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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  • Magenta Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Rose' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    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

  • Lavender BeeZee Pink Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Pink Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia 'BeeZee Pink'

    Superb pink flower spikes

    • Does best in full sun
    • Looks equally at home in a pot, bed or hedge
    • Flowers from June to September
    • Incredibly floriferous

    Currently out of stock

  • Dianthus 'Scented Memories' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    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

  • Best Flowering Shrubs Collection | Growers Choice Shrubs
    From £25
    £30 From £25

    Best Flowering Shrubs

    Who said shrubs were boring?

    • Features shrubs with different habits
    • Features shrubs of various sizes
    • Includes assorted colours and forms
    • The most spectacular array of blooms

    Currently out of stock

  • Sedum 'Chocolate Cherry' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Sedum 'Chocolate Cherry'

    Gold-tinted purple foliage with summer flowers

    • Glossy purple foliage, tinted gold in summer, with purple-red flowers
    • Blooms from August to October
    • Grows in any conditions
    • Attracts pollinators to your garden

    Currently out of stock

  • Colourful Tomato Plants Collection Vegetables
    From £13
    £21 From £13

    Colourful Tomato Plants Collection

    Terrific toms in happy hues

    • Includes 'Peardrop', 'Sweet Million' and more
    • Vibrant red and yellow tomatoes
    • Make your own ketchup and chutney
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Geranium 'Orkney Cherry' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Geranium 'Orkney Cherry'

    Grow a carpet of bronze for your beds and borders

    • Profusions of magenta pink flowers throughout Summer
    • Fully Hardy in the UK
    • Attractive dark bronze foliage
    • Flowers all the way through Summer

    Currently out of stock

  • Astrantia 'Star of Love' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Astrantia 'Star of Love'

    A star performer for pots and borders

    • Starry burgundy red flowers on tall purple stems
    • Flowers from June to September
    • Adds height and texture to borders or pots
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Dianthus 'Scented Passion' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    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

  • Vegetable Plants for Pots Starter Pack Vegetables
    £30
    £37 £30

    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

  • Tellmann's Honeysuckle' | Lonicera tellmanniana Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Tellmann's Honeysuckle | Lonicera tellmanniana

    Extremely cheery summer blooms

    • Golden-orange, trumpet-shaped flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Likes part shade (can be grown in full sun)
    • Flowers from June to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Green Fennel Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    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

  • Sedum 'Sunsparkler Wildfire' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Sedum 'Sunsparkler Wildfire'

    Deep red succulent foliage and flowers

    • Variegated red succulent with deep red flowers
    • Flowers from August to September
    • Makes a dazzling container display
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Digiplexis 'Firecracker' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Orange Foxglove | Digiplexis 'Firecracker'

    Fantastic summer spires of orange

    • Towers of bright orange bell-flowers with copper red throats
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Perfect to plant at the back of your flower bed
    • Adds height and colour to your borders and beds

    Currently out of stock

  • Astrantia 'Sparkling Stars Red' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Astrantia 'Sparkling Stars Red'

    Sparkling red tones for brighter borders

    • Vibrant red, textured flower heads on strong stems
    • Flowers from May to August
    • Adds height and texture to borders or pots
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera Japonica Climbing Plants
    From £40
    £45 From £40

    Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera Japonica 'Chinensis'

    Instant atmosphere and fragrance

    • White and yellow, scented blooms
    • Highly ornamental black berries in autumn
    • Grows in both part shade and full sun
    • Summer flowering from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Climbing Rose 'Violette Perfume' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Violette Perfume' Climbing Rose

    Famously fragrant

    • Large cup-shaped lilac blooms
    • Famous for its gorgeous scent
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Extremely hardy

    Currently out of stock

  • Climbing Rose 'Golden Showers' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Golden Showers' Climbing Rose

    Grow sunny roses around the door

    • Golden yellow double blooms
    • Light, sweet fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Perfect for scrambling over doorways

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Mileva™ Frayla®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Ava Bella®' Shrub Rose

    Bright and beautifully perfumed

    • Fully double, candy pink flowers
    • Sweet, strong fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Plant next to porches or in pots on a balcony

    Currently out of stock

  • Lavender BeeZee Light Blue Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Light Blue Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia 'BeeZee Light Blue'

    Compact and free-flowering

    • Planting in full sun is preferred
    • Suits Mediterranean conditions (dry soil)
    • Flowers from June to September
    • Wonderfully drought-resistant

    Currently out of stock

  • 90cm Hedera 'Colchica Dentata Variegata' | 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Variegated Ivy | Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata'

    Wonderful marbled foliage

    • Incredible green foliage flecked with cream
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows in full sun to full shade
    • Ornamental berries in winter

    Currently out of stock

  • Adventurer's Allotment in a Box | Unusual Vegetables Collection Vegetables
    From £30
    £40 From £30

    Allotment in a Box | Incredible Edibles Collection

    Unusual veg not seen in the shop

    • Includes cucamelons, artichokes and more
    • Includes award winners and heirloom varieties
    • Use your unusual produce to impress friends
    • Harvest from June to October

    Currently out of stock

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

    'Nostalgia' Hybrid Tea Rose

    Spectacular bicoloured rose

    • Cream centred roses with cherry red edges
    • Strong intense fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Suitable for the cutting garden

    Currently out of stock

  • Shrub Rose 'Natalija™ Frayla®' | 4.5L Pot Shrubs
    From £28
    From £28

    'Mia Bella®' Shrub Rose

    Sweet and spicy amber blooms

    • Amber rosette blooms
    • Sweet, spicy, warm fragrance
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Ideal for a border or a formal rose bed

    Currently out of stock

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

    'Pearl Celebration' Hybrid Tea Rose

    A shimmering jewel of a rose

    • Irridescent pearl-coloured petals
    • Delicately scented
    • Repeat flowering: June to October
    • Makes an ideal anniversary gift

    Currently out of stock

  • Variegated Ivy | Hedera helix 'Clotted Cream' Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Variegated Ivy | Hedera helix 'Clotted Cream'

    An utterly charming ivy

    • Unique, creamy-white frilled leaf pattern
    • Self-clinging and attractive to bees
    • Grows in all positions (prefers part shade)
    • Can also be used for groundcover

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Gourmansun' Tomato Plant Vegetables
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    'Gourmansun' Tomato Plant

    Seriously stripy oxheart toms

    • Aromatic, sweet tomatoes (up to 250g each)
    • Resistant to blight and mildew
    • Perfect for hearty sandwiches
    • Harvest from July to October

    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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