Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
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
Torenia Lemon Drop
This heat and humidity lover boasts white flowers with yellow patches on each of the petals. These easy-to-grow plants are a great alternative to impatiens, and can even be grown as a houseplant. Flowers July-October. Height 11-20cm (4-8"").
Sweet Pea Snoopea Acacia Pink Mix
These superb plants have a dwarf, cascading, spreading growth habit, ideal for ground cover purposes. Two flower stems are produced in each leaf axil, ensuring that plants produce large quantities of blooms throughout the summer. Flowers June-September. Height 40-45cm (16-18).
Panicum elegans Frosted Explosion
Misty plumes of green are produced in abundance from July through till October. A wonderful light, airy grass that acts as a softening filler with dahlias. Dries well. Height 40cm.
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).
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.
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,
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:
Amaryllis Collection
These fabulous winter flowering bulbs add a stunning focal point to any room. Coming in four different colours, they can be grown outdoors when all risk of frost has past, making them perfect for creating a summer display on your patio. Collection comprises: Amaryllis ‘Minerva’ – An eye-catching Hippeastrum producing vibrant red blooms with a central
Dianthus caryophyllus Grenadin Mixed
The Dianthus caryophyllus Grenadin Mixed is an industrious perennial forming a neat mound of evergreen foliage. From early summer through to autumn plenty of scented, fully double, flowers emerge. A border Pink Carnation with strong stems, make Grenadin Mixed a glorious cut flower with fragrant displays. Perfect for borders, pots and containers for a radiant
Gaura Sparkle White Gem
This stunning hardy perennial makes a fabulous border plant! Its graceful, slender stems are topped with a flurry of dazzling white, starry blooms that still look fresh and airy at the end of summer. This bushy, clump forming variety has a neat, compact habit that makes it perfect for the front of sunny borders or
Aster Plants – Tonga
Bring splashes of brilliant colours late summer into autumn, it forms a neat dome of slender green foliage, this hardy perennial becomes smothered in beautiful purple flowers from late August to October. With a compact, dwarf habit this is perfect for beds, borders and containers, with very little maintenance throughout the year. Height and spread:
