Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Pepper Pelita
Chilli. Fruits up to 6cm in length, extremely hot. Fruiting on medium tall, upright, bushy plants. Will grow very tall under glass in UK conditions. Can be harvested green and red. High yielding. Using a good quality, moist seed compost, sow your seeds in a propagator and cover with 6mm (¼) compost. Place on a
Onion Rossa da Inverno sel Rubino
An attractive new red onion for salads, primarily aimed for bunching but also forming good quality bulbs. Uniform, quick to colour up and with a pleasantly mild flavour.
Bird Feeding Station With 4 Bird Feeders
Enjoy watching birds feeding in your garden from the comfort of your home with this attractive bird feeding station. They will appreciate the food on offer and the safe haven that the hanging bird feeders afford. Treat your local birds to a tasty and varied feast by hanging the 4 feeders that are supplied with
Ipomoea Pennata Mix
Unusual, delicate-looking climber with delightful foliage and flowers. Called ‘Cypress Vine’ or ‘Star Glory’ for its masses of radiant star-like flowers and beautiful fine pinnate foliage. Will climb fences and trellis and can also be grown in conservatories.
Ipomoea Pearly Gates
A splendid climber for covering trellis-work, chain-link fences and such with a dense screen of foliage, and with a profusion of gorgeous, trumpet-shaped flowers 5ins and more in diameter. Strictly a half-hardy perennial, but it may be hardy outside in some regions with frost-free protection in winter. Flowers freely the first year from seed.
Radish Mino Early
Long, white roots with a mild flavour and crunchy texture. Great for stir-fries or use grated raw in salads. Excellent source of vitamin C and fibre.
Gomphrena Pink And White Tall Mix
Gomphrena makes a superb cut flower with its unusual spherical heads of papery petals. They can last up to two weeks in a vase and can be successfully dried for later use. 60cm
Eschscholzia Single Purple
Pretty ferny foliage, and brightly coloured flowers with delicate petals that flutter in summer breezes. Flowers mid June-September. HA – Hardy annual. Height 30cm (12"). Choose a sunny position. Sow direct into finely raked, moist, warm soil where the plants are to flower at a depth of 6mm (¼") covering the seed lightly. Germination takes
Anemone Pulsatilla
Award-winning Pulsatilla vulgaris. Showy bell-shaped blossoms of bright purple contrast beautifully against the luminous golden-yellow stamens. Its silky foliage remains attractive throughout the growing season. These low growers self-seed making for more seasonal interest. Height and spread: 20cm (8").
Eryngium Blue Hobbit
Eryngium ‘Blue Hobbit’ is a unique, dwarf Eryngium, which can be grown in a patio pot. The 30cm (12") plants become top-heavy in midsummer, with sprays of nearly 100 inky-blue flowers, they are attractive to pollinators and ideal for cutting.
Dorotheanthus Gelato Lemon Shades
Also known as a ‘Livingstone Daisy’; ‘Gelato Yellow Shades’ is a tender, mat-forming to trailing annual with cylindrical, ovate to spoon-shaped, fleshy, light green leaves and, throughout summer, daisy-like flowers in shades of yellow. Sow in a propagator on a windowsill or in a greenhouse at approximately 15-18°C (60-65°F) onto a good quality, finely sieved,
Cabbage Pointed Merlin
A pointed cabbage that stands out from the crowd. UK bred, it holds well when mature, shows good resistance to white blister and, importantly, tastes delicious too. Average head weight 475g.
Broccoli F1 Arcadia
Calabrese variety which is fast-growing and deep-rooted, producing smooth, fine green broccoli heads in summer and autumn.
Garlic Bulbs – Carcossonne Wight
Exceptional, pink cloved hardneck garlic showing great vigour in UK climate. Most successful of all hardnecks in UK with good skin cover, great strength of flavour coupled with a superior (in our opinion) bouquet and character. This variety was probably brought to Carcassonne by pilgrims travelling from the east on their way to Compostela. 8/12
Bellis Tasso Mix – Pelleted
The best pomponette bellis ever introduced! Flowers are slightly larger than normal pom – pom types, on compact, short, strong flower stems, that bud up uniformly. The bright colours of rose, deep rose, red and white, will all give excellent garden performance, in containers or borders. Height: 15-20cm (6-8in).
Lonicera Periclymenum. Belgica
The Honeysuckle ?Belgica? is adorned with tubular white flowers which gradually become yellow with striking red streaks. These sweetly scented flowers are later followed by red berries. This Early Dutch Honeysuckle blooms mostly during early summer, but on many occasions will yield a follow up flush in September and October.Hugely loved for their irresistible fragrance,
Zinnia Lavender Queen
Stunning cut flower. With their long straight stems, pretty foliage and huge dahlia-style blooms in pastel shades, they are a gardeners and florists dream! They match dahlias for size and presence, yet will provide more blooms, for a longer time, they certainly look the part in the garden.
Tomato Principe Borghese
Egg sized, midi plum-shaped fruit. Tomato Principe Borghese has a characteristic sharp taste as vine ripened fruits for salad and ideal as a sun-dried variety. A huge cropping tomato over the season. Bush variety.
Tulip Full Border Mix
A fantastic mix of tulips that will provide you with 8 weeks of colour! ‘Full Border Mix’ is made up of some of the most popular garden tulip varieties. This provides a mix of flower shapes, heights and colours for a sensational display. Plant them in beds, borders and containers for colour all around the
Rose ‘Arthur Bell’
Rose ‘Arthur Bell’ The beautifully formed buds on Rose ‘Arthur Bell’ open in summer to reveal large, semi double flowers in a perfectly subtle shade of yellow. It is a true classic among roses, flowering continuously all summer and also has a lovely scent. This really is a must have rose. Height 100cm (39). Spread:
