Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Climbing Bean ‘Selma Zebra’ – Heritage (National Trust)
Bring some old-fashioned flavour to your vegetable plot with this heritage Climbing Bean. Marbled pods develop early in the season, ready for picking from July onwards.
Radish ‘Rainbow Mixed’ (National Trust)
Jazz-up a salad or side dish with this colourful mixture of crunchy, peppery radishes. Vibrant and healthy, Radish ?Rainbow Mixed? produces a uniform crop in shades of red, pink, orange and white.
Broad Bean ‘Masterpiece Green Longpod’ (National Trust)
When it comes to flavour, Broad Bean ‘Masterpiece Green Longpod’ is hard to beat. This RHS AGM variety has long been a popular choice for its generous, long pods filled with up to seven exceptionally tasty and nutritious green beans.
Spring Onion ‘Winter White Bunching’ (National Trust)
A dual purpose onion that resists bulbing up enabling it to be pulled for a longer period than regular varieties. Spring Onion Winter White Bunching has excellent overwintering qualities, can be sown either late August for late May pulling or in spring and summer for summer/autumn crops.
Mint (National Trust)
Serve fresh home-grown mint with roast lamb, use it to make a refreshing yoghurt dip to accompany curry, add it to side dishes, make sauces or simply use as a decorative garnish on a dessert . With such a multitude of uses, it?s no wonder mint has been such a popular kitchen herb for so
Nigella damascena ‘Persian Jewels’ (National Trust)
If you?re looking for a beautiful variety that?s easy to grow, Nigella damascena ‘Persian Jewels’ is a fantastic choice. Affectionately know as Love-in-a-Mist, this pastel colour combination blooms with marvellously intricate flowers in hues of soft pink, blue and white above airy fennel-like foliage.
Artichoke ‘Imperial Star’
Not only an impressive cropper but also an ornamental feature, you can grow tall and upright Artichoke ?Imperial Star? in rows on the allotments or as a dual purpose feature at the back of a sunny border. The flower buds are large and flavoursome, held above tall study stems during summer.
Magnolia ‘Red as Red’
Deep red blooms with a classic goblet shape decorate the bare branches of Magnolia ?Red as Red?. This variety is particularly eye-catching for its intense colour and compact, upright growth habit. Flowers appear from April to May, followed by a handsome covering of mid-green foliage.
Sweet Pea ‘T&M Prize Strain Mixed’ (National Trust)
The evocative scent of Sweet Pea ‘T&M Prize Strain Mixed’ is always uplifting! This colourful blend brings colour, form and perfume together in one heavenly mix. These tried and tested varieties will create a climbing display to be proud of.
Magnolia ‘Solar Flair’
Upright facing, primrose yellow flowers decorate the branches of Magnolia ‘Solar Flair’ in May, just as the new foliage begins to emerge. Given its late flowering period, the flowers usually miss the frosts completely, so you can be sure of a magnificent display.
Broccoli ‘Burbank’ F1 Hybrid (White Sprouting) (National Trust)
Enjoy a healthy early spring harvest of flavoursome and nutritious white sprouting Broccoli ‘Burbank?. This British-bred F1 Hybrid sprouting broccoli is hardy, easy and reliable to grow, producing high yields of tender stems which can be harvested from as early as February and enjoyed steamed or boiled.
Magnolia ‘Sweetheart’
An elegant variety which has been awarded a prestigious RHS AGM for its superb garden performance. Magnolia ‘Sweetheart’ produces an eye-catching display of shapely blooms from April. Opening from softly furry buds, the petals are deep pink on the outside sand paler pink inside each flower.
Magnolia ‘Tiketare’
This eye-catching, deciduous Magnolia is a recent introduction from New Zealand. The wide, cup-shaped blooms decorate the bare branches from April to May. The rose pink flowers are darker on the outside with paler interiors. Throughout summer this handsome large shrub is cloaked in ovate, green foliage.
Sweet Pepper ‘Candy Cane Red’
This unusual pepper variety has a distinctive ornamental appeal with its striking variegated foliage, not to mention a fantastic crop of sweet-flavoured red peppers through the summer months. Sweet Pepper ‘Candy Cane Red’ produces masses of snack-sized peppers with thin skin and good crisp bite.
Artichoke ‘Italian Purple’
An attractive Cardoon with purple flower buds which provide good ornamental value as well as a tasty crop of fresh artichokes during summer. The purple-skinned flower buds of Artichoke ?Italian Purple? are generously large and can be removed from the stem when ready.
Cabbage ‘Champion’ (Summer/ Autumn Collard)
Cabbage ‘Champion’ is a Collard type, popular in Victorian times for their non hearting crops of long, wavy leaves. ‘Champion’ produces superb yields of tender, dark green leaves with distinctly mild flavour and no aftertaste.
Dwarf Bean ‘Caledonia’
Compact in size and rewardingly high yielding, this productive and attractive variety is the ideal solution for growing in a confined space or patio container, either growing up a small wigwam or obelisk.
Iris ‘Katharine’s Collection’
Two charming varieties of Iris reticulata in one superb collection! In early spring, their dainty blooms brave the coldest weather to put on an eye-catching display. At their best when mingled together in dense groups beneath deciduous trees and shrubs, but equally attractive in rockeries, troughs and containers.
Verbena ‘Scentsation Mixed’
A new variety that?s perfect for growing in containers and borders. Verbena ?Scentsation Mixed? is a long flowering and compact mix of easy to grow hardy annuals that also has a wonderful sweet fragrance.
