Woodland Garden Plants

Shady area of the garden? Escape to a cool haven of dappled light and multi-level planting with this natural, relaxed woodland look. You can almost hear the trickle of a stream…

Woodland planting is huge at this summer's flower shows - choose a mix of flowering and foliage perennials for underplanting trees, next to ponds or creating a wildlife-friendly border.

Perennial plants (495) Trees (409)Climbing plants for shade (48)Ferns (34)Garden shrubs (351)Hedging plants (87)
  • 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

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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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    £40
    £40

    Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell'

    A lesson in planting elegance

    • Upright and bushy habit
    • Small shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Pinkish-red double blooms, evergreen foliage
    • A prolific flowerer

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  • 'Chester' Blackberry Plant Soft Fruit
    £15
    £15

    'Chester' Blackberry Plant

    Thornless canes, punchy flavour

    • Intensely sweet and juicy
    • Spineless stems for easy picking
    • Make a delicious blackberry coulis
    • Harvest from August to early October

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  • Tassel Fern | Polystichum polyblepharum Perennial Bedding
    £15
    £15

    Tassel Fern | Polystichum polyblepharum

    Tassel-like elegance in green

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Foliage forms a cascade of tassels
    • Lush dark green fronds
    • Tolerant of drier conditions

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  • Golden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum Shrubs
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    Golden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'

    Bright, classy and bee-friendly

    • Variegated foliage and masses of white blooms
    • Formal hedging loved by pollinators
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

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  • Lace Fern | Dryopteris Linearis Polydactila Perennial Bedding
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    From £8

    Lace Fern | Dryopteris Linearis Polydactila

    Lace-like texture, stunning form

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Lacy foliage
    • Vibrant green
    • British native fern, perfect cover for wildlife

    2 options available

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  • Soft Tree Fern | Dicksonia antarctica Ornamental Trees
    From £100
    From £100

    Hardy Tree Fern | Dicksonia antarctica

    Fronds as old as the dinosaurs!

    • Glorious curving fronds
    • Perfect for shady gardens
    • Evergreen leaves up to 3m long
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia 'Red Wall' Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia 'Red Wall'

    A wall of autumn flame

    • Green foliage turns vibrant red in autumn
    • Can withstand the harshest UK winters
    • Grows in sun, partial shade or full shade
    • Attractive blue-black berries in autumn

    2 options available

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  • Soft Shield Fern | Polystichum Plumosum Densum Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Soft Shield Fern | Polystichum Plumosum Densum

    Soft and lush, a textured delight

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Feathery fronds create a fluffy look
    • Bright green to boost shady spots
    • Tolerant of drier conditions

    2 options available

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  • Heuchera 'Timeless Night' Perennial Bedding
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    £18 From £15

    Heuchera 'Timeless Night'

    Experience the deep purples all through the year

    • Stunning deep and vibrant purple foliage
    • Foliage creates a canvas for summer flowers
    • Low-growing, amazing for vigorous ground-cover
    • Hardy evergreen perennial

    2 options available

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  • 90cm Honeysuckle 'Aureoreticulata' | Lonicera Japonica | 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Variegated Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica 'Aureoreticulata'

    Stunning veined foliage

    • Scented ivory blooms, yellow-veined leaves
    • Fast-growing and semi-evergreen
    • Loves a partially shaded spot
    • Blooms from April to August

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  • Red Japanese Camellia | Camellia japonica 'Princess Baciocchi' Shrubs
    £40
    £40

    Camellia japonica 'Princess Baciocchi'

    Abundant, intensely pink jewels

    • Upright and bushy habit
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 8m
    • Deep pink double blooms, evergreen foliage
    • Very easy to care for

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

    'Glacier' Ivy | Hedera helix

    Grows anything but glacially

    • Mottled, lightly-lobed, silver-green foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows in all light conditions (sun to shade)
    • Perfect for covering a drab fence

