Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Butterfly Hotel – Anthracite
Butterfly Hotel – Anthracite A safe home for our garden Butterflies! When you find a butterfly during autumn in your house, it’s the perfect time to place a butterfly hotel in your garden. The butterfly is able to wait over there until winter is over. It will store enough energy for spring to fly around
Apple Tree Cooking Apple Howgate Wonder
Very large cooker that needs very little, if any, sweetening. Pleasant eating apple too. Harvest early October. D. M26 rootstock. Trees need a partner in a close pollination group (A-E), (e.g. C can be pollinated by B, C, or D). 1 year old ‘Maidens’, supplied bare-rooted. Rootstocks for trees will all give a final height
Strawberry Honeyoye
A really early variety which will start to fruit at the beginning of June. This variety has the perfect strawberry shape and is a beautiful glossy red colour. Plus the fruit are probably the best tasting early variety. Harvest June-July
Rudbeckia Amirillo
Rudbeckia Amarillo flowers from July until November, its impressive large sized flowers draw attention with its sunny yellow petals standing proudly on short sturdy stems. This Coneflower has a beautifully compact and neat growing habit, it is ideal for adding to borders and flowerbeds along with lifting lifeless patio and decking areas. Rudbeckia hirta Amarillo
Tomato Seeds – F1 Brandy Boy
Beefsteak tomato Brandy Boy captures all the rich flavour of the beloved Brandywine heirloom tomato (long the flavour favourite among heritage tomato enthusiasts) with a more shapely form, tidier growth habit, improved disease-resistance and bigger, earlier yields. Our new hybrid produces loads of large pink fruits up to 14cm (5½") across. The fruits ripen evenly
Petunia Express Mixed
Petunia Express mix blooms from June until October and enjoys growing in a sunny spot. Its trumpet-like flowers are shaded in red, white and blue – along with sturdy branches and a fantastic trailing habit. Petunia Express looks fantastic when grown in a pot or container sitting on a pretty patio, courtyard or decking area.
Geranium Big Ezee Plants – Neon
Geranium Big Ezee Plants – Neon A perfectly shaped plant, Geranium Big Ezee is a dream for those who love to decorate their patios. It features a compact, rounded habit which sits in any container like it was made for it. Conversely, it also does well in flower beds & flower borders, as well as
Acer palmatum Duo
Acer Duo The Acer Duo combines two attractive Acer varieties that will create beautiful focal points for sheltered parts of the garden. Their slow-growing habits make them perfect for growing in large containers on the patio or as free-standing specimens in borders. Height and spread: 4m (13′). Acer palmatum Duo comprises: Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’- A
Butternut Squash Plant – Butterscotch
A compact variety (ideal for garden or container) producing smaller, earlier maturing fruits of 1-2lbs. Cooks well in the microwave – simply pierce the skin in a few places and cook for about 12 minutes. High resistance to powdery mildew. Harvest August-October. Supplied in a 2 litre pot.
Syringa meyeri Plant – Flowerfesta® Pink
For a fairytale garden effect, choose Syringa Flowerfesta® Pink. This dwarf lilac grows to a maximum height of 1.25m, displaying an abundance of stunning, large, pink flower clusters amongst wide, light green leaves – a beautiful colour combination! Don’t think that these flowers will only make one appearance, however. Syringa Flowerfesta Pink is a repeat
Seed Tin – Pak Choi Red & Green Mix
A brand new format. Our new tins contain twice the amount of seeds, split into three packets for successional sowing and extended cropping. Red & Green Mix – An easy to grow and tasty Oriental vegetable. We?ve put our 12 most popular varieties of vegetable seed for successional sowing into these handy seed tins. No
Seed Tin – Rocket Dragon’s Tongue
A brand new format. Our new tins contain twice the amount of seeds, split into three packets for successional sowing and extended cropping. Dragon’s Tongue – Adds colour and a tasty ‘kick’ to salads and sandwiches. We?ve put our 12 most popular varieties of vegetable seed for successional sowing into these handy seed tins. No
Begonia Non Stop Citrus Mix
Begonia Non Stop Citrus Mix Begonia Non Stop Citrus Mix blooms from July until November, it produces masses of citrus-coloured flowers in shades of lemon, orange and white. Easy to grow and care for, simply plant your Begonia in a sunny yet shaded position and watch it thrive! Begonia Non Stop Citrus looks stunning when
Wisteria floribunda Black Dragon
Wisteria floribunda ‘Black Dragon’ is particularly popular variety of Japanese Wisteria for its double flowers. The racemes of pea-like, double, violet-purple flowers smother this climber in late spring and early summer. Height: 8m (26 feet). Spread: 4m (13 feet).A specimen of Wisteria floribunda in full flower is always a stunning sight. These easy to grow
Wisteria floribunda Geisha
Wisteria ‘Geisha’ is a gorgeous Japanese Wisteria which in late spring and early summer produces long racemes of bi-coloured white and lavender-violet, pea-like flowers which are softly scented. Height: 8m (26 feet). Spread: 4m (13 feet).A specimen of Wisteria floribunda in full flower is always a stunning sight. These easy to grow climbers are perfect
Wisteria Tiverton
Wisteria ‘Tiverton’ is a vigorous, deciduous climber producing up to 1 metre long racemes of light fragrant, mauve-blue to purple blooms with a delicate yellow accent spot in early summer, followed by graceful twining shoots with long dark green pinnate leaves. ‘Tiverton’ is best grown in full sun or part shade making it the ideal
Vermiculite
Lightweight flakes that increase the retention of water and nutrients. Use on its own or mix 50/50 with compost for seed germination Vitax Vermiculite is a natural mineral that has been heated to high temperatures to produce lightweight, highly absorbent flakes. Its use in the garden will improve the aeration of growing media such as
Syringa Princess Sturdza
Syringa ‘Princess Sturdza’ bears large panicles of single, pink flowers in abundance during May and June. Like other Lilacs, Syringa ?Princess Sturdza? is intensely fragrant and makes a wonderful cut flower which will perfume the whole house. These fragrant blooms are also a boon to butterflies, moths and pollinating insects. Despite their delicate blooms, these
Choisya ternata Plant – Sundance
Commonly know with the marketing name Choisya ternata Sundance or common name Mexican orange Sundance. It is an evergreen shrub of medium size and rounded habit. Glossy bright yellow leaves with clusters of fragrant white flowers. An economical way to introduce plants that will create lasting structure in your garden. Flowering time June-July. Height 2.5m
Thunbergia Plants – Sunny Susy Amber Stripe
Encapsulate the colours of the sunset with Thunbergia Sunny Susy Amber Stripe, a unique and eye-catching variety. The burnt orange hues of its flowers pop out of the voluptuous, dark green foliage as it climbs vigorously up trellises and other planters. Introduce a new vertical plane to your garden with this plant, whether growing from
