Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
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.
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
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
Rose Plant – Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabulous Looks ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ in any garden! Absolutely Fabulous is a compact growing rose perfect for the border or in a container on a sunny patio. This rose plant will produce superb clusters of ruffled sunshine-yellow fully double blooms. Each rose bloom has a distinct liquorice scent are produced throughout summer and into autumn.
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
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
Cucumber Seeds – Bush Champion
Large numbers of crisp, bright green slicers from a pint-sized plant. Proven tops for productivity, flavour and wide adaptability for an outdoor variety. Mosaic resistant and very productive. 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:
Beetroot Seeds – Burpees Golden
A superb, yellow-fleshed beetroot, providing great colour in salads or pickles. Leaves can be cooked like spinach. Row 4.5m (15′). Globe variety. Maturing 12-16 weeks from sowing. No staining, juice doesn’t run when cut. A good source of fibre, potassium and calcium.
Courgette Seeds – F1 Tarmino
Extremely early with deep green, cylindrical fruits 15cm (6") or more in length. Recommended for deep freezing. Harvest June-October. Tom says: A very early variety with good mildew resistance. Tarmino will allow you to keep picking a huge quantity of fruit throughout the summer. I like to pick them when they are small, slice in
Beetroot Seeds – Albina Verduna
A pure white, fairly smooth round heirloom beet from Holland. Its super-sweet white flesh is unusual and tasty and the greens are also good to eat. This beet is so sweet it can be used for making sugar, and they’re great for kids. Plus there’s no staining or mess when cooking!
Carrot Seeds – Samurai
A red-skinned Japanese carrot with sweet pink inner flesh which holds its colour well after cooking. Sweeter flavour than orange carrots due to its larger sugary core. And it contains plenty of lycopene – the healthy antioxidant that gives tomatoes their red colour. Harvest July-November. 112 days from sowing to harvest (taken from our own
Blue Woodruff Seeds – Blue Shades
A beautiful and graceful annual for any flower bed or large container. Plants are covered with heads of unusual tubular, lavender-blue blooms over a long period. Sweetly scented! Flowers June-September. Height 30cm (12"). Excellent in borders Long flowering period Unusual flower shape
Pepper Chilli Seeds – Prairie Fire
Masses of very small, upward-pointing peppers that ripen from cream, through yellow, orange and purple to red. Ideal in pots and super for a windowsill. Small, tapering fruits are 1cm (½") at widest, 3cm (1") long. Height 20-30cm (8-12") when grown in a 10cm pot. Rating 70,000-80,000 SHU. (Rating measured in Scoville heat units – SHU. The
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
