Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Pea ‘Terrain’
We’ve been truly amazed at the outstanding performance of this powerhouse pea. Yield, pod quality and taste – Pea Terrain couldn’t be beaten in our 2014 trials, but most impressive was the resistance to both downy and powdery mildew. In a field surrounded by a dozen infected varieties, only ‘Terrain’ stood clean and green, making
Spinach ‘Mikado’ F1 Hybrid
A unique Oriental spinach, Spinach Mikado has an upright habit, producing dark green, large, pointed leaves, multiple side shoots and long stems with pink tinged bases. Delicious chopped in stir fries, added to salads or steamed. Spinach Mikado has good downy mildew resistance, for spring and autumn crop. Ideal for summer sowings due to its
Cucumber ‘Diva’
High numbers of small, smoothskinned fruits that are tender, crisp, sweet and seedless. Keep picking regularly at 10-12cm (4-5in) size; no need to peel, just wash and enjoy. All female flowering (parthenocarpic) so sets fruit without pollination. Diva has good powdery and downy mildew resistance, and performs both under glass and outdoors in a sunny
Radish ‘French Breakfast 3’
Crisp, crunchy, mild and sweet. Radish French Breakfast 3 is ideal for decoration – make small uneven cuts around the outside of the radish, place in iced water and it will open up into floral shapes.
Lettuce ‘Sweet Success’ (Iceberg/Romaine)
A breeding breakthrough five years in the making! This unique Iceberg x Romaine cos, combines the sweetness and crunch of Iceberg with the dark leaf colour and nutritional qualities of Romaine. Excellent downy mildew resistance.
Wild Rocket ‘Dragon’s Tongue’
British breeding in the increasingly popular wild rocket. Spicy, traditional wild rocket flavour for salads, sandwiches or garnishes and bred to withstand our varying weather!
Parsnip ‘White Gem’
The easy way to sow. Simply roll out the seed tapes in a prepared moist seed drill.
Beetroot ‘Boltardy’ (Globe)
An excellent resistance to bolting from an early sowing with the colour and the flesh as good as Detroit. Beetroot Boltardy has a sweet fresh flavour.
Oenothera versicolor ‘Sunset Boulevard’
Well branched plants, red stemmed with rich green, lanceolate foliage. The striking flowers are in whorls, vivid orange/red when fully open and when over, turn to red. Like many Oenotheras, the combination of open and spent bloom together, is stunning. This very choice plant makes a wonderful addition to the perennial border and because it
Tomato ‘Mountain Magic’ F1 Hybrid
Tomato ‘Mountain Magic’ is magical indeed. This F1 Hybrid grows exceptionally well in sunny kitchen and cottage gardens, and will even produce an impressive summer crop when planted in a patio container. The half-hardy annual’s fruit are consistent, smooth and sweet, making for fantastic, flavourful additions to salads, sandwiches and sauces alike. To top it
Lettuce ‘Little Gem’ (Cos)
One of the earliest varieties to mature. Lettuce Little Gem produces small compact plants which are packed with a crisp sweet heart and little outside leaf. Lettuce Little Gem is very useful for cloches too
Carrot ‘Flyaway’ F1 Hybrid
British bred Carrot ‘Flyaway’ was developed especially for its resistance to Carrot Root Fly making it less susceptible to attack than many other varieties. A naturally very sweet tasting variety with smooth skinned, blunt ended roots and a good orange skin and root colour. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6)
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sensation Mixed’
A superb tall and easy annual with strong colours ranging from white to carmine. Excellent for cutting and make very attractive pot plants for summer flowering in a cold greenhouse. Flowers summer to autumn. Height 36-48in
Kale Duo Mix
Our Kale Duo Mix Collection includes 10 seeds each of our Emerald Ice and Midnight Sun varieties. The Emerald Ice is an amazing new variety that has the best eating quality of all kales! The textured ruffled leaves develop a striking contrasting white centre as they mature and have the sweetest flavour, even the leaf
Spring Onion ‘White Lisbon’
Very quick growing salad onions, sow Spring Onion White Lisbon in succession for a continuous crop all spring, summer and autumn
Ageratum houstonianum ‘Timeless Mixed’
Tall stems of deep green foliage with attractive candyfloss-like flowers in pink, white and blue shades.
Coreopsis x hybrida ‘Incredible Dwarf Mix’
Many years of breeding work has resulted in this incredibly free-flowering dwarf mixture with intense colour blooms. Ideal planted in drifts or used as an edging plant where it adds long-lasting summer colour to the front of a sunny border.
Leek ‘Musselburgh’
Leek Musselburgh is a very hardy and exceptionally fine strain of this popular mid season variety
Marigold ‘Konstance’
Outstanding in trials, this variety combines the flower power, garden performance and weather resistance of a French marigold with larger blooms similar to an African Marigold. Double mahogany red, large blooms on free-flowering bushy and robust plants, to create impact in borders.
