Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Whitecurrant Plant – Blanka
In trials this whitecurrant was by far the highest yielding (yet is ideal for small gardens) providing up to 2kg (4½ lb) of fruit per plant in a season. The large, flavoursome berries are produced on long strigs late July-August, and are delicious fresh or frozen. Highly recommended. Grown from certified stock and supplied as
Pea Sugar Snap Seeds – Delikett
With a very sweet flavour, this round podded mangetout type pea will add a delicious flavour to your dinner plate. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height 75cm (30").
Pea Seeds – Early Onward
A heavy crop of pods in pairs about 10 days earlier than Onward. Very popular. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height 60cm (2′). Early Variety.
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.
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.
Herb Seed – Chives
Perennial clumps of onion-flavoured, tender, spear-like green leaves. Delicious in all egg, potato and cheese dishes, in salads, and sprinkled over soups and potatoes.
Tomato Seeds – Alicante
A popular tomato, maturing early and producing an excellent crop of medium sized fleshy fruits of fine flavour. Succeeds well in soil or grow bags. Resistant to greenback. For cultivation under glass or outdoors. (Cordon variety – one stem grown by pinching off side-shoots as they appear, needs staking and tying in.)
Mirabelle Tree – de Nancy
Mouth-watering fruit! This prolific variety produces medium sized golden fruits, often developing a pink flush when fully ripe. The fruits are incredibly sweet and tangy, with a taste of honey. For planting and growing advice read our gage-and-plum-trees-growing-guide.
Swede Seeds – Ruby
Bred for extra sweetness, Ruby has dark purple-skinned globe shaped roots with creamy yellow flesh and is a really useful winter vegetable. A high dry matter content ensures excellent winter hardiness and it also shows good resistance to Powdery Mildew. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