    2 options available

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  • Dryopteris filix mas Perennial Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Male Fern | Dryopteris Filix Mas

    Robust and timeless greenery

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Upright arching fronds
    • Vibrant green
    • Happy in many soil conditions

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  • Himalayan Birch Tree | Betula utilis jacquemontii 'Doorenbos'
    From £40
    From £40

    Snow Queen Himalayan Birch Tree | Betula utilis jacquemontii 'Doorenbos'

    The brightest bark of all

    • Elegant oval tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m
    • Lush green foliage turning yellow in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Hosta 'Lakeside Little Tuft'
    £8
    £8

    Hosta 'Lakeside Little Tuft'

    Honey, I shrunk the hostas....

    • Miniature hosta with creamy yellow and lime green leaves, with a dark green margin
    • Lilac purple flowers in July and August
    • Grows to just 15-20 x 20-25cm
    • Pointy tufts of foliage, perfect for pots

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  • Holly Olive | Osmanthus aquifolium Shrubs
    £40
    £40

    Holly Olive | Osmanthus aquifolium

    Like true holly but fragrant!

    • Vigorous, bushy shrub
    • Large shrub - grows up to 5m
    • Spiny evergreen, holly-like leaves
    • Fragrant, tubular white flowers

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  • Hosta 'Raspberry Sundae'
    £15
    £15

    Hosta 'Raspberry Sundae'

    The hosta with unique colour contrasts

    • Creamy white leaves with green margins and a splash of raspberry red
    • Violet purple flowers on burgundy stems from August to September
    • Compact and perfect for pots
    • Fully hardy foliage plant with no pruning needed

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  • Heuchera 'Paris' Perennial Bedding
    From £10
    From £10

    Heuchera 'Paris'

    Fantastic pink flower spires for added summer delight

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Create evergreen interest in borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

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  • Digitalis 'mertonensis Summer King' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Pink Foxglove | Digitalis x mertonensis 'Summer King'

    A cottage garden must-have

    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Adds height and drama to borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • RHS Plant for Pollinators

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  • 30cm Heuchera 'Huckleberry' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Heuchera 'Huckleberry'

    Colour changing silver and purple tones

    • Unique purple with silver-hue foliage
    • Low-growing, amazing for vigorous ground-cover
    • Adds year-round vibrance to your garden space
    • Creates a brilliant canvas for summer flowers

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  • Honeysuckle 'Henryi' | Lonicera Japonica | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Henry's Honeysuckle | Lonicera henryi

    Vigorous and utterly beautiful

    • Red and yellow, horn-shaped flowers
    • Heavenly scent grows stronger in full sun
    • Part shade preferred (full sun tolerable)
    • Flowers in July and August

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  • 30cm Foxglove 'Dalmatian White' |Digitalis| 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    White Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian White'

    Fantastic summer spires of white and purple

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Add height and drama to borders
    • Flowers June to July
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

  • Sweetest Winter Honeysuckle | Lonicera fragrantissima | On a 90cm cane in a 3L pot Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Sweetest Winter Honeysuckle | Lonicera fragrantissima

    Extremely fragrant winter blooms

    • Highly-scented creamy flowers, semi-evergreen
    • Provides winter interest in beds and borders
    • Prefers a partially shaded location
    • Flowers from December to March

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  • 30cm Campanula 'Takion White' | 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Campanula 'Takion White'

    Starry white bellflowers on elegant stems

    • Unique outward facing bell-flowers in daisy white
    • Great for the front of borders to cover space
    • Brilliant plant to support local bee populations
    • Super easy to grow and incredibly tough

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Foxglove 'Dalmatian Purple' |Digitalis| 1L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Purple Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Purple'

    Show Stopping Foxgloves of the most vibrant purple

    • Spectacular spires of speckled magenta purple
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Adds height and colour to your borders and beds
    • Create a classic cottage garden aesthetic

    Currently out of stock

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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.

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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