Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
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
Larkspur ‘Fancy Purple Picotee’
An easy-to-sow-and-grow annual producing eye-catching and unusual bicolour blooms on tall flower spikes. These strong and sturdy stems with their fancy purple and blue picotee flowers look fabulous in the back of summer borders and make impressive and long-lasting cut flowers too.
Polianthes tuberosa ‘Pink Sapphire’
Spikes of intensely fragrant, waxy white flowers are produced throughout summer, which make enthralling cut flowers. The semi-double, fragrant tuberose flowers of this relatively unknown bulb are carried above narrow, lance shapes leaves. Polianthes tuberosa requires a minimum temperature of 15°C (59°F) so it is ideal for a heated greenhouse or conservatory. It can also
Sarracenia species ‘New Hybrids Mixed’
Strikingly attractive pitcher plants which give no outward hint of their unusual dietary habits! They attract insects with their enticing scent, alluring colours and the promise of a nectar-like secretion on the lip of the ‘pitcher’. A slippery footing on the bloom’s rim causes unsuspecting insects to fall inside the cavity of the flower which
Hymenocallis x festalis ‘Zwanenburg’
Robust and easy to grow, the pure white, spidery flowers exude a lovely sweet fragrance.
Dianthus ‘Rainbow Loveliness Improved Mixed’
Years of selection means that we’re now able to offer customers this very pretty and unusual-looking dianthus. Vastly improved, this incredibly fragrant variety offers better colours, including some bicolours as well as top-quality fringed flowers. ‘Loveliness’ will flower in its first year if sown by the end of February, and will bloom all summer long
Lettuce ‘Intred’ (Romaine/Cos)
Upright and compact ‘Little Gem’ with reddish-purple outer leaves and a pronounced red heart. Its colour, (produced by anthocyanin, a healthy antioxidant), as well as its flavour and crispness, will enhance any summer salad. Hearts stand in good condition without bolting.
Peach ‘Crimson Bonfire®’ (patio)
A true naturally dwarf selection from California. Full-size fruits, flowers and leaves are all deep red in colour making a dramatic container fruit.
Lily ‘Colour Carpet Mixture’
– The only ground cover lily; flowers within 8-10 weeks of planting – Just 20 bulbs can fill one square metre – ‘Best In Classfor ground cover lilies Flamboyant colour with a delicious perfume! These short stemmed dwarf lilies are a ‘must have’ for creating vibrant ground cover in exotic gardens, or edging paths and
Azalea ‘Pink & White Bicolour’
Attractive pink buds open into fancy, frilled flowers in a combination of white and glowing pink, covering this evergreen azalea from Christmas well into the New Year.
Nasturtium ‘Bolero Mixed’
A true ‘throw and grow’ plant; scatter the seed where you wish (even if you think you’re too late) and within weeks you’ll have a glorious display.
Tomato ‘Santonio’ F1 Hybrid
Remember Tomato Santa? After several years of intensive trials, we are thrilled to launch an improved version of this previously popular tomato variety. With all of its attributes – not least its fabulous taste – Santonio produces similarly thick-skinned, glossy red ‘cherry plum’ fruits of about 8g (1/3oz) in weight. The exceptional taste has a
Californian Poppy ‘Red Chief’
The best and truest red Californian poppy, ‘Red Chief’ performs well in all weathers and is easy to sow and grow in borders, where it’ll flower all summer.
Marigold ‘Pots of Gold’
Exclusive mix of tall, single-flowered French marigolds in an exciting new blend of three fiery colours, including a fabulous new red. The uniform height of the flowers makes them ideal as cut flowers.
Tomato ‘Ananas’
Large, slightly flat fruits of up to 500g (18oz) are simply delicious! The flesh is juicy, sweet and meaty and have very few seeds, plus a striking streaky orange and red skin. An heirloom variety, best grown as a cordon outdoors but will be earlier to form ripe fruits in the greenhouse.
Lettuce ‘Maureen’ (Cos)
A Little Gem type with smoother, darker green leaves.Good uniformity, compact habit and prolonged harvest.
Cornflower ‘Red, White & Blue’
This contrasting and vibrant mixture of red, white and blue cornflowers provides a bold and long-lasting display to the garden. Traditional and reliable, display these pretty, pollinator-friendly plants in wildflower areas, borders and patio pots, planted in groups or informally dotted around.
Cat Grass ‘Tabby Cat’
Not just an outstanding ornamental or accent plant, variegated cat grass provides vitamins and fibre for your cat’s diet and keeps them from chewing on your prized houseplants. Very quick growing and will be 15cm (6in) within six weeks for cats to enjoy. Later in season cut back taller growth for fresh new re-growth to
Squash ‘Summer Mix’ F1 hybrid (Summer)
An exciting colour combination of the increasingly popular ‘Patty Pans’. These vigorous bushy plants with long, quite spiny stems, produce high numbers of scalloped ‘patty pan’ fruits if harvested regularly. Harvest at golf ball-size for soft-skinned, tender fruits to eat whole and raw. Larger 7cm (3in) fruits can be sliced for stir fries or steamed.
