Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Basil Floral Spires Lavender
Sweet basil ‘Floral Spires Lavender’ with an aromatic flavour and very decorative long lavender coloured panicles. It also has a very compact growth. 30-40cm. Sow under glass February-March, and outdoors April-May. Likes a dryish position, and develops more flavour and scent when grown in poorish soils.
Lupinus Avalune Red/White/Pink Mix
Quite unlike perennial varieties, this dwarf, hardy annual Lupin has a more compact habit that is perfectly suited to growing at the front of borders or in patio containers. Lupin ‘Avalune Mixed’ produces masses of short bicolour flower spikes on low bushy plants throughout summer. This quick growing annual flowers in just 12 weeks from
Astilbe Astary Mix
A real breakthrough, unlike other Astilbe, Astary does not need vernalisation for flowering. Flowering plants can be produced in 20-23 weeks. The flowering time and plant habit are very uniform. In a range of colours from white to cream to pinks and reds. 30cm.
Ageratum Leda
Compact and uniform plants bearing all summer long, fluffy blue and white bicoloured blooms which the bees and butterflies will love. Height:10ins (25cm)
Pilea Peperomioides (Chinese Money Plant) 11cm Pot
Liven up any room with the Chinese Money plant or sometimes known as the UFO plant! The round glossy leaves look beautiful on a shelf or windowsill and will remain a compact plant. In the summer months tiny pink flowers blossom above the foliage create a frothy appearance. Grow in a shady position away from
Agastache Aurantiaca Sunset Yellow
A cheerful plant to brighten up beds, borders or containers with fragrant foliage and masses of long lasting, soft yellow, hooded flowers that never fail to please. The dwarf, bushy plants are drought-tolerant, loved by bees and butterflies and fabulous for cutting. Sown early it will flower in the first year, this half hardy perennial
Tomato Peardrops F1
A very versatile, yellow fruited semi-trailing variety with highly attractive pear shaped fruit and a delicious flavour. For greenhouse crops, sow February/April under glass 18-21°C (65-70°F). Grow in well prepared borders, large pots or growing bags, removing laterals as they appear. For outdoor crops, sow April under glass 18-21°C (65-70°F). Grow in warm, sunny positions
Tomato Florryno F1
Sweet, cocktail sized fruit. Sow March/April for greenhouse growing (or April for outdoor growing) in a propagator on a windowsill or pots or trays in a greenhouse at 18-21ºC using a good quality compost. Cover seeds with 6mm compost (germination 7-14 days). Transplant seedlings singly into 7.5cm (3) pots. Grow on, finally planting into large
Scabious Blue Note
Scabiosa Blue Note is a truly beautiful plant, producing magnificent flowers that sit atop tall stems, these compact blooms will decorate any bed or border they’re added to. The pincushion style flowers with frilly edges are rich in nectar so very attractive to bees, butterflies other pollinators. These magnificent flowers create fantastic flower displays when
Pepper Thor F1
F1 Thor is a large, long sweet pepper that can reach up to 25cm in length! Watch as your pepper plants fruits will gradually ripen from a deep green to glossy luscious red. Pepper ‘Thor’ will produce heavy crops from July to October. Sweet and crisp, irresistible sweet peppers are delicious in a salad or
Pepper Black Knight (F1 Sweet)
The large, long peppers of this tasty variety gradually change from green to an attractive glossy purple-black, and can reach lengths of up to 25cm (10"). Early to set fruit, Pepper ‘Black Knight’ produces heavy crops throughout summer if grown in the greenhouse, or a slightly later crop if grown in a sheltered, sunny spot
Ipomoea Quamoclit Cardinal
A profusion of bright red flowers during the height of summer, combined with unusual serrated foliage too. A self-supporting twining plant that will easily adorn a rose arch or arbour, or why not let it grow through a large rose or shrub to add extra colour. Height and Spread: 180cm (71")
Ipomoea purpurea Grandpa Ott
Flowers of intense violet-blue, with a ruby red star produced in profusion on the plant. It is a good climber for walls, trellis work or if allowed to scramble through other plants or trees. It may be grown in a warm sheltered spot outdoors, or inside a conservatory. The blue, trumpet-shaped flowers up to 7cm
Budget Flower Mix
A cornucopia of varieties to delight the eyes! Simply scatter in your flower beds and be surprised by what flowers are produced.
Clematis Plants – Florida Taiga
The flowers on this late-flowering clematis are incredibly showy, varying in shape and colour throughout the season, from deep purple-blue double flowers with greenish cream painted tips, to rich purple singles with inner frills and cream centres, or amazing star-shaped flowers. These flowers appear in abundance in midsummer and usually continue well into autumn. Height:
Wallflower F1 Treasure Mixed
Early flowering and has a strong, compact, well-branched habit. The habit is very uniform with dense flower spikes produced in profusion for extended winter to spring Sweetly scented.
Malope Trifida Vulcan
A beautiful, hardy annual and an old cottage garden favourite. A splendid and easily grown plant for the border, the flowers, which are useful for cutting, are produced in profusion all summer. extremely free-flowering with very large, brilliant pink flowers. 4ft (1.2m)
Lobelia Riviera Rose
Compact habit makes for a great splash of colour in flower beds and mixed combinations. Extra early-flowering series blooms about 15 days earlier than standard varieties.
Echium plantagineum Dwarf Mix
Huge range of bright and pastel shades plus bicolours, popular and easy to grow late summer-autumn border plants. Flowers August-October. Height 60cm (2′).
