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.
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.
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
Pepper Tangerine Dream
Yes, it’s a gorgeous little bush studded all over with shiny red-orange rockets too pretty to hide away among rows of vegetables. But it’s very tasty too, with a hint of heat. The 8 cm fruits are sweet and delicious, either pickled or on salad platters. Using a good quality, moist seed compost, sow your
Tomato Ildi (F1)
Mini, sweet yellow, pear-shaped cherry tomatoes with up to 80 fruits per truss. Tomato ‘Ildi’ is a cordon variety. Sow March/April for greenhouse growing (or April for outdoor growing) in a propagator on a windowsill or pots or trays in a greenhouse at 18-21ºC using a good quality compost. Cover seeds with 6mm compost (germination
Tomato Rozalina Rossa
Fruits are bright raspberry-coloured, round, weighing 150–170g, and very tasty. Suitable for greenhouse or garden growing
Tomato Sweet Petit F1
Sweet Petit is a vigorous growing cherry tomato producing fishbone shaped shiny red fruits. Enjoy heavy crops of these deliciously tasting cherry-sized tomatoes from summer right through to the autumn! Ideal for a heated or unheated glasshouse or polytunnel, the Sweet Petit will just be a stone’s throw away from your favourite dish. If like
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).
Broccoli F1 Arcadia
Calabrese variety which is fast-growing and deep-rooted, producing smooth, fine green broccoli heads in summer and autumn.
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.
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,
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.
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,
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
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
Eschscholzia Single White
Pretty ferny foliage, and bright white 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
Verbascum Dark Eyes
Verbascum Dark Eyes Perfect for summery bouquets of colourful flowers! A compact variety with short spires, Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ (Mullein) is a must-have addition to the front of a border or for displaying in patio containers and helping to create the quintessential cottage garden look. This is a look which many gardeners aspire to portray
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
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
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").
