Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Bean (Dwarf French) Seeds – Borlotto Firetongue
An Italian specialty bean that’s ideal for fresh use or as dried seeds (haricots) in a wide range of dishes. The seeds and pods are attractively mottled, and will last throughout winter if stored in airtight jars.
Bean (Climbing French) Seeds – Colourful Climbing Mix
This superb mix will provide you with masses of long, tender, fleshy pods of purple, green and yellow, throughout the entire summer. They’re all stringless and boast an exceptionally fine flavour! Varieties: Monte Gusto, Carminat, Monte Cristo.
Broad Bean Seeds – The Sutton
Bred by Suttons. Can be sown in succession March-July outdoors, and November-February under cloches to produce a very early crop. Recommended for small gardens. Sown as instructed, a packet of seed is sufficient for a single row of approximately 8.3m (27′). Dwarf variety. White seeded variety. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Great beginner variety.
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Karmazyn
A must for anyone looking for something different! Karmazyn is a compact-growing broad bean that will produce a bountiful crop of tasty and colourful beans!
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Listra
A superb, early maturing broad bean producing a good crop of tasty pale-green beans. Performs well even when sown quite late.
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Giant Exhibition Longpod
Pods of good length and beans of delicious flavour. Very successful on show benches. For spring sowing. White seeded variety.
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Robin Hood
Never tried broad beans on the patio before? Dwarf variety Robin Hood will provide you with a good crop of nutritious beans that taste far superior to any you’ll find at the supermarket! SMALL SPACES made easy! Are you feeling left behind by the “grow-your-own” revolution because you live in a gardenless apartment or have
Fun To Grow Kids Kit Collection
FUN TO GROW – A fun, educational way to get children growing flowers and veg Great for party bags or christmas stockings! Fun growing indoor and outdoors! FREE stickers, magnifying glass and measuring tape inside certain packets of seeds – contents may vary. This collection contains one packet each of Bug Magnet, Giant Grower, Cress
Bean (Broad) Seeds – De Monica
This superb, early-maturing variety grows well in low daylight conditions, producing bountiful crops of 15cm (6”) long pods filled with 5-7 tasty, creamy-coloured beans per pod. Early maturing, delicious pods Will grow in low light conditions
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Crimson Flowered
A high yielding white-seeded variety with unusual crimson flowers.
Bean (Broad Bean) Seeds – Aquadulce Claudia
A long podded, white-seeded tasty broad bean that’s early to mature, Aquadulce Claudia is recommended for autumn and winter sowings throughout the U.K. for the earliest crops the following spring and summer.
Bean Soya Seeds – Edamame
This newly bred variety will restore your faith in growing this versatile bean. It’s a vast improvement over old varieties, ensuring successful results for you! It’s also earlier cropping than other varieties and, being high in protein, the beans are ideal for vegetarians. These delicious, nutritious beans can be cooked from fresh or dried and
Pea Seeds – Oregon Sugar Pod
A superb Sugar Pea with long slightly curved fleshy pods which should be gathered young and cooked whole. Height 105-120cm (3½-4′). Sugar Pod (Mangetout) type. R = Round seed. Hardy, and can be sown in late autumn or January-March. DID YOU KNOW….? Round seed provides nowhere for water to collect and rot the seed, so can
Turnip Seeds – Golden Ball
Dwarf, compact plants producing round roots with tender yellow flesh. Very hardy with outstanding keeping qualities. Excellent for storage and exhibition.
Hollyhock Seeds – Cough Syrup Mix
The petals of these statuesque cottage garden flowers make a jewel-coloured syrup, a traditional remedy for soothing irritated mucous membranes and helping to ease a dry cough. The syrup can be stored until needed. (Check with your doctor.) Height 100-150cm (39-59); spread 40-50cm (16-20). If you crave the cottage garden look, Hollyhocks are a must.
Tomato Seeds – Shimmer F1
A unique coloured tomato with red, green and gold stripes. Almond shaped fruit, bigger than a cherry type but smaller than a Roma tomato. Resistant to late blight with 30-55g (1-2oz) fruit Very sweet and fruity, it came high in our recent taste tests. Grow cordon style Adds a splash of colour to salads
Mexican Tarragon Seeds
Aromatic scented foliage which can be used as a tarragon substitute. Sweetly scented small yellow flowers. Perfect to season soups and sauces. Dried leaves and flowers can be used to make an anise flavoured herbal tea. Harvest July-September. Height 60-70cm (24-27); spread 30-40cm (12-16).
Tomato Seeds – F1 Tumbling Bella (Terenzo)
An improvement on the incredibly popular ‘Tumbler’, producing sweet, cherry-sized fruit in profusion all summer. Its cascading habit makes it ideal for tubs and it shows some blight tolerance too!
Nasturtium Seeds – Gold Jewel
Try searching online for ‘Lutein’ and you’ll soon realise that there is huge demand for lutein supplements as an aid to eye health. How much better to grow this eye catchingly, colourful nasturtium and supplement your lutein levels naturally whilst bringing a welcome zing of colour and flavour to your salad bowl. Research has shown
Tomato Seeds – Red Zebra
Lycopene is the bright red nutrient tomatoes, which might be one of the key factors behind the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet. Suttons, in conjunction with Exeter University identified the Red Zebra as having the very highest levels of lycopene out of all the 64 tomatoes tested. Excellent flavour, stunning stripes and a lycopene
