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 (79)Plants of the week (116)Plant collections (174)Gardening gifts (77)
  • Stepover Pear Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £40
    From £40

    Stepover Pear Tree

    Pear back on size, not quality

    • Expertly trained into a low-growing shape
    • Includes one of the best old varieties
    • Poach in red wine, cinnamon and cloves
    • Moreish pears, charming blossoms

    3 options available

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  • Patio Camellia Tree | Camellia 'Spring Festival' Shrubs
    From £30
    £40 From £30

    Patio Camellia Tree | Camellia 'Spring Festival'

    The finest spring flowers

    • Elegant, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Dark evergreen foliage, glorious pink blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • 'Czar' Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £32
    From £32

    'Czar' Plum Tree

    Award-winning heavyweight

    • A naturally sharper-tasting plum
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Make a plum sauce to serve with dumplings
    • Harvest from early August to September

    1 option available

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  • The Fig Tree Gift Gift Option
    From £32
    From £32

    The Fig Tree Gift

    A gift of wisdom & success

    • Jammy, honeyed figs
    • Sometimes fruits twice in a year
    • Perfect for the gourmands in your life
    • Makes a lovely christening gift

    4 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

    3 options available

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  • Patio Choisya Tree | Choisya 'White Dazzler'® Shrubs
    From £30
    £30 From £30

    Patio Choisya Tree | Choisya 'White Dazzler'®

    Sumptuous scents from the patio

    • Showy, lollipop-like patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m
    • Gloriously fragrant white flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Patio Hibiscus Tree | Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Chiffon'® Shrubs
    From £25
    From £25

    Patio Hibiscus Tree | Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Chiffon'®

    Silky flowers as elegant as any

    • Graceful, compact patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m
    • Lovely blue blooms marked red at the centre
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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  • Wisteria Floribunda 'Rosea' Climbing Plants
    From £25
    From £25

    Wisteria Floribunda 'Rosea'

    Rose pink climbing clusters

    • Stunning pink panicles (up to 60cm long)
    • The ultimate plant to train up walls
    • Likes full sun, copes with partial shade
    • Blooms from May to June

    1 option available

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  • Himalayan Birch Tree | Betula utilis jacquemontii 'Doorenbos'
    From £35
    From £35

    Snow Queen Himalayan Birch Tree | Betula utilis jacquemontii 'Doorenbos'

    The brightest bark of all

    • Elegant oval tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m
    • Lush green foliage turning yellow in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • The Star Jasmine Gift Gift Option
    From £35
    From £35

    The Star Jasmine Gift

    A gift of love & good fortune

    • Fabulously fragrant, starry blooms
    • Happily grows up a fence or wall
    • One for the perfume lovers out there
    • Lovely as a birthday present

    6 options available

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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

    4 options available

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  • 'Malling Jewel' Raspberry Plant Soft Fruit
    From £15
    From £15

    'Malling Jewel' Raspberry Plant

    Raspberries worthy of any crown

    • Deliciously sweet and juicy
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Rustle up a raspberry and thyme jam
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    1 option available

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  • Broad-Leaved Cockspur Thorn Tree | Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    £38 From £35

    Broad-Leaved Cockspur Thorn Tree | Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'

    An unbeatable floral display

    • Broad and bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • Clusters of single white blooms in spring
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • White Columnar Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Spire' Ornamental Trees
    From £32
    £38 From £32

    White Columnar Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Spire'

    Ideal for city gardens

    • Slender columnar form
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 5x3m
    • Pale pink, scented single flowers
    • Blossoms in April

    1 option available

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  • Patio Ceanothus Tree | Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Repens' Shrubs
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Ceanothus Tree | Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Repens'

    Brilliant blue patio blooms

    • Glorious, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1m (when pruned)
    • Evergreen leaves, blue bonbon flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Hardy Fan Palm | Chamaerops humilis Shrubs
    From £15
    From £15

    Hardy Fan Palm | Chamaerops humilis

    A perfect palm for smaller spots

    • Dense, rounded palm
    • Medium palm - grows up to 3m
    • Fan-shaped evergreen palm fronds
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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

    'Merchant' Cherry Tree

    One of the tastiest varieties

    • Delectably sweet
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Dip in chocolate fondue
    • Harvest from mid-July

    1 option available

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  • Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Katsura' Ornamental Trees
    From £70
    From £70

    Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Katsura'

    An unbeatable feature tree

    • Bushy, vase-shaped tree
    • Small tree - grows to 3m
    • Yellow-orange leaves which mature to green
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • 'Crimson King' Purple-Leaved Maple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £105
    £180 From £105

    'Crimson King' Purple-Leaved Maple Tree

    All hail this burgundy monarch!

    • Bushy, spreading tree
    • Large tree - 12m+ (can be kept much smaller)
    • Deep purple-crimson foliage all summer long
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Copper Kettle' Rowan Tree | Sorbus Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    'Copper Kettle' Rowan Tree | Sorbus

    Unique copper-coloured berries

    • Spreading, upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • Green leaves, white blooms, bright berries
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Chocolate Ice' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Matsumae-fuki' Ornamental Trees
    From £34
    £36 From £34

    'Chocolate Ice' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Matsumae-fuki'

    Chocolate brown foliage

    • Elegant narrow form with upswept branches
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 4x4m
    • Large white single flowers, with a pink blush
    • Blossoms in April-May

    2 options available

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  • Patio Redbud Tree | Cercis Chinensis 'Avondale' Ornamental Trees
    From £80
    From £80

    Patio Redbud Tree | Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'

    Abundant blooms on your doorstep

    • Upright, vase-shaped patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Enticing pink flowers, heart-shaped foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Strawberry Tree | Arbutus unedo 'Rubra' Ornamental Trees
    £20
    £20

    Strawberry Tree | Arbutus unedo 'Rubra'

    One of the funkiest trees around!

    • Charming, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 8m
    • Evergreen, lantern blooms, unusual fruits
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Hardy Windmill Palm | Trachycarpus fortunei Shrubs
    From £55
    From £55

    Hardy Windmill Palm | Trachycarpus fortunei

    Bring the holiday to your door

    • Slender, upright palm
    • Medium palm - grows up to 8m
    • Deeply-divided dark green fronds
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Clematis montana 'Grandiflora' Climbing Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Clematis montana 'Grandiflora'

    Giant white star-like blooms

    • Fast-growing screen of honey-scented stars
    • Extremely vigorous for quick coverage
    • Thrives in sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to June

    2 options available

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  • Wisteria sinensis 'Amethyst' Climbing Plants
    £25
    £25

    Wisteria sinensis 'Amethyst'

    Deep amethyst, fragrant cascades

    • Pendulous pea-like, lavender racemes
    • Blooms boasting a lovely fragrance
    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Flowers from May to June

    1 option available

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  • Arrow Bamboo | Pseudosasa japonica Shrubs
    From £55
    From £55

    Arrow Bamboo | Pseudosasa japonica

    These canes hit the mark

    • Spreading bamboo canes
    • Grows up to 6m (can be kept shorter)
    • Evergreen leaves, khaki green culms (running)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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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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