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.
  • Jonkheer van Tets' Redcurrant Plant Soft Fruit
    From £18
    From £18

    'Jonkheer van Tets' Redcurrant Plant

    Dutch deliciousness

    • Beautifully sweet with great juiciness
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Makes a cracking jam
    • Ready to pick from early July

    3 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Black Elderberry | Sambucus Black Lace Shrubs
    From £35
    From £35

    Black Elderberry | Sambucus 'Black Lace'

    A liquorice, powder-pink combo!

    • Wonderfully bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 3m
    • Superb lacy, liquorice leaves and pink blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

    Trustpilot
  • Japanese Wineberry Plant Soft Fruit
    From £20
    From £20

    Japanese Wineberry Plant

    Your new favourite berry…

    • Super sweet with a sherbet tang
    • Amazing fiery red stems
    • Makes mean sorbets and syrups!
    • Harvest from August to September

    2 options available

    Trustpilot
  • 'Ken's Red' Hardy Kiwi Plant Soft Fruit
    From £25
    From £25

    'Ken's Red' Hardy Kiwi Plant

    Sweet, red-fleshed kiwi

    • Sweeter and more aromatic than regular kiwis
    • Excellent storage properties
    • Ideal for children's lunchboxes
    • Harvest from August to September

    1 option available

    Trustpilot
  • Bay Laurel Tree | Laurus Nobilis Ornamental Trees
    From £18
    £25 From £18

    Bay Laurel Tree | Laurus nobilis

    Perfect for formal gardens

    • Upright tree (can also be topiaried)
    • Expertly grown in a range of shapes and sizes
    • Deep green, tactile, evergreen foliage
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

    7 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Winter Jasmine | Jasminum nudiflorum Climbing Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Winter Jasmine | Jasminum nudiflorum

    What blooms in winter? This guy!

    • Lemon-yellow flowers on green stems
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Happy in both full sun and partial shade
    • Flowers from January to March

    1 option available

    Trustpilot
  • White Winter Flowering Cherry Tree | Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    White Winter Flowering Cherry Tree | Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'

    Blooms to beat the winter blues!

    • Strong upright tree
    • Easily pruned to fit any garden
    • Large white, semi-double flowers
    • Blossoms in November-March

    2 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Black Bamboo | Phyllostachys nigra Ornamental Trees
    From £50
    From £50

    Black Bamboo | Phyllostachys nigra

    Talk about striking!

    • Vertical canes (bending slightly when mature)
    • Grows up to 4m (can be kept shorter)
    • Mid-green, narrow, evergreen leaves (running)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Photinia 'Red Robin' Shrubs
    From £20
    £30 From £20

    Photinia 'Red Robin'

    Award winning fiery red foliage

    • Glossy red evergreen leaves mature to green
    • Brightens borders year round
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

    2 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Himalayan Birch Tree | Betula utilis jacquemontii Ornamental Trees
    From £150
    £175 From £150

    Himalayan Birch Tree | Betula utilis jacquemontii

    From the highest climes

    • Open pyramidal tree
    • Large tree - grows higher than 12m
    • Fresh green foliage with yellow catkins
    • Sheds its bark each and every year

    4 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Corkscrew Hazel | Corylus avellana 'Contorta' Ornamental Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    Corkscrew Hazel | Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

    Unmatched ornamental value

    • Spreading, well-branched tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Chartreuse leaves and pendulous catkins
    • Contorted branches twist and corkscrew

    2 options available

    Trustpilot
  • White Passion Flower | Passiflora 'Snow Queen' Climbing Plants
    From £20
    £25 From £20

    White Passion Flower | Passiflora 'Snow Queen'

    The queen of climbers

    • Sizable snow-white blooms (up to 12cm across)
    • Fragrant flowers, ornamental orange fruits
    • Performs best in sun (withstands part shade)
    • Flowers from July to September

    3 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Magnolia 'Stellata' Ornamental Trees
    From £40
    From £40

    Star Magnolia Tree | Magnolia stellata 'Water Lily'

    Packing serious petal power!

