Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Tulip ‘White Dream’
Beautiful ice white cupped blooms set against green foliage. Plant Tulip ‘White Dream’ in groups and delight as they open to reveal their superb colouring. Why not cut some for a flower arrangement so that you can enjoy them indoors too! Height: 45cm (18).
Gage ‘Reine Claude d´Oullins’
A good dual purpose variety with a true Gage flavour for cooking or eating fresh. Ideal for baking in pies when picked early, or allow them to ripen during August when they will become sweet and juicy ? perfect for eating straight from the tree.
Apple ‘Winter Gem’
This late season variety consistently produces top quality eating apples, with a richly aromatic and complex flavour. The pale, yellow-green fruits are flushed red with crisp, juicy flesh. Being one of the last eating apples to ripen in late October, it makes a valuable and worthwhile addition to orchards.
Apple ‘Ellison’s Orange’
A wonderful dessert apple with lovely orange-red flushed skins and exquisitely juicy flesh. Apple ‘Ellison’s Orange’ has a distinctive aniseed undertone, giving it a complex flavour and delicious aroma.
Daffodil ‘Topolino’
With pointed ivory petals and ruffled lemon trumpets, this dainty dwarf daffodil is an absolute joy in spring. Grow them outdoors or in containers on a bright windowsill indoors.
Pear ‘Benita’
This is an intriguing cross between a European and an Asian Pear, resulting in traditional, sweet flavoured fruits with the crispness of an Asian Pear. The golden fruits have a beautiful oval shape and a light russeting to their skins. They can be harvested in September and keep well after picking.
Tulip ‘Ground Cover’ Mix
Make gardening easy with this versatile mix of groundcovering tulips. Halting spring weeds in their tracks, they’ll form a carpet of colour. Unique mix of some very choice forms, including the ever-popular butter-yellow tulip tarda
Pear ‘Winter Nelis’
Extend the season with this late dessert variety that ripens in early November and stores nicely until January. Don?t be fooled by the dull, russet-skinned appearance of these little fruits ? their flavour is quite exceptional! Pear ?Winter Nelis? is ideal for cooking or eating fresh if you enjoy a firm texture.
Gage ‘Reine Claude de Bavay’
Gage ‘Reine Claude de Bavay’ is the variety most widely found in supermarkets. The fruits turn to yellow-green when fully ripe in early September. They have a typical Gage flavour which is at its best when fruits are left to ripen on the tree.
Apple ‘Spartan’
A juicy, refreshingly sweet apple that is instantly recognisable by its deep maroon colour. Apple ‘Spartan’ is also an excellent pollinator for other apple trees and so is extremely useful in any collection.
Allium ‘Big Impact Mixed’
Add height and structure to your borders with these superb summer-flowering bulbs. Undemanding and easy to grow, Allium ‘Big Impact Mixed’ will give you a wonderful assortment of flower shapes, sizes and colours that are superb for cut flower displays. Don’t forget that their attractive and architectural seed heads will also add autumnal interest later
Apple ‘Surprize’
Looking for something a bit different? Apple ?Surprize? is a real departure from traditional eating apples. Beneath their glossy orange skins, the fruits have unusual pink flesh! This recent introduction is not just a novelty ? the flavour is a good mix of sweetness and acidity, with a crisp and juicy texture.
Apple ‘Kidd’s Orange Red’
A sweet dessert apple with a complexity that rivals its parent, ?Cox?s Orange Pippin?. Apple ?Kidd?s Orange Red? is crisp, juicy and full of flavour which intensifies with each bite. Any surplus fruits can be juiced for an exceptional and thirst-quenching drink.
Glory of the Snow ‘Mixed’
Some of the first bulbs to flower in spring, they’ll create a dazzling carpet of daintly little stars.
Apple ‘Christmas Pippin’
Introduced in 2011, this is a relative newcomer among apple but is already gaining a reputation as an excellent dessert apple. Similar to the well loved Cox apple, but Apple ‘Christmas Pippin? is easier to grow and more reliable.
Apple ‘Reverend W. Wilks’
A well known cooking variety producing colossal green fruits with a sharp flavour and crisp, white flesh. Apple ‘Reverend W. Wilks’ cooks down to a soft, sweet puree, not quite as sharp as the well known variety ?Bramley?. This is also an excellent choice for baking whole.
Apple ‘Greensleeves’
From ?Golden Delicious? parentage with the same characteristic yellow-green skin and crisp, juicy flesh. The flavour is slightly sharper than its well known parent but makes a good alternative for growing in the cooler UK climate. Apple ?Greensleeves? is an excellent eating apple and makes good juices and cider.
Peach ‘Peregrine’
Still regarded as one of the best English varieties since its introduction in 1906! In March, pink blossoms provide an eye-catching display, followed by red flushed, white skinned fruits from early August. This delicious, white fleshed peach has a rich, sweet flavour.
Pear ‘Christie’
Pear ‘Christie’ is well known variety to Scottish fruit growers. The fruits are large with green skins that blush red as they ripen. The flavour is deliciously sweet and mellow making it excellent for eating fresh.
Apple ‘Sunset’
With many similarities to Cox, Apple ?Sunset? makes an excellent alternative for garden production. The flavour is sharp and intense, while the skins share the same characteristic red-stripes and orange flush that is so typical of English dessert apples. However this variety is much easier to grow and produces far better yields.
