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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  • Ultimate Sedum Collection Perennial Bedding
    From £42
    £45 From £42

    Ultimate Sedum Collection

    Low-growing loveliness

    • Includes hardy sedums in a range of hues
    • Plant en masse in borders or in a rock garden
    • Flowers from June until October (at least)
    • Incredibly easy to grow and low-maintenance

    Currently out of stock

  • Repeat Flowering Climbing Rose Collection Shrubs
    £75
    £84 £75

    Repeat Flowering Climbing Rose Collection

    Blooms all season long!

    • A glorious variety of climbing roses
    • Perfect for pergolas, walls and fences
    • Full sun is best, part shade is fine, too!
    • Flowers over and over all summer long

    Currently out of stock

  • Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    From £16

    Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie'

    A real head-turner

    • Full sun preferable, part shade tolerable
    • Works brilliantly at the front of a border
    • Fiery flowers from July to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Joyful Celebration' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Joyful Celebration' Hybrid Tea Rose

    A stunning colour blend

    • Large yellow double blooms
    • Sweet, intense fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: June to October
    • Our growers' choice for the perfect gift

    Currently out of stock

  • Florentina' Climbing Rose Shrubs
    From £36
    From £36

    'Florentina' Climbing Rose

    Crimson red climbing rose

    • Nostalic, globe-shaped roses in a deep red
    • Subtly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Winner of the ADR for the healthiest roses

    Currently out of stock

  • Sedum 'Sunsparkler Lime Zinger' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Sedum 'Sunsparkler Lime Zinger'

    Zesty green succulent foliage

    • Zesty green succulent with a red outline and sprays of pink flowers
    • Flowers from August to September
    • Perfect for alpine gardens
    • Attracts bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Champagne Moment' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
    £18
    £30 £18

    'Champagne Moment' Floribunda Rose

    Champagne-toned floribunda rose

    • Creamy, pale apricot flowers
    • Medium rose fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Rose of the Year 2006

    Currently out of stock

  • Year-Round Flowering Climbers Collection Climbing Plants
    From £110
    £120 From £110

    Year-Round Flowering Climbers Collection

    Vibrant flowers all year round

    • Fill your garden with non-stop colour
    • Easy to grow on a trellis, obelisk or pergola
    • Available in three 'editions'
    • Blooms throughout the year

    Currently out of stock

  • Anemone 'Whirlwind' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Anemone 'Whirlwind'

    Ruffled petals and swaying stems

    • Cotton white, ruffled semi double flowers 10cm across
    • Flowers from July to September
    • Use as accent plants or groups in a butterfly friendly border
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • Prince Jardinier' Floribunda Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Prince Jardinier' Floribunda Rose

    Soft lilac floribunda rose

    • Fully double, dusky lilac-pink roses
    • Strong, sweet scent with citrus notes
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Cinderella' Shrub Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Cinderella' Shrub Rose

    A nostalgic pink shrub rose

    • Ball-worthy double blooms
    • Fresh scent with notes of apple
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Gold medal winner in three countries

    Currently out of stock

  • Climbing Rose 'Mamma Mia™ Courtyard®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Mamma Mia Courtyard®' Climbing Rose

    Prolific blooms in powder pink

    • Powder pink ruffled blooms
    • Wild rose scent
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Twine around pergolas and fences

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Hibernica' Ivy | Hedera helix Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    'Hibernica' Ivy | Hedera helix

    Improves any drab surface

    • Enchanting emerald foliage
    • Attractive to birds and pollinators
    • Suited to full sun, part shade and full shade
    • Masses of ornamental black berries

    Currently out of stock

  • Deep Love' Climbing Rose Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Deep Love' Climbing Rose

    Vibrant climber, ideal for pots

    • Densely packed, raspberry red roses
    • Light, fresh fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Grows up to 3m high

    Currently out of stock

  • Sirius' Bedding Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Sirius' Bedding Rose

    Colour-changing rose

    • Pale apricot and white blooms
    • Lightly fragranced
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • ADR winner for strength and health

    Currently out of stock

  • Rachel' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Rachel' Hybrid Tea Rose

    A living watercolour

    • Large frilled pink and cream flowers
    • Strongly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • A Gold Standard winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Happy Retirement' Shrub Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Happy Retirement' Shrub Rose

    Classic soft pink shrub rose

    • Masses of perfect, pastel pink roses
    • Delightful light scent
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • A perfect gift

    Currently out of stock

  • Roses For Shade Collection Shrubs
    £75
    £84 £75

    Roses for Shade Collection

    No sun, no problem

    • They'll bloom even in partial shade
    • Long flowering: June to September
    • Grow in borders, beds or containers
    • Our growers' best premium plants

    Currently out of stock

  • Soul' Shrub Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Soul' Shrub Rose

    Award winning blooms

    • Large violet double flowers
    • Strong Old Rose fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Rose of the Year 2018

    Currently out of stock

  • Pure Poetry' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Pure Poetry' Hybrid Tea Rose

    Ruby red classic tea rose

    • Whorls of large ruby petals
    • One of the most highly scented tea roses
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Excellent disease resistance

    Currently out of stock

  • Love and Peace' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Love and Peace' Hybrid Tea Rose

    Showy bicoloured rose

    • Lemon yellow flowers edged in pink
    • Medium fruit fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • Raspberryâ„¢' Culinary Shrub Rose
    £23
    £23

    'Raspberryâ„¢' Culinary Shrub Rose

    For a sweet, fruity garnish

    • Pink rosette flowers
    • Sweet, strong fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: June to September
    • Compact growth, perfect for patio pots

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Lisann' Helleborus x Lemperii | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
    From £18
    £20 From £18

    'Lisann' Helleborus x Lemperii | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Showy, bright white flowers

    • Prefers part shade (but grows in full sun)
    • Excellent for underplanting trees and shrubs
    • Flowers from January to April
    • Easy to grow and low maintenance

    Currently out of stock

  • A Rose for Heather' Climbing Rose Shrubs
    From £36
    From £36

    'A Rose for Heather' Climbing Rose

    Perfect for pergolas

    • Mid-pink, semi-double roses
    • Strongly scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • A magnet for pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Raspberry Ripple®' Shrub Rose Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Raspberry Ripple®' Shrub Rose

    A fragrant work of art

    • Ruffled, double magenta blooms
    • Intensely scented
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • A medium shrub ideal for borders

    Currently out of stock

  • Aubrieta Axcent Burgundy Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    Aubrieta 'Axcent Burgundy'

    Myriads of deep red flowers

    • Aubrieta's evergreen foliage is covered in masses of bright burgundy flowers
    • Blooms from April to June
    • So versatile - grow in borders, pots or as groundcover
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Livestock Friendly Farm Hedging | BN11 Compliant Shrubs
    From £60
    £90 From £60

    Livestock-Friendly Farm Hedging | BN11 Compliant

    Ready-to-go natural barrier

    • Benefits domestic and wild animals
    • Ideal for farms, paddocks and smallholdings
    • RPA and Natural England BN11 compliant
    • Easy to plant and maintain

    Currently out of stock

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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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