Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Broccoli ‘Ironman’ F1 Hybrid (Calabrese)
This top performer offers the longest cropping period from late May through to October, producing blue-green domed heads. It shows good tolerance to hollow stem and resistance to bolting. Suitable for closer spacing or if growing space is tight.
Marigold ‘Strawberry Blonde’
Your eyes aren?t deceiving you! A breeding breakthrough has created a French marigold with flowers in totally unique russet tones; bringing pink shades to the marigold colour palette for the very first time. These bushy, vigorous, free-flowering French marigold plants are set to be this year?s must-have bedding plant. Marigold ?Strawberry Blonde? has high weather
Morning Glory ‘Split Second Double’
Heart-shaped foliage and large peony blooms on self-attaching vines create a fantastic summer screen. Height: 180cm (6in).
Viola ‘Bunny Ears’
Cheeky little violas that retain that classic pansy face beneath unsually long ?rabbit ear? top petals. The compact plants are perfect for smaller containers or planting pockets in rockeries and borders ? you can even sow them in cracks in walls and paving. Height 20cm (8in).
All Season Long Kale Mix
An exciting mix of 4 British-bred varieties perfect for the UK climate. Low in calories with zero fat, and highin fibre and vitamin C, this winter hardy mix can be used for year-round cropping and a wide range of kitchen use. Harvest Jan-Dec. (60 seeds). Varieties in this mixture are: Black Magic, Red Devil Pentland
Lupin ‘Avalune Mixed’
An easy to grow annual lupin that flowers just 12 weeks after sowing. Short flower spikes have a sweet pea-like fragrance. Perfectly suited to growing at the front of borders in large patio containers.
Cabbage ‘Summer Jewel’
This summer cabbage is very slow to heart. The smooth, dark green leaves carry no stalk, leading to quicker prep and less wastage in the kitchen.
Nasturtium ‘Troika Spotty Dotty’
Luminous yellow blooms, dotted with scarlet-red demand attention in borders, baskets and containers, bringing a touch of fun to your summer flower displays. These easy-to-grow flower seeds can even be sown directly into your hanging baskets and patio pots ? container gardening doesn?t get much easier than that! Height 30cm (12in).
Pansy ‘Black Moon’ F1 Hybrid
You may have heard this claim before, but this Pansy truly represents one of the most impressive black flowers in cultivation today. Bushy, compact plants bearing medium sized flowers, so black they shine like velvet. Height: 15-20cm (6-8 in).
Berkheya purpurea
Large, mauve to white flowers above very prickly, dark green foliage with attractive looking cobwebs draped over the leaves adding to its character. Makes an excellent architectural border plant. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in)
Cornflower ‘Trailing Blue Carpet’
Cornflowers are a traditional wildflower or annual border addition. Now you can bring them to yourbaskets and container displays thanks to the relaxed prostrate habit of ?Trailing Blue Carpet?. Perfect for path and border edging. Height 10cm (4in).
Godetia ‘Pastel Posies Mixed’
Possibly one of the easiest hardy annuals to sow and grow. Fill whole beds with this mix or simply drop a fewseeds in gaps between other plants and nature will do the rest for you! Height 30cm (12in).
Cauliflower ‘Boris’ F1 Hybrid
This really is a gardener-friendly variety. Vigorous root systems support healthy plant growth and erect foliage formation for a tidy, manageable crop. Cauliflower Boris F1 will grow in any soil type and will withstand whatever the British weather can throw at it – rain or shine.
Broad Bean ‘Oscar’
A favourite with commercial growers as the smallest seeded broad bean. The flavoursome beans are the best option for freezer storage, being far less prone to discolouring than larger varieties. We recommend growing Broad Bean ?Oscar? alongside Marrowfat Pea.
Climbing Bean ‘Mamba’
Our Mamba trial crops have consistently produced double the yield of Cobra, with no reduction in flavour or pod quality. Mamba?s mid-green, stringless pods are larger, more uniform and carried in clusters for easy picking. Growth is more manageable, taking up less space than most other varieties.
Cabbage chinese ‘Natsuki’
A truly multipurpose variety with good tip burn and bolting resistance. Young leaves can be used in salads and stir fries in as little as 7 weeks from sowing. The crisp white stalks have a mild flavour and should be eaten with the leaf for zero wastage in the kitchen. Try making your own Korean
Rose Ground Cover Lucky Dip (Groundcover Rose)
Groundcover Roses are the perfect way to create a colourful summer display. These tough and resilient Roses have a broad, spreading habit, that will fill borders and carpet banks with ease.
Escallonia laevis ‘Pink Elle’
From early summer the stems tips of Escallonia laevis ‘Pink Elle’ are crowded with clusters of tubular pink flowers that are larger than most cultivars. This neat, compact shrub has a pleasing rounded habit that makes a fine specimen for borders, and an attractive hedging plant.
