Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Parsnip Seeds – White Gem
Specially bred by Suttons, Parsnip White Gem is highly recommended for use on all soils. Shorter roots than Tender and True, with fine, white smooth skin. An essential part of your Sunday roast! Considerable resistance to canker.
Parsnip Seeds – Tender and True
Excellent for exhibition and for culinary purposes. Long, smooth-skinned roots with considerable resistance to canker. An essential part of your Sunday roast! Specially recommended. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Heritage Seed Variety, 1929 packet details – An admirable Parsnip which increases in popularity every year. Not quite so large as our Student, but more
Parsnip Seeds – F1 Panorama
We all love a homegrown parsnip, and we have to say they don?t come much better than the Panorama Parsnip. This fantastic F1 vigour produces uniform roots, so it?s perfect for the plate and the show bench! Harvest October-March. Height 50-60cm (16-20); spread 50-60cm (16-20).
Parsnip Seeds – Warrior F1
Parsnip Seeds – Warrior F1 Parsnip ‘Warrior F1′ proved to be a fantastic performer during its time at the trial grounds and is a British bred variety. It grows flavoursome, chunky, gradually tapering roots that measure up to a whopping 28cm (11”) in length. However, if you prefer even larger roots, just leave them to
Onion (Salad) Seeds – White Lisbon
An ever popular spring onion, very quick growing, with silvery skin and mild flavour. Sow in succession March-early May, and in August or early September to overwinter. No thinning required. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Parsley Seeds – Plain Leaved 2
An excellent flavoured parsley with plain foliage, as used extensively on the continent. Vigorous leaf growing.
Onion Seeds – Isobel Rose
White and pink coloured internal rings which become pinker when the onion is stored. Less pungent than red varieties, it is ideal for use raw in salads and sandwiches and can add interest to the veg patch if grown alongside your white and red onions. Bred in Lincolnshire, UK, so perfect to grow in our
Radish Seeds – French Breakfast 3
Solid, sweet, cylindrical crimson and white roots. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Onion Seeds – Globo
A very large onion which is ideal for exhibition or the kitchen! The oval-shaped, straw-coloured roots are tasty in salads or cooked, with an average weight of 250-300g (up to 1kg when grown for exhibition).
Onion Seeds – Ailsa Craig
Large bulbs often used for exhibition. To ensure colour, shape and finish sow in January under glass at 18-21°C (65-70°F). Can also be sown outdoors in March and April. Not recommended for long storage. Bulb onion variety.
Kale Seeds – Dwarf Green Curled
Dark green, densely curled leaves. The plants are dwarf growing and compact in habit. Very winter hardy. Tom says: Kale has had a huge resurgence in recent years thanks to it’s incredibly high nutritional values, so much so that we’ve seen headlines like “Kale shortage imminent”. Easy to grow, incredibly productive and with a multitude
Sage Herb Seeds
Perennial shrub with grey-green leaves. Best with pork, duck and goose, and excellent with onions, fish, cheese and liver.
Clematis viticella Plant – Etoile Violette
Clematis ‘Etoile Violette’ is a large deciduous climber, growing up to 4m in height. The ‘Violet Star’ flower can be up to 10 cm in width, with cream coloured stamens. It belongs to the Viticella group of clematis, which are cut back to 20cm above ground level, to a strong pair of buds, in early
Nerine bowdenii Mixed
When the colour has faded from late summer borders, Nerine bowdenii ‘Mixed’ will burst into bloom! These late flowering bulbs create an explosion of colour from September to November which never fails to take you by surprise. The spidery blooms are born upon tall upright stems and make fabulous cut flowers. Nerines are best grown
Clematis Plant – Tudor
Clematis ‘Tudor’ – Clematis plant This Clematis produces the most pretty in pink blooms you will ever see. Featuring delicate crinkly petals in a shade of blush pink with a central purple-red bar down the centre, this variety will definitely add a touch of class and colour to your garden. Clematis ‘Tudor’ blossoms continuously from
Clematis Plant – Sunset
Clematis ‘Sunset’ has brilliant red, large star-shaped flowers from early summer into September. Blooms have deep pink margins, and yellow anthers, a very striking clematis for the container or wall-side border. Growing to two and a half metres tall, it will add bright colour to the sunny garden. Flowers July-September. Height 150-200cm. Supplied in a
Lettuce Seeds – Red Iceberg
An excellent green/dark red iceberg lettuce, whose crisp, sweet, tightly wrapped heads stand well without bolting. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Tom says: Quick and easy lettuces are many peoples first veggie crop. Try mixing red and green lettuce leaves to add a note of bitterness to salads, or try slicing up little gem
Lettuce Seeds – Red Salad Bowl
Red leaved form of picking type lettuce. Very productive over a long period and attractive in the garden. Picking Variety. Tom says: Quick and easy lettuces are many peoples first veggie crop. Try mixing red and green lettuce leaves to add a note of bitterness to salads, or try slicing up little gem lettuces and
Herb Seed – Garlic Chives
A perennial herb which produces broader leaves than normal chives, and has a delicate garlic taste. A tasty addition to salads and cooked dishes.
Lettuce Seeds – Salad Bowl
Produces an abundance of fresh green foliage over a long period. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Picking Variety. Tom says: Quick and easy lettuces are many peoples first veggie crop. Try mixing red and green lettuce leaves to add a note of bitterness to salads, or try slicing up little gem lettuces and sautéing
