Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Rosemary Pink Flowered
Something a little different for the herb garden, Rosemary ‘Pink Flowered’ is an upright, evergreen shrub but instead of the blue flowers typical of rosemary this variety bears delightful pale pink blooms. Rosemary is an ideal shrub for dry and sunny positions, providing all year-round interest with its aromatic foliage as well as flowers in
Apple Plant – Fiesta
Partially self-fertile. Traditional flavour, both sweet and sharp. Keeps its shape when cooked and is ideal for juicing. Harvest September-October. Pollination group 3.
Apple Tree Pixie
Thought to be a seedling of either Cox or Sunset. The name is deceptive because it processes good medium-sized flat round apples that keep a long time. Excellent taste, sweet but refreshing, crisp and juicy. Skin yellow flushed with orange-red. A good choice for the garden or small orchard. Trees need a partner in a
Deutzia hybrida Plant – Mont Rose
Deutzia ‘Mont Rose’ is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub with oval, rich green, deep veined foliage. Clusters of pale pink star-shaped flowers are borne in early summer. Prefering full sun, but tolerating semi-shade, Deutzia Mont Rose is a great shrub for small gardens as a specimen, or for a mixed border. Height 200-250cm. Supplied in a
Artemisia Arborescens Powis Castle
This half-hardy perennial is a common sight in stately homes and local parks, Artemisia arborescens ‘Powis Castle’ is a resilient, drought tolerant evergreen. The holder of an esteemed RHS AGM, this Artemisia adds year round interest and can add a silver glint to borders. Perfect for edging for pathways in cottage gardens. Height and Spread:
Clematis Plant – Aljonushka
Clematis ‘Aljonushka’ – Clematis plant This sem-herbacous Clematis is superb, it has stunning magenta pink bell-shaped flowers that are produced in abundance from early Summer to September. Old man’s beard is known for its deciduous climbing habits, however, this Clematis is a rather loose sprawling variety – perfect for growing over sunny low walls or
Onion Sets – Sturon
Onion Sets – Sturon RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner! The Onion – Sturon is a well known onion variety, renowned for its flavour. The Sturton onion set produces round, straw coloured onions that are plump and medium in size. Perfect for any meal you wish to add them to. The onion – Sturton will
Strawberry Plants – Malling Centenary
This mid season strawberry is an outstanding variety to celebrate 100 years of the famous East Malling breeding station. Beautiful conical-shaped berries with good colour and flavour. Yields of up to 450g per plant. Supplied as strong, bare root plants. Best single variety – if you only have room for one choose this! Plants supplied
Tayberry Plant – Buckingham
Tayberry Plant – Buckingham A cross between a blackberry and a raspberry! Tayberry is a cross between blackberry and raspberry. Provides an abundant crop of large, purple and deliciously sweet fruit from mid July until late August. A super dessert fruit, but also good for freezing and jam making. Easy to grow and reliable, while
Cherry (Prunus) Stella
Cherry (Prunus) Stella A delicious sweet dessert cherry! Britain’s best known dessert cherry that produces firm, dark red fleshed, good sized fruits with a sweet flavour. The crop can be harvested from mid-July to August. A Canadian bred variety, makes a productive, attractive tree in flower or with fruit. Dwarf rootstocks make superb patio trees
Grape (Vitis) Lakemont
Grape (Vitis) Lakemont An excellent dessert grape or eat raw straight from the vine! Grape ‘Lakemont’ is a superb grape to grow for a number of reasons. It is a delicious dessert grape or can be eaten straight from the vine when ready. The oval fruits grow in an abundance of sizeable clusters that you
Onion (Autumn) Red Winter
Onion red winter blooms from June until July and is ideal to sow in September and October. It produces early crops and is ready to harvest and eat in July! This Allium cepa creates beautiful, flattened bulbs with rosy-red skins, it features a flushed-pink flesh and delivers a robust flavour. A reliable variety that has
Raspberry – Joan J
Produces an abundance of large, bright, juicy raspberries, with a truly delicious flavour. What’s more, if you find you can’t eat the fruit as quickly as you harvest it, Joan J comes out of the freezer tasting as sweet and delicious as the day it was picked. As a primocane raspberry, it fruits on newly
Sibleys Apricot Dwarf Fruit Tree – Flavourcot
Delightful apricot tree producing wonderful apricots but can be grown in a large container in any small space. Ripens in August. Supplied in a 4 litre pot at a height of approximately 70cm (27½"). Rootstock – Montclaire. Small trees adapted to grow in different container sizes. And if you want, you can also transplant them
Seed Potatoes – Acoustic (Second Early)
Acoustic is ideal for garden and organic production as this new, easy-to-grow variety has excellent blight resistance with golden eelworm resistance. Heavy cropping variety with cream flesh. A great, new all-rounder which you can boil, use in salads, mash, bake, roast and chip.
Garlic Bulbs – Picardy Wight
Originating in the fields of Picardy, growing on the battlefields of the Somme and the surrounding area. Adapted to cooler and wetter conditions, will grow anywhere in the UK that has proved a challenge to other garlic. In its native region it is plaited and smoked due to its longevity. Harvested after mid July it
Garlic (Softneck) Bulbs – Maddock Wight
Large white softneck, the cloves are nearly as large as the Elephant Garlic size. As the name suggests this variety originated in the north of Provence with superb warm and subtle flavours. Harvest mid June. 2 Bulbs (8-10 cloves per bulb.)
Shallot (Spring) Meloine Organic
Shallot (Spring) Meloine Organic The first downy mildew resistant shallot from French breeding! Shallot ‘Meloine’ has a rounded bulb shape with reddish-brown skin and crisp white flesh. It forms a clump of up to 8 delicious organic bulbs. This heavy cropping variety has a subtle sweet flavour compared to onions. The mature bulbs can be
Onion (Spring) Red Baron Organic
Onion (Spring) Red Baron Organic Glossy, deep red skins and a strong flavour make Red Baron a popular gardeners choice. Hardy when planted in early spring, Red Baron stores well.
