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
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    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

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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

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  • Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia Climbing Plants
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    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
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    From £30

    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
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    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

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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
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    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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  • Chinese Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus henryana Climbing Plants
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    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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  • Heuchera 'Wild Rose' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
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    £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 £18
    From £18

    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

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  • Woodland Fern Collection Perennial Bedding
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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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  • 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

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  • Full Season Hellebore Collection | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
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    Full Season Hellebore Collection | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    The most stunning winter blooms

    • Likes partial shade (still grows in full sun)
    • Grows well in beds with well-drained soil
    • Free-flowering from November to April
    • Attract early pollinators to your garden

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  • Late Dutch Honeysuckle | Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina' Climbing Plants
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    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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  • Honeysuckle 'Similis var. Delavayi' | Lonicera Similis | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Delavay Honeysuckle | Lonicera similis 'Delavayi'

    Boasts great mildew resistance

    • Lemon yellow and snow white, tubular flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows in both partial shade and full sun
    • Long-flowering from June to September

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  • 30cm Geranium 'Dreamland' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
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    £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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  • Dog Rose Hedging | Rosa canina Shrubs
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    £4 From £2

    Dog Rose Hedging | Rosa canina

    Bee-loved native boundary

    • Fragrant pink & white flowers, edible fruit
    • Forms a thorny natural barrier
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

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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

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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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  • The All Year Round Heuchera Collection Perennial Bedding
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    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

    2 options available

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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

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  • Aquilegia 'Black Barlow' Perennial Bedding
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    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

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  • 'White' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
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    £20 From £18

    'White' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Warm white winter lights

    • Appreciates part shade (tolerates full sun)
    • Excellent in a planter by the front door
    • Keeps flowering from December to April
    • A brilliant companion for spring bulbs

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

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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

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  • Hydrangea arborescens 'Strong Annabelle' Shrubs
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    Hydrangea arborescens 'Strong Annabelle'

    Scarcely believable blooms!

    • Tough, strong and bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • White flower balls up to 30cm across
    • Absolutely huge blooms!

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  • 'Red World' Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    'Red World' Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica

    Powerful pockets of red and pink

    • Tubular pink blooms with a creamy interior
    • Unbeatable levels of fragrance
    • Plant in part (or dappled) shade
    • Perfumed flowers from May to August

    2 options available

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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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