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.

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  • Bleeding Heart Plant 'Spectabilis Valentine' | Dicentra Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Bleeding Heart Plant 'Spectabilis Valentine' | Dicentra

    Romance flowering from Spring

    • Red heart-shaped flowers with a drip of white
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Blooms in Spring early in the growing season
    • Can be grown in the shadier parts of your garden

    Currently out of stock

  • 3 Lady Fern | Athyrium filix femina | 9cm Pots Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Lady Fern | Athyrium filix femina

    An elegant deciduous fern

    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Delicate lacy foliage
    • The brightest green
    • British native fern, perfect cover for wildlife

    Currently out of stock

  • Campanula 'Takion Blue' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Campanula 'Takion Blue'

    Slender stems of amethyst bells

    • Outward facing soft amethyst coloured bell flowers
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Perfect for a patio display
    • Attracts bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

  • Matteuccia struthiopteris Perennial Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Ostrich Fern | Matteuccia struthiopteris

    Bold and statuesque, a garden centerpiece

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Large fronds resemble ostrich feathers
    • Bright green to boost shady spots
    • Upright striking architectural form

    Currently out of stock

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  • Autumn Fern | Dryopteris Erythrosora 'Koidzumiana' Perennial Bedding
    £8
    £8

    Autumn Fern | Dryopteris erythrosora 'Koidzumiana'

    Autumnal shades all year round

    • Fronds turn through red, orange, copper and gold before maturing to green
    • Grow in pots or a shady woodland border
    • Compact and neat form, growing to 50x50cm
    • Easy to grow, with no pruning needed

    Currently out of stock

  • Dicentra Spectabilis Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Dicentra spectabilis

    The woodland plant with heart shaped flowers

    • Bright pink heart shaped flowers with white petals
    • Blooms in May and June
    • Thrives in shade
    • Plant with ferns and hostas as part of a woodland border

    Currently out of stock

  • Cream Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Cream' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Cream Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Cream'

    Towers of raspberry and cream toned flowers

    • Cream-coloured flowers with specks of purple
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Adds height and colour to your borders and beds
    • Perfect to plant at the back of your flower bed

    Currently out of stock

  • Silver Birch Hedging | Betula pendula Shrubs
    From £3
    £4 From £3

    Silver Birch Hedging | Betula pendula

    Reliable year-round classic

    • Elegant bark, spring catkins & autumn tones
    • UK native invaluable for wildlife
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 12m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Athyrium Metallicum Pond Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Crested Wood Fern | Cristata The King Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Gaura 'Gambit Variegata Rose' | 3L Pot Perennial Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Gaura 'Gambit Variegata Rose'

    A cloud of Candy-pink butterflies

    • Butterfly shaped Candy-pink flowers on upright stems
    • Long flowering season from May to October
    • Plant in the centre of a sunny border
    • Ideal for Cottage Garden or Prairie planting schemes

    Currently out of stock

  • Hosta 'Catherine'
    £8
    £8

    Hosta 'Catherine'

    An irresistible colour combination

    • Heart shaped lime green leaves with a wide, teal blue margin
    • Lavender purple flowers in July and August
    • Ideal for a shady border
    • Easy to grow perennial with no pruning needed

    Currently out of stock

  • Herrenhausen Fern | Polystichum Herrenhausen Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Japanese Lace fern | Polystichum polyblepharum Perennial Bedding
    £8
    £8

    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

    Currently out of stock

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  • Common Polypodium Fern | Polypodium vulgare Perennial Bedding
    £8
    £8

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Hosta 'Snow Cap' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Hosta 'Snow Cap'

    Because groundcover deserves the limelight too!

    • Broadly ovate blue-green textured leaves with a pale yellow margin and white flowers
    • Flowers throughout July and August
    • Perfect under trees or in a shady border
    • Slow growing and very easy to care for

    Currently out of stock

  • Digitalis Dalmatian | 4 x 1L Pots Perennial Bedding
    From £30
    £36 From £30

    Dalmatian Foxglove Collection

    Incredibly evocative blooms

    • Curated selection from the 'Dalmatian' series
    • Great for woodland and cottage gardens
    • Blooms from May to July
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Hosta 'Minuteman'
    £15
    £15

    Hosta 'Minuteman'

    Outstanding colour and form

    • Striking dark teal leaves with a wide white margin
    • Soft lavender flowers in July and August
    • Grow in woodland borders en masse or as a feature plant
    • This variety has improved slug resistance

    Currently out of stock

  • Hosta 'Sting'
    £8
    £8

    Hosta 'Sting'

    Every little thing it does is magic...

    • Deep green leaves with a cream coloured flare radiating from the centre
    • Soft lavender flowers in July and August
    • Fully hardy, easy care perennial - not fragile.
    • Plant in pots, borders, beds or fields of gold

    Currently out of stock

  • Hosta 'Sugar & Spice' 3L Pot Perennial Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Hosta 'Sugar & Spice'

    Fabulous foliage with fragrant flowers

    • Moss green leaves with a rippled edge
    • Fragrant Blue flowers
    • Shade loving border plant
    • Colour and texture all year round

    Currently out of stock

  • Achillea 'New Vintage Rose' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Achillea 'New Vintage Rose'

    Bright, showy and compact achillea

    • Cerise pink flowers clustered on large flat flowerheads
    • Summer flowering from June to August
    • Brings colour and height to sunny borders
    • Compact enough for containers

    Currently out of stock

  • Golden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum Shrubs
    From £7
    From £7

    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

    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.

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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
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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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