Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Plum Tree – Beauty
A wonderful ‘asian’ plum, which is very different from other varieties. It’s very early – pick in mid July – and gives a huge crop of purple fruits. But it’s the taste and texture that’s really different – you will get an explosion of juice and candy-like sweetness with very little acidity. Trees are easy to
Turnip Seeds – Purple Top Milan
Flat-topped roots, white with purple crown. Quick maturing, useful in frames and under cloches. Tender when young, with an excellent mild, sweet flavour. Popular in Northern areas.
Tomato Seeds – Gardener’s Delight
Gardener’s Delight is a heavy cropping tomato with long trusses of small size fruits which are extremely sweet in flavour. Usually grown outdoors or in containers on the patio. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. (Cordon variety – one stem grown by pinching off side-shoots as they appear, needs staking and tying in.)
Pea Seeds – Kelvedon Wonder
Thin-shelled pointed, narrow pods in pairs. Heavy yielding, and of fine flavour, it is also resistant to mildew and suitable for June-July sowing. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height 45cm (18"). Early Variety. Heritage Seed Variety, 1938 packet details – An early dwarf-cropping Pea with dark green pods. A big cropper. Height about 1½
Okra Seeds – Clemsons Spineless
Delicious, pointed, slightly ribbed, dark green pods. Easy to grow – why not give them a try!
Cauliflower Seeds – All The Year Round
White, well-protected large curds, popular for summer shows, for freezing, and straight from the garden. Summer/Autumn maturing. ‘FOURFOLD’ PACKET also available.
Cabbage Plants – Pointed Continuity Duo Pack
Cabbage Plants – Pointed Continuity Duo Pack The staple vegetable, ideal for spring greens or hearts! The superb Pointed Continuity Duo Pack is as delicious as it is attractive. The Duo Pack includes two first class, deliciously flavoured cabbages comprising of 22 plants. Selected for use as a spring green leaf or allowed to heart
Broccoli Plants – Calabrese Continuity Collection
We have put together three outstanding varieties to ensure continuous cropping.
Herb Seed – Collection
Collection contains the following varieties: Dill – For fish and salad dishes (sow March-May); Sage – For duck, veal or pork dishes (sow mid February-May); Sweet Basil – For tomato and cheese dishes (mid February-mid June); Marjoram, Sweet – For soups, meat and fish dishes (sow March-May); Thyme – For fish, poultry dishes, soups and stews
Sweet Pea Seeds – Old Fashioned Scented Mix
A great mix of small-flowered, strongly scented varieties, which were the forbears of our modern varieties. Height 1.8m (6′). Medium scent (scent 2). HA – Hardy annual.
Sweet Pea Seeds – Noel Sutton
An award winning traditional sweet pea variety that still takes some beating. These sweet pea seeds produce large rich blue flowers on long, firm stems. Scent 3. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Horseradish Thongs (Roots)
An easily grown traditional vegetable. Make your own delicious freshly grated home-made horseradish sauce – the perfect accompaniment to roast beef!
Onion Seeds – Senshyu Semi-Globe Yellow
Good crop of round, straw-coloured bulbs by early July. Japanese bulb onion variety.
Onion Seeds – Bedfordshire Champion
Globe-shaped maincrop for spring sowing. A solid onion which keeps well. Bulb onion variety.
Bean (Runner) Seeds – Enorma
Short-jointed plants producing an enormous crop of very long, smooth, slender beans of excellent shape and colour. Great beginner variety. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Lettuce Seeds – All The Year Round
Traditional favourite with crisp, compact white hearts. Butterhead variety. 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 slicing up little gem lettuces and sautéing with peas and garlic for an alternative homegrown lunch.
Parsnip Seeds – F1 Albion
An improved smooth-skinned hybrid, producing long, firm, tapering roots of superb flavour and texture. Bred for resistance to the very latest strains of disease, including canker, and therefore, ideal for organic growing. An essential part of your Sunday roast! RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Leek Seeds – Lyon – Prizetaker
Long, thick, pure white stems of mild flavour. Excellent for exhibition if sown in January under glass.
Pak Choi Seeds – F1 Hanakan
Compact, slow bolting plants with round smooth leaves and thick pure white stalks.
