Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Rhubarb ‘Giant Grooveless Crimson’ (Spring/Autumn Planting)
This compact rhubarb produces a bountiful supply of tall, uniform, fully coloured, bright red stems. Rhubarb ‘Giant Grooveless Crimson’ has a flavour that is less acidic than many cultivars making it perfect for delicious crumbles and jams. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 120cm (48). These young plants will quickly mature, resulting in crowns big enough to
Squash ‘Avalon’ F1 Hybrid (Winter)
Trailing. Butternut Squash is increasing in popularity because of its wide range of uses. The early ripening, short, orange fleshed fruits of Squash Avalon have a delicious butter-sweet flavour and are especially good when used for baking. Squash Avalon is excellent long term storage.
Asparagus officinalis ‘Pacific Challenger’ (Spring Planting)
The most disease resistant asparagus variety, producing high yields of slender green spears with firm, tight ips. The first Phytophthora-tolerant variety available commercially. Also fusarium tolerant
Squash ‘Potimarron’ (Winter)
Trailing. A famous French heirloom, the name of Squash Potimarron derives from potiron (pumpkin) and marron (chestnut). Squash Potimarron is one of the very best for baking and roasting, fruits reach 125-175 kilos (3-4lbs) in weight with an aromatic chestnut like taste. Good for storage.
Courgette ‘All Green Bush’
This reliable variety is quick to mature and will crop all summer long and with regular harvesting. The abundant, dark skinned fruits of Courgette ‘All green Bush’ should be harvested as baby courgettes at about 10cm (4) long for the best flavour. This heavy yielding courgette has tender skins making it ideal for cooking whole.
Lettuce ‘Yugoslavian Red’ (Butterhead)
An attractive, large, semi hearting, reddish tinged ‘butterhead’. When cut in half, Lettuce Yugoslavian Red exposes a solid bright greeny yellow centre with a mild flavour. Lettuce Yugoslavian Red makes an eye-catching addition to the kitchen garden, flower border and salad bowl.
Strawberry ‘Mignonette’
The wood alpine strawberry produces masses of dainty, sweet tasting berries from July to September. The small fruits have a delicate flavour with an almond undertone making them perfect for decorating pastries and cakes or dropping into a glass of champagne! Strawberry ‘Mignonette’ is ideal for growing in hanging baskets and containers. Height: 20cm (8).
Asparagus officinalis ‘Ariane’ (Spring Planting)
From German breeding, Asparagus ‘Ariane’ produces a heavy flush of delicious, large, purple-tipped spears early in the season. Smaller, ‘fine’ spears are also produced later in the season.
Carrot ‘Mokum’ F1 Hybrid
This juicy bunching carrot has a crisp texture and a sweet flavour that makes it ideal for juicing or eating raw in salads. The long, cylindrical roots of Carrot ‘Mokum’ reach up to 18cm (7) long and have a very small core. This high yielding RHS AGM variety can be sown indoors for early crops,
Shallot ‘Prisma’ F1 Hybrid
From seed! Each seed of Shallot Prisma produces a single attractive shiny reddish-brown skinned, white fleshed round shallot bulb, with a distinct flavour. No risk of transferring virus of white rot as with sets and the bulbs of Shallot Prisma store well.
Sweet Pepper ‘Summer Salad’ F1 Hybrid
An original, hand-blended selection of hybrids, Sweet Pepper Summer Salad comprises black, yellow, green and orange fruited types. Chosen to ensure heavy yield of thick and thin walled varieties for stuffing, frying but primarily highly coloured salads
Beet ‘Bull’s Blood’ (Salad Leaves)
Widely used as an attractive baby leaf salad, adding an almost crimson colour to salads. Beet Bull’s Blood also makes a decorative addition to the flower garden.
Chilli Pepper ‘Cheyenne’ F1 Hybrid (Hot)
A compact, bushy, early ripening variety, Chili Pepper Cheyenne grows to a height of 45cm (18in). Ideal grown in growbags or containers, making an attractive feature on the patio. Chili Pepper Cheyenne produces masses of medium sized green, turning orange fruits throughout the summer
Bedding Most Scented Collection
Treat yourself to this fantastic scented collection to fill your beds, borders, patio containers and hanging baskets with the most spectacular array of colour. A wonderful collection of 4 stunning varieties selected specifically for their fantastic range of contrasting colours, stunning blooms and elegant foliage. Supplied as vigorous plug plants.
Narcissus ‘Rose of May’
Delight your senses with this compact, late-blooming daffodil. This distinctively different variety produces fully double whorls of ivory white petals that resemble gardenias, and exude a most delicious fragrance. For a dramatic spring spectacle, grow Daffodil ‘Rose of May’ in bold drifts naturalised in grass. Narcissus flowers are also excellent for cutting for a lovely
Chilli Pepper ‘Heatwave’ (Hot)
Thanks to Columbus who is credited with discovering the cayenne pepper, gardeners and cooks can enjoy the pleasure of this mixture containing red, yellow and orange. Beautifully ornamental and offering a ‘mind blowinghot flavour experience. Most suitable for greenhouse culture. (Capsicum annuum)
Tomato ‘Brandywine’ – Heritage
Tomato ‘Brandywine is particularly recognisable for it’s unusual leaves that resemble potato foliage. Dating back to 1885, Tomato ‘Brandywine’ is regarded as one of the world’s finest flavoured ‘beefsteaktomatoes. This exceptional variety produces heavy yields of firm, clear skinned, light rosy pink fruits, often with slightly green shoulders. With a full, sweet flavour these fruits
