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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  • Little Gem' Lettuce Plug Plants Vegetable Plants
    From £7
    From £7

    'Little Gem' Lettuce Plants

    Never throw away lettuce again!

    • Crisp, sweet and utterly refreshing
    • Cut and come again or harvest the whole head
    • Try out Teriyaki beef and lettuce cups
    • Harvest from May to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Hurst Greenshaft Pea Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    'Hurst Greenshaft' Pea Plants

    The best flavour of any pea?

    • Some of the sweetest peas you'll ever taste
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Eat them fresh from the pod or in a salad
    • Harvest regularly from June to September

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geum 'Lady Stratheden' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £10 From £6

    Geum 'Lady Stratheden'

    An injection of cheery colour

    • Plant in full sun (still grows in part shade)
    • Perfect for cheery beds and borders
    • Flowers from June to September
    • Wonderfu colour contrast

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geranium 'Rozanne' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Geranium 'Rozanne'

    A renowned RHS award winner

    • Give this plant sun or a bit of shade
    • Delicate blooms for the border front
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Bright Lights' Swiss Chard Plants Vegetables
    £7
    £7

    'Bright Lights' Swiss Chard Plants

    Taste the rainbow

    • Colourful stalks taste slightly sweet
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Saute with garlic and fresh lemon juice
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Eryngium 'Big Blue' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Eryngium 'Big Blue'

    The deepest blue, with extra texture

    • Blue, thimble-shaped flowerheads circled by a ruff of spiky, silvery bracts
    • Flowers throughout July and August
    • Perfect for borders, pots and cut flower gardens
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Verbena bonariensis Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Verbena bonariensis

    Tall, swaying stems of warm lilac

    • Tightly clustered lilac flowers on stems up to 180cm high
    • Long flowering from June to September
    • Plant in borders to attract butterflies
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Full Season Seed Potato Pack | Growers' Choice Vegetables
    From £9
    £17 From £9

    Full Season Seed Potato Pack | Growers' Choice

    Potatoes for months (and months)

    • Includes 'Maris Peer', 'Maris Piper' and more
    • Harvest delicious potatoes month after month
    • Bake, pan-roast or whack in the air fryer
    • Harvest from June to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Delphinium 'Dark Blue White Bee' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Delphinium 'Dark Blue White Bee'

    A classic cottage garden staple

    • Gratefully accepts a sunny position
    • Reaches showstopping heights in borders
    • Flowers from June to August
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Tomato 'Sweet Million' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    'Sweet Million' Tomato Plant

    The chef's kiss of cherry toms

    • Sweet, almost citrusy flavour profile
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Make a tomato, burrata and bean salad
    • Early maturing (harvest from June onwards)

    Currently out of stock

  • Farleigh Damson Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    'Farleigh' Damson Tree

    The best of all damsons?

    • Rich and complex flavour
    • A brilliant option for wall training
    • Great for jam or damson vodka
    • Harvest from late August to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Peony 'Bowl of Beauty' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    £18
    £20 £18

    Peony 'Bowl of Beauty'

    Tuck in to a bowl of beauty

    • Appreciates a spot in sun or part shade
    • Add fragrance to containers and borders
    • Flowers May to June
    • Arguably the most popular peony

    Currently out of stock

  • 3x Florence Strawberry Plants | 9cm Pots Soft Fruit
    From £8
    From £8

    'Florence' Strawberry Plants

    Fruits as glorious as the Uffizi

    • Elegant, aromatic flavour
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Go for tradition and eat with sugar and cream
    • Fruits in June and July

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Foxglove 'Dalmatian Purple' |Digitalis| 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Purple Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Purple'

    Show Stopping Foxgloves of the most vibrant purple

    • Spectacular spires of speckled magenta purple
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Adds height and colour to your borders and beds
    • Create a classic cottage garden aesthetic

    Currently out of stock

  • Tomato 'Shirley' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £4
    £8 From £4

    'Shirley' Tomato Plant

    The show-worthy salad tomato

    • Firm-skinned tomatoes with good sweetness
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Whip up a tomato and basil soup
    • Early to mature (pick from June onwards)

    Currently out of stock

  • Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea Shrubs
    From £40
    From £40

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Desiree' Maincrop Seed Potatoes Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    'Desiree' Maincrop Seed Potatoes

    Highly desire(e)d potatoes!

    • Creamy-textured spuds with lovely earthiness
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Slice into wedges or grate and make röstis
    • Maincrop - harvest from August

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Maris Piper' Maincrop Seed Potatoes Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    'Maris Piper' Maincrop Seed Potatoes

    The UK's most widely grown spud

    • Pleasantly mild earthiness with buttery notes
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Brilliant roasted, chipped or baked
    • Maincrop - harvest from August

    Currently out of stock

  • White Jasmine | Jasmine polyanthum Climbing Plants
    From £20
    £30 From £20

    White Jasmine | Jasmine polyanthum

    Abundant flowers? Not half!

    • Glorious clusters of fragrant white blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Happy in sun (and partial shade)
    • Flowers from March to April

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia 'Caradonna' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Salvia 'Caradonna'

    Iconic violet-blue garden hero

    • Demands full sun for best results
    • Brilliant for drought tolerant beds
    • Flowers June to October
    • Proud RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Foxglove 'Dalmatian White' |Digitalis| 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    White Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian White'

    Fantastic summer spires of white and purple

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Add height and drama to borders
    • Flowers June to July
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £4
    £6 From £4

    Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw'

    Award-winning favourite

    • Plant in sun for best results
    • Perfect for cottage garden planting schemes
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Chilli Pepper 'Basket of Fire' Plant Vegetables
    From £12
    From £12

    'Basket of Fire' Chilli Pepper Plant

    The hanging basket chilli

    • Tiny hits of fiery heat (80,000 SHU)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Dry and grind for homemade chilli powder
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Photinia 'Red Robin' Mini-Standard Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £40
    £50 From £40

    Photinia 'Red Robin' Patio Tree

    Your patio's new star

    • Adorable patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 3m
    • Bright red leaves turn green with age
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Broad Bean Plant 'The Sutton' Vegetable Plants
    From £5
    £9 From £5

    'The Sutton' Broad Bean Plant

    An old gardening favourite

    • Creamy texture and flavour with nutty notes
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Bake a focaccia stuffed full of broad beans!
    • Harvest in August and September

    Currently out of stock

  • Dragon Head Bamboo | Fargesia rufa Shrubs
    From £20
    £30 From £20

    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

    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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