Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Bean (Runner) Seeds – Grow A Whopper! (Scarlet Emperor)
Runner beans are one of the fastest growing plants, you can usually see them pop their heads above the soil within one to two weeks. You can measure the height of your plant and also the actual beans. You will be amazed how long they can grow! FUN TO GROW – A fun, educational way
Basil Seeds – Mix
My hand picked mix of super aromatic varieties to pack maximum flavour punch. Origin: India. One of the worlds best-loved herbs, with a diverse range of flavours. Perform well outdoors even in poor summers. Contains: Mrs Burns Lemon, Thai Sita, Emerald, Dark Opal. Harvest June-October.
Pepper Chilli Seeds – Trinidad Perfume
If you love the tangy, fruitiness of habanero peppers but can’t handle the heat there’s some good news for you. Sweet with barely any heat this is the ulimate chilli-haters chilli. Rating 0-500 SHU (Rating measured in Scoville heat units – SHU. The higher the rating the hotter the chilli.) Height 71-80cm. Origin: Mexico. All the fruity
Sweet Corn – Mirai White
Part of the James Wong Grow For Flavour Range. James says – ‘Pure white form, with an almost pavlova-like creaminess and super sweet to boot’ Has the superior ability to soldier on through cold, wet soils. Harvest August-September.
Bean (Mangetout Broad) Seeds – Stereo
Part of the James Wong Grow For Flavour Range. James says – ‘The finest tasting of all varieties, pick young pods when tender and eat them like mangetout’. An intensely sweet, nutty flavour. Pick the pods off when they are finger length. Slice them raw into a salad of goat’s cheese and roasted red onions,
James Wong – Rosella
Rosella produces delicious cherry-sized tomatoes with a dark, rosy-red hue. With a smoky flavour that adds the perfect touch to those summery salads, these cherry tomatoes have fewer seeds inside too ? so kids will love them! We love the dark colour of this variety, and the fruits hang to form miniature tomato chandeliers that
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
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 – 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!
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 – 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
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.
Picea abies Plant – Will’s Zwerg
A compact form of spruce with attractive light green foliage. ‘Wills Zwerg’ will produce a conical shape and look attractive when planted in a border or on its own. Height 90-100cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot or 5-7.5 litre pot.
Hypericum dummeri Plant – Peter Dummer
Hypericum × dummeri ‘Peter Dummer’ is a dwarf, compact, bushy, spreading shrub that forms a neat mound about 80cm high. Its ovate foliage is bronze when young, gradually turning dark blue-green as they mature and taking on reddish tinges in winter. It flowers prolifically in summer, producing masses of bright yellow flowers followed by conical,
Hypericum moserianum Plant – Tricolor
Hypericum x moserianum ‘Tricolor’ is a low-growing shrub, evergreen in warm areas, with pink-flushed green leaves edged in creamy white. Masses of bright yellow flowers appear from mid-summer to early autumn. It will cope with most soil conditions and grows in sun or partial shade. Good for small gardens. Height 90-100cm. Supplied in a 3
Juniperus communis Plant – Compressa
Juniperus communis ‘Compressa’ is a slow-growing dense evergreen dwarf coniferous shrub of columnar habit that has won an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner for it?s outstanding qualities as a garden plant. Its dark grey-green foliage is prickly. It would be a great addition to a rock or gravel garden just as it would be
Juniperus squamata Plant – Blue Carpet
The true spreading and prostrate growth of ‘Blue Carpet’ makes this an ideal choice for a low ground cover or for cascading over and down rocks or walls. The foliage remains bright blue providing intrerest all year round. Height 40-50cm+. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Juniperus squamata Plant – Blue Star
A slow growing and blue coloured ground cover variety which keeps its attractive colour all year round. Height 100-150cm. Supplied in a 2 litre pot.
Perovski Plant – Little Spire
Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ is a lower growing variety of Perovskia, but still with the vibrant blue-violet spires that make so much impact in cottage garden and rockery planting schemes. It is ideal for smaller gardens and can be used towards the front of borders. Best grown in loose, sandy soil in a sunny spot,
Rhododendron (AJ) Plant – Palestrina
An evergreen azalea with pale green leaves. The flowers are a beautiful pure white with a greenish centre. Flowers April-May. Height 90-100cm. Supplied in a 2 litre pot.
