Category Archives: Plants & Seeds

Cowslip Seeds

The cowslip’s attractive flowers are edible and can be used in salads. Pretty flowers year after year. Flowers March-May (year 2). Height 20-23cm (8-9"). HP – Hardy perennial. Pretty cut flower from your own garden Flowers year-after-year Richly fragrant blooms  

Tomato Seeds – F1 Sungold

A superb orange-coloured, cherry-fruited tomato with a vigorous habit, luscious flavour and exceptional sweetness. Grow indoors or out – harvest into the new year in a cool greenhouse! (Cordon variety – one stem grown by pinching off side-shoots as they appear, needs staking and tying in.)  

Artichoke Seeds – Purple de Provence

This superb purple variety is finer tasting than green varieties. It’s as ornamental as it is edible, and is ideal for a variety of situations, and is loved by bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. Harvest May-June (year 2). This superb purple variety is, in my view, finer tasting than the green forms and is

Pepper Sweet Seeds – F1 Mohawk

A naturally dwarf, semi-trailing variety, producing a good crop of big, blocky, tasty fruit. Perfect for containers on a sunny patio, or even on a well lit windowsill. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. SMALL SPACES made easy! Are you feeling left behind by the “grow-your-own” revolution because you live in a gardenless apartment or

Carrot Seeds – Rondo

A tasty bite size, uniform, round carrot with good internal and external colouring, which yielded well in our trials. Ideal for shallow soils as well as containers. 48 days from sowing to harvest (taken from our own trials and may vary in different areas). SMALL SPACES made easy! Are you feeling left behind by the

Cauliflower Seeds – Romanesco White and Green

A mix of romanesco type cauliflowers, with beautifully shaped and deliciously appetising light green and white curds. The evenly-shaped cauliflower heads are good sized and very solid – perfect for that Sunday lunch or eaten raw with dips. Harvest September-November.    

Chicory Seeds – Rossa di Treviso precoce

Long pointed green foliage that turns red as the weather gets colder. Adds colour, texture and unique flavour. Outstanding weather resistance – ideal for autumn/early winter use. Roots can be forced to produce paler, tender shoots.  

Cornichon Seeds – Vert Petit de Paris

This traditional French pickling cucumber is very productive and produces many short, cylindrical fruits. They can be used fresh or pickled by bottling in vinegar for delicious cornichons over a long period.  

Mimulus Seeds – F2 Super Hybrid Mix

A floriferous mimulus, bearing trumpet-shaped blooms in loads of colours, many with beautiful markings. Ideal for slightly shaded areas of the garden. Flowers Mid June-September. Height 15-20cm (6-8"). (Hybrid flower seed, as most people know, gives the best results, but because production costs are high, the seed can be quite expensive. In recent years, Suttons

Poached Egg Plant Flower Seeds

A popular and easy-to-grow plant with bright green foliage, and aptly named vibrant yellow and white flowers. Attractive to bees. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers June-September. HA – Hardy annual. Height 15cm (6").  

Begonia Plant – Connie Boswell

An attractive tall begonia. The maple shaped leaves have dark veins and edges which are covered in silver spots. Cane type. Grow in a bright spot with shelter. Flowers January-December. Height 91-100cm. TP – Tender perennial. Foliage houseplant Attractive maple-shaped leaves Patios or borders in summer months  

Himalayan Poppy Seeds – Lingholm

Breathtaking poppy-like flowers will light up your garden year after year. A dramatic, clump-forming, much admired plant. Flowers May-July. Height 60cm (24"). HP – Hardy perennial.  

Begonia Emerald Giant

A large leaved begonia. Leaf area being silver with dark green veins. Towards the edge is bright with silver dots becoming red. Rex type. Flowers January-December. Height 51-60cm. TP – Tender perennial.

Night Scented Stock Seeds – Evening Fragrance

Pastel coloured blooms giving a delicious evening scent. Flowers mid June-September. Height 30cm (12").  

Begonia Merry Christmas

One of the best begonias. Large pink puckered leaves edged with dark green and small rose-pink flowers. Rex type. Flowers January-February. Height 41-50cm. TP – Tender perennial.Foliage houseplantGrown for multi-coloured leaves

Strawflower Seeds – Forever Mix

Part of the Sutton’s Seeds Flower Heritage Range – Daisy flowers with many petals of strawy texture and brilliant colours. Can also be sown in September for early summer flowering the next year. Colourful winter dried flowers. Flowers July-October. HA – Hardy annual. Height 90cm (3′).  

Cabbage Plants – Round Continuity Collection

Cabbage Plants – Round Continuity Collection Delicious rounded heads that crop over a long period! The Round Continuity Collection includes three excellent round cabbages to provide you with a steady supply of tasty heads. Comprising of 21 plants (a mix of each variety), all will provide good crops of delicious, nutritious, dense rounded headed cabbages

Sunflower Seeds – Total Eclipse

We’ve combined two contrasting varieties (a deep bronze with dark leaves and a lemon yellow with light leaves) to create a unique and beautiful blend. Both will branch and spread up to 80cm across. Flowers mid July-September. HA – Hardy annual. Height 50-60cm (20-24").  

Soapwort Seeds – Graciella White

Fast-growing plants producing dark green foliage and a wonderful display of scented single blooms. Long ago it was used in the making of soap, this is a first year flowering perennial is best grown as an annual. Flowers July-September. Height 41-50cm (16-19"). HHP – Half hardy perennial,  can also be grown as an annual. Fragrant

Black-Eyed Susie Seeds

Free-flowering mixture: orange, yellow and white, with and without eyes. A very attractive climber. Flowers July-September. HHA – Half hardy annual. Climbs or trails to 120cm (4′).