Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Pear ‘Beth’
An ?all round? excellent garden variety! Pear ?Beth? is well suited to the UK climate, producing good crops of smooth, pale yellow dessert fruits with sweet, juicy flesh and soft, melting texture. The fruits are best eaten freshly picked in September as they won?t keep for long.
Apple ‘Bountiful’
Predominantly grown as a cooking apple but can also be eaten fresh. Apple ‘Bountiful’ has a sharp, juicy flavour straight from the tree but becomes sweet, and moist with cooking, holding its shape nicely.
Gage ‘Old Greengage’
Don?t be fooled by the plain, green coloured fruits of ?Old Greengage? ? this variety is anything but dull! Regarded by many as one of the best tasting plums you?ll find, including the RHS who selected it for its rich, sweet flavour. The small fruits are deliciously juicy and best enjoyed freshly picked from the
Apple ‘Jumbo’
A real multi-purpose apple that is sweet enough to be juiced or eaten fresh from the tree, but holds its shape when cooked, making it great for baking whole or adding to pies. As the name suggests, Apple ?Jumbo? produces particularly large fruits, often weighing over 400g (1lb)!
Apple ‘Core Blimey’
Reminiscent of the ever popular Cox, but much easier to grow. Apple ‘Core Blimey’ produces attractive red fruits with a crisp, juicy texture and a delicious, aromatic flavour. It has been bred for good disease resistance and strong vigour making it suitable for growing in almost any area of the UK.
Cherry ‘Merton Glory’
An exceptional and early-ripening cherry variety, Cherry ?Merton Glory? produces large, yellow cherries, flushed with red, which will be ready for picking in early July. Attractive white flowers in April to May are followed by deliciously sweet, ‘heart-shaped’ cherries with a firm white inner flesh and a small stone.
Tulip ‘Cream Cocktail’
Elegant and refined, Tulip ‘Cream Cocktail’ is a particularly stylish variety! Pale, creamy-yellow, goblet shaped blooms rise above distinctive grey-green foliage with narrow, green margins. A superb cut flower that will bring a breath of spring air into your home.
Apple ‘Scrumptious’
A recent dessert variety that has had much success and will almost certainly become a firm favourite with UK gardeners. Just as its name promises, Apple ?Scrumptious? has a complex and mouth-watering flavour, with crisp, sweet flesh and thin, bright-red skins.
Pear ‘Catillac’
An old French variety dating back to the 17th Century, which unusually, is only used for cooking. The rounded, green fruits develop an attractive red blush as they ripen, but remain hard and slightly gritty in texture unless cooked very slowly. Heavy crops can be harvested in October and keep extremely well ? right through
Cherry ‘Sweetheart’
A useful sweet cherry for cropping late in the season. Better still, it ripens unevenly, avoiding the usual glut of fruits. The dark scarlet cherries are firm with a sweet flavour and a just a hint of acidity. Harvest the fruits in late August and eat them fresh from the tree for the best flavour.
Apple ‘Charles Ross’
A versatile variety with plenty of uses. Apple ‘Charles Ross’ is predominantly grown as an eating apple with an orangey tang, reminiscent of Cox. When cooked it retains its shape, making lovely baked apples and apple tarts. Can also be juiced, or blended with other varieties to provide a sharp acidity to ciders.
Apple ‘Rosette’
Beneath its glossy red skins, lies unusual pink flesh that makes this an intriguing and exciting variety. Apple ?Rosette? has both style and substance ? the flesh has a sweet flavour with a good level of acidity, and wont brown once cut, making it ideal for salads.
Apple ‘Bardsey Island’
Propagated from a single parent apple tree which was discovered in 1998 on the remote Bardsey Island, just off the coast of North Wales. This very old fruit tree was found to be a completely unique new variety.
Apple ‘Blenheim Orange’
An old favourite among heritage apples and widely grown across the UK. Apple ‘Blenheim Orange’ produces large, handsome fruits with orange-red striped skins, a slightly nutty flavour and a soft texture.
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Magical Moonlight’
Blooms so dramatically impressive you?d think you were growing an immense bouquet of showy flowers in your garden! Hydrangea paniculata ‘Magical Moonlight? is guaranteed to give you a display that you?ll be over the moon with! This paniculata variety has large cones of lime green and white blooms that get better and better each year.
Tulip ‘Exotic Orange’
This peony-flowered Tulip literally explodes with colour in spring! Tropical, bright orange, fully double blooms burst open from rounded buds to create a bold display in beds, borders and containers. Plant Tulip ‘Exotic Orange’ in large groups for maximum impact.
Narcissus ‘Minnow’
This dwarf daffodil has tiny creamy white blooms with buttercup yellow centres. Each delicate stem carries up to five blissfully fragrant flowers. Grow Narcissus ‘Minnow’ outdoors in borders and rockeries, or in containers on a bright windowsill indoors. Also excellent as cut flowers to make a really pretty posy! Height: 15cm (6).
Tulip ‘Suncatcher’
Summer sunshine in the middle of spring! Golden, cup-shaped blooms with fiery red-tipped petals create a blaze of colour in beds, borders and patio containers. This dazzling Triumph Tulip is best planted as a single variety, in large swathes, for maximum impact.
Grape ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’
A classic wine grape producing conical bunches of small black fruits that ripen late in the season. In the UK, this variety is best grown under cover to protect crops from early frosts and ensure sufficient time for them to ripen. Cabernet Sauvignon is a popular variety and makes delicious dark red juice if sweetened.
Tulip ‘Magic Lavender’ and ‘Mango Charm’ Collection
We?ve brought together two colour coordinated varieties to help you create a show stopping spring display. Deep mauve blooms of Tulip ‘Magic Lavender’ contrast beautifully with the pale sunset shades of Tulip ‘Mango Charm’.
