Slug Resistant Plants

These are the plants that slugs don’t like to eat - or better still, those that actively work to keep the slimy menace away. For more information, read our guide to slug resistant plants.

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  • Climbing Hydrangea | Hydrangea petiolaris Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Climbing Hydrangea | Hydrangea petiolaris

    A climbing woodland classic

    • Giant, fluffy, white lacecap blooms
    • Gold and chartreuse hues in autumn
    • Prefers partial shade (tolerates full sun)
    • Flowers from May to July

    3 options available

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  • Chinese Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus henryana Climbing Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Chinese Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus henryana

    Vigorous autumn climber

    • Silvery green and burgundy foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Can cope in full sun or shade
    • Fab fruit-foliage colour contrast in autumn

    3 options available

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  • Premium Fern Collection Pond Plants
    £45
    £45

    Premium Fern Collection

    The perfect mix of stylish ferns

    • An array of wonderfully-textured foliage
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grows in all light (part shade is best)
    • Ideal for damp ground and shady borders

    1 option available

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  • Sweetest Winter Honeysuckle | Lonicera fragrantissima Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Sweetest Winter Honeysuckle | Lonicera fragrantissima

    Extremely fragrant winter blooms

    • Highly-scented creamy flowers, semi-evergreen
    • Provides winter interest in beds and borders
    • Prefers a partially shaded location
    • Flowers from December to March

    2 options available

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Candlelight' Shrubs
    From £220
    From £220

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Candlelight'

    Stunning pink pyramidal blooms

    • Upright and vigorous shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Punchy flower cones turn from cream to pink
    • A particularly vigorous variety

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  • Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' Shrubs
    From £60
    From £60

    Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

    Snowy, oh-so showy blooms

    • Profusely-packed, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Linen white, large, spherical blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Japanese Painted Fern | Athyrium niponicum metallicum Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Japanese Painted Fern | Athyrium niponicum metallicum

    Year-round texture and interest

    • Blue, green, maroon and silver tones
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grows in all light (part shade is best)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' Shrubs
    From £20
    From £20

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'

    Award-winning scene stealer

    • Upright and airy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2m
    • Rounded cones of green, white and pink blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • English Lavender Patio Tree | Lavendula 'Munstead' Perennial Bedding
    From £25
    £35 From £25

    English Lavender Patio Tree | Lavendula 'Munstead'

    Lavender... In tree form?!

    • Fragrant, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1m (when pruned)
    • Purple flower spikes, evergreen foliage
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    1 option available

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Expression' Shrubs
    £20
    £20

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Expression'

    Talk about flower power...

    • A relatively compact, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Incredible double pink blooms
    • Easy to grow and fully hardy

    1 option available

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  • 3 Lady Fern | Athyrium filix femina | 9cm Pots Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Lady Fern | Athyrium filix femina

    An elegant deciduous fern

    • Elegant lacy fronds in vibrant green hues
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grows in all light (prefers part shade)
    • British native fern, ideal cover for wildlife

    1 option available

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  • Hydrangea arborescens 'Pink Annabelle' Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    Hydrangea arborescens 'Pink Annabelle'

    Billowing pink blooms

    • Dense, bushy and vigorous shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Pastel pink, pompom-like blooms
    • Makes a fantastic flowering hedge

    2 options available

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  • 90cm Hedera 'Colchica Dentata Variegata' | 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Variegated Ivy | Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata'

    Wonderful marbled foliage

    • Incredible green foliage flecked with cream
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows in full sun to full shade
    • Ornamental berries in winter

    2 options available

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bouquet Rose' Shrubs
    From £18
    £20 From £18

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bouquet Rose'

    Your new favourite cut flower

    • Bushy shrub with arching flower stems
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.25m
    • Domed pink-to-purple flowers
    • First grown over a century ago

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  • Hydrangea Macrophylla 'Runaway Bride' Shrubs
    From £50
    From £50

    Hydrangea 'Runaway Bride'

    A lacecap like no other!

    • Floriferous bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.2m
    • Dainty white lacecap blooms
    • Fabulous long flowering season

    1 option available

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  • 3 Japanese Tassel Ferns | 9 cm Pots Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Japanese Tassel Ferns

    Fresh colours all year round

    • Unfurling foliage that looks like tassels!
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grows in all light (part shade is best)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • 3 Autumn Ferns | 9cm Pots Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Pondside Fern Pack

    A beautiful array of greenery

    • Arching triangular foliage
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Tolerates all light conditions
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Astilbe Pink Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Astilbe Pink

    Copious candy pink clusters

    • Fluffy flower spires in hot pink
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Thrives in partial shade
    • Late summer flowering in July and August

    2 options available

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  • Astilbe Red Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Astilbe Red

    Instantly transformative colour

    • Fluffy red flower spires
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grows best in partial shade
    • Flowers throughout July and August

    2 options available

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  • Hydrangea paniculata Vanille Fraise Shrubs
    From £25
    From £25

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Vanille Fraise'

    Fluffy ice-cream blooms!

    • Delightfully bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Pyramidal panicles turn from cream to pink
    • Great for cut flower gardens

    2 options available

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Pink' Shrubs
    £50
    £50

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Pink'

    Small in stature, big on impact!

    • Dwarf shrub with bushy growth
    • Small shrub - grows up to 0.75m
    • Hot pink flower domes and lush foliage
    • Ideal for container growing

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  • 3 Eared Lady Fern | Athyrium otophorum okanum | 9cm Pots Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Eared Lady Fern | Athyrium otophorum okanum

    Amongst the most striking ferns

    • Yellow and green leaves with purple midribs
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grows in all light (prefers part shade)
    • Brightens any shady border!

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  • Patio Climbers Collection | Best Climbing Plants for Pots Climbing Plants
    From £55
    £60 From £55

    Patio Climbers Collection | Best Climbing Plants for Pots

    Perfect for terrace growing

    • Elevate your paved outdoor space
    • Train up a wall, pergola or grow in a pot
    • Beautiful blooms and alluring foliage
    • Attract plenty of pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia 'Red Wall' Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia 'Red Wall'

    A wall of autumn flame

    • Green foliage turns vibrant red in autumn
    • Can withstand the harshest UK winters
    • Grows in sun, partial shade or full shade
    • Attractive blue-black berries in autumn

    2 options available

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom' Shrubs
    From £20
    From £20

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'

    Blooms worth haunting for...

    • Vigorous, spreading shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Wonderful white flower cones, green foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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  • Hedera 'Helix Goldchild' | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Golden Variegated Ivy | Hedera helix 'Goldchild'

    Stunning golden margins

    • Deep green foliage skirted with yellow edges
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows in full sun, part shade and full shade
    • A relatively compact variety

    2 options available

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  • Shade-Loving Climbers Collection | Best Climbing Plants for Shade Climbing Plants
    From £85
    £90 From £85

    Shade-Loving Climbers Collection | Best Climbing Plants for Shade

    The very best climbers for shade

    • Varieties suited to both part and full shade
    • Fantastic foliage and brilliant blooms
    • Train up an unsightly wall or fence
    • Hardy, tough and tolerant of UK conditions

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Meet Jack

Perennials born in Herefordshire, blooming in your garden

Our perennials start life in the rolling Herefordshire hills, where Jack and his team trial over 250 new varieties each year to bring you the best performing and most sustainable plants in the UK. With over forty years of excellence, it’s no surprise that they’ve won the HTA Plant Grower of the Year award two years running.

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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