Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Seed Potatoes – Red Duke of York
This heritage variety is one of the few red-skinned, cream-fleshed earlies, high dry-matter (floury). It has a fine flavour and gets quite big. New, boil, steam, mash, chip, bake or roast. First Early. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Quality Control – following inspection our seed potatoes receive a certification number (see bag label). They
Viburnum dentatum Plant – Blue Muffin Christom
Shapely, deciduous plant with attractive leaves, covered in white, flat-topped clusters of flowers during late spring. Blue berries follow in the summer which attract birds. Good foliage colour in the autumn. Useful either as a specimen plant, within an informal hedge or in the mixed border. Height 90-100cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Viburnum lantana Plant – Mohican
A deciduous shrub with compact growth habit. Dark green leaves make a striking back-drop to creamy-white flowers that turn into orange-red fruits. Flowers May-June. Height 200-250cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Viburnum plicatum Plant – Popcorn
A dense growing viburnum with clusters of white flowers borne along the branches. It flowers in such profusion covering the entire bush. It is a deciduous shrub with ovate veined leaves that turn to beautiful shades of red and purple in the autumn. Flowers April-May. Height 200-250cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Viburnum Plant – Pragense
An evergreen large shrub with waxy dark green leaves. It has beautiful white flowerheads that are slightly scented. Flowers May-August. Height 150-200cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Asparagus Seeds – F1 Ariane
A first-class asparagus producing tall, slender, high quality spears with tight green buds. And the flavour is superb! Delicious steamed, stir-fried or sauted and topped with butter!
Bean (Dwarf French) Seeds – Mascotte
Ideal for growing in window-boxes and pots, and very attractive in flower. Produces good crops of round, extra fine, absolutely stringless pods approximately 14cm (5½") in length on plants approximately 40-45cm (16-18") in height. Easy to harvest because the pods are held well outside the foliage.
Sweet Pea Seeds – Prince of Orange
A re-selected heirloom variety producing masses of long stems of large, frilled flowers. The combination of shades within each flower is breathtaking. Height 1.8m. Secent 2. Spring is the time that most people think of sowing their sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) without realising that traditionally, they used to be sown in the autumn for early
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Plant 2 Litre Pot x 1
Also known as Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia is a vigorous deciduous climber producing stunning autumn colour. This quick growing shrub will soon cover walls or fences and come autumn the bright green leaves turn to vibrant shades of red and orange. Requires lots of space and regular pruning to control growth. Height 301cm+. Supplied in
Juniperus horizontalis Plant – Jade River
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Jade River’ is a prostrate, evergreen shrub with silver-blue foliage that gets a rich, attractive purple hue during the cold winter months. Great for ground cover this will give your garden a great look all through the year. Height approximately 15cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Plant – Engelmannii
The Virginia Creeper is possibly one of the most spectacular climbing plants for autumn colour. It’s strong dark green foliage will turn to vivid shades of red, orange and yellow in autumn to turn any vertical surface into an explosion of colour to rival that of any fireworks display! Supplied in a 2 litre pot.
Hydrangea paniculata Plant – Candlelight®
Hydrangea paniculata Candlelight is an upright, hardy, stylish, deciduous shrub with creamy white blooms on deep red stems and as they mature the petals may gently get a blush of pale pink making it an unforgettable display. Its sturdy upright, dark red twigs ensures that the blooms are held proudly upright and doesn’t droop while
Kerria japonica Plant – Golden Guinea
Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ is a deciduous shrub with slender arching stems bearing mid-green toothed leaves. In spring, the stems are covered in bright yellow star-shaped flowers that add colour to the garden when little else is flowering. Kerria japonica is a very undemanding plant that will grow in sun or shade and in most soil
Family Fruit Tree – Pear
Perfect if you have only a limited space for growing fruit trees, but would love to have a wide range of delicious varieties to enjoy! Each of these trees has had several outstanding varieties grafted onto the single stem, so you can enjoy picking them all from just one tree! Self-fertile. Supplied in a 5
Strawberry Plants – Malwina
What makes this strawberry unusual is the distinctive bright red flesh – it’s much richer in colour than traditional varieties. The mouth-watering, conical-shaped fruit are large, juicy and packed with flavour. Plus it’s disease tolerant and will reliably provide you with a heavy crop of fruit, starting to ripen from mid June and continuing through
Speedy Veg Seed – Leaf Salad Winter Mix
A leaf mixture that can be sown up to October outdoors, for picking leaves over winter, or sown through the winter under glass or on a windowsill. Ready to eat in just 3 weeks. Why buy salad leaves from the supermarket when you can grow them easily at home? And you can get up to
Speedy Veg Seed – Leaf Salad Spicy Oriental Mix
Specially created for stir fries or salads with a kick! Contains Pak Choi Cantong white, Mizuna greens Kyoto, Mustard Red Giant, Mustard Golden Streaks and Salad Rocket. Why buy salad leaves from the supermarket when you can grow them easily at home? And you can get up to 3 crops from the same sowing! Ideal
Speedy Veg Seed – Leaf Salad Stir Fry Mix
Pak Choi Cantong white, Tatsoi, Kailan white flowered and Choy Sum purple hon tsai tai all combine in this tangy Stir Fry mix. Ready to eat in just 3 weeks and you can get up to 3 crops from the same sowing. So easy to grow, ideal for garden or containers.
Tomato Seeds – F1 Shirley
An early maturing tomato, Shirley crops heavily on short jointed plants. Nicely shaped fruit of fine quality. Resistant to TMV (tobacco mosaic virus), leaf mould, Fusarium and greenback. For greenhouse culture. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. (Cordon variety – one stem grown by pinching off side-shoots as they appear, needs staking and tying in.)
Rhododendron Plant – Percy Wiseman
An evergreen hybrid rhododendron with light green foliage. It produces the most splendid pink and cream flowers in great abundance. Flowers May-June. Height 150-200cm. Supplied in a 4 litre pot.
