    Seriously stripy oxheart toms

    • Aromatic, sweet tomatoes (up to 250g each)
    • Resistant to blight and mildew
    • Perfect for hearty sandwiches
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Arran Pilot' First Early Seed Potatoes Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    'Arran Pilot' First Early Seed Potatoes

    Traditional, waxy new potatoes

    • Exceptional flavour and great texture
    • Easy to grow, even for beginners
    • Cut thin and make some golden French fries
    • First early - ready from June and July

    Currently out of stock

  • Earliblue' Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £12
    From £12

    'Earliblue' Blueberry Bush

    Extend your blueberry season!

    • Light blue, sweetly-flavoured berries
    • Compact enough to be grown in a pot
    • Whip up a batch of blueberry muffins
    • Early harvest from the start of July

    Currently out of stock

  • Colourful Tomato Plants Collection Vegetables
    From £9
    £21 From £9

    Colourful Tomato Plants Collection

    Terrific toms in happy hues

    • Includes 'Peardrop', 'Sweet Million' and more
    • Vibrant red and yellow tomatoes
    • Make your own ketchup and chutney
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Root Vegetable Collection Vegetables
    £52
    £52

    Root Vegetable Collection

    Turn(ip) up the flavour!

    • Includes carrots, onions, parsnips and more
    • Picked for reliability and easy growing
    • Make a roasted root veg tray bake
    • Harvest from June through to March

    Currently out of stock

  • Mixed Radish Plug Plants Vegetable Plants
    From £7
    From £7

    Mixed Radish Plants

    A rainbow mix of radishes

    • Crunchy with good peppery flavour
    • Grow in pots or in gaps in your veg plot
    • Add a peppery crunch to salads
    • Harvest from June to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Jersey' Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £12
    From £12

    '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

    Currently out of stock

  • '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

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Livingstone' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    £11 From £6

    'Livingstone' Rhubarb Plant

    Enhance your crumble game

    • Fantastic tartness that mellows when cooked
    • No summer dormant period
    • Use in crumbles, pies and fools
    • Harvest in both spring and autumn

    Currently out of stock

  • Pumpkin Jack O’Lantern Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    'Jack O'Lantern' Pumpkin Plant

    Grow your own for Hallowe'en

    • Rich, sweet and flavourful
    • Up to 10kg per pumpkin!
    • Make soup and pumpkin pie on cold nights
    • Harvest from September to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Quick Growing Salad Plant Collection Vegetables
    £42
    £42

    Quick Growing Salad Plant Collection

    The healthiest fast food

    • Includes lettuce, tomato, cucumber and more
    • Features cut-and-come-again plants
    • Whip up a quick tossed green salad
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Malling Supreme' Strawberry (Everbearer) Plants Soft Fruit
    From £8
    From £8

    'Malling Supreme' Misted Tip Strawberry (Everbearer) Plants

    For full-season strawb lovers

    • Sweet with the *perfect* amount of tang
    • A perpetual strawberry (fruits continuously)
    • Pop 'em fresh or blitz in a smoothie
    • Harvest from June until September

    Currently out of stock

  • Tomato Baby Plum 'Lucinda' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    'Lucinda' Baby Plum Tomato Plant

    Big flavours in a small package

    • Extra-sweet baby plum tomatoes
    • Heavy-cropping and easy to grow!
    • Perfect for snacking and Italian salads
    • Pick your tomatoes from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Tomato 'Goldwin' Plant Vegetables
    £8
    £8

    'Goldwin' Tomato Plant

    Cherry tomatoes in glorious gold

    • A beautiful balance of acidity and sweetness
    • Resistant to several diseases and cracking
    • Use to make tangy chutneys and salsas
    • Ready to pick from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Adventurer's Allotment in a Box | Unusual Vegetables Collection Vegetables
    From £19
    £40 From £19

    Adventurer's Allotment in a Box | Incredible Edibles Collection

    Unusual veg not seen in the shop

    • Includes cucamelons, artichokes and more
    • Includes award winners and heirloom varieties
    • Use your unusual produce to impress friends
    • Harvest from June to October

    Currently out of stock

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

    'Northland' Blueberry Bush

    Pocket-sized flavour bombs

    • Sweet with subtle tartness
    • Neat, compact and ideal for small gardens
    • Eat straight from the bush
    • Harvest from July to September

    Currently out of stock

Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery

Meet Mike

Fruit plants grown with love (and serious knowhow!)

Mike’s our guy when it comes to growing soft fruits. He’s our grape guru. Our gooseberry genius. Our blueberry boffin. What Mike doesn’t know about soft fruits? Well, it simply isn’t worth knowing. Having traversed the world from Australia to Northern Ireland – and even undertaking a horticultural stint in Sweden – Mike combines his enthusiasm, technical expertise, state-of-the-art facilities and favourable climatic conditions of the Cotswolds to grow only the very juiciest, sweetest soft fruits.

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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
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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
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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
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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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