Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Petunia grandiflora ‘Limoncello’ F1 Hybrid
The best ever yellow Petunia! Bushy, compact and free-flowering, with large wavy blooms in an attractive two tone creamy-yellow bicolour, resembling the delicious Italian liqueur. Adds a zest of lemon to borders or containers. Prefers a light, well drained soil in full sun. Height 20-25cm (8-10 inches). Growing tip: Get the best out of your
Penstemon barbatus ‘Cambridge Mixture’
A high quality mixture in shades of rose, pink, blue and purple, with grey-green foliage. Superb for containers and bedding with compact, neat habit and flowering only 16-20 weeks after sowing. Flowers summer. Height 30cm (12in)
Gourd ‘Crown Of Thorns’
Wonderful small fruits of creamy-white to green and yellow striped. Uniquely shaped, resembling a crown
Linum narbonense ‘Heavenly Blue’
One of the finest blue flowered plants. A profusion of luminous ultra-marine blue flowers
Dahlia variabilis ‘Giant Hybrids Mixed’
Huge flowered, double, semi-double and a few singles of the best cut flower varieties. Height: 90-150cm (3-5ft)
Marigold ‘Starfire’
Dwarf, compact and neat plants. The flowers in a rich colour range are produced in abundance superb for bedding, edging and containers. Flowers early summer to frost. Height 15-20cm (6-8in).
Cornflower ‘The Bride’
Amberboa ‘The Bride’ is an easy to grow annual with large, sweetly scented flowers in purest white. This stunning white cornflower is perfect for cutting and makes a lovely plant for filling gaps in summer borders. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 30cm (12).
Zinnia elegans ‘Giant Double Mixed’
Large double flowers and long rigid stems which make them ideal for cutting. The symmetrical form of each flower makes it a thing of beauty in itself. A good blend of the best colours with giant 11cm (4 1/2in) blooms
Salvia splendens ‘Red Arrow’
An excellent all-rounder. Red Arrow produces lots of vivid red flowers set-off against deep green foliage and its excellent lateral branching habit makes it very effective in mass displays in beds, borders etc. Recommended also for window boxes, patio tubs, containers etc. Flowers summer. Height 28cm (11 in)
Marigold ‘French Vanilla’ F1 Hybrid
A triumph in plant breeding! A real creamy white flowered Marigold and at last something different in the colour spectrum from oranges and lemons. Flowers are pure in colour, 75cm (3in) across and prolific too. There is also a master stroke – ‘French Vanillahas less of the pungent Marigold smell. A definite improvement! Use them
Chilli Pepper ‘Loco’ F1 Hybrid
A stunning ‘ornamental edible’ for the windowsill, patio container or hanging basket. Compact habit with masses of eye-catching, small, oval purple fruits sitting above the foliage and turning red on maturity. From British breeding and suitable for indoor, outdoor or greenhouse growing. Just spicy enough to add a kick to your cooking.
Cabbage ‘Sir’ F1 Hybrid (Summer/Autumn)
Truly ‘gardener-friendly’, this ‘Primo type’ cabbage is ideal for summer and autumn harvesting, standing well in all weather conditions without splitting, rotting or bolting. An added bonus is its tolerance to mildew and other foliage diseases, making ‘Sir’ a great choice for the home gardener. Compact plants produce a flavoursome 1kg dark green, short-cored, dense