    • Broadly pyramidal tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 3m
    • Fragrant, linen white, starburst flowers
    • More petals than most magnolias

    1 option available

    Trustpilot
  • White Versailles' Whitecurrant Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    £12 From £6

    'White Versailles' Whitecurrant Plant

    Stunning, translucent currants

    • Sweeter tasting than redcurrants!
    • Ideal for pots and gardens with limited space
    • Bake a fabulous whitecurrant tart
    • Pick your currants in July and August

    1 option available

    Trustpilot
  • Patio Apple Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Apple Tree

    All-time greats, grown for pots

    • Expertly grown to keep nice and small
    • Includes heavy-cropping varieties
    • Eat fresh, bake in crumbles and cakes
    • Juicy apples, stunning flowers

    4 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Jasmine 'Clotted Cream' | Jasminum officinale Climbing Plants
    From £25
    £30 From £25

    Jasmine 'Clotted Cream' | Jasminum officinale

    Bigger flowers, better fragrance

    • Creamy flowers and deep green foliage
    • Stunningly fragrant flowers
    • Loves sun (also grows in partial shade)
    • Flowers from June through to September

    2 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Lemon Tree Gift Gift Option
    From £40
    From £40

    The Lemon Tree Gift

    A gift of longevity & abundance

    • Deliciously juicy lemons
    • Fruits and flowers year-round
    • Great for lovers of the Mediterranean
    • An amazing anniversary present

    1 option available

    Trustpilot
  • Award Winning Patio Fruit Tree Collection | Cherry, Pear & Plum | Growers' Choice Fruit Trees
    From £70
    £105 From £70

    Award Winning Patio Fruit Tree Collection | Cherry, Pear & Plum

    Our growers' best picks for pots

    • Grow your own fruit on a balcony or patio
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winners
    • Easy care, heavy cropping and flavourful
    • Harvest from July to October

    1 option available

    Trustpilot
  • Chinese Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus henryana Climbing Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Chinese Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus henryana

    Vigorous autumn climber

    • Silvery green and burgundy foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Can cope in full sun or shade
    • Fab fruit-foliage colour contrast in autumn

    3 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Ginkgo Biloba | Maidenhair Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    Ginkgo Biloba | Maidenhair Tree

    Older than the dinosaurs

    • Conical, columnar tree (spreading with age)
    • Large tree – grows up to 10m
    • Distinctive deciduous, fan-shaped leaves
    • Incredible golden autumn colour

    3 options available

    Trustpilot
  • All Season Raspberry Plants Collection Soft Fruit
    From £30
    £45 From £30

    All Season Raspberry Plants Collection

    Fresh raspberries in two seasons

    • Sweet, juicy berries bursting with flavour
    • Easy to grow in a sunny border
    • Eat fresh or bake into pies and crumbles
    • Harvest in both summer and autumn

    1 option available

    Trustpilot
  • Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon' Ornamental Trees
    From £50
    From £50

    Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

    Spectacular autumn hues

    • Broadly pyramidal tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Lobed deciduous leaves turn fiery in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Red Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Red Emperor' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £40 From £35

    Red Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Red Emperor'

    Worthy of reigning any garden!

    • Bushy, broadly upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows to 5m
    • Serrated, wine-red, deciduous leaves
    • An excellent choice for smaller gardens

    1 option available

    Trustpilot
  • Sweetest Winter Honeysuckle | Lonicera fragrantissima Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Sweetest Winter Honeysuckle | Lonicera fragrantissima

    Extremely fragrant winter blooms

    • Highly-scented creamy flowers, semi-evergreen
    • Provides winter interest in beds and borders
    • Prefers a partially shaded location
    • Flowers from December to March

    2 options available

    Trustpilot
  • Tiger Orange Tree | Patio 'Arcobal' Orange Trained Fruit Trees
    £45
    £60 £45

    Tiger Orange Tree | Patio 'Arcobal' Orange

    The stripy orange!

    • A beautifully-balanced sweet-tart mix
    • Incredibly unusual striped rind
    • Juice and use in a blood orange G&T
    • Harvest from September to November

    1 option available

    Trustpilot
  • Nashi Japanese Pear Tree Fruit Trees
    From £32
    From £32

    '20th Century' Japanese Pear Tree | Nashi Pear

    Tastes as good as it looks

    • Crisp and aromatic
    • A good, heavy cropper
    • Wonderful eaten fresh or used in chutneys
    • Harvest from late August

    1 option available

    Trustpilot
  • Clematis Viticella 'Etoile Violette' | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Clematis viticella 'Étoile Violette'

    Gorgeous violet stars

    • Myriad violet blooms with yellow centres
    • Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
    • Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
    • Flowers July to September

    3 options available

    Trustpilot

Happy plants make happy customers

Trustpilot
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

Fighting plastic waste

Delivering fresh from the nursery

Supporting UK growers