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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  • Best Shrubs For Shade Collection | Growers Choice Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    Best Shrubs For Shade

    Who needs sun, anyway?

    • Includes shrubs of various habits (eg. bushy)
    • Features shrubs of various sizes
    • Hardy, low-maintenance shrubs
    • The perfect selection for shadier gardens

    Currently out of stock

  • Heuchera 'Palace Purple' | 1 litre pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Heuchera 'Palace Purple'

    Classic dark mahogany foliage

    • Appreciates a shady, cool spot
    • Brilliant for front of shady borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • RHS AGM winning perennial

    Currently out of stock

  • Climbing Rose 'Swan Lake' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £25
    £28 From £25

    'Swan Lake' Climbing Rose

    A graceful modern climber

    • Light power pink double blooms
    • Slightly fragranced
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • An enchanting climber for walls and fences

    Currently out of stock

  • Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Rose & White' Perennial Bedding
    From £10
    £15 From £10

    Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Rose & White'

    Shines wherever it's planted

    • Grows nicely in both sun and part shade
    • Good for border fronts in well-drained soil
    • Flowers from May to July
    • A firm favourite of bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

  • Full Season Vegetables Collection Vegetables
    From £29
    £59 From £29

    Full Season Vegetables Collection

    Extend your annual harvest time

    • Includes carrots, broccoli, tomatoes and more
    • Includes award winners and exhibition faves
    • Everything you need for salads and sides
    • Harvest from June to November

    Currently out of stock

  • Astrantia 'Roma' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Astrantia 'Roma'

    A RHS Award winning border plant with fantastic versatility

    • Beautiful floral fireworks of two-toned pink
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Perfect for partially shaded areas of your garden
    • Add dynamic height to your border beds

    Currently out of stock

  • Magenta Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Rose' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Magenta Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Rose'

    Towers of spectacular purple in the heat of summer

    • Profusions of Magenta Purple speckled flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Create a classic cottage garden aesthetic
    • Perfect to plant at the back of your flower bed

    Currently out of stock

  • English Lavender 'Munstead' | Lavandula angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    From £4
    £6 From £4

    English Lavender 'Munstead' | Lavandula angustifolia

    Classic, reliable English blue

    • Requires full sun to flower well
    • Stunning in herb garden beds
    • Flowers July to September
    • Celebrated RHS AGM winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Mum in a Million' Hybrid Tea Rose Shrubs
    £20
    £23 £20

    'Mum in a Million' Hybrid Tea Rose

    A rose as special as she is

    • Fully double pink roses
    • Strong, sweet rose fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: June to October
    • Hardy and disease resistant

    Currently out of stock

  • Digitalis 'Panther' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Pink Foxglove | Digitalis 'Pink Panther'

    The definitive pink foxglove

    • Masses of mid-pink bell-shaped flowers with spotted throats
    • Flowers throughout June and July
    • Essential for bee friendly gardens
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Aquilegia 'Black Barlow' Perennial Bedding
    From £12
    £15 From £12

    Aquilegia 'Black Barlow'

    Some of the most intense blooms

    • Likes both full sun and partial shade
    • Plant alongside white flowers for contrast
    • Flowers from April to July
    • Great for deer and rabbit-prone gardens

    Currently out of stock

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

    Currently out of stock

  • Hardy Geranium Collection | 3 x 1L Pots Perennial Bedding
    From £20
    £24 From £20

    Hardy Ground-Cover Geraniums Collection

    Create a carpet of flowers

    • Geraniums in shades of pink, purple and blue
    • An excellent choice for underplanting trees
    • Blooms from May to September
    • Easily withstands even severe British winters

    Currently out of stock

  • '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

    Currently out of stock

  • Green Fennel Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Green Fennel Plant

    Gloriously aromatic foliage

    • Aniseed flavour that sweetens when cooked
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Cook a cheesy gratin with the bulbs
    • Harvest your fennel from June to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Expression' Shrubs
    £20
    £20

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia 'Fashionista Pretty in Pink' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Salvia 'Fashionista Pretty in Pink'

    Make your garden pretty in pink

    • Beautiful and vibrant magenta pink flower spikes
    • Dark green provides excellent ground cover
    • Flowers all summer long and into Autumn!
    • Hardy and very easy to grow and care for

    Currently out of stock

  • Quick Growing Salad Plant Collection Vegetables
    £42
    £42

    Quick Growing Salad Plant Collection

    The healthiest fast food

    • Includes lettuce, tomato, cucumber and more
    • Features cut-and-come-again plants
    • Whip up a quick tossed green salad
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Matteuccia struthiopteris Perennial Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Ostrich Fern | Matteuccia struthiopteris

    Bold and statuesque centrepiece

    • Loves shady conditions (part to full shade)
    • Adds interest to shady borders and ponds
    • Large fronds resembling ostrich feathers!
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Dianthus 'Scented Tickled Pink' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    Dianthus 'Scented Tickled Pink'

    Fragrant, frilled and perfectly pink

    • Warmly fragranced flowers in a delightful rose pink
    • Flowers all summer from May to September
    • Ideal for sunny patios and balconies
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Tomato Baby Plum 'Lucinda' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    'Lucinda' Baby Plum Tomato Plant

    Big flavours in a small package

    • Extra-sweet baby plum tomatoes
    • Heavy-cropping and easy to grow!
    • Perfect for snacking and Italian salads
    • Pick your tomatoes from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Vegetable Plants for Pots Starter Pack Vegetables
    £37
    £37

    Vegetable Plants for Pots

    Grow veg from your patio

    • Includes peppers, chillies, tomatoes and more
    • Compact varieties that are perfect for pots
    • Eat your veggies fresh or use in recipes
    • Harvest from July to November

    Currently out of stock

  • Dianthus 'Scented Memories' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Dianthus 'Scented Memories'

    Outstanding fragrance and flowers all summer

    • Clouds of fluffy white flowers
    • Blooms from June to September
    • Perfect for the front of borders
    • Radiates a warm, summer fragrance

    Currently out of stock

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

    Aquilegia 'Green Apples'

    Incredible pom-pom green flowers

    • Look for a position in sun or part shade
    • Perfect in a cottage garden border
    • Flowers from April to July
    • Highly beneficial to early pollinators

    Currently out of stock

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

    Aquilegia 'Bordeaux Barlow'

    A superb French red

    • Plant in either sun or partial shade
    • An excellent option for patios and balconies
    • Flowers from May to July
    • Readily self-seeds to create new plants

    Currently out of stock

  • 'New Dawn' Climbing Rose Shrubs
    From £25
    £28 From £25

    'New Dawn' Climbing Rose

    Sweetly fragrant and versatile

    • Soft pink double blooms
    • Sweetly fragrant with fruity notes
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Twine around arches and doorways

    Currently out of stock

  • Dianthus 'Scented Passion' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Dianthus 'Scented Passion'

    Lush red with a glorious scent

    • Full, frilly, scented flowers in a deep crimson red
    • Long flowering from April to September
    • Plant in patio pots or borders
    • Loved by bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

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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