Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Squash Seeds – Long Pie
The perfect pumpkin for pie and baking since before pumpkins were even round! A sweet and savoury depth of flavour, these are ready to harvest when the ground spot is orange and the rest of the squash is green. Turns fully orange in storage, this is when it’s at its best! Fruits ripen from green
James Wong Herb Seeds – Borage
Developed by James Wong – Delicious, easy to grow and stunningly ornamental, this is the ideal multi-tasking veg for the gardener who wants it all. Sow: August-September. Harvest: August-October. Tastes like: Green melon, cucumber, runner beans. In Britain borage’s cucumber-flavoured leaves and starry-blue flowers are usually confined to the herb gardens of stately homes. However
Basil Seeds – Devotion
Basil Seeds – Devotion After a long wait, a downy mildew-resistant basil with large leaves has arrived and can be grown on your plot anytime soon! With the culmination of years worth of work at Rutgers University in New York, they have managed to breed a basil that is downy mildew resistant. Strong downy mildew
Herb Seed – Korean Mint
An attractive flowering herb. Use the aniseed flavoured young leaves in teas and salads. One of the top 50 Chinese Medicinal herbs.
Kale Seeds – Mix
A selection of different kales, tried and tested in the UK climate, offering a wide culinary use. The major benefit to gardeners is providing delicious, highly nutritious greens when the weather is far too cold for other vegetables. Sow March-June. Harvest August-February. The most reliable, nutritious winter vegetable. Withstands adverse weather conditions to yield a
Grape (Vitis) Phoenix Vine
Grape (Vitis) Phoenix Vine Produces delicious fruits perfect for eating fresh! The Grape ‘Pheonix’ is a hybrid white grape that has been bred in Germany. It not only tastes great but produces good-sized quality fruits in densely packed bunches that the supermarket can’t beat! Disease resistant and a hardy shrub, these grapes are flavoursome, juicy
Kale Seeds – Frost Byte F1
Kale Seeds – Frost Byte F1 Kale ‘Frost Byte F1’ is an attractive edible kale that is greatly ornamental. The crops develop textured and ruffled leaves that contrast against their white centres as they mature with age. The leaves not only look great but taste great, with a delightfully sweet flavour from the leaf through
Lettuce Seeds – Dixter
Delicious soft, buttery leaves of impressive colour, which becomes more intense in summer. Excellent disease resistance and good uniformity. Elongated teardrop-shaped leaves on erect plants. Ideal for raised beds, containers or garden. Cos lettuce variety.
Onion (spring) Seeds – Lilia
Onion (spring) Seeds – Lilia Onion ‘Lilia’ is a dual-purpose Italian variety with a particularly pungent flavour to it. This crop can be harvested as either spring onions, salad onions or be left to become bulb onions for winter use and storing. So perhaps see what kind of onion you fancy at the time! If
Onion Seeds – Exhibition
Aptly named, this is the best onion for showing for many a while! Whether you are a serious exhibitor or just someone who wants to take a crack at the village show, it’s worth giving this one a try. Weights can get up to 1000gms, yet the flavour is still maintained and unusually for a large
Pak Choi Seeds – F1 Rubi
Attractive red leaves (which deepen in colour in cool weather) with a contrasting green underside, which can be grown as either a babyleaf for use in stir-fries, or full size heads for use as a tasty cooked vegetable. SMALL SPACES made easy! Are you feeling left behind by the “grow-your-own” revolution because you live in
Pumpkin Seeds – F1 Becky
An outstanding pumpkin, producing excellent yields of delicious, medium-sized orange fruit. Great for cooking or carving out for Halloween!
Squash Seeds – F1 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.
Squash Seeds – Jaune et Vert
A Scallop/Patty Pan shaped squash with creamy-ivory skin and contrasting green radial streaking (incredibly ornamental!). This flavoursome heirloom variety is particularly tasty when picked young and served when it is no more that 5-7cm (2-3) in diameter. When mature, cut into pie-shaped wedges and roast. Delicious baked whole and served with meat or vegetables!
Squash Seeds – Vegetable Spaghetti
A delicious, easy-to-grow variety producing oval-shaped squashes with straw-coloured skin. It boasts excellent eating qualities with unique ‘scoop out’ flesh that separates into spaghetti-like pieces. Will store for up to 2 months, A super way to get the kids eating veg! Use it in exactly the same way as spaghetti – try serving with a
Squash Seeds – Tromboncino
Origin: Italy. Has a long neck that’s 100% free of seeds. Looks incredibly ornamental in the garden and tastes sweeter than most regular courgettes. Sow March-May. Actually a variety of butternut squash, picked while still tender and green As well as looking incredibly ornamental in the garden, its big benefit in the kitchen is that it
Sprouting Seeds – Basil Dark Opal
A scrumptious, vitamin-packed purple-leaved basil, ideal for growing as microgreens. Easy to grow – ideal for windowsills Packed full with vitamins Ideal for salads/sandwiches
Helenium Lemon Sundae
Helenium Lemon sundae will flower from June to October, brightening up any border or patio with its sunny yellow, daisy blooms, providing a great source of nectar for pollinating insects. These easy to grow hardy perennials will make excellent cut flowers as their neat, bushy strong branches don’t need staking and is perfect for the
Lobelia erinus Waterfall Blue Ice
Best in Class for cutting raised lobeliasIf you’ve been disappointed by lobelia in the past, then your faith will be restored when you try this superb variety. Recently awarded an RHS AGM, Lobelia ‘Waterfall Ice Blue’ flowers on and on, regardless of adverse weather conditions. This outstanding trailing lobelia is raised from cuttings and completely
Busy Lizzie Roller Coaster Hot Pink (New Guinea)
The eye-popping blooms of Busy Lizzie ‘Roller Coaster Hot Pink? will set your heart racing! This showy variety of New Guinea Impatiens bursts into bloom in May and blooms tirelessly right through to October. The semi-double blooms stand out beautifully against the dark, glossy foliage. With a fabulous branching habit, this Busy Lizzie forms a
