Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Chenopodium Seeds – Strawberry Sticks
Let’s grow something different! How about the ‘Strawberry Stick’ plant whose edible, arrow-shaped leaves can be used in vegetable salads during the summer and whose fruit, resembling little raspberries or strawberries make a tasty dessert in the autumn. Let’s get growing! FUN TO GROW – A fun, educational way to get children growing flowers and
Pumpkin Seeds – Crafty Pumpkin (Hundredweight)
Grow some big orange pumpkins in the garden and in the autumn harvest and carve them into frightening faces and other scary shapes – just right for Halloween!
Cress Seeds – Cress Heads (Curled)
Nothing grows faster than Cress which, with its tongue tingling taste is ideal for salads and sandwiches. You can grow it outside in the summer or indoors on a windowsill right through the year. Just sit back and watch it grow! FUN TO GROW – A fun, educational way to get children growing flowers and
Hydrangea macrophylla Plant – Leuchtfeuer
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Leuchtfeuer’ is a small, hardy, deciduous, easy to grow shrub with glossy, mid-green, ovate foliage. In summer it bears clusters of rich dark rose and deep purple coloured flowers. The mid-green foliage too will change colour turning to reds and yellows at the end of the season. Flowers July-September. Height 100-150cm. Supplied in
Sweet Pea Seeds – Patriotic Mix
To mark the centenary of the end of the First World War, we’ve put together a trio of sweet peas that will produce a profusion of red, white and blue flowers as the Patriot name suggests! These are all Spencer type sweet peas, chosen for their exceptional floral performance. Scent 3. Flowers June-Septemer.
Rudbeckia Seeds – Irish Eyes
Superb large golden flowers Imposing, larger than average blooms borne on sturdy plants throughout the summer . Flowers July-October. Height 60cm (2′).
Poppy Seeds – Laurens Grape
Quick-growing plants producing spectacular silver-green foliage topped with magnificent plum-coloured blooms, followed by attractive seed heads that can be cut for a vase or left to ‘self-seed’ in the garden. Flowers June-August. Height 90cm (3′).
Onion Seeds – Purplette
A superb, small, round spring onion, with extremely attractive purple skins and excellent flavour. It’s easy to grow and does well in containers as well as in the veg garden.
Nasturtium Seeds – Orange Troika
A real stunner, whose jewel-like blooms are set off to perfection by the beautifully marbled foliage, which spreads and trails to create superb ground cover. Ideal for hanging baskets too! Flowers June-September. Height 25cm (10").
Nasturtium Seeds – Ladybird Rose
Robust, easy-to-grow plants, with lovely pale rose, attractively marked blooms. Flowers June-September. Height 25cm (10").
Marigold Afro-French Seeds – F1 Zenith Mix
This superb variety will produce a constant display of medium-sized blooms of red, orange or yellow on bushy, compact plants. And they don’t set seed so no ‘dead heading’ is required, and they’ll keep on producing masses of new flowers throughout summer! Height 30cm (12").
Dahlia Seeds – Dwarf Cactus Mix
Dwarf, bushy plants, producing ‘cactus’ type flowers, with pointed, quilled petals, in many bright colours. Attractive to pollinators. Flowers June-September. Height 60cm (24").
Dahlia Tubers – Golden Scepter
Sunny pompon dahlia perfect for any summer garden display, double blooms, spherical flower head, sturdy stems. Flowers August-early November. Height 80-90cm (32-36"). (Please note: We are not normally able to accept orders for tubers after mid April.)
Cosmea Seeds – Brightness Mix
Light up your borders and containers with masses of semi-double, medium-sized flowers of vibrant scarlet, orange and yellow. Height 30cm (12"). Flowers July-September, or March-May.
Antirrhinum Seeds – Chuckles
A spectacular mix of bicolured antirrhinums in a wide colour range that’s certain to put a smile on your face. Ideal for beds, borders and containers, and good for cutting too! Intermediate variety. Flowers June-October. Height 45cm (18"). HHP – Half hardy perennial (best grown as an annual).
Cornflower Seeds – Black Ball
Sensational dark blooms, almost black in some lights, make this a truly stunning cornflower. Flowers July-August, June-July (Yr2). Height 75cm (30"). A cottage garden favourite.
Aquilegia Seeds – Pretty Bonnets Mix
Free flowering in a fine colour range. HP – Hardy perennial. Flowers May-June. Height 90cm (3′). A ‘cottage garden’ favourite, with colourful blooms year after year. (Seeds/plants harmful if eaten.)
Aster Seeds – Ostrich Plume Mix
Extremely graceful aster, with large, loose feathery heads, unrivalled for table decoration. The branching habit makes this a conspicuous border plant. Flowers July-October. Height 45cm (18"). HHA – Half hardy annual. Heritage seed variety.
Chaenomeles spec. Plant – Yukigoten
Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Yukigoten’ (Japanese Quince, Flowering quince) a large, vigorous, deciduous shrub with beautiful, double, cream flowers that attract those useful pollinating insects. The flowers are followed by aromatic yellow fruits which are edible and can be used to make jellies and preserves. Flowers March-April. Height 100-150cm. Supplied in a 10 litre pot.
Cornus alternifolia Plant
Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda Dogwood) is a large deciduous shrub or small tree with green, oval, long and broad foliage arranged alternately on the stems. In May it produces small cream flowers in clusters like most common dogwood and they’re followed by black berries. Height 301cm+. Supplied in a 7.5-10 litre pot.
