Plants for Year-Round Structure

You want your garden to look good throughout the year, not just for one or two months. That's where these plants come in. A mixture of stunning evergreens with varied foliage and highly-architectural deciduous plants whose bare forms look brilliant through the winter months. Turn your garden into a true, year-round workhorse.

Evergreen plants (296)Evergreen trees (46)Wonderful winter shrubs (106)Trees with interesting bark (16)Early flowering trees (163)
  • Portuguese Laurel Tree | Prunus Lusitanica Ornamental Trees
    £50
    £60 £50

    Portuguese Laurel Tree | Prunus lusitanica

    Super versatile, lush evergreen

    • Charmingly spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 9m
    • Deep green foliage on red shoots
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Common Box Hedging | Buxus sempervirens Shrubs
    From £3
    £6 From £3

    Common Box Hedging | Buxus sempervirens

    The UK's most versatile hedge

    • Dense evergreen foliage with small flowers
    • Ideal for topiary or formal hedging
    • Slow growth rate - up to 10cm per year
    • Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    Currently out of stock

  • All Seasons Hedging | Growers' Choice Shrubs
    From £45
    £55 From £45

    All Seasons Hedging | Growers' Choice

    Looks great all year round

    • Flowers, berries and vibrant stems
    • Packed with colour and wildlife benefits
    • Premium varieties handpicked by our grower
    • Easy to plant and prune

    Currently out of stock

  • Golden Leyland Cypress | Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Castlewellan Gold' Ornamental Trees
    From £9
    £18 From £9

    Golden Leyland Cypress | Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Castlewellan Gold'

    Super speedy privacy hedge

    • Bold, columnar tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m+
    • Dense, golden-yellow flat leaves
    • Leaves sometimes take on bronze tints

    Currently out of stock

  • Blue Fescue | Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Blue Fescue | Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

    Blue grass! (No, not the genre)

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Plant en masse for maximum impact
    • Stunning teal foliage (greener with age)
    • Boasts great drought tolerance

    Currently out of stock

  • Photinia x fraseri 'Little Red Robin' Shrubs
    From £14
    From £14

    Photinia x fraseri 'Little Red Robin'

    A roaring flame of red foliage

    • Bushy, upright shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Bright red, evergreen foliage (turning green)
    • Nice and compact stature

    Currently out of stock

  • Blue Leyland Cypress | Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Haggerston Grey' Shrubs
    £10
    £13 £10

    Blue Leyland Cypress | Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Haggerston Grey'

    A super vigorous conifer

    • Fast-growing, columnar tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m+
    • Evergreen, glaucous foliage
    • Incredibly fast-growing as trees go

    Currently out of stock

  • Chinese Silver Grass | Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaka Dance' Perennial Bedding
    £8
    £8

    Chinese Silver Grass | Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaka Dance'

    Blades dancing in the breeze

    • Likes a sunny spot
    • Perfect for dense prairie planting blocks
    • Wonderful feathery flowers
    • Sounds lovely with wind rustling through

    Currently out of stock

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
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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