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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  • Aster × frikartii 'Mönch' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Aster × frikartii 'Mönch'

    Long-lasting lavender-blue daisy

    • Happiest when planted in full sun
    • Stunning in cottage garden middles
    • Flowers August to October
    • RHS AGM: Fantastic late summer colour

    Currently out of stock

  • Gaura lindheimeri 'White' Perennial Bedding
    From £10
    From £10

    Gaura lindheimeri 'White'

    Beautiful butterfly blooms

    • Appreciates a spot in full sun
    • A lovely plant for rock gardens and borders
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Poppy 'Beauty of Livermere' | Papaver orientale Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Poppy 'Beauty of Livermere' | Papaver orientale

    Dramatic blood-red floral bowls

    • Plant in a spot with full sunshine
    • Brilliant for classic cottage beds
    • Flowers May to July
    • Spectacular papery summer flowers

    Currently out of stock

  • Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' Shrubs
    From £15
    From £15

    Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight'

    Stunning midnight garden colour

    • Bushy, arching bushy form
    • Bushy shrub - grows up to 2-3m
    • Boasts deciduous foliage and striking blooms
    • Highly attractive to bees and pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Deutzia 'Mont Rose' Shrubs
    From £15
    From £15

    Deutzia 'Mont Rose'

    Lush pink blooms, upright stems

    • Magnificent magenta ruffled flowers
    • Dwarf plant - grows to 1-1.5m
    • Deciduous shrub with star-shaped pink blooms
    • Provides a beautiful backdrop for perennials

    Currently out of stock

  • Ultimate Wisteria Collection Climbing Plants
    From £75
    £80 From £75

    Ultimate Wisteria Collection

    The iconic cottage climber

    • Glorious pendulous, scented flowers
    • Purple, pink and white coloured blooms
    • RHS award-winning varieties
    • Create a paradise for pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Cross Pollinating Apple Trees | Perfect Partners Fruit Trees
    From £52
    £60 From £52

    Cross Pollinating Apple Trees | Perfect Partners

    Guarantee your apple yields

    • Cross-pollination ensures fruit production
    • Both varieties produce dual-purpose apples
    • Fact: two trees are better than one!
    • Attract more bees to your garden

    Currently out of stock

  • Duo Apple Tree | 'Cox's Orange Pippin' & 'Elstar' Trained Fruit Trees
    £55
    £55

    Duo Apple Tree | 'Cox's Orange Pippin' & 'Elstar'

    Two in one, what's not to like?

    • Unbeatable depth of flavour
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Great for both eating fresh and cooking
    • Pick your apples from mid-September

    Currently out of stock

  • English Primroses Collection Annual bedding
    £50
    £50

    English Primroses Collection

    Sometimes the classics are the best

    • A perfect mix of golden cowslips and pastel yellow wild primroses
    • Flowers from January right through to May
    • Wildlife friendly, maintenance free perennials
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Summer Snowflake | Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'

    Elegant white bells for spring

    • Happy in sun or dappled shade
    • Ideal for damp, spring borders
    • Flowers appear in April and May
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Woodland Tobacco Plant | Nicotiana sylvestris Perennial Bedding
    £6
    £6

    Woodland Tobacco Plant | Nicotiana sylvestris

    Brilliant bugle blooms

    • Prefers a sunny or part-shaded spot
    • Ideal for cutting gardens
    • Flowers from July to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' Perennial Bedding
    From £4
    £6 From £4

    Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

    Creamy-yellow cascading sedge

    • Grows well in sun or partial shade
    • Excellent for damp woodland areas
    • Flowers June to July
    • RHS AGM: Provides tactile evergreen leaves

    Currently out of stock

  • Black Hollyhock | Alcea rosea 'Nigra' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Black Hollyhock | Alcea rosea 'Nigra'

    Dramatic deep chocolate-maroon

    • Grows vigorously in full sunshine
    • Perfect for dry sunny fence lines
    • Flowers July to September
    • Tall classic cottage garden appeal

