Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
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
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.
Holly Golden King
Holly Golden King A female holly variety that looks stunning even in the summer! Holly Golden King is a beautiful addition to any garden but, don?t be fooled; it is, in fact, a female variety, so you can be sure of a fabulous display of scarlet winter berries amongst glossy green foliage. The Holly Golden
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
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.
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.
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).
Seeds for Pollinators – Rosemary
A perennial evergreen shrub with fragrant leaves which can be picked at any time and used in flavouring meat or fish dishes, also for bouquet garni. Oregano is also a great plant to grow to attract bumblebees to your garden. Harvest May-November. Height 100-150cm (39-59).
Tithonia Seeds – Red Torch
Tall plants for the back of a border with large, single, orange/scarlet, dahlia-like blooms. Easy to grow and fast growing, flowers for garden decoration or cutting. Flowers July-October. Height 100-150cm (40-60").
Viola Seeds – Midnight Runner
Add drama to your hanging baskets with this purple-black viola! The bright eye gives each bloom real depth and adds to the overall charm of the velvety blooms. Flowers prolifically all summer long. Grow as a HHA – Half hardy annual or HB – Hardy biennial. Trailing.
Wallflower Seeds – Cloth of Gold
A traditional spring favourite that will light up beds and borders with its vibrant, golden-yellow flowers. The most popular spring bedding item – very fragrant. Flowers April-June. Height 45cm (18").
Zinnia Seeds – Fireworks Mix
Impressively large double flowers. Ideal for beds and borders, and for cutting. Sun-loving plants, free-flowering, long-lasting and gaily coloured. HHA – Half hardy annual. Height 75cm (2½’).
Zinnia Seeds – Queen Red Lime
Tall, bushy plants with large double flowers of a unique red/lime colour, will create the ‘wow’ factor in borders or large containers. When we saw the colour and generous size of the blooms we just had to make it part of our range! Flowers July-September. Height 60cm (24").
Pretty Perennials Mix Seeds
Our Native British Wildflowers range has been developed from research conducted by Butterfly Conservation, BBKA, RSPB and the Woodland Trust. An excellent general purpose mixture containing over 25 native species of wildflower of which the flower heights and forms will prove beneficial for many pollinators. Suitable for sowing in most soil types and areas. Ideal
Nasturtium Seeds – Flower Carpet (Dayglow Mix)
Surprise your parents with these easy to grow, colourful plants that spread across the garden and form a ‘carpet of colour’ right through the summer months from late June to September. Height 45cm (10").
Nigella Seeds – Alien Eggs! (Persian Jewels Mix)
Easy to grow, brightly coloured edible flowers, followed by impressively weird seed pods that look like Alien Eggs! You can also pick and dry the ‘eggs’ to use in the house as winter decorations. Height 45cm (18").
Sunflower Seeds – Bird Table Flower (Titan)
Grow the sunflower with the biggest head! The flower heads can grow up to a massive 50cm (20") wide on strong, sturdy stems. But it is after the flower is gone that your bird table is formed and it’s an edible one! The old flower head is full of seeds to feed the birds well
Wildlife Garden Seeds – Corn Marigold
These bright yellow flowers were once common in the cornfields of Britain, but nowadays are confined principally to areas of waste. Height 45-60cm (1½-2′). HA – Hardy annual. Naturalised in Britain since the Iron Age Long sowing period Self seeds’ readily
