Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Broccoli (Sprouting) Seeds – Summer Purple
Broccoli (Sprouting) Seeds – Summer Purple Broccoli (Sprouting) Seeds ‘Summer Purple’ is a British broccoli variety that has been specially bred for summer and autumn cropping seasons. This means that this type of broccoli does not require a winter season of cold weather to be able to grow a mass of delicious spears! The sturdy
Broccoli Seeds – F1 Stromboli
A first-class variety producing long, tasty, dark green florets. Resistant to blindness from autumn sowings. Sow successionally for a long harvest season. Long, tasty, dark green florets Excellent for spring or autumn sowing Sow successionally for a long harvest Tom says: The slightly untidy cousin of calabrese, broccoli provides you with the first harvests of
Beetroot Seeds – F1 Pablo
An excellent item for both table and exhibition use. The exceptionally uniform, round, smooth skinned roots have an attractive rich red internal coloration and stand for a long period without becoming ‘woody’. Very tasty. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Beetroot Seeds – Boltardy
Beetroot Seeds – Boltardy RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Beetroot Boltardy is perfect for exhibition. Being deep red in colour and smooth skinned, this beetroot is ideal. Being a winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit, the beetroot boltardy will certainly be a favourite in no time at all. Recommended for early sowing.
Beetroot Seeds – F1 Bolder
A superb elongated round golden beet, with sweet, juicy yellow flesh. Ideal for salads or for juicing. And, unlike red types, there’s no danger of staining.
Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa) Xenia
Gooseberry Xenia is a popular addition to the summer soft fruit garden with almost spine free stems it makes picking them easier! Awarded the RHS award of Garden merit. Thorny at first, it will lose the thorns as it gets older, large red fruit is surprisingly sweet and will ripen in time for summer gooseberry
Aubergine Seeds – F1 Pinstripe
Ideal for pots or raised beds, this dwarf, compact aubergine produces an abundance of delicious purple, cream-striped fruit, each weighing 80-100g. Patio variety. A beautiful plant for the patio. The silvery-green foliage looks stunning when dripping with pale striped purple fruit. The aubergines are ideal to be picked small but equally can be left to
Peach Peregrine
Awarded an RHS AGM, Peach Peregrine is still regarded as one of the best English varieties since being introduced in 1906! It is a perfect tree for training up walls in a sunny, sheltered, position where it will produce a superb harvest. In March, pink blossoms provide a spectacular display, followed by blush and pale
Blueberry (Vaccinium) Brigitta
Blueberry (Vaccinium) Brigitta A much-loved blueberry worth trying! This fruitful hardy blueberry shrub is a well-loved and well-known variety named ‘Blueberry Brigitta’ That will thrive in any patio pot or container, especially when surrounded by a pollinating blueberry bush. From August through to the end of September you can expect bundles of delicious, plump and
Kiwi (Actinidia Arguta) Issai
Kiwi (Actinidia Arguta) Issai Delicious fruits and a variety known for its bumper crops! Kiwi (Actinidia Arguta) Issai is unlike other varieties and is known for its bumper crops and virtually hairless sweet fruits! This vigorous hardy Kiwi is self-fertile, making it perfect for the smaller garden where there is only room for one plant.
Mulberry ‘Charlton House’
Mulberry ‘Charlton House’ is a majestic landscape tree which comes with a distinguished history. The magnificent 400-year-old mulberry at Charlton House in London, said to be the oldest planted in England, is the venerable ancestor of this cultivar.These slow growing trees are highly ornamental, developing a broad crown of gnarled, corkscrew branches clothed with large
Seeds for Pollinators – Oregano
A bushy perennial plant up to 50cm (20) tall with oval, pointed leaves attractive to butterflies and bees. Use for flavouring meat, pizzas and omelettes. Harvest April-October. Height 40-50cm (16-20).
Bean (Broad) Seeds – The Sutton
Bred by Suttons, the Sutton broad bean is recommended for small gardens. An RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, it’s perfect for attracting honeybees to your outside space too. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany, this one’s a great beginner variety.
Houseplant Seeds – Coleus Blaze Collection
One of the most brightly coloured houseplants you can grow, with an astonishing and beautiful array of colours which have a wide variety of different leaf markings. Extremely popular for the year-round colour Pinch out to produce a branching habit. Darker colours can tolerate more sun, whereas lighter leaved plants like more shade.
Apricot Aprigold
Propagated onto a seedling rootstock Apricot Aprigold® is perfect for a small garden or in a container on the patio. With pale pink spring blossom and red-tinged growing tips, this dwarf Apricot tree makes a pretty container plant. Producing full-sized fruits which can be harvested each year from late July.
Houseplant Seeds – Bat Flower
This fascinating and unusual plant has bat-shaped flowers with long, attractive ‘whiskers’ – a perfect alternative to growing orchids in the home. These Tacca chantieri plants prefer high humidity, so either place in a warm bathroom or place the pot in a tray of gravel filled with water. Ideal to grow in a shady spot
Sunflower Seeds – Giant Grower (Tall Single)
How tall can you grow this amazing sunflower? Water and feed it well and support it against a wall or with a long cane. You can use your tape measure to record how quickly your sunflower grows and you could well beat the height we put on the packet – so get growing! FUN TO
Flowering Carrot Seeds – Dara
Blooms can be cut and will come again – and you’ll find purple carrots below ground during the season! Flowering carrot is also a real magnet for a wide range of beneficial ‘pest predator’ insects! Flowers June-September. Height 60-80cm (24-36). HA/HB – Hardy annual/Hardy Biennial.
Ammi majus Seeds – Snowflake
A fantastic border filler, producing masses of elegant snow-white flower heads atop lime green stems. Why not try sowing it alongside cornflowers, poppies and dahlias to create a beautiful display in the garden and a stunning mix of cutting flowers. Flowers June-October. Height. 90-100cm (36-40).
Wild Foxglove Seeds
Delicate tubular blooms on one side of the long leafy stems. Colours may be pale purple or white with speckled throats. A favourite for herbaceous borders and woodlands in early summer. Each flower has spots marking its large ‘landing pad’ … perfect for bumblebees. They prefer dappled shade and are attractive to beneficial insects. Flowers
