RHS Award Winning Plants

The RHS is Britain’s leading gardening charity and an unparalleled authority on all things horticultural. For over 100 years, the organisation has bestowed its Award of Garden Merit (AGM) on those plants demonstrated to particularly excel in British gardens. It’s a mark of quality that really earmarks the best plants out there. Here at Roots, we’re proud to stock over 150 plant varieties boasting the prestigious award. Who doesn’t love a winner?

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  • Flamingo Willow Tree | Salix Integra Hakuro Nishiki Ornamental Trees
    From £25
    £35 From £25

    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

    6 options available

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  • Perfect Plants for Shade | Woodland Wonderland Perennial Bedding
    From £35
    £48 From £35

    Perfect Plants for Shade | Woodland Wonderland

    Bring a shady border to life!

    • Shade-tolerant foliage and flowering plants
    • Plant in a shaded bed or border
    • Flowers from April to November
    • Hardy young plants well-suited to UK growing

    2 options available

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  • Autumn Bliss Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £25
    £35 From £25

    '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?
    • Pick from August to October

    2 options available

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  • Glen Ample Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £21
    £25 From £21

    'Glen Ample' Raspberry Plants

    Produces more-than-ample crops

    • Incredibly rich and complex flavour
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Try out some raspberry shortbread bars
    • Fruits from June to September

    3 options available

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  • Morello Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £40 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

    2 options available

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  • 'Charlotte' Salad Seed Potatoes Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    'Charlotte' Second Early Salad Seed Potatoes

    The UK's fave salad potato

    • A marriage of earthy, nutty and sweet flavour
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Cube, sauté and sprinkle with sea salt
    • Second early - ready from July

    2 options available

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  • 12 Mixed Flowering Perennial Plants in 10.5cm Pots | Extra Value Pack Perennial Bedding
    From £120
    £135 From £120

    Mixed Flowering Perennial Plants | Extra Value Pack

    Instantly transform your beds

    • A mix of brightly-coloured blooms and foliage
    • The perfect option for sunny beds and borders
    • Flowers from May to September
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

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  • 'Raspberry Red' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    £10 From £6

    'Raspberry Red' Rhubarb Plant

    Intensely red stalks

    • Tender and succulent
    • Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Pair with vanilla and make a sticky jam
    • Harvest from April to June

    3 options available

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  • 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

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  • Black Elderberry Tree | Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty' Ornamental Trees
    £18
    £25 £18

    Black Elderberry Tree | Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty'

    A rich purple stunner

    • Bushy, shrubby tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Deep purple foliage, small pink flowers
    • Dark purple berries in autumn

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  • Black Elderberry | Sambucus Black Lace Shrubs
    From £20
    £25 From £20

    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

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  • Patio Cherry Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Cherry Tree

    Small in stature, big on impact

    • Expertly grown to keep nice and small
    • Includes disease-resistant varieties
    • Eat from the tree, bake in pies and cobblers
    • Flavourful cherries, fantastic flowers

    2 options available

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  • 'Falstaff' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £37
    From £37

    'Falstaff' Apple Tree

    A brilliant modern variety

    • Sweet with a short sharpness (dual)
    • An excellent performer with large crops
    • Eat fresh or bake into a delicious strudel!
    • Harvest from mid-October

    3 options available

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  • Heuchera 'Marmalade' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Heuchera 'Marmalade'

    Loves the shade, deserves the limelight!

    • Incredible two-toned red and orange foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Hardy evergreen perennial
    • Adds year-round vibrance to your garden space

    2 options available

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  • Timperley Early' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    £12 From £6

    'Timperley Early' Rhubarb Plant

    The best choice for forcing

    • Excellent levels of sweetness
    • Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Whip up a rhubarb syllabub
    • Harvest from February

    4 options available

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  • Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade' Perennial Bedding
    From £18
    From £18

    Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade'

    Add a dash of lime to your garden space

    • Stunningly vibrant lime-green leaves all year round
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Adds year-round vibrance to your garden space
    • Buy an almost mature plant of significant size

    2 options available

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  • Full Season Seed Potato Pack | Growers' Choice Vegetables
    From £15
    £17 From £15

    Full Season Seed Potato Pack | Growers' Choice

    Potatoes for months (and months)

    • Includes 'Maris Peer', 'Maris Piper' and more
    • Harvest delicious potatoes month after month
    • Bake, pan-roast or whack in the air fryer
    • Harvest from June to October

    1 option available

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  • 'Fiesta' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £34
    From £34

    'Fiesta' Apple Tree

    A party on your palate!

    • Aromatic flavour with a sharp bite (eating)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Slice and serve with peanut butter
    • Harvest from September (keeps until March)

    2 options available

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  • Double Pink Hawthorn Tree | Crataegus laevigata 'Rosea Flore Pleno' Ornamental Trees
    From £36
    From £36

    Double Pink Hawthorn Tree | Crataegus laevigata 'Rosea Flore Pleno'

    Double delight in punchy pink!

    • Rounded, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 8m
    • Fluffy, fully-double blooms in rose pink
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda 'Royal Purple' Climbing Plants
    £30
    £30

    Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda 'Royal Purple'

    The black dragon wisteria

    • Flowing violet sprays (up to 50cm long)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Prefers full sun but tolerates part shade
    • Blooms from May to June

    1 option available

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  • 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

    6 options available

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  • Half-Standard Fig Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Half-Standard Fig Tree

    Grow figs from your patio!

    • Lovely sweetness and that classic fig flavour
    • One of the hardiest varieties
    • Eat fresh, bake with honey or use to make jam
    • Usually ready to pick in August and September

    2 options available

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  • Stepover Apple Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £40
    From £40

    Stepover Apple Tree

    Grow low, pick with ease

    • Expertly trained into a low-growing shape
    • Includes RHS award-winning varieties
    • Puree into a sauce to serve with roast pork
    • Both sweet and tart apples, dreamy flowers

    2 options available

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  • Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea Shrubs
    From £25
    £30 From £25

    Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea

    The fishpole bamboo

    • Vertical culms which arch a little with age
    • Grows up to 5m (can be kept shorter)
    • Chartreuse, slim, evergreen leaves (running)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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  • Patio Pear Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £32
    £35 From £32

    Patio Pear Tree

    Lush pears from the doorstep

    • Expertly grown to keep nice and small
    • Includes award-winning varieties
    • Eat fresh, poach or use in baking
    • Melt-in-the-mouth pears, magical blossoms

    4 options available

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  • 'Desiree' Maincrop Seed Potatoes Vegetables
    From £5
    £7 From £5

    'Desiree' Maincrop Seed Potatoes

    Highly desire(e)d potatoes!

    • Creamy-textured spuds with lovely earthiness
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Slice into wedges or grate and make röstis
    • Maincrop - harvest from August

    2 options available

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  • Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' Ornamental Trees
    From £100
    From £100

    Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'

    Impactful doesn't cover it

    • Naturally bushy, shrub-like tree
    • Medium tree - grows to 5m
    • Purple to sanguine-red, deciduous foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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South Downs National Park

Meet Danielle

110 years' expertise free with every plant

Straight from the capable hands of our shrub specialist Danielle to your garden, you can be sure that each bush, hedge and plant is grown to last. Nurtured in the fields of the South Downs and professionally pruned for the best shape, these hardy feature plants will be adding structure, colour and variety to your garden for many years to come.

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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