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?

Proven winners (80)Plants of the week (105)Plant collections (177)Gardening gifts (52)
  • Autumn Bliss Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £13
    From £13

    '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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  • 12 Mixed Flowering Perennial Plants in 10.5cm Pots | Extra Value Pack Perennial Bedding
    From £60
    £72 From £60

    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

    1 option 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

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  • Black Elderberry Tree | Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty' Ornamental Trees
    £25
    £28 £25

    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

    1 option available

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  • Heuchera 'Paris' Perennial Bedding
    From £10
    From £10

    Heuchera 'Paris'

    Fantastic pink flower spires for added summer delight

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Create evergreen interest in borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    2 options available

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  • 'Raspberry Red' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    £8 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

    2 options available

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  • Heuchera 'Marmalade' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    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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  • Black Elderberry | Sambucus Black Lace Shrubs
    From £15
    From £15

    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

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  • Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade' Perennial Bedding
    From £10
    From £10

    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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  • Timperley Early' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    £8 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

    2 options 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

    3 options 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

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  • Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea Shrubs
    From £50
    £60 From £50

    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

    2 options 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

    1 option available

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  • Verbena 'Rigida' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Verbena rigida

    Award winning compact Verbena perfect for pots

    • Plumes of the richest Lilac purple flowers
    • Flowers from June to September
    • Fragrant, compact variety perfect for patio displays
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Goliath' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    'Goliath' Rhubarb Plant

    Super high-yielding (up to 5kg!)

    • Full-bodied, punchy flavour
    • Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Pair with dates in a tangy chutney
    • Harvest from May to June

    2 options available

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  • Green Bamboo | Phyllostachys bisettii Ornamental Trees
    From £50
    From £50

    Green Bamboo | Phyllostachys bisettii

    Create a Japanese-style garden

    • Upright, woody, green stems (faintly arching)
    • Grows up to 5m (can be kept shorter)
    • Gecko-green, thin, evergreen leaves (running)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option 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

    2 options available

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  • Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £50 From £35

    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

    2 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

    4 options available

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  • Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' Shrubs
    From £40
    £65 From £40

    Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis'

    Green-grooved, golden superstar

    • Upright bamboo stems
    • Grows up to 6m (can be kept shorter)
    • Green leaves, pink-to-yellow culms (running)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Calamondin Orange Tree | Citrus calamondin Trained Fruit Trees
    £45
    £60 £45

    Calamondin Orange Tree | Citrus calamondin

    Step aside lemon and lime...

    • A combination of sweet and sour
    • Perfect for patio growing
    • Eat fresh, use in drinks or make a marmalade
    • Harvest from July to November

    1 option available

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  • Dragon Head Bamboo | Fargesia rufa Shrubs
    From £30
    £65 From £30

    Dragon Head Bamboo | Fargesia rufa

    Not just loved by pandas!

    • Upright bamboo culms that arch with age
    • Grows up to 3m (can be kept shorter)
    • Evergreen foliage and yellow canes (clumping)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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  • 40cm Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow' | 2L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow'

    Turn your garden into an all-year-round exotic paradise

    • Masses of green and red flowers in early summer
    • Exotic variegated foliage for year-round interest
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Very easy to grow and care for

    3 options available

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

    Cordon Cherry Tree

    Great yields in half the space

    • Expertly grown in a columnar shape
    • Includes both sweet and sour cherries
    • Use in crumbles, cobblers and conserves
    • Flavour-packed fruit, fab flowers

    1 option available

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  • Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda 'Domino' Climbing Plants
    £32
    £32

    Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda 'Domino'

    Unbeatable rustic charm

    • Pendulous lavender racemes (up to 20cm long)
    • Looks stunning over a pergola
    • Grows well in both sun and part shade
    • Flowers from May to June

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  • Cordon Pear Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Cordon Pear Tree

    A space-saving way to grow pears

    • Expertly grown in a columnar shape
    • Includes RHS award-winning varieties
    • Bake in crumbles, pies and tarts
    • Succulent pears, delightful blossoms

    1 option available

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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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