Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Lemon ‘Eureka’
An excellent variety producing large, thick skinned lemons equal in quality to those purchased from a supermarket – and ideal for adding to a gin and tonic! Set against a foil of glossy, dark foliage, the delicate clusters of tiny white flowers fill the air with their delicious fragrance from April to June. The fruits
Hazelnut ‘Kentish Cob’ (Filbert)
Hazelnut ‘Kentish Cob’ is probably the best-known UK variety and easiest to grow in the garden. This attractive, bushy tree produces a mass of yellow-green catkins in the early spring followed a heavy crop of cobnuts in from September. Cobnut ‘Kentish Cob’ is self-fertile and therefore does not require a pollination companion. Hazels will begin
Greengage Reine Claude
The original greengage plum producing good yields of attractive, deliciously sweet-flavoured, yellow-green fruits. Trees crop regularly producing good sized fruit that is ready to harvest in August. Grafted onto a semi-dwarfing rootstock, to produce a compact, productive tree. Greengage is self-fertile and therefore does not require a pollination companion. Height and spread: 25m (8′). Rootstock:
Damson Plum ‘Merryweather’
A medium sized Damson plum with good resistance to silver leaf disease. Damson ‘Merryweather’ produces heavy crops of large, yellow fleshed fruits for picking in late August. The blue skinned plums have a juicy, acidic flavour which is ideal for making delicious flavoured preserves. Grafted onto a semi-dwarfing rootstock, to produce a compact, productive tree.
Blackcurrant ‘Ben Connan’
A heavy cropping, early to ripen, small bush variety producing large glossy black fruit with excellent flavour. Ideal eaten fresh, but can be used to make preservesor frozen for later use
Raspberry ‘Glen Moy’ (Summer fruiting)
Summer Fruiting. We believe this to be the best summer fruiting raspberry available, since its introduction in the 1980’s. Raspberry ‘Glen Moy’ produces an abundance of firm, medium sized fruits from June to July on virtually spine-free canes, which make harvesting a pleasure. The outstanding quality of the crop produced by this RHS AGM variety
Raspberry ‘All gold’ (Autumn fruiting)
Autumn fruitingThis chance seedling discovered amongst a nursery crop of ‘Autumn Bliss’ bears large, yellow fruits with an even more exquisite flavour than its red fruited cousins. The delicious, sweet fruits can be harvested from late August until mid October. These tall primocanes are perfect for smaller gardens where they can be grown in a
Mulberry ‘Charlton House’
Named after, and originating from the oldest of its species in the country, which was planted at Charlton House in 1608 at the behest of Charles I. Mulberry ‘Charlton House’ makes a stunning, large tree with gnarled bark, heart-shaped leaves and an aged habit. The black mulberry tree is long lived but slow-growing, often taking
Tahiti Lime
The Tahiti Lime makes a stunning patio feature and produces bright green, zesty fruits throughout the year. Set against a foil of glossy, dark foliage, the delicate clusters of tiny white flowers fill the air with their delicious fragrance. The fruits that follow may take up to a year to ripen but are well worth
Casseille
This unusual fruit bush is the result of a cross between a blackcurrant and a gooseberry which has produced a soft fruit with a delicious blackcurrant flavour. The leaves of Casseille look like those of a gooseberry whilst the fruit look like large blackcurrants. Each thornless bush is capable of producing several kilos of fruit
Raspberry ‘Autumn Treasure’ (Autumn fruiting)
Autumn fruitingThis outstanding variety is supplied as long, self supporting canes that will give you a crop in their first season! British bred in East Malling, this delicious autumn fruiting variety produces large, sweet fruits from August to October. The upright, spine-free canes make picking easy too! With good resistance to the raspberry root rot,
Strawberry ‘Mount Everest’ (Everbearer/ All Season)
A unique climbing strawberry! This fast, strong growing variety will produce runners up to 1m (39) in length that make a real talking point when trained up a trellis or obelisk climbing frame, or cascading from window boxes and hanging baskets. Better still, Strawberry ‘Mount Everest’ is an ever-bearering variety that produces a delicious crop
Apricot ‘Flavourcot’
Specially bred for the cooler UK climate, to produce huge crops of large egg sized, delicious orange-red fruits with outstanding colour, texture and flavour. Being late flowering, Apricot ‘Flavourcot’® is also frost resistant so you will always get a crop. This variety is ideal for cooking, as well as being sweet and juicy when eaten
Nectarine ‘Fantasia’
One of the best garden varieties, Nectarine ‘Fantasia’ is easy to grow with very good resistance to frost. This mouth-watering nectarine produces an excellent crop of vivid orange-red fruits with juicy yellow flesh and a freestone that can be harvested in August. Early harvests have a fresh tangy flavour, while later pickings taste rich and
Pear ‘Family Pear Tree’
An entire orchard on just one tree! Family fruit trees have three different varieties grafted onto one stem, which will pollinate each other and crop at different times to extend the picking season. Perfect for the smaller garden with room for only one tree; and even suited to growing in a large patio container (holding
Quince ‘Leskovac’ (patio)
A productive and hardy quince with a neat dwarf habit that makes it perfect for small gardens and patio containers. Like its larger cousins, Quince ‘Leskovac’ is clothed in beautiful rounded silver leaves and pretty green-pink flowers in spring. The fragrant, pear shaped fruits that follow ripen to a lovely shade of yellow, and can
Raspberry ‘Tulameen’ (Late Summer fruiting)
Grow this enormously versatile summer fruiting long cane variety in a container! The long canes look stunning trained up an obelisk or ‘wigwamin a large pot, making a decorative and productive addition to the patio or decking. This mid/late season selection was bred in Canada, and is now one of the world’s most popular summer
Pinkcurrant ‘Gloire de Sablon’
Rarely available in shops, the fruit of pink Currant ‘Gloire de Sablon’ are highly desirable for decorating desserts, or making summer puddings, jams and jellies. The remarkable soft, translucent pink currants have a delightful fragrance and a juicy, sweet flavour. These robust plants have good disease-resistance, and produce a heavy crop from mid to late
Blueberry ‘Brigitta’ (Late season)
A late season variety producing large, light blue fruits on sturdy upright bushes that ripen towards the end of August. The firm, tasty fruits have a crisp texture making them ideal for freezing as well as eating fresh from the bush. Blueberry ‘Brigitta’ is ideal for growing with other blueberry varieties as it is not
Blackberry ‘Cacanska Bestