Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Staphylea colchica Plant
An upright, deciduous shrub with thick stems bearing pinnate leaves with ovate to oblong, glossy, mid-green leaflets and, in late spring, panicles of fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers followed by bladder-like, greenish-white fruit. Flowers May-June. Height 150-200cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Diervilla rivularis Plant – Honeybee
A showy, low maintenance shrub, which once established, will practically thrive on neglect! Recently bred in the Netherlands, it has golden foliage, which is said to retain its colouring even in shadier conditions (although we suspect it may become greener when not grown in full sun). From early summer, it also produces clusters of yellow
Acer griseum
The Paper Bark Maple that commands attention! The peeling translucent bark layers are paper-thin and with shades of cinnamon. It provides continuous interest, Foliage is a bold green slowly transitioning to a plethora of pinks and reds before falling in the Autumn. A slow-growing variety so perfect for a smaller garden. Brought over to the
Tomato Grafted Plant – Sugar Plum Raisin
The ‘sun-blushed’ tomato plant, plants produce long trusses of bright red, semi-plum shaped fruit, probably the sweetest tomato you will ever grow. They’re deliciously sweet picked fully ripe like a normal tomato, but fruit will start to ‘dry’ on the plant without splitting or dropping, this means they get even sweeter and have the texture
Pea Plants – Blauwschokker
Pea Plants – Blauwschokker Beautiful purple pods that are impossible to miss! Blauwschokker is an amazingly ornamental pea variety. These pea plants will produce lovely purple flowers and dark purple seed pods, grow it in an ornamental veg garden for an eyecatching display. The Blauwschocker would look equally at home in a flower border! Pea
Pepper (Chilli) Longhorn Plant
Very long fruits (15-25cm) with a distinctive ‘curl’ at the end – hence the name Longhorn!High yielding with copious spicy fruits, the plants can withstand intense heat/sun without damage to the fruitSeriously productive 100cm plants may need a little support with the weight of all the fruit15-20,000 SHU
Chamaecyparis pisifera Plant – Teddy Bear
A dense upright evergreen conifer. Teddy Bear produces fern-like sprays of dark green foliage. Slow growing and easy to care for, requireing very little maintenance. Height 50-60cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Mushrooms Hericium Dowels
These spectacular mushrooms will fruit in the shade in June and July and look like albino hedgehogs. Lovely with smoked salmon.100 dowels for hardwood logs. Logs should be cut from healthy trees during the dormant season – in autumn to before bud swell in spring. 10-15cm diameter is ideal with undamaged bark. A 50cm log
Mushrooms Brown Cap Spawn – All Year – 100G
Enjoy your own homegrown Grow Brown Agaricus (also known as Chestnut or Portobello) mushrooms! Available all year round – in early springtime for outdoors, but can be used in colder weather in frost-free sheds, etc. These strains have been bred by a mycologist to be suited for growing in UK conditions. All packs and kits
Mushroom Log – Winter
Flamulina velutipes crops late autumn and winter. Ready to fruit logs from woodland restoration projects. Once mature they will fruit for up to four years. The logs are 50cm long and 10-15cm diameter and are inoculated with dowels. Available all year. Full instructions included with aftercare for the logs. You do need to be patient
Mushroom Log – Shiitake
Crops in spring and summer. Ready to fruit logs from woodland restoration projects. Once mature they will fruit for up to four years. The logs are 50cm long and 10-15cm diameter and are inoculated with dowels. Available all year. Full instructions included with aftercare for the logs. You do need to be patient as it
Pepper Grafted Plants – Beluga Lilac
A truly beautiful sweet, blocky pepper that has to be seen to be believed! Each robust plant has a neat habit and will produce fruit around 150-170g. Can be harvested when crisp and Lilac to add colour to your plate or left to ripen to bright red if you wish. Ideal to grow in a
Acer palmatum Plant – Emerald Lace
Deeply fine cut foliage in a rich emerald green colour, a small mound-forming variety with arching shoots. For this Acer to be truly appreciated plant in an acidic soil for superb autumn colour where leaves turn from green to a lovely golden yellow and red. This RHS AGM winner Looks fantastic in a large container
Chamaecyparis o. Plant – Fernspray Gold
Named for its golden swaves of fern-like foliage, Fernspray Gold is an evergreen conifer. Providing year round interest with its golden yellow leaves which become tipped with bronze in autumn. Slow growing and requiring very little maintenance grows to height of 1.5 metres. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Campsis rad. Plant – Flamenco
Campsis radicans ‘Flamenco’ is a deciduous self-clinging woody climber with attractive mid-green pinnate leaves and large showy orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers in late summer and autumn. Despite its tropical appearance, it is hardy, although in cold areas it is best grown against a sunny, sheltered wall. Height 250-300cm. Supplied in a 2 litre pot.
Buddleja Plant – Sugar Plum
A new variety offering distinct long clusters of pink flowers in profusion on a good strong compact and bushy plant that is easy to grow and great for attracting wildlife like butterflies. Flowers June-September. Height 1-1.5m (3’3-5′); spread 1-1.5m (3’3-5′). Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Berberis thunb. Ruby Star
?Ruby Star? PBR is a slow-growing, extremely compact Berberis. After six years, the plant reaches a height of 30 cm and a width of 40 cm. the leaves are a wonderful carmine red colour with a golden ring when the plant is older during the year. The tiny yellow flowers are produced in May. The
Strawberry Plants – Snow White
A vigorous selection, producing attractive, medium-sized, uniform, conical berries. It was the sweeetest strawberry in our trials. This selection is June-bearing, ripening mid-season, is winter hardy and has excellent disease resistance. The flavour is characteristic of white-fruited strawberries being very aromatic with a unique fresh fruit flavour reminiscent of pineapple. Height 41-50cm; spread 51-60cm; spacing 51-60cm. Invisible
Strawberry Elegance Misted Tip
Early, heavy Cropping variety with enormous well-shaped berries which are deliciously tasty !
Azalea Pink Pancake
Azalea Pink Pancake The gorgeous Azalea Pink Pancake has large salmon-pink wavy-edged flowers in June-July. A very spreading prostrate plant matching its pancake name! This RHS AGM winner is perfect for those containers and rockeries. Provides valuable all year round colour and structure in the garden. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 100cm (39).
