Plants of the Week

Each of these plants has featured in our Plant of the Week series and is a firm favourite with the Roots team. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up with our latest recommendations.
  • Brown Turkey Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £22
    From £22

    UK Hardy Fig Tree | 'Brown Turkey'

    By far the best fig for the UK

    • Boasts a traditional, sweet figgy taste
    • Fully hardy and well-suited to the UK climate
    • Caramelise and serve with balsamic vinegar
    • Pick in August and September

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  • Flamingo Willow Tree | Salix integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki' Ornamental Trees
    From £15
    From £15

    Flamingo Willow Tree | Salix integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki'

    A riot of eyecatching colour

    • Charming bushy tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 2m
    • Variegated pink, cream and green foliage
    • Perfect for patio pots and front gardens

    8 options available

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  • Victoria Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £38 From £30

    'Victoria' Plum Tree

    Plums fit for a queen

    • The iconic plum with a superb flavour
    • Damp, cold or partial shade? No problem
    • Makes the perfect plum frangipane
    • Harvest from late August onwards

    5 options available

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  • Grafted Patio Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    Grafted Patio Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon

    Zingy lemons all year round

    • Evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers
    • Grafted for stronger growth
    • Make the best lemon meringue pie!
    • Fresh, zesty fruits throughout the year

    6 options available

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  • Japanese Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £36 From £35

    Japanese Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan'

    Spring and autumn show stopper

    • Vase-shaped, but gently spreading over time
    • Easily pruned to fit average sized gardens
    • Clusters of double pink flowers
    • Blossoms in March-May

    12 options available

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  • Wisteria Sinensis | Chinese Wisteria | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Chinese Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis

    Prolific flowers, fab fragrance

    • Plunging purple blooms (up to 30cm long)
    • Ideal for training up a pergola, wall or arch
    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Blooms from May to June

    6 options available

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  • Sunshine Blue Evergreen Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £12
    From £12

    'Sunshine Blue' Evergreen Blueberry Bush

    Sunny sweetness in every bite

    • Sweet, tangy and deliciously juicy
    • Evergreen foliage for year-round interest
    • Eat fresh by the handful
    • Pick your blueberries from mid-July

    3 options available

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  • Conference' Pear Tree Fruit Trees
    From £25
    From £25

    'Conference' Pear Tree

    Big yields, even bigger flavour

    • Soft, sweet and succulent
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Eat straight from the trug!
    • Harvest from September

    7 options available

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  • Flagpole Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Amanogawa' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £38 From £35

    Flagpole Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Amanogawa'

    For the smallest of gardens

    • Narrow columnar form with upswept branches
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to just 4x1m
    • Semi-double, fluffy pink flowers
    • Blossoms in April-May

    6 options available

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  • 'Pink Perfection' Cherry Blossom Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £38 From £35

    'Pink Perfection' Cherry Blossom Tree

    High impact flowering sensation

    • Strong upright tree
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 4x4m
    • Fluffy, rose pink double flowers
    • Blossoms in April

    6 options available

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  • Pink Lemonade Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £15
    From £15

    'Pink Lemonade' Blueberry Bush

    You won’t get this in the shops!

    • Delightfully sweet and tangy
    • Perfect for patio pots and raised beds
    • Eat fresh or use to make muffins
    • Harvest July to September

    1 option available

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  • Autumn Bliss Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £12
    £16 From £12

    'Autumn Bliss' Raspberry Plants

    Is this the taste of heaven?

    • Excellent aromatic, extra-sweet flavour
    • Very reliable, bumper harvests
    • Why not give a raspberry swiss roll a go?
    • Autumn-fruiting variety

    1 option available

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  • 'Osborn's Prolific' Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £35
    From £35

    'Osborn's Prolific' Fig Tree

    One heck of a lot of figs!

