Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Herb Seed – Sorrel
Perennial, with a sharp refreshing taste. Can be cooked in the same way as spinach, or used in soups and salads.
Rocket Seeds
Tasty, tangy leaves to pick as required. Ideal for salads or cooking, it can be harvested all summer. Fast maturing – cut and come again. To keep leaves tender, water frequently when in full growth. Sow small batches fortnightly in succession.
Onion Seeds – Paris Silverskin
Paris Silverskin is a tasty onion that’s excellent for salads or pickling. Easy to grow, there’s no thinning required.
Paeonia ITOH ‘Scarlet Heaven’
Itoh Peonies are rare and unusual hybrids between Garden Peonies and Tree Peonies. There are several varieties, all highly sought after by collectors, yet easy to grow and very hardy. This selection forms a tall, upright bush of lush green leaves that stand up well into the autumn. Flowers May-June. Height 70-80cm. Supplied in a
Shallot Bulbs – Griselle
A robust spicy taste that will not disappoint! Best planted October to mid December, it multiplies well to give a good crop of long, grey-skinned bulbs in June. Use green or dried for storage well into winter.
Tomato Seeds – Tumbling Tom Red
Combines a habit that makes it perfect for growing in patio containers and hanging baskets, with a taste that is simply the best! The cherry-sized orange/red fruit are produced in profusion throughout summer. (Bush variety – very easy to grow as trusses do not require support and fruits without side shoots being removed.) Tom says:
Herb Seed – Lemon Coriander
Unusual lemon fragrance and flavour, delicious as a garnish in salads, or used in stir-fries. Easy to grow over a long season, it can even be grown in a pot on the windowsill.
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.)
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.
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.
Radish Seeds – Sparkler 3
A traditional round, red, white-bottomed radish. Very tasty and perfect for summer salads.
Lettuce Seeds – Lollo Rossa
Crisp and delicious, the leaves are frilled and tinged with red. Pretty enough to include in the flower border. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Picking Lettuce. Tom says: 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
Pumpkin Seeds – Amazonka
The perfect choice if you have limited space, producing bright orange, flattened spherical fruits which are ideal for roasting or soup-making and store well too.
Cauliflower Seeds – Snowball A
Snowball produces cauliflower heads in late June from a greenhouse sowing in January. Well tried and reliable. Summer/autumn maturing.
Carrot Seeds – St. Valery
A well-known, reliable maincrop carrot producing long, tapering roots. Excellent for late summer eating or storing for winter use. A good choice as well for the large carrot class in the village show. 120 days from sowing to harvest (taken from our own trials and may vary in different areas).
Herb Seed – Thyme Orange-Scented
A versatile perennial herb with aromatic, orange-scented foliage, attractive pale pink flowers and a strong thyme flavour.
Cornflower Seeds – Classic Fantastic
A re-selected and improved variety with good double flowers in various shades of blue, most with attractive frosted white edges. Long stems make it an ideal item for cutting. A ‘cottage garden’ favourite. Height 75cm (30"). HA – Hardy annual.
Herb Seed – Parsley Envy
A ‘must’ for the herb garden, producing strong-growing plants with dark green densely curled foliage. Ideal for pot growing as well as in the garden. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Coreopsis Seeds – Mardi Gras
Narrow-petalled, star-shaped flowers in a festive mix of red and golden-yellow. The heat-tolerant plants produce masses of long-lasting blooms throughout summer. Height 40-60cm (16-24"). Easy to grow. HHA – Half-hardy annual.
