Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
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
Brussels Sprouts Seeds – Kalette Flower Sprout Mix
These unusual-looking sprouts taste divine – an outstanding sweet flavour, combining the complex taste of a sprout with the mild, sweet ‘nutty’ taste of kale. The vigorous plants stand well in the ground, producing lots of buttons per stem, maturing up to Christmas and beyond. Just 100g of flower sprouts® contain double the amount of
Impatiens Seeds – F1 Divine Mix
No more Downy Mildew problems! New Guinea types are not susceptible and are equally at home in sun or shade in containers or borders bearing huge flowers in vibrant colours blooming in as little as 12 weeks from sowing and continuing right through to first frosts! Flowers June-October. Height 30cm (12").
Pea Seeds – Lincoln
Pea ‘Lincoln’ produces curving green pods, each containing up to nine tender peas with an outstanding sweet flavour. This heritage early maincrop variety is reliable and well known for producing heavy crops with regular picking. Up to 9 peas per pod Pick regularly for heavy crops Very reliable, good disease resistance W = Wrinkled seed. Sow
Radicchio Seeds – Mix
Part of the James Wong Grow For Flavour Range. James says – ‘Fancy Italian leaves with a refreshing crunch and grown up hint of bitterness’. The bitter flavour and intense colour of radicchio are caused by high levels of antioxidants. A wonderful contrast to many of the sugary sweet flavours of the season, like apples
Chilli Seeds – Serrano
Part of James Wong Grow For Flavour Range. James says: ‘Jalapeño’s badass little brother, this guy gives a similar bright, biting flavour but with a ton more heat’. Usually eaten raw – its thick, crisp flesh adds a crunch to guacamole and salsas Height 71-80cm Harvest July-October Rating 15,000-20,000 SHU (Rating measured in Scoville heat units
Wheatgrass Shoots Seeds
The Nectar of the Gods! The ultimate blood purifier, Wheat Grass juice is the closest thing there is to blood itself! Tom says: These super quick crops are packed full of surprising and intriguing flavours that will enthral your taste buds. As well as being loaded with flavour, these little guys are packed full of
Chinese Cabbage Seeds – F1 Natsuki
Perfect for use as a mini Chinese cabbage in stir-fries, or leave it to develop fully for use as a normal cabbage. Dark green outer leaves with pale succulent centre. 150-200g heads. High in vitamins A, C and iron. Harvest in 35-45 days for mini-heads, 55 days for full size heads. Harvest June-October. Tom says:
Sprouting Seeds – Broccoli Green-Sprouting
Enjoy that unique broccoli taste and high vitamin content in a microgreen! 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 balcony can cultivate home-grown vegetables. In fact, choosing plants
Alfalfa Sprouting Seeds
Sweet shoots with a pea-like taste. Nutritious sprouting seeds. Ready to eat in just one week. These super quick crops are packed full of surprising and intriguing flavours that will enthral your taste buds. As well as being loaded with flavour, these little guys are packed full of nutrients to give you a daily vitamin
Swan River Daisy Seeds – Bravo Mix
Compact plants smothered in flowers over a long period. Colourful in baskets or containers or as an edging for bedding schemes! Easy to grow, colourful daisies from South Africa. Flowers June-September. Height 20-25cm (8-10"). HHA/HA – Half-hardy annual/Hardy annual. Can be sown direct Long flowering period Easy to grow
Poppy Californian Seeds – Vivid Mix
A vibrant mixture. Pretty ferny foliage, and brightly coloured flowers with delicate petals that flutter in summer breezes. Flowers mid June-September. HA – Hardy annual. Height 30cm (12").
Night Phlox Seeds
Delicate-looking white flowers are produced in profusion above lance-shaped leaves. Extremely attractive to bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects, they’re perfect for a border or container near the house, where you can fully appreciate the honey-like fragrance. Flowers July-September. Height 30-35cm (12-14"). HA – Hardy annual. Commonly known as ‘Midnight Candy’ because of the sweet
Phlox drummondii Seeds – Delight Mix
Large, stunning blooms in a popular mixture over a long period. Attractive to butterflies. Flowers mid June-September. Height 20cm (8").
Peruvian Lily Seeds – High Society Mix
Clusters of pink, rose, yellow and orange flowers on long stems. Good in arrangements. Exotic, trumpet-like blooms. FlowersJune-August. HP – Hardy perennial. Height 60cm (2′). Please note: Plants may cause skin allergy.
Morning Glory Seeds – Inkspots
An enchanting ipomoea of these popular, fast-growing climbers, producing a glorious display of large, trumpet-shaped blooms in a range of blue shades, overlaid with deep rose markings. An easy to grow climber reaching 2.4-3m (8-10′). Beautiful on a sunny wall, or in a cool greenhouse. Thrives in poor soils! Flowers July-September. HHA – Half-hardy annual.
Love-in-a-Mist Seeds – Ebony & Ivory
White and velvety-purple flowers. Dry the seed pods for winter decoration. Pretty, delicate foliage, some with flowers a little like cornflowers, followed by ornamental seed pods. A superb border filler. Flowers July-September/May-June. Height 90cm (36"). HA – Hardy annual. Also known as Love-in-a-Mist.
Livingstone Daisy Seeds – Yellow Sunshine
Great for borders and rockeries. Fleuroselect winner. Dazzling daisy flowers and small succulent leaves that appear to have been sprinkled with sugar. Fleuroselect winner. Flowers July-September. Height 10cm (4").
Kale Seeds – F1 Reflex
A dark-leaved, intensely-curled, fully winter hardy variety which stands well without yellowing and can be picked for much of the year from successional sowings. Although mainly used in winter as mature leaves, it can also be used in summer as tasty ‘baby’ leaves. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. The most reliable, nutritious winter vegetable.
Catmint Seeds
Unlike other Nepeta species, this is the true catmint. Aromatic silver-grey foliage, and white flowers finely spotted with purple. Cats will chew it, lick it, roll over in the leaves and purr! Dried flowers can be stuffed into cat toys. Said to have medicinal benefits too, including the reduction of fever and headache relief. Height