    Currently out of stock

  • Small-Leaved Lime Tree | Tilia cordata 'Winter Orange' Ornamental Trees
    £55
    £60 £55

    Small-Leaved Lime Tree | Tilia cordata 'Winter Orange'

    Stunning orange shoots in winter

    • Fiery columnar tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m+
    • Green foliage turns a rich yellow in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Japanese Apricot Tree | Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori' Ornamental Trees
    £85
    £85

    Japanese Apricot Tree | Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori'

    An early springtime showstopper

    • Compact, bushy tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 2.5m
    • Abundant pink, highly fragrant blossoms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Japanese Anemone 'Queen Charlotte' | Anemone hybrida Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Japanese Anemone 'Queen Charlotte' | Anemone hybrida

    Elegant semi-double pale pink

    • Thrives in partial to full shade
    • Great for late summer shade beds
    • Flowers August to October
    • RHS AGM: Elegant late summer to autumn blooms

    Currently out of stock

  • Phlox 'Blue Paradise' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Phlox 'Blue Paradise'

    Color-changing violet blooms

    • Tolerates both sun and semi-shade
    • Suited to front of tall borders
    • Flowers July to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit recipient

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Comtesse de Paris' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    £50
    £55 £50

    'Comtesse de Paris' Crabapple Tree

    Blooms worthy of any noble court

    • Regal spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Wonderfully fragrant, snow-white flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Hibiscus syriacus 'Woodbridge' Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Hibiscus syriacus 'Woodbridge'

    Punchy pink paradise...

    • Upright, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 3m
    • Pink blooms with dark red and white centres
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • Premium Plant in a 5L Pot Shrubs
    £30
    £30

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Wedding Gown'

    Blooms worthy of the aisle

    • Neat, bushy shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 1m
    • Lacecap blooms becoming more mophead with age
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Flowering Alpine Collection | Petite Perfection Perennial Bedding
    From £30
    £36 From £30

    Flowering Alpine Collection | Petite Perfection

    Pretty as a Pyrenean picture!

    • Includes a variety of low-maintenance alpines
    • Great for pollinators (bees and butterflies)
    • Perfect for poor, dry soils and slopes
    • Features both nodding bell blooms and pompoms

    Currently out of stock

  • Agastache 'Black Adder' | Giant hyssop Perennial Bedding
    From £5
    £6 From £5

    Agastache 'Black Adder' | Giant hyssop

    Smoky lilac-blue moody elegance

    • Thrives in a sunny, open position
    • Ideal for sunny patio pots
    • Flowers July to October
    • Exceptional fragrant pollinator plant

    Currently out of stock

  • Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple'

    Bright purple wands of color

    • Happy in sun or gentle dappled shade
    • Perfect for damp clay spots
    • Flowers July to September
    • Thrives in moist or boggy soils

    Currently out of stock

  • Crocosmia 'Firestars Scorchio' Perennial Bedding
    £16
    £16

    Crocosmia 'Firestars Scorchio'

    This plant is hot, hot, hot

    • Flower production is best in full sun
    • Perfect for a cutting garden or border
    • Sizzling flowers from June to August
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Lilac 'Souvenir de Louis Spaeth' | Syringa vulgaris Shrubs
    £30
    £30

    Lilac 'Souvenir de Louis Spaeth' | Syringa vulgaris

    Rich wine-red, fragrant panicles

    • Architectural, mounded canopy shape
    • Spreading plant - can reach 2.5-4m
    • Wine-red fragrant flowers, deciduous foliage
    • Flourishes in well-drained, humus-rich soil

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia nemorosa 'East Friesland' Perennial Bedding
    From £20
    £18 From £20

    Salvia nemorosa 'East Friesland'

    Award-winning bee magnet

    • Likes full sun most
    • Ideal for pots and border fronts
    • Flowers from July to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue' Perennial Bedding
    £4
    £6 £4

    Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue'

    A mat of royal-blue beauty

    • Loves full sunshine
    • Looks fabulous in a raised bed
    • Flowers from May to August
    • 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
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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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