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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  • Honeysuckle 'Halliana' | Lonicera Japonica | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £25
    £30 From £25

    Hall's Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'

    Fragrant evergreen diva

    • Butter yellow and white, horn-shaped blooms
    • Ideal for training up a pergola or fence
    • A woodland plant that likes part shade
    • Prolific flowers from July to September

    2 options available

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  • English Lavender | Lavandula Angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    £18
    £18

    English Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia

    As iconic as they come!

    • Give it as sunny a spot as possible
    • Thrives in beds and borders in dry soil
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Hardier than French and Spanish lavenders

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  • Heuchera 'Wildberry' Perennial Bedding
    From £18
    From £18

    Heuchera 'Wildberry'

    Superb purple leaves year-round

    • Happiest in partial shade
    • Add dramatic purple to pots and borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • Evergreen for genuine year-round interest

    Currently out of stock

  • Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia

    A blazing canvas of autumn fire

    • Five-lobed leaves turn fiery shades in autumn
    • Incredibly fast-growing
    • Grows well in all light conditions
    • Inconspicuous green flowers in summer

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  • Climbing Hydrangea | Hydrangea petiolaris Climbing Plants
    From £75
    From £75

    Climbing Hydrangea | Hydrangea petiolaris

    A climbing woodland classic

    • Giant fluffy white, lacecap blooms
    • Golden yellow leaves give autumn interest
    • Prefers a spot in partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    2 options available

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  • Honeysuckle 'Belgica' | Lonicera Periclymenum | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Early Dutch Honeysuckle | Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'

    Myriad fragrant flowers

    • Showy red, white and yellow blooms
    • Attractive red autumn berries
    • Like most honeysuckles, prefers part shade
    • Flowers from May to June

    2 options available

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  • Heuchera 'Indian Summer Cranberry' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £18
    From £18

    Heuchera 'Indian Summer Cranberry'

    Juicy-red leaves for year-round colour

    • Rich red foliage with a hint of berry purple
    • Low-growing, amazing for vigorous ground-cover
    • Buy an almost mature plant of significant size
    • Produces tiny pink flowers in the summer

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  • Heuchera 'Marmalade' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Heuchera 'Marmalade'

    Loves the shade, deserves the limelight!

    • Incredible two-toned red and orange foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Hardy evergreen perennial
    • Adds year-round vibrance to your garden space

    2 options available

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  • Heuchera 'Wild Rose' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Heuchera 'Wild Rose'

    Powerfully purple, all year long

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Add purple to pots and borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • Hardy and evergreen for year-round interest

    2 options available

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  • Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade' Perennial Bedding
    From £10
    From £10

    Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade'

    Add a dash of lime to your garden space

    • Stunningly vibrant lime-green leaves all year round
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Adds year-round vibrance to your garden space
    • Buy an almost mature plant of significant size

    Currently out of stock

  • Chinese Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus henryana Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    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

    2 options available

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  • Premium Fern Collection Pond Plants
    £45
    £45

    Premium Fern Collection

    The perfect collection of stylish ferns

    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Brings a range of texture to your space
    • A variety of complementary colours
    • Ideal for damp ground and shady borders

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  • Woodland Fern Collection Perennial Bedding
    From £20
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    Woodland Fern Collection

    Primal-feeling forest ferns

    • Includes a variety of distinct fern plants
    • Ideal for shady borders and woodland gardens
    • Colours to contrast and complement
    • A range of textures for maximum interest

    3 options available

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  • 30cm Salvia 'Rose Marvel' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Salvia 'Rose Marvel'

    Rose towers of bloom from Spring to Autumn

    • Large, vibrant magenta pink flowers all summer
    • Flowers from May to October!
    • Hardy and very easy to grow and care for
    • Compact, neat growth of dark green foliage

    Currently out of stock

  • Late Dutch Honeysuckle | Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina' Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Late Dutch Honeysuckle | Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'

    Serotina boosts our serotonin!

