Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Cosmos Seeds – Fizzy Pink
This is a lovely series with double and semi-double flowers, charming and exuberant, with wonderfully frothy petals. These attractive flowers are also excellent for cutting. Every garden should have some Cosmos bipinnatus – they’re so easy to grow, colourful and with a very long flowering season. Flowers June-September. Height 80-90cm (31-35); spread 60-70cm (23-27).
Arctic Poppy Seeds – nudicaule Mongolia
A vibrant Arctic Poppy with bright yellow blooms that really stand out. Poppy ‘Mongolia’ is a tall cultivar with sturdy upright stems that make superb cut flowers. Plant them in dense groups towards the middle of cottage garden borders for a beautiful summer display. These seeds are handy in the kitchen too, as they’re delicious
Nasturtium Seeds – Bloody Mary
Nasturtium Bloody Mary has stunning ?blood red? blooms with a unique, flecked colour pattern. Their peppery watercress taste and striking appearance make them one of our most exciting edible flowers, and what a way to add a talking point to a dinner party or special meal! Flowers July-August. Height 20-30cm (8-12); spread 20-30cm (8-12).
Seed Potato Organic Cara 1kg
A famous household name that stores well, they are large white potatoes, red-eyed tubers with creamy flesh make them look distinctive. This maincrop variety are ideal to roast or bake.
Sunflower (Organic) Seeds – Small Yellow Flower
Sunflower (small flower yellow) is a well-branched sunflower with lots of flowers. The yellow flowers have dark hearts and are quite small. This sunflower is suited as a cut flower and is a bee and butterfly magnet. Frequent picking stimulates longer flowering. Flowers August-September. Height 150-200cm (59-79); spread 70-80cm (27-31). Culinary tip: This flower is
Seed Potatoes Organic Orla 1kg
Orla has tasty white tubers, a versatile variety which you can lift young as a first early or grow on as a second early. Moderate resistance to scab, blackleg and blight, ideal to use as baked or salad. Second early varieties can be eaten young as new potatoes or left to grow bigger and lifted
Cornflower Seeds – Polka Dot Mix
Bushy plants flowering in an attractive range of colours. A ‘cottage garden’ favourite. HA – Hardy annual. Height 38-45cm (15-18"). An old classic with a pop of colour which will fill the garden with joy. Super easy to grow too.
Cosmos Seeds – White Knight
Strong, stout stems bear a profusion of pretty white flowers with a pale pink blush. It has a "Sea Shells" type flower form (sometimes bearing singles and doubles on the same plant) and makes an enchanting cut flower. Height 60-90cm (24-36"). HHA – Half hardy annual.
Courgette (Organic) Seeds – Golden Zucchini
A bushy, early courgette with medium-long fruits that are slender and cylindrical in shape. Very tender-skinned that are bright gold in colour and with distinctive, delicious zucchini flavour.
Indian Oyster Mushroom Dowels
Sweet, mild taste. High in vitamins, proteins and non-saturated fatty acids. Regularly used in Indian cuisine. Use pine logs.
Mushroom Log – Hericium
Crops in late summer and early autumn. Ready to fruit logs from woodland restoration projects. Once mature they will fruit for up to four years. The logs are 50cm long and 10-15cm diameter and are inoculated with dowels. Available all year. Full instructions included with aftercare for the logs. You do need to be patient
Cauliflower (Organic) Seeds – Romanesco
This has fantastic, large pyramid-shaped heads, apple green in colour. Grows exceptionally well in cool conditions.
Cabbage (Organic) Seeds – Chateaurenard
Quick growing variety with pointed heads. For summer and early autumn cutting. Sow April-June, plant 50cm apart, harvest August-October.
Marrow/Squash Patty Pan (Organic) Seeds – Custard White
‘Patty Pan’, flat creamy white circular fruit with a scalloped edge. Excellent flavour, very nice roasted. Bushy compact plants.
Tomato (Organic) Seeds – Moneymaker
Everybody knows this one! A reliable variety producing plenty of fruits with a pleasant flavour.
Spring Onion (Organic) Seeds – White Lisbon
A reliable old spring onion favourite, with upright stems and mild flavour. Very quick growing. Sow in succession from early spring.
Cabbage Savoy (Organic) Seeds – Vertus
An Ormskirk type with the ability to stand severe frosts. An excellent green vegetable when little else is available. Sow May-June plant 60cm apart harvest Dec-Feb. Try lightly braised in butter with a twist of freshly ground pepper! 190 seeds.
Bean Runner (Organic) Seeds – Lady Di
Completely stringless, dark green 30cm pods. Delicious flavour, retaining a fleshy texture as the seeds are slow to develop.
Frangula alnus ‘Aspleniifolia’
A fantastic foliage plant, Rhamnus frangula ‘Asplenifolia’ has very fine leaves, similar in appearance to some of the more dainty Acer palmatum (Japanese Maple) cultivars from a distance. These are a bright green in spring and summer before turning a lovely bronze-yellow in autumn before falling. Height 150-200cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Pea (Organic) Seeds – Ambassador
Resistant to powdery mildew, mosaic virus and fusarium wilt. Semi-leafless plants for easy picking. Maturity 90 days.
