Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Sweetcorn ‘Snobaby’ F1 Hybrid
A breeding breakthough in ‘baby corn’ has produced this superb white variety, being much earlier to crop with the most tender and delicious ‘baby corns’. Sweetcorn Snobaby is tasty in oriental cooking, casseroles, stir fries, salads or a steamed vegetable.
Cabbage ‘Winter Jewel’
This hardy overwintering Cabbage ?Winter Jewel? keeps your veg patch green and productive through the chilly months, providing an exceptional harvest of healthy greens which can be picked during spring. Enjoy steamed and serve as a side or use its versatile, nutrient-packed leaves in all kinds of hearty recipes.
Tomato ‘Cherry Cascade’
Basket/ ContainerPossibly the world’s most prolific cascading cherry tomato rewarding you with a massive number of sweet and juicy currant sized fruits throughout the summer. Tomato ‘Cherry Cascade’ is ideal for growing in a hanging basket or container and requires no sideshooting or training. Grow some outside your kitchen window for a convenient supply of
Spinach ‘Apollo’
Outstanding for yield, quality and bolting resistance as a ‘baby leaf’ variety, also very productive as a full sized plant. Dark green, thick, rounded leaves with resistance to all the modern races of downy mildew. Ideal for growing in containers
Tomato ‘Nimbus’ F1 Hybrid
CordonSimilar to ‘Moneymaker’ in fruit size, Tomato ‘Nimbus’ produces good crops of round, greenback-free fruits, weighing75g (2 1/2oz) each. The first trusses of this F1 hybrid are early to ripen, and good resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Fusarium and Cladosporium, makes this an excellent garden variety. Suitable for cultivating as a cordon outdoors or under
Californian Poppy ‘Fruit Crush’
A captivating mixture of upward facing blooms in a bold blend of citrus and berry shades. These dainty hardy annuals are tougher than they appear and positively thrive on poor, dry soils. The papery flowers attract bees and hoverflies, and make excellent, if short-lived, cut flowers. California poppies are easy to grow in beds and
Petunia hybrida ‘Salmon Velvet’ F1 Hybrid
The best ever trailing Petunia from seed! Following the success of our customer favourite Purple Velvet we have the next colour in the series – Salmon Velvet. These will outperform expensive cutting-raised Surfinia Petunias. Producing trailing stems up to 1m (3ft) in length, continuously smothered in blooms all summer until the first frosts. Can also
Calendula officinalis nana ‘Candyman Yellow’
The longest flowering and best double pot marigold that we have grown on our trial grounds! Sturdy, dwarf, multi-branching plants produce large, luminous blooms, to brighten summer borders and containers. The daisy-like flowers of Calendula ‘Candyman Yellow’ are excellent for cutting and can also be added to salads as an edible flower. Quick and easy
Californian Poppy ‘Jelly Beans’
Fully double blooms in a vibrant colour range glisten above a mass of feathery blue-green foliage. These dainty hardy annuals are tougher than they appear and positively thrive on poor, dry soils. The papery flowers attract bees and hoverflies, and make excellent, if short-lived, cut flowers. California poppies are easy to grow in beds and
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Double All Sorts Mixed’
This wonderful mixture contains a full range of flower forms and colours and includes much-sought-after picotees and stripes. An easy-to-grow annual which will flower all summer and its height means that it will make a superb backdrop to your borders or a long-lasting and pretty addition to flower arrangements! Height: 100-120cm (40-48in)
Sweet Pea ‘Elegant Ladies’
This classic selection comprises small flowered heirloom (Grandiflora) types, many dating back to the 16th century. Specially selected for their pastel shades and powerful fragrance, Sweet Pea ‘Elegant Ladies’ will add a touch of style to your summer garden and makes a delightful cut flower too. Height: 180cm (71) Spread: 30cm (12)
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Double Click Rose Bonbon’
Following the amazing success of Double Click Mixed, this is the first straightcoloured, high-quality, fully-double Cosmos from seed to be introduced! The spectacular, rose pom-pom flowers sit proudly on top of strong stems, making Double Click Rose Bonbon a ‘mustfor adding height to summer borders and an imposing and rarely-seen cut flower. Height: 60-90cm (2-3
Easy Annuals ‘Fairy Mixed’
A delightful mixture of dwarf annuals adding a touch of grace to borders. This wide range of varieties has been selected to flower gradually, giving your borders an ever-changing, magical appearance throughout the summer. Perfect border filler; sow seed in drifts. Height range 5-45cm (2-18in) Subject to availability, packet contains mix of the following: Agrostis
Swiss Chard ‘Fantasy’
Probably the best tasting Red Chard. The taste is mild, juicy and delicious with no harsh aftertastes unlike most Red Chards. Ideal for successional sowing through the spring and summer for both ‘baby leaf’ or as mature plants. High tolerance to downymildew
Echinacea purpurea ‘Pink Parasol’
Pink Parasol has stunning, large, deep purplish-pink blooms, with contrasting orange cones standing proudly above strong stems. Each bloom can reach 7-10cm (3-4in) in diameter compared to other varieties only reaching a diameter of 5-7cm (2-3in). Once established, bushy plants produce clusters of stems adding height to your borders, attracting butterflies and beneficial insects to
Eryngium leavenworthii
An attractive annual originating from the North American prairies. This species has the unusual characteristic unlike other Eryngiums, to flower quickly from seed in the first year. Each plant will produce spectacular spiky glaucus foliage which changes to a rich purple colour on the cones and bracts, followed by reddish-purple tinge in the autumn. Ideal
Gourd ‘Autumn Glory’
A hand selected mixture of small gourds in a wide range of colours and shapes including smooth skinned, warted and winged types. These ornamental fruits are ideal for adding to autumn floral decorations, or used as varnished ornaments around the home
Nasturtium ‘Princess of India’
A stunning dwarf selection of the ever popular Empress of India. Compact bushy plants have attractive small dark foliage and a mass of deep red flowers that sit neatly above the bronze foliage. Easy to grow, and will create a free-flowering summer display in borders or containers. Height: 20-25cm (8-10in).
Poppy ‘Ooh La La’
Once you see these exquisite, large 7-10cm (3-4in) fully double flower heads you will stand in astonishment at their outstanding range of bright clear colours as they stand proudly above glaucus green foliage. Easy to grow, ideal sown in drifts, adding colour and height to annual borders followed by large attractive seed heads.
Lathyrus tingitanus ‘Rosea’
A visually-striking annual Lathyrus species that is just as easy-to-grow as traditional Sweet Peas. Vigorous, climbing plants produce masses of coral-rose pink flowers which will quickly cover fences, trellis or archways throughout the summer. Rosea will also make a long-lasting and spectacular cut flower. Climbing to 18-2m (72-80in)
