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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  • 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

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  • Mini Orchard Collection | Cherry, Pear & Plum Trees Fruit Trees
    From £80
    £105 From £80

    Mini Orchard Collection | Cherry, Pear & Plum Trees

    Fruit all summer long

    • Sweet and juicy fruits for eating and cooking
    • Compact trees suitable for any size of garden
    • Devour straight from the branches
    • Harvest from July to October

    1 option available

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  • 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

    3 options available

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  • 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

    1 option available

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  • 'Sunset' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    'Sunset' Apple Tree

    Broaden your taste horizons

    • Sweet, followed by a sharp edge (eating)
    • Exceptional performance as well as taste
    • Slice and sneak in your children's lunchboxes
    • Harvest from September to October

    2 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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  • Doyenné Du Comice Pear Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £34 From £30

    'Doyenné Du Comice' Pear Tree

    Award-winning French sensation

    • Juicy, melt-in-your-mouth pears
    • Receiver of the RHS AGM
    • Poach in cloves and wine, or bake with honey
    • Harvest from September to October

    2 options available

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  • Summer Sun Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    'Summer Sun' Cherry Tree

    The most reliable UK cropper

    • Sweet with no bitterness
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • The perfect sundae topper
    • Harvest from mid-July

    2 options available

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  • Red Weeping Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Garnet' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £45 From £35

    Red Weeping Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Garnet'

    The gem your garden deserves

    • Bushy, weeping tree
    • Small tree - grows to 2.5m
    • Jewel-toned, deeply-lobed foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    4 options available

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  • Blushing Bride Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Shogetsu' Ornamental Trees
    From £34
    £36 From £34

    'Blushing Bride' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Shogetsu'

    Late flowering show stopper

    • Strong upright tree
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 4x4m
    • Clusters of white double flowers
    • Blossoms in April-May

    2 options available

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  • 'The Bride' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus incisa Ornamental Trees
    From £34
    £36 From £34

    'The Bride' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus incisa

    Fiery autumn foliage

    • Compact rounded shape
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 4x4m
    • Light pink buds open to snowy white flowers
    • Blossoms in March-April

    2 options available

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  • Timperley Early' Rhubarb Plant Soft Fruit
    From £6
    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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  • Vilmorinii Rowan Tree | Sorbus Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    Vilmorin's Rowan Tree | Sorbus vilmorinii

    Red berries turn stunning white

    • Bushy, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Green, lacy leaves turn purple come autumn
    • Aids native wildlife and bees

    3 options available

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  • Grafted Patio Kumquat Tree Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    From £25
    £35 From £25

    Grafted Patio Kumquat Tree

    A perfect mix of sweet and tangy

    • Sweet, tangy and wonderfully aromatic
    • Self-fertile (no pollination partner needed)
    • Eat whole, use in chutneys or make a tart
    • Typically fruits from November to April

    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

    4 options available

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  • 'Malling Admiral' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £15
    From £15

    'Malling Admiral' Raspberry Plants

    Navy-strength flavour assured

    • Explosions of juicy sweetness
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Eat fresh, use in jams or add to trifles
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    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

    4 options available

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  • 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

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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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  • 'Tulameen' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £15
    £17 From £15

    'Tulameen' Raspberry Plants

    A Canadian crowd-pleaser

    • A lovely, traditional-tasting raspberry
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Bake a gorgeous lemon and raspberry cake
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    3 options available

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  • Worcester Pearmain Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    'Worcester Pearmain' Apple Tree

    Award-winning heirloom apple

    • Sweet with subtle strawberry notes (eating)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Can be used for eating, juices and cider
    • Harvest from September onwards

    3 options available

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  • Great White Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Tai-Haku' Ornamental Trees
    From £32
    £36 From £32

    Great White Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Tai-Haku'

    The largest cherry flowers

    • A flat topped shape develops in maturity
    • Ideal for medium spaces, growing to 5x5m
    • Huge white single flowers
    • Blossoms in April

    2 options available

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  • Kursar' Cherry Blossom Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £34
    £38 From £34

    'Kursar' Dwarf Cherry Blossom Tree

    Small and mighty award-winner

    • Compact classic tree shape
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 3x3m
    • Clusters of deep pink single flowers
    • Blossoms in March-April

    1 option available

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  • Sasha' Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £32 From £30

    'Sasha' Cherry Tree

    Big cherries, big flavour

    • Sweet, aromatic and full of juice
    • Self fertile (doesn't require a partner)
    • Cherry bakewells like you've never had before
    • Harvest from mid-July

    1 option available

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  • Patio Lilac Tree | Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' Shrubs
    From £18
    From £18

    Patio Lilac Tree | Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'

    Wake up and smell the... Lilac!

    • Perfectly-proportioned, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Stunning, fragrant pink blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    4 options available

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  • 'Fiesta' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £32 From £30

    '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 late September (stores well)

    3 options available

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  • Stepover Apple Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £40 From £30

    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

    6 options available

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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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