    • Magenta and yellow, tubular blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Prefers dappled light or partial shade
    • Flowers from July to October

    2 options available

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  • 30cm Geranium 'Dreamland' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £17
    £20 From £17

    Geranium 'Dreamland'

    Sweet blush pink blooms year after year

    • Delicate, blush-pink flowers
    • Fully hardy in the UK
    • Excellent ground-cover for borders and beds
    • Flowers from May-September

    2 options available

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  • The All Year Round Heuchera Collection Perennial Bedding
    From £45
    £48 From £45

    The All Year Round Heuchera Collection

    Frilled foliage in happy hues

    • Heucheras in colours from lime to purple
    • Excellent for woodland-style schemes
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Well-suited to shady conditions

    1 option available

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  • Lavender BeeZee White Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    White Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia 'BeeZee White'

    Bright white English lavender

    • Plant in full sun (at least 6 hours per day)
    • Grows well in both pots and dry soil
    • Flowers from June to September
    • Look great interplanted with blue varieties

    2 options available

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  • Foxglove Tree | Paulownia tomentosa Ornamental Trees
    £65
    £65

    Foxglove Tree | Paulownia tomentosa

    AKA the princess tree!

    • Charming spreading tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Light green, cordate leaves and lilac flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • 30cm Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Rose & White' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Rose & White'

    Pink and white bursting from a bed of green

    • Sweet blush-pink funnel flowers in abundance
    • Attractive green foliage makes great ground cover
    • A fantastic border bed plant for a cottage garden aesthetic
    • Flowers from May to July

    2 options available

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  • Aquilegia 'Black Barlow' Perennial Bedding
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    £18 From £15

    Aquilegia 'Black Barlow'

    Intensely dark - a must-have!

    • Deepest purple, almost black pompom shaped flowers on slender stems
    • Flowers from April right through to July
    • Brings colour and contrast to borders
    • Attractive to bees and butterflies

    2 options available

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  • 30cm Aquilegia 'Bordeaux Barlow' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Aquilegia 'Bordeaux Barlow'

    A superb red from Bordeaux

    • Layers of crimson red petals atop tall green stems
    • Adds early colour in your garden
    • Grows perfectly well in areas of partial shade
    • Adds dynamic height to your border beds

    2 options available

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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

    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Colour changing foliage
    • Blue, green, maroon and silver tones
    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens

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  • Sedum 'Chocolate Cherry' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Sedum 'Chocolate Cherry'

    Gold-tinted purple foliage with summer flowers

    • Glossy purple foliage, tinted gold in summer, with purple-red flowers
    • Blooms from August to October
    • Grows in any conditions
    • Attracts pollinators to your garden

    2 options available

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  • Aquilegia 'Green Apples' Perennial Bedding
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    £18 From £15

    Aquilegia 'Green Apples'

    Add apple green to your colour palette

    • Double pompom-shaped flowers which begin apple green and mature to crisp white
    • Flowers from April right through to July
    • Perfect in a cottage garden border
    • Highly beneficial to early pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Autumn Fern | Dryopteris Erythrosora 'Koidzumiana' Perennial Bedding
    £8
    £8

    Autumn Fern | Dryopteris erythrosora 'Koidzumiana'

    Autumnal shades all year round

    • Fronds turn through red, orange, copper and gold before maturing to green
    • Grow in pots or a shady woodland border
    • Compact and neat form, growing to 50x50cm
    • Easy to grow, with no pruning needed

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  • Aquilegia 'Nora Barlow' Perennial Bedding
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    £18 From £15

    Aquilegia 'Nora Barlow'

    Dusky pink and pale green pompoms

    • Double flowers in a delightful contrast of pinks and pale greens, on tall slender stems
    • Spring and summer flowering from April to July
    • Essential border colour - and shade tolerant too
    • Attractive to bees and butterflies

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Hereford

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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