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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  • Cottage Garden Plants | Cotswolds Country Classics Perennial Bedding
    From £30
    £36 From £30

    Cottage Garden Plants | Cotswolds Country Classics

    Your own instant cottage garden!

    • Includes classic perennial favourites
    • A variety of colours, shapes and fragrances
    • Features RHS AGM winners
    • Attracts a wealth of pollinating insects

    Currently out of stock

  • Perovskia 'Little Spire' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Perovskia 'Little Spire'

    Compact silvery lavender cloud

    • Requires a sunny, open position
    • Great for poor soil beds
    • Flowers August to October
    • Thrives in hot dry border conditions

    Currently out of stock

  • Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Shin-deshojo' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £40 From £35

    Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Shin-deshojo'

    Unrivalled in elegance and grace

    • Compact, bushy tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 3m
    • Various shades of red, green and orange
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

    Luminous silver-edged elegance

    • Flourishes in direct, bright sunlight
    • Perfect for large grass borders
    • Flowers August to October
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Bergenia 'Bressingham White' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Bergenia 'Bressingham White'

    Pure white spring elephant ears

    • Tolerates both sun and semi-shade
    • Best for gravel garden edges
    • Flowers March to May
    • RHS AGM: Tough reliable evergreen foliage

    Currently out of stock

  • Yellow Azalea | Rhododendron 'Luteum' Shrubs
    £20
    £20

    Yellow Azalea | Rhododendron 'Luteum'

    Dazzling golden fragrant petals

    • Striking, spreading shrub form
    • Spreading bush - will reach 1.5-3m
    • Beautiful evergreen foliage, elegant blooms
    • Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Gem' Shrubs
    From £15
    From £15

    Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Gem'

    A shining white diamond

    • Compact, upright shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Fully double white flowers, evergreen foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Catmint 'Six Hills Giant' | Nepeta Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Catmint 'Six Hills Giant' | Nepeta

    Towering, fragrant blue giant

    • Prefers a fully sunlit location
    • Great for front of hot borders
    • Flowers May to September
    • Holds the prestigious RHS AGM

    Currently out of stock

  • Delphinium elatum 'Faust' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £16 From £15

    Delphinium elatum 'Faust'

    Worth selling your soul for!

    • Likes to be grown in full sun
    • Ideal for cottage gardens and herbaceous beds
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Heucherella 'Sweet Tea'

    Fiery cinnamon-orange foliage

    • Ideal for a partially shaded border
    • Suited to container displays
    • Flowers May to July
    • Beautiful patterned evergreen leaves

    Currently out of stock

  • Pink Standard Rose | 'Flower Carpet Pink' Shrubs
    £50
    £50

    Pink Standard Rose | 'Flower Carpet Pink'

    A pretty profusion of pink

    • Incredible sprays of semi-double pink flowers
    • Unscented blooms
    • Flowers from June to October
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • Crocosmia 'Walberton Miss Scarlet' Perennial Bedding
    £16
    £16

    Crocosmia 'Walberton Miss Scarlet'

    The deepest red hues

    • Best flowering occurs in full sun
    • Excellent for a colourful border
    • Blooms from July to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Ceanothus 'Skylark' Shrubs
    From £14
    From £14

    Ceanothus 'Skylark'

    One of the finest varieties

    • Bushy, rounded shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2m
    • Deep blue thimble flowers, glossy foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Camellia japonica 'Margaret Davis' Shrubs
    £15
    £15

    Camellia japonica 'Margaret Davis'

    Raspberry ripple blooms!

    • Tall, upright shrub
    • Large shrub - grows up to 4m
    • Creamy double blooms with crimson skirting
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Perovskia 'Blue Spire' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Perovskia 'Blue Spire'

    Towering Russian sage drama

    • Admires a hot and sunny position
    • Suited to drought prone borders
    • Flowers August to October
    • A proud RHS AGM winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Rhododendron 'Percy Wiseman' Shrubs
    From £20
    From £20

    Rhododendron 'Percy Wiseman'

    Incredible sunset hues

    • Bushy, arching canopy shape
    • Spreading shrub - reaches approx 1.5-3m
    • Peach-fading blooms on evergreen foliage
    • Recipient of the RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • Silky Wisteria | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni' Climbing Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Silky Wisteria | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'

    Fabulously fragrant racemes

    • Hanging pink flowers (up to 15cm long)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows well in both sun and part shade
    • Flowers in June

    Currently out of stock

  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Silver Dollar' Shrubs
    From £20
    From £20

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Silver Dollar'

    Take my coins - I'm sold!

    • Densely-packed, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.2m
    • Sizable, satin-white, cone-shaped clusters
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Orchid Primrose | Primula vialii Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Orchid Primrose | Primula vialii

    The red-hot poker primrose

    • Most appreciates partial shade
    • Perfect for boggy ground
    • Flowers from June to July
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Sea Holly | Eryngium bourgatii Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Sea Holly | Eryngium bourgatii

    Striking blue thistle blooms

    • Admires a hot and sunny position
    • Ideal for coastal garden borders
    • Flowers July to August
    • RHS AGM: Architectural steely blue blooms

    Currently out of stock

  • Lythrum salicaria 'Blush' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Lythrum salicaria 'Blush'

    Graceful pale pink blooms

    • Adaptable to full sun or light shade
    • Great for wet soil borders
    • Flowers July to September
    • Perfect for damp and boggy soil

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Wedding Bouquet' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    £50
    £55 £50

    'Wedding Bouquet' Crabapple Tree

    Blossoms befitting any aisle

    • Graceful upright (to spreading) tree
    • Medium tree - grows to 4m
    • Ivory white flowers, intensely red fruits
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
    From £8
    £10 From £8

    Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'

    Adorable miniature blue leaves

    • Prefers a shady corner away from harsh light
    • Charming addition to shady rockeries or pots
    • Sweet summer flowers in July and August
    • A miniature RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Camellia japonica 'Silver Anniversary' Shrubs
    £15
    £15

    Camellia japonica 'Silver Anniversary'

    Flowers like the finest fried eggs

    • Proud, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Peony-like white blooms with yellow stamens
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Perennial Bedding
    From £5
    £6 From £5

    Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

    Intense tomato-red fiery wands

    • Loves a south-facing, sunny spot
    • Excellent for hot sunny borders
    • Flowers July to September
    • RHS AGM: Vibrant fiery late summer blooms

    Currently out of stock

  • Primrose 'Cowslip' | Primula Veris Annual Bedding
    £9
    £9

    Primrose 'Cowslip' | Primula Veris

    A classic, sweet-scented native plant

    • Sunny yellow flowers with a sweet fragrance
    • Grow in groups around a sunny or partly shaded pond
    • Flowers from April to June
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • approved by Shakespeare

    Currently out of stock

  • Geranium 'Azure Rush' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    Geranium 'Azure Rush'

    A sea of gorgeous blue

    • Plant somewhere in sun or part shade
    • Great in pots and border fronts
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery

Meet Cameron

Putting shrubs in the starlight (and boy do they shine…)

Cameron is mad about plants, which is lucky, really, because he’s absolutely surrounded by them here at the nursery. Having studied at the Student Plant Unit at Pershore College, Cameron went on to compete at the Grand Finals for the 2022 Horticulturist of the Year Awards. With a team of dedicated growers on hand to help, Cameron utilises our industry-leading nursery (and the lovely, fertile conditions of the Cotswolds) to grow shrubs that aren’t just good-looking, they’re good-growing too.

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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