Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Spinach Seeds – Perpetual Spinach
Excellent on dry soils where annual spinach would run to seed quickly. Hardy and useful for autumn and winter dishes. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Great beginner variety.
Tomato Seeds – Heinz 1370
This semi-bush style tomato will provide you with countless bright red fruit. Weighing around 100-170g (4-6oz) each, this small 90-120cm (3-4′) plant is a real producer. You can expect the best, including crack-resistant fruit, high yields and above all, FLAVOUR! Each plant can be grown indoors, or outside in a sunny spot. In fact, Tomato
Penstemon Sweet Cherry
Penstemon Sweet Cherry Eye-catching bright red tubular flowers accented with white adorn the sturdy stems of Penstemon ‘Sweet Cherry’. Long flowering and naturally compact, it creates a superb display in borders and patio containers where it will withstand the poorest of British weather. Easy to grow this stunning penstemon is perfect for cottage or wildlife
Berberis thunbergii Plant – Tiny Gold
Berberis thunbergii ‘Tiny Gold’ does exactly what it says …has tiny golden oval shaped foliage. A small, rounded shrub for spot planting in the border, rockery or as an edging plant. Its compact shape makes it an ideal low hedge alternative to Buxus. Flowers May. Height 40-50cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot or 7.5-10
Radish Seeds – Rainbow Mix
A blend of colours with different tastes. Easy to grow and colourful in salads. Harvest April-October.
Deutzia hybrida Plant – Perle Rose
Deutzia × hybrida ‘Perle Rose’ is a bushy, multi-stemmed, small to medium, shrub with pale pink flowers in clusters during early summer. Can be pruned after flowering to keep its shape in check. Height 200-250cm.
Rocket Seeds – Wild
A tasty ‘cut and come again’ rocket producing masses of attractive strong-flavoured wild rocket leaves. Ideal for salads or cooking, it can be harvested all summer.
Shallot Banana Seed – Zebrune
Delicious, large, elongated shallot onion hybrid type bulbs that are brown-skinned with a pinkish tinge. Best grown in a sandy, well drained soil. Popular with TV and Michelin starred chef as it is easy to peel and slice plus retains its flavour well when cooked.
Spinach Seeds – F1 Comred
More productive than regular spinach, this is a versatile salad must-have, perfect as baby leaves or as a mature vegetable. The attractive red leaves have a mild mustard tang and they are highly nutritious and full of iron.
Spinach Seeds – F1 Rubino
A profusion of tasty, red-veined green leaves that can be picked from baby leaf stage through to mature plants. The fast-growing leaves are packed full of healthy antioxidants and fibre, and are ideal for salads or stir fries.
Squash Seeds – F1 Crown Prince
Steel blue skin and bright orange flesh with a sweet nutty flavour, and averaging 3-4kg (6½-9 lb) in weight. The storage potential is excellent; it can be over 3 months if kept in a frost-free area with good ventilation. Trailing growth habit.
Onion Seeds – Globo
A very large onion which is ideal for exhibition or the kitchen! The oval-shaped, straw-coloured roots are tasty in salads or cooked, with an average weight of 250-300g (up to 1kg when grown for exhibition).
Onion Seeds – Isobel Rose
White and pink coloured internal rings which become pinker when the onion is stored. Less pungent than red varieties, it is ideal for use raw in salads and sandwiches and can add interest to the veg patch if grown alongside your white and red onions. Bred in Lincolnshire, UK, so perfect to grow in our
Parsley Seeds – Plain Leaved 2
An excellent flavoured parsley with plain foliage, as used extensively on the continent. Vigorous leaf growing.
Parsnip Seeds – Warrior F1
Parsnip Seeds – Warrior F1 Parsnip ‘Warrior F1′ proved to be a fantastic performer during its time at the trial grounds and is a British bred variety. It grows flavoursome, chunky, gradually tapering roots that measure up to a whopping 28cm (11”) in length. However, if you prefer even larger roots, just leave them to
Parsnip Seeds – F1 Panorama
We all love a homegrown parsnip, and we have to say they don?t come much better than the Panorama Parsnip. This fantastic F1 vigour produces uniform roots, so it?s perfect for the plate and the show bench! Harvest October-March. Height 50-60cm (16-20); spread 50-60cm (16-20).
Parsnip Seeds – Tender and True
Excellent for exhibition and for culinary purposes. Long, smooth-skinned roots with considerable resistance to canker. An essential part of your Sunday roast! Specially recommended. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Heritage Seed Variety, 1929 packet details – An admirable Parsnip which increases in popularity every year. Not quite so large as our Student, but more
Parsnip Seeds – White Gem
Specially bred by Suttons, Parsnip White Gem is highly recommended for use on all soils. Shorter roots than Tender and True, with fine, white smooth skin. An essential part of your Sunday roast! Considerable resistance to canker.
Radish Seeds – French Breakfast 3
Solid, sweet, cylindrical crimson and white roots. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Purslane Seeds
Developed by James Wong – Foolproof to grow. Unusual refreshing flavour. Continual harvesting during growing season. Succulent creeper with leaves that taste of mangetout and bramley apples. Once a hugely popular salad vegetable in Tudor England, the ancient herb purslane is still a foodie staple all over the Mediterranean, from France to Greece, where it
