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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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' Shrubs
    £50
    £50

    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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  • Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Blue & White' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    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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  • Field Rose Hedging | Rosa arvensis Shrubs
    £3
    £5 £3

    Field Rose Hedging | Rosa arvensis

    Stunning native rambler

    • Creamy white single roses in summer
    • Ideal in a relaxed, country-style mixed hedge
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

    1 option available

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

    'Jasmina' Climbing Rose

    Lilac-pink climbing rose

    • Abundant lilac-pink cup shaped roses
    • Strong fruity fragrance with notes of pear
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Suitable for partial shade

    2 options available

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  • Digitalis Suttons Apricot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Peach Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'

    Unique apricot-toned foxglove

    • Large, upright stems of creamy peach-pink bell shaped flowers
    • Flowers throughout June and July
    • Essential for bee friendly gardens
    • Plant in mid or back borders for a cottage garden vibe

    2 options 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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  • 'Gold Flame' Honeysuckle | Lonicera heckrottii
    From £30
    From £30

    '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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  • Red-Leaved Rose Hedging | Rosa glauca Shrubs
    £3
    £5 £3

    Red-Leaved Rose Hedging | Rosa glauca

    Award winning star-shaped blooms

    • Light pink roses & cherry-like edible hips
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

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

    'Liara' Helleborus x Lemperii | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Beautiful blush-pink blooms

    • Grows well in part shade and sun
    • Use to underplant deciduous trees and shrubs
    • Flowers from January to April
    • Also makes a fantastic patio plant

    2 options available

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  • Polystichum rigens Perennial Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Rigid Shield Fern | Polystichum rigens

    Architectural form, rugged beauty

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Rigid, leathery foliage with overlapping leaflets
    • Bold, dark green fronds
    • Tolerant of drier conditions

    2 options available

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  • Scotch Rose Hedging | Rosa pimpinellifolia Shrubs
    £3
    £5 £3

    Scotch Rose Hedging | Rosa pimpinellifolia

    Fragrance with bite

    • Heavily scented pink & white flowers
    • An attractive prickly barrier
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

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  • Clair Renaissance®' Shrub Rose Shrubs
    £23
    £23

    'Clair Renaissance®' Shrub Rose

    An old romantic

    • Ruffled apricot flowers
    • Classic Old Rose fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Thrives in a sunny border

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Expression' Shrubs
    £18
    £20 £18

    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

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  • Hydrangea arborescens 'Pink Annabelle' Shrubs
    £24
    £30 £24

    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

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  • Autumn Fern | Dryopteris erythrosora Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Autumn Fern | Dryopteris erythrosora

    Captivating seasonal foliage

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Classic fern form
    • Fronds emerge coppery-red, maturing to deep green
    • Stunning colour transformation

    2 options available

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  • Alpine Wood Fern | Dryopteris Wallichiana 'Jurassic Gold' Perennial Bedding
    £8
    £8

    Alpine Wood Fern | Dryopteris Wallichiana 'Jurassic Gold'

    Straight outta Dorset

    • Fronds emerge golden orange and mature to green
    • Show off in patio pots or use to underplant trees
    • Fully hardy and disease resistant
    • Discovered on the Jurassic coast

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  • Athyrium filix femina Pond Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Lady Fern | Athyrium filix femina

    An elegant, lacy, native fern

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Feathery arching fronds
    • Soft green
    • Easy to grow deciduous fern

    2 options available

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  • 'Early Rose' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
    From £25
    £28 From £25

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

    A wealth of winter colour

    • Plant in partial shade or in full sun
    • Makes a brilliant addition to a patio
    • Early-flowering from November to April
    • Great wildlife value

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

    'Leona' Helleborus x Lemperii | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Colour when you need it most

    • Plant in either partial shade or full sun
    • Compact enough for pots, beautiful in borders
    • Huge flowers from January to April
    • Fully hardy (RHS H7) in even severe winters

    2 options available

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

    'Linda' Helleborus x Lemperii | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Bright blooms in the winter dark

    • Will grow in both part shade and sun
    • A fantastic addition to patios and balconies
    • Flowers from January to April
    • Attracts early pollinators to the garden

    2 options available

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bouquet Rose' Shrubs
    From £15
    From £15

    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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  • All Seasons Hedging | Growers' Choice Shrubs
    From £45
    £55 From £45

    All Seasons Hedging | Growers' Choice

    Looks great all year round

    • Flowers, berries and vibrant stems
    • Packed with colour and wildlife benefits
    • Premium varieties handpicked by our grower
    • Easy to plant and prune

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Blue' Shrubs
    £38
    £40 £38

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Little Blue'

    Brilliant blue patio blooms

    • Compact, densely-packed shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 0.75m
    • Myriad baby-blue flower spheres in summer
    • Perfect for patio pots

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  • 30cm Aquilegia 'William Guiness' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    From £16

    Aquilegia 'William Guiness'

    Deepest purple summer blooms from leaves of luscious green

    • Deliciously deep plum purple flowers
    • Makes brilliant ground cover for border beds
    • Flowers from May to July
    • Provides rich early summer flowering

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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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  • 'Merlot' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
    £25
    £28 £25

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

    Sumptuous notes of dark cherry

    • Good for partially-shaded and sunny spots
    • Pair with shrubs and deciduous trees
    • Late-flowering from January to March
    • Hardy, low maintenance and easy to grow

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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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