Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Courgette Seeds – F1 Ball Mix
Tasty fruits which grow up to the size of a tennis ball. Try them sliced and grilled or stuffed and baked. Mix contains ‘Summer Ball’ and ‘Eight Ball’ varieties. Harvest June-October.
Courgette Seeds – F1 Goldmine
A colourful, tasty fruit that’s easy to grow and self-pollinating, which means heavier crops, even in poor summers! Harvest July-September.
Aubergine Seeds – Patio Mix
Exceptional early establishment and good vigour along with compact spineless attractive plants makes this an ideal garden variety. Suited to containers and open ground in a warm sunny location. Fruits can also be harvested small as a true baby vegetable. Contains: F1 Jackpot, F1 Amethyst, F1 Pinstripe, F1 Ivory.
Acer Palmatum Plant – Shirazz
A striking japanese maple due to its variegated leaves which are pink, purple and green during spring. In summer its leaves are green with a white border and in autumn it turns pink-red again. Height 101-150cm. HP – Hardy perennial. Supplied as a 30-40cm plant in a 3 litre pot.
Buddleia Plant – Purple Chip
Flowering from June-September, this dwarf Butterfly Bush belongs to a series called ‘Lo and Behold’ which was developed by Raulston Arboretum, North Carolina, USA. It has fragrant flowers and is butterfly friendly. Also the leaves are greyish-green. It can be planted in a large container or border as long as it gets plenty of sun
Berberis Plant – Rose Glow
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea ‘Rose Glow’, also known as Japanese barberry ‘Rose Glow’, belongs to the Berberidaceae family. It is a deciduous shrub with leaves that are rounded towards the end and deep purple in colour with some veriegation of pink and white in the earlier growth. It is also small, spiny, with small yellow
Buddleia davidii Plant – Pink Delight
Buddleja ‘Pink Delight’ is one of the best of the buddlejas, with long panicles of deep pink flowers from mid-summer to autumn. The lance-shaped foliage is silvery-green when young, gradually becoming green as the season progresses. It does best in full sun, in a well-drained soil. Perfect for attracting butterflies to the garden and adding
Buddleja davidii Plant – Masquerade
Buddleia davidii ‘Notbud’ also known as Buddleia davidii Masquerade is a bushy deciduous shrub that is compact and has arching branches with narrow greyish-green and cream or yellow foliage. From summer to autumn it will produce reddish-purple flowers. The flowers are fragrant and are ideal for attracting butterflies and other pollinating insects. Flowers June-August. Height
Lettuce Seeds – Amaze
A red-leaved Little Gem with leaves that have a soft, buttery texture. Excellent uniformity and disease resistance and impressive colour. Ideal for raised beds or garden. Tom says: Quick and easy lettuces are many peoples first veggie crop. Try mixing red and green lettuce leaves to add a note of bitterness to salads, or try
Gilia Seeds – Violet Fields
Clusters of gorgeous violet blooms which, in hot weather, produces a sweet, musky chocolate-like scent that will fill your senses! Sow in drifts through your garden borders or in pots to create a stunning dreamy display. An abundance of gorgeous violet blooms with a yellow throat cover fine stems in their clusters. So easy to
Rhubarb Seeds – Victoria
The best cooking rhubarb, noticeably sweeter and milder than all others. Victoria has deep crimson, red stalks that are slender and very tender. Rhubarb is incredibly popular in British homes and kitchens. Top chefs are keen on rhubarb because it is low in carbohydrates, high in vitamins and is therefore a nutritious slimming food. Rhubarb
Cosmos Seeds – Rubies in Sunshine
After the popularity of the first true yellow cosmos, we have found you an unusual yet striking combination of the delicate yellow cosmos Xanthos with a contrasting almost red/pink cosmos called ‘Rubinato’. We love how the two varieties look so outstanding together, just like rubies glistening in the bright sunshine. Flowers July-mid October. Height 50-60cm
Pluot Tree – Flavour Supreme
This exceptional hybrid produces a heavy crop of large fruits with firm, richly-flavoured, dark red flesh and greenish-maroon mottled skin. Superior to any early season plum, which often have a tart aftertaste, it instead has the aroma of the apricot that forms one half of its parentage. Harvest in September and early October. Grown on
Sweet Corn Seeds – F1 Minipop
Delicious lightly steamed or stir-fried, but also lovely raw in salads or as pre-dinner dips. Harvest when the silk tassels begin to show, prior to pollination.
Tomato Seeds – Faworyt
A compact-growing beefsteak tomato that performed marvellously in our trials, producing large fruit up to 0.4 kg (14 oz) in weight. The pink flesh is particularly delicious and contains few seeds. (Cordon variety – one stem grown by pinching off side-shoots as they appear, needs staking and tying in.)
Tomato Indigo Rose Seeds – The Black Tomato
A true superfood with extremely high levels of vitamins and antioxidants. Specially bred for extra nutrition. Contains the same antioxidants as blueberries. High disease resistance. Tastes like: Fresh tomatoes and plums. (Cordon variety – one stem grown by pinching off side-shoots as they appear, needs staking and tying in.)
Tomato Seeds – Summer Sensation Mix
A mix of different size and shaped red tomatoes, guaranteed to brighten any summers day. Tom says: We trial hundreds of new varieties every year in order to make sure only the very best varieties make it into our catalogue. The difference in flavours is incredible – from savoury cooking tomatoes to pure sweetness for
Tomato Seeds – Garnet
Another beauty from the breeder of the extremely popular Sweet Aperitif. Tasty cherry fruits are a distinctive reddish orange, with dark green shoulders, growing on long elegant trusses. Fruits ripen uniformly with heavy yields of up to 150 flavourful cherries per plant. Plants have a strong robust growth habit and are disease resistant.(Cordon variety –
Turnip Seeds – Snowball
A very popular, quick-growing, round variety with white skin and solid flesh of mild flavour. Specially recommended for table and exhibition. SMALL SPACES made easy! Are you feeling left behind by the “grow-your-own” revolution because you live in a gardenless apartment or have a postage-stamp-sized patio? Don’t worry: Anyone with a sunny windowsill, patio, or
Kale Shoots Seeds
These little guys will bring a mildly sweet, earthy flavour to your salad or smoothie. They’re packed with fibre, flavonoids, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and antioxidants! Vitamins A, B, C, E and K Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Carotene, Chlorophyll, Amino Acids, Trace Elements. Protein: 30-35%. Tom says: These super quick crops are packed
