Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
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
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
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").
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
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
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
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.
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.
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").
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
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").
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
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
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
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:
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
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
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
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!
