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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  • Aquilegia 'Green Apples' Perennial Bedding
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    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

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  • Aquilegia 'Nora Barlow' Perennial Bedding
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    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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  • Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica 'Mint Crisp' Climbing Plants
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    Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica 'Mint Crisp'

    Majestic marbled foliage

    • Gold and white, bugle-shaped blooms
    • Trails and twists around an arbour
    • Grows best in dappled or partial shade
    • Flowers from July to October

    2 options available

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

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  • 'Red' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
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    'Red' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Brightens the greyest days

    • Prefers partial shade (tolerates full sun)
    • Ideal for beds, borders and containers
    • Blooms from December into spring
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Athyrium Metallicum Pond Plants
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    Japanese Painted Fern | Athyrium metallicum

    Year-round texture and interest

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • An elegant colour-changing fern
    • Blue, green, maroon and silver tones
    • Standout choice for adding texture and interest

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Candlelight' Shrubs
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    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

    2 options available

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  • 'Merlin®' Snow Rose | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
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    'Merlin®' Snow Rose | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Adds a touch of magic in winter

    • Grow in dappled shade or sun
    • Plant alongside spring bulbs in borders
    • Late-flowering from January to spring
    • A great option for patio planting

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  • Japanese Lace fern | Polystichum polyblepharum Perennial Bedding
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    Japanese Lace Fern | Polystichum polyblepharum

    Evergreen fern for year-round colour

    • Emerald green fronds that emerge with golden hairs
    • Grow in pots on a shady patio or as part of a woodland border
    • Fully pest and disease resistant
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

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  • 'Bennotta' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
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    'Bennotta' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Outstanding plum-coloured blooms

    • Best grown in partial shade (tolerates sun)
    • Plant in a pot or woodland border
    • Flowers from January
    • A valuable source of nectar

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  • Best Ground Cover Plants l A Carpet of Flowers Perennial Bedding
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    Best Ground Cover Plants | A Carpet of Flowers

    Low growing, high impact!

    • Chosen from a range of favourites (eg. sedum)
    • Use to underplant trees or edge paths
    • Flowers from May to October
    • Wave goodbye to annoying weeds

    2 options available

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  • 'Dart's World' Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica Climbing Plants
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    'Dart's World' Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica

    This climber hits the bullseye

    • Rhubarb and custard-coloured tubular blooms
    • Heavily scented blooms
    • Dappled or partial shade is ideal
    • Free-flowering from April to August

    2 options available

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  • European Honeysuckle | Lonicera periclymenum 'G.S. Thomas' Climbing Plants
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    European Honeysuckle | Lonicera periclymenum 'G.S. Thomas'

    Cascading, pearly-white blooms

    • Flaxen yellow, tubular flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Dappled or part shade is preferred
    • Blooms from July to September

    2 options available

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  • Painted Lady Fern | Athyrium Niponicum 'Pictum' Perennial Bedding
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    Painted Lady Fern | Athyrium Niponicum 'Pictum'

    Award winning foliage, flushed with silver

    • Grey-green fronds with a silver and purple shimmer
    • Ideal for a shady patio or woodland border
    • Long lasting, fully hardy foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

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  • 90cm Honeysuckle 'Dropmore Scarlet' | Lonicera x Brownii | 3L Pot Climbing Plants
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    Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle | Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'

    Instant cottage garden charm

    • Scarlet-orange, funnel-like flowers
    • Dramatic blue-green foliage
    • Grows in full sun but prefers a bit of shade
    • Yields blooms from July to September

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  • Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' Shrubs
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    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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  • Herrenhausen Fern | Polystichum Herrenhausen Perennial Bedding
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    Herrenhausen Fern | Polystichum herrenhausen

    Timeless beauty, striking presence

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Arching fronds with finely toothed leaflets
    • Dark green glossy foliage
    • Dramatic architectural form

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  • Crested Wood Fern | Cristata The King Perennial Bedding
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    Crested Wood Fern | 'Cristata The King'

    Regal fern, majestic presence

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Arching fronds with crested tips
    • Rich green
    • Create a sense of enchantment

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  • Astilbe 'Spotlight' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
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    Astilbe 'Spotlight'

    Blush pink for shady borders

    • Densely packed Blush pink flowers
    • Flowers in July and August
    • Equally eye catching in drifts or cottage garden beds
    • Shade and damp loving perennial

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  • Common Polypodium Fern | Polypodium vulgare Perennial Bedding
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    Native Evergreen Fern | Polypodium vulgare

    UK native fern that stays fresh all year round

    • Lush green fronds dotted with distinctive spores
    • Perfect for shady borders and woodland gardens
    • A fully hardy, drought tolerant evergreen
    • Pest and disease proof

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Spooky' Shrubs
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    Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Spooky'

    Scared? Of these blooms?

    • Robust and diminutive dwarf shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 0.75m
    • Conical, chartreuse-flushed white flowers
    • Lovely autumn shades!

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  • Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Blue & White' Perennial Bedding
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    Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Blue & White'

    Enchanting blue and white blooms

    • Blue and white bonnet-shaped flowers with golden yellow stamens
    • Flowers from April right through to July
    • A compact variety suitable for borders or pots
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' Shrubs
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    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

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  • White Japanese Rose Hedging | Rosa rugosa 'Alba' Shrubs
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    White Japanese Rose Hedging | Rosa rugosa 'Alba'

    Long flowering beauty

    • Large white, single roses all summer
    • The biggest hips of any wild rose
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

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  • 'Picotee' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
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    'Picotee' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Rarely seen, bicolour snow rose

    • Grows well in both part shade and full sun
    • Ideal for containers, beds and borders
    • Blooms from December into spring
    • Long-lived, hardy and easy to grow

    2 options available

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  • 3 Japanese Tassel Ferns | 9 cm Pots Pond Plants
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    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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  • 'Gold Flame' Honeysuckle | Lonicera heckrottii
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    'Gold Flame' Honeysuckle | Lonicera heckrottii

    Showy, scented trumpet flowers

    • Carmine-pink and orange, horn-like blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Partial or dappled shade is perfect
    • Blooms from June to September

    2 options available

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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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