    • Rich, sweet, melt-in-the-mouth flavour
    • Among the most heavily-fruiting fig trees
    • Try making a scrummy fig tarte tatin
    • Figs ready to pick from August to September

    2 options available

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  • 'Bramley's Seedling' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £28
    £30 From £28

    'Bramley's Seedling' Apple Tree

    The UK's favourite cooking apple

    • Sharp, cooks down to a rich flavour (cooking)
    • A reliable heavy cropper
    • If you want apple pies, come this way...
    • Harvest from September (keeps to February)

    7 options available

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  • Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia

    The ultimate wildlife tree

    • Rounded, bushy tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m
    • Spectacular autumn colour
    • Suitable for all garden sizes

    6 options available

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  • Morello Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £32 From £30

    'Morello' Cherry Tree

    Make the ultimate cherry pie

    • The best sour cooking cherry
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Perfect for a black forest gateau!
    • Harvest from late July to August

    4 options available

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  • Hardy Eucalyptus Tree | Eucalyptus gunnii Ornamental Trees
    From £60
    £80 From £60

    Hardy Eucalyptus Bush | Eucalyptus gunnii

    Superb silvery, fragrant foliage

    • Can be shaped in various ways!
    • Can be kept as short as you want
    • Scented, glaucous leaves, dainty white blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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  • 'Kilmarnock' Dwarf Weeping Willow Tree | Salix caprea Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    'Kilmarnock' Dwarf Weeping Willow Tree | Salix caprea

    A weeping tree… On your patio?!

    • Proudly weeping tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 2m
    • Fuzzy grey-yellow catkins, deciduous foliage
    • Can easily be grown on a patio

    3 options available

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  • Patio Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura' Ornamental Trees
    From £40
    From £40

    Patio Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'

    Cherry blossoms on the patio?!

    • Patio tree with pendulous, weeping branches
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m
    • Bronze to green foliage, double pink blossoms
    • Low-maintenance and fully hardy

    2 options available

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  • 'Big Ben' Blackcurrant Bush Soft Fruit
    From £8
    £15 From £8

    'Big Ben' Blackcurrant Bush

    Huuuuuuuuge blackcurrants

    • Big fruits that don't compromise on flavour
    • Highly disease-resistant
    • Give homemade blackcurrant vodka a go!
    • Harvest from July to August

    1 option available

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  • 'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £30
    From £30

    'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree

    Brilliantly compact fig tree

    • Classic fig taste with a moreish sweetness
    • Often produces two crops per year
    • Rustle up a batch of homemade fig rolls
    • Pick your crop in August and September

    4 options available

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  • Passiflora 'Caerulea' | Passion Flower | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Blue Passion Flower | Passiflora caerulea

    Exotic, otherworldly blooms!

    • Superb blue and white, gently concave blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Blooms from July to September

    2 options available

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  • 'Egremont Russet' Apple Tree Dwarfing Rootstock Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    'Egremont Russet' Apple Tree

    Apple enthusiasts love this tree

    • Soft flesh with a nutty flavour (eating)
    • World-renowned heritage apple
    • Serve with cheese and walnuts!
    • Harvest from late September (stores well)

    1 option available

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  • Award-Winning Raspberry Canes | Growers' Choice Soft Fruit
    From £30
    £45 From £30

    Award-Winning Raspberry Canes | Growers' Choice

    Three varieties loved by the RHS

    • Exquisitely sweet and tangy raspberries
    • Grow in borders or patio pots
    • Eat fresh, served with cream and sugar
    • Harvest fresh berries from early July to October

    1 option available

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  • Single Stem Tibetan Cherry Tree | Prunus Serrula Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £36 From £35

    Single Stem Tibetan Cherry Tree | Prunus serrula

    Coppery-hued, stripy bark

    • Bushy, rounded tree
    • Incredible peeling, papery bark
    • Verdant green foliage and dainty white blooms
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    5 options available

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  • Passion Fruit Plant | Passiflora Edulis Soft Fruit
    From £26
    From £26

    Passion Fruit Plant | Passiflora edulis

    Your own exotic, tropical fruit!

    • Sumptuously sweet, edible fruits
    • Stunning white and purple, bowl-shaped blooms
    • Make an incredible coulis or sorbet
    • Harvest from July to September

    2 options available

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  • Evergreen Clematis | Clematis armandii Climbing Plants
    From £18
    From £18

    Evergreen Clematis | Clematis armandii

    Wonderful vanilla notes

    • Endearing, single, fragrant white blooms
    • Pruning group 1 - no pruning
    • Full sun, hardy (H4)
    • Flowers March to April

    1 option available

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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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