Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Onion ‘Spitfire’ F1 Hybrid (Spring Planting)
An exciting new hybrid with excellent early vigour to provide your earliest brown skinned bulbs from early July. Spitfire has a strong root system and thus suited to a wide range of soil types. Globe shaped bulbs.
Onion ‘Vulcan’ (Spring Planting)
British breeding of early brown onions brings us this new, fully heat-treated variety which is an earlier-ripening hybrid of the increasingly popular ‘Rumba’. The slightly deeper, round bulbs have thinner necks and good resistance to bolting. Best planted from late February for early harvest in late July. Bulbs will store for up to 12 weeks
Viola ‘Sorbet Select Mixed’
Prolific flowering, uniform habit,strong plant vigour, excellent garden performance.
Onion ‘Electric’ (Autumn Planting)
Autumn plantingAn overwintering variety producing shiny red skinned, semi globe shaped bulbs with crisp, pink-tinged flesh. Onion ‘Electric’ makes a lovely addition to salads and stir fries. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 15cm (6)Pack size: 250g when packed, sets size between 17-21mm (approx 50 sets), or 14-21mm (approx 75 sets), dependent on weather, harvesting and grading
Onion Mixed Red,White & Brown (Spring/Autumn Planting)
Spring planting. Heat treatedThis popular mix of 3 favourite varieties is perfect for gardeners with limited space, who want to grow a range of onion colours to suit their culinary needs. These varieties have been heat treated to reduce bolting risk on planting, which occurs particularly in red varieties. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 15cm (6).
Tulip ‘Caribbean Parrot’
The ‘must have’ variety for tulip lovers everywhere, ‘Caribbean Parrot’ will brighten up the spring garden with its fiery-edged petals. New to our range and often difficult to find, order yours now to be sure to get your hands on some! Bulb size 11/12.
Onion ‘Golden Ball’ (Spring Planting)
Spring planting. Heat treatedA very popular and reliable variety, giving heavy yields of golden-brown skinned, crisp, flavoursome bulbs. Onion ‘Golden Ball’ has excellent storage potential too. This variety has been heat treated to reduce bolting risk on planting. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 15cm (6)
Onion ‘Red Baron’ (Spring Planting)
Spring planting. Heat treated. A mid-late maturing variety, Onion ‘Red Baron’ produces firm, flattish-round bulbs of a beautiful dark red colour. With eye-catching red rimmed flesh and a stronger flavour than most varieties, Onion ‘Red Baron’ makes an attractive addition to salads. An excellent cropper with good storage potential. This variety has been heat treated
Onion ‘Stuttgarter Giant’ (Spring Planting)
Spring plantingAn ever popular variety producing firm, semi-flat bulbs with an excellent flavour. Onion ‘Stuttgarter Giant’ performed well in commercial assessments against ‘Red Baron’. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 15cm (6)
Onion ‘Setton’ (Spring Planting)
Spring plantingAn improvement on the popular traditional variety ‘Sturon’ with a more uniform shape, higher yields and better storage potential. This RHS Award of Garden Merit holder also has good skin quality and an excellent flavour. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 15cm (6)
Onion ‘Sturon’ (Spring Planting)
Spring plantingAn RHS Award of Garden Merit variety producing well sized semi-round bulbs with good keeping qualities. Onion ‘Sturon’ is a traditional variety that has become a favourite for its reliability. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 15cm (6)
Onion ‘Santero’ F1 Hybrid (Spring Planting)
Spring planting. Heat treated. The answer to gardenersprayers! Heat treated early main crop, Onion ‘Santero’ F1 Hybrid is the first onion set with resistance to downy mildew, a potentially disastrous fungal foliage disease. This ‘Rijnsburgertype onion produces copper brown, oval-to-round bulbs with medium skin thickness. Yields are similar in quality and quantity to other F1
Onion ‘Red Arrow’ (Spring Planting)
Replacing our previous very early-ripening variety ‘Red Emperor’, ‘Red Arrow’ comes from specifi c British breeding of early red onions. Sets are fully heat treated and are best planted from late February for early harvesting from late July. Plants will resist bolting and as with any early red onion, harvested bulbs will store for up
Shallot ‘Red Sun’ (Spring planting)
Spring planting. Gaining in popularity due to its attractive red tinged skin, Shallot ‘Red Sun’ is arguably the best of the red shallots. Producing good yields of crisp, white fleshed bulbs of excellent flavour for cooking, salads or for pickling. Bulbs have long storage potential. Height: 35cm (14). Spread: 15cm (6)
Shallot ‘Springfield’ (Spring planting)
Spring planting. These high yielding, shiny bronzed-skinned shallots have good bolting resistance. The reddish tinted flesh of Shallot ‘Springfield’ has a strong flavour so is ideal for pickling/stews and casseroles. Bulbs store very well. Height: 35cm (14). Spread: 15cm (6)
Geum ‘Mai Tai’
Here’s a truly magnificent perennial geum! You don’t often see plants like these in garden centres, which is a shame as they’re absolutely ‘bullet-proof’ and probably some of the toughest border plants you can find. From early summer through until early autumn this variety produces a profusion of pretty blooms on wiry stems, which are
Geum ‘Double Sunrise’
Here’s a truly magnificent perennial geum! You don’t often see plants like these in garden centres, which is a shame as they’re absolutely ‘bullet-proof’ and probably some of the toughest border plants you can find. From early summer through until early autumn this variety produces a profusion of pretty blooms on wiry stems, which are
Iris ensata ‘Collection’
Often compared to oversized fluttering butterflies, these Japanese Iris really deliver when it comes to making an impression in the garden. They love a damp shady corner, so plant them in clumps in those problem areas! Although they look exotic, they’re actually very easy to grow, and will come back year after year. Try our
Holly ‘Golden King’ (Standard Tree)
These fabulous standard holly trees are perfect for the garden, balcony or patio. Planted either side of a doorway or arch to give an elegant entrance or positioned as a decorative focal piece in the garden, these evergreen trees will bring pleasure for many years. Self fertile, with evergreen, glossy foliage edged with a golden
Oleander
Give your garden a tropical feel with these glorious Oleanders. This eye catching evergreen shrub is one of the UK’s favourite and easiest to grow exotics. The funnel shaped blooms flower through the summer and well into autumn, followed by fascinating bean-like seed pods. Hardy down to -6°C (21.2F) this attractive shrub makes a superb
