Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Pea ‘Mangetout’ (Start-A-Garden™ Range)
Easy to grow and a marvellous way to eat peas – no waste and no need to spend time removing from their pods. Bumper crops all summer of 10cm (4in), juicy, sweet, stringless, crisp pods, ideal for adding whole to stir-fries or for lightly steaming.
Sweet Pea ‘Duvet Mix’
Short variety, ideal for beds and borders, no frames needed for support.
Lupin hartwegii ‘Avalune Red-white’
Unlike larger perennial varieties this dwarf, hardy annual lupin has a more relaxed habit that is perfectly suited to growing at the front of borders and in large patio containers.
Phlox drummondii ‘Cherry Caromel’
Irresistible, rich caramel flowers with vibrant cherry centres! Feature this new variety at the front of your border, or in specially-chosen patio containers. This really is a plant to show off, and be sure to cut some for vase displays too!
Tomato ‘Capriccio’ F1 Hybrid
Finally! A mini plum tomato as sweet as cherry varieties! Glossy, cherrysized, oval fruits are produced on long trusses. Offering a burst of sweetness with a hint of acidity for melt in the mouth flavour. This cordon variety produces shorter stem growth between each truss compared to other varieties, so you’ll get more flowering trusses
Nasturtium ‘Firebird’
You get twice the display with this fantastic hanging-basket nasturtium – its flowers boast a spectacular colour range and its unusual variegated foliage is stunning too. Naturally trailing and easy to grow, ‘Firebird’ will ignite your hanging baskets, containers and window boxes with its long-flowering and colourful blooms.
Sweet Pea ‘Erewhon’
An exciting new and revolutionary sweet pea bred by New Zealand’s Dr. Keith Hammett. Bicolour sweet pea flowers normally have darker-coloured lower ‘wings’ than the upper petals. ‘Erewhon’ with its light pink standard and rich blue wings, has the reverse. Highly fragrant, this is a fabulous variety for floral displays and early summer bouquets. Height:
Wallflower ‘Sugar Rush’ F1 Hybrid
Sugar Rush’ completely turns conventional wallflower growing on its head! Not only does this unique hybrid starts to flower in the autumn just 10 weeks after sowing, but will flower again in the spring after deadheading. Just the job for adding vibrant colour – as well as a wonderful fragrance – to your garden in
Beetroot ‘Boltardy’ (Start-A-Garden™ Range)
Beetroot Boltardy is one of the best beetroots and a gardeners’ favourite. Good quality, round, dark-red, well-flavoured roots up to 10cm (4in) across, with deep red, crisp, sweet flesh.
Cucamelon ‘Melothria’
This easy-to-grow fruiting climber performs well on a sunny patio or border and even better in the greenhouse, producing heavy crops of mini melon fruits tasting of cucumber with a twist of lime! For maximum fruit production, stop main stems at 2.4m (8ft) and trim back all side shoots to 45cm (18).
Cauliflower ‘Coloured Headed Mix’
Add some colour to the brassica bed with our exclusive Cauliflower Colour Collection. We’ve brought together 4 toptasting nutritious cauliflowers into one vibrant collection.This collection comprises:Cauliflower ‘Tirza F1’Cauliflower ‘Sunset F1’Cauliflower ‘Trevi F1’Cauliflower ‘White Gold F1’
Shallot ‘Lorient’
Reliably grows from seed! Mildew resistant and slow to bolt under the summer heat, this top-performer soldiers on to produce round/oval, richly-sweet bulbs that add a real gourmet depth to any dish.
Green Manure ‘Crimson Clover’
types. Can be used as a summer/autumn manure, or overwinter from a
Courgette ‘Black Forest’ F1 Hybrid
With a unique climbing habit Courgette ‘Black Forest’ makes a great space saving variety for growing in containers on the patio. The long stems will need tying onto a trellis or netting to gently train them upwards. Courgette Black Forest will produce heavy yields of dark green, smooth, cylindrical 15cm (6) courgettes if picked regularly
Lettuce ‘Mazur’ (Loose-Leaf)
Truly outstanding in our trials, this voluminous green-leaved lettuce produces an abundance of thick, crunchy leaves that you can keep on picking all summer. As an added bonus, Mazur is tipburn and bolting tolerant and offers excellent resistance to downy mildew. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 30cm (12).
Carrot ‘Tendersnax’ F1 Hybrid
Carrot ‘Tendersnax’ is an early maturing carrot with an exceptional tender, juicy flavour. Sister variety to ‘Sugarsnax’, the blunt ended, tapering roots reach up to 15cm (6) with silky smooth skins and a deep orange colour. This superb carrot is ideal for juicing, cooking or eating raw in salads. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6)
Basil ‘Pesto’
This British bred herb is perfectly suited to the UK climate. Basil ‘Pesto? is as attractive as it is useful. Its aromatic, glossy green foliage is flushed with purple and supported on purple stems. The pale pink flowers contrast beautifully, attracting bees and other pollinating insects. As the name suggest, this variety has a strong
Runner Bean ‘Millionaire’ (Dwarf) – Kew Collection Seeds
The pink flowered variety has been separated from Dwarf Jackpot Mixed to launch Runner Bean Millionaire. Stringless, tender pods of outstanding quality on short compact plants. Simply regularly harvest them for a long season of delicious crops.
Brussels Sprout ‘Brodie’ F1 Hybrid
Launched a couple of years ago to rave reviews. Now you can grow this tasty, mild flavoured variety yourself. We don’t think there is a tastier Brussels Sprout on the market, try it and you’ll be amazed by the ‘no-bitter-after-taste’ due to it’s reduced mustard oil content.
Pea ‘Sweet Horizon’ (Mangetout)
The number one mangetout in our technical trials over the past two years. Sweet Horizon stood well in both the summer heatwave and autumn wet weather, producing an abundance of sweet, predominantly stringless pods through the season. Great mildew resistance gives the longest harvest window, with plants standing well until October. A dwarf habit make
