Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Cauliflower Clapton
An exceptional autumn cauliflower producing fine white curds that are well protected by leaves and matures over a period of weeks thus avoiding a glut. A delicious edible to enjoy roasted or steamed. Harvest August-November.
Chinese Artichoke Gourmet Roots – Conito
Part of the Gourmet Roots collection. Rarely seen vegetable and very easy to grow. Prolific and delicious, producing lots of knobbly roots. Crunchy and nutty in taste, they can be used instead of water chestnuts in stir-fries or raw in salads. No need to peel, just wash and enjoy. Leave tubers in the ground until
Cucumber Grafted Socrates (3)
The vigorous, strong plants produce numerous mini, bitter-free cues around 15-18cm long. An ‘all-female’ variety best grown in a greenhouse or tunnel. Socrates is regarded as one of the best tasting cucumbers on the market today. Parthenocarpic (meaning it will fruit without pollination), extremely disease resistant and resistant to powdery mildew. One of the best
Grafted Tomato Plant – F1 Crimson Cherry
Grafted Tomato Plant – F1 Crimson Cherry The blight-resistant tomato combined with an unbeatable taste! Like the Crimson Crush the Grafted Tomato F1 Crimson Cherry has the best tolerance to late blight disease we have ever seen! But, as well as its ability to shrug off even the worst blight, Crimson Cherry will provide great
Corylus avellana Plant – Contorta
Corylus ‘Contorta’ has twisted branches and curled leaves. In winter the architectural presence is stronger when the branches can be seen more easily and it is covered with pale yellow catkins. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height 150-200cm.
Begonia Funky Pink
Begonia Funky Pink blooms from July until October, it produces bundles of explosive double flowers in shades of salmon-pink with flecks of dramatic orange and gold in its centres. This Begonia is easy to care for and requires a sunny yet shaded position to grow to its best, it has weather tolerant flowers that don’t
Petunia Tidal Wave
The sky’s the limit for this spectacular climbing petunia! Masses of 10cm (4) blooms in purple, silver and pink are produced in abundance throughout summer on long lax stems. Train them upwards on a climbing frame or let them spill over low walls for a spectacular display of vibrant colour. The delicate blooms are more
Prunus Spinosa
Prunus Spinosa Dense and thorny variety, perfect for screens and hedges! Prunus Spinosa is a small thorny deciduous tree with dark green, ovate leaves, and small white flowers in early spring. Followed by ovoid, bloomy black fruits 1.5cm across. This variety is also popularly known as a Sloe Bush when growing in a hedgerow. This
Common Oak
Oak is very easy to grow and keep its shape as a hedging plant, due to its vigorous growth and branching habit it will soon create a dense screen of leaves. In spring nesting birds will claim their space and late summer acorns will form, loved by wildlife to the hedge will attract many insects
Raspberry – Glen Fyne
Raspberry Glen Fyne is a summer fruiting variety with heavy-cropping, spine-free canes that make harvesting easy, and the plants show good resistance to virus-carrying aphids. Voted Best-Flavoured Raspberry by a professional tasting panel, the attractive, firm berries have a deliciously sweet which lasts all season, fruiting through June to July. The bare root plants are
Pinus Sylvestris
Also known as the Scotch Pine it is a stunning sight in the UK landscape, ideal for a large garden or woodland areas, this hardy, evergreen conifer is native to Britain and will thrive on poor soils. Pinus sylvestris will form an upright trunk with a bushy canopy above, the needle leaves are blue-green, contrasting
Salvia Amistad Pink
Brand New for 2022, Salvia ‘Amistad Pink’ is set to rival its best-selling cousin ‘Amistad’. Large, bright pink, two-lipped flowers with dark sepals are carried on tall, upright stems above lush green foliage. Like many salvias the flowers are covered with fine hairs which reflect light making the colours especially intense. An excellent pollinator plant
Spiraea japonica Plant – Little Princess
A compact form with large heads of small pink flowers throughout the majority of the summer. Not only is it loved by pollinating insects but looks good on a patio where it will remain more compact.
Euonymus fortunei Emerald n Gold
Euonymus fortuneii Emerald ?n? Gold is a lovely evergreen shrub and will make a significant addition to any garden and awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Low maintenance is required and it will thrive in most positions, adding form to borders making superb ground cover. Golden-yellow variegated foliage gives colour all year turning
Escallonia Plant – Iveyi
Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with dark green glossy leaves and clusters of pure white, scented flowers in summer and early autumn. It does best in full sun, in a well-drained soil. It looks good in a mediterranean-style planting, and makes a lovely informal hedge. Height 200-250cm.
Escallonia Red Dream
Escallonia Red Dream A hardy shrub that is super low maintenance! An abundance of small, dark, evergreen leaves forms a striking contrast against the red-pink tubular blooms of Escallonia Red Dream in the summer months. This has a great low growing habit which makes it perfect for growing as a hedge or as ground cover.
Crocosmia Walberton Scarlet
Put some heat into your summer borders with Crocosmia ‘Walberton Scarlet’. Crocosmias are high performing border plants creating intense colour later in summer and through into autumn whilst also providing foliage interest with their upright, strap-shaped leaves. Crocosmia ‘Walberton Scarlet’ has large, tomato-red, funnel shaped flowers held in arching racemes. Height: 75cm (29”). Spread: 10cm
Happy Bee Blue Flower Bulb Mixture in Hessian Bag
A mix of bee-attracting bulbs, developed with the Beekeepers Association to help nature in your garden. The collection comes in a hessian bag. Bulbs will flower from January to April. Bulb size 5/7cm.
RHS Winter Touch Gloves
A unique, hardwearing, yet luxurious glove for use in cold or wet conditions. It features a Thinsulate™ thermal lining to keep your hands warm even in the coldest weather, but also benefits from an additional innovative Ski-Dri™ waterproof, breathable lining which ensures your hands remain totally dry when used in the wet!
