Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Sweetcorn (Organic) Seeds – Damaun
From recent European breeding of open-pollinated sweet corn. Excellent quality, stocky, juicy cobs remain sweet after harvest. Pick in approximately 95 days.
Syringa v. ‘Beauty of Moscow’
Fully double, snow-white blooms unfurl from delicate pink buds giving an attractive two tone effect. Syringa ‘Beauty of Moscow’ is an elegant deciduous shrub with a spreading habit and heart shaped foliage. This trouble-free variety has nectar rich, fragrant flowers that are loved by butterflies. Lilacs are well loved specimen shrubs for cottage garden borders
Paeonia Plant – ITOH Old Rose Dandy
A charming hardy perennial with exquisite freesia-scented blooms from May to June above a neat mound of glossy foliage. The blooms have a vintage appearance, opening to an unusual terracotta colour and slowly fading to yellow. Height 70-80cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Cineraria maritima Seeds – Silver Dust
Neat plants with ferny, deeply divided leaves, silver-grey and woolly. Compact and ideal for edging your beds and borders. A great colour foil for most plants. HHA – Half hardy annual. Height 15-20cm (6-8").
Cotoneaster horizontalis ‘Variegatus’
Ideal as a groundcover shrub, Cotoneaster horizontalis ‘Variegatus’ has small dark green leaves, each delicately edged in white. The herringbone patterning of its growth make it a particularly attractive structural plant too, it can also be trained up walls and fences on wires. In late spring and early summer, small pink-white flowers will appear which
Yucca gloriosa Plant – Variegata
Yucca gloriosa ‘Variegata’ (variegated Spanish dagger) is a very handsome and architectural evergreen shrub with sharp-tipped dark green leaves striped golden yellow. In late summer and autumn, dramatic tall spires of bell-shaped white flowers opening from purplish buds rise above the striking foliage. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers August-October. Height 150-200cm. Supplied in
Caryopteris cland. PETIT BLEU®
This new cultivar is compact and its flowers are deep blue. Perfect for small gardens or in a pot. One of the few shrubs that bloom during early autumn and have a blue colour in the beginning. Feel free to cut them in March, so that it blooms better. Flowers August-October. Height 60-70cm. Supplied in
Courgette (Organic) Seeds – Black Beauty
Gives a steady supply of delicious, shiny deep green courgettes throughout the summer months. A strong growing, reliable variety. Easy to pick and ideal for slicing and freezing. (Earliest known date 1927).
Paeonia Plant – ITOH Pink Ardour
Flamboyant ruffles of cerise pink petals are held above neat clumps of glossy foliage in late spring and early summer. This stunning hardy perennial is a ‘must have’ for sunny borders. Flowers May-June. Height 70-80cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Strawberry Plants – Pegasus
A mid-late season variety producing glossy red fruits, perfect to follow on from ‘Honeyoye’. The fruit are sweet and juicy, while the plant is less susceptible to mildew than many other varieties, meaning healthier plants. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Harvest late June-July. Growing your own fruit has to be one of the most
Berberis thunb. ‘Concorde’
The Berberis thunbergii ?Concorde? is a small compact sized and dense growing Berberis. In spring, his deep red-burgundy foliage arises as small clusters of yellow flowers and it has spiky stems. The blooms are no longer visible because of the richly coloured foliage. The plant is best planted in a sandy soil at a location
Mahonia aquifolium Plant
Perfect for beginners and those with small gardens, Mahonia is a low-maintenance, easy-to-grow shrub. Mahonia aquifolium presents continual attraction in the garden. These alluring hardy shrubs have glossy, weatherproof foliage, and vibrant yellow spring blossoms. Later adding to the theatrics the leaves take on a purple flush in autumn, joined with blue-black berries. A great
Cercis chinensis Plant – Avondale
The Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’ is a medium sized shrub or small tree that produces densely-clustered dark purple-pink flowers in late spring before his heart-shaped leaves appear. These leaves are quite large and have a red-purple colour when they bloom. This plant reaches a height of approximately 2.5-4m and is best planted in full sun in
Chrysanthemum carinatum Seeds – Sunshine Mix
A very fine mix of all the most beautiful colours. Attractive in the garden and also ideal for cutting. Easy to grow. Ferny foliage, and cheerful daisy flowers in bright colours – for decoration or cutting. HA – Hardy annual. Height 60cm (2′).
Abelia Plant – Sunshine Daydream
The leaves of this new compact evergreen shrub emerge with a light orange flush before developing into lime green with a cream outer margin. In autumn, they change again, developing distinctive hues of reds and oranges. Flowers June-September. Height up to 1.2m (4′). Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Candytuft Seeds – Fairy Mix
Dwarf plants that are regular in height. In an attractive range of harmonious pastel colours. Easy to grow, colourful border plants. HA – Hardy annual. Height 15cm (6").
Seed Tin – Beetroot Rainbow Mix
A brand new format. Our new tins contain twice the amount of seeds, split into three packets for successional sowing and extended cropping. Rainbow Mix – Colourful beautiful sweet and ideal for salads. We?ve put our 12 most popular varieties of vegetable seed for successional sowing into these handy seed tins. No more ripping of
Cucumber Seeds – Telegraph Improved
A much improved strain of this popular cucumber. Heritage Seed Variety.
Corn Salad Seeds – Lambs Lettuce
Can be gathered when three or four leaves have formed, or given protection from frost with straw or bracken. Grows well in pots, keeping lower leaves clean.
Cauliflower Seeds – Romanesco Early
A superb alternative to white cauliflower, with attractive florets in an unusual lime-green colour. The crisp, tasty heads measure 15-23cm (6-9") across, and mature in autumn from a May sowing. Once the main heas has been harvested, the plant will produce several smaller heads over the next few weeks. Summer/Autumn maturing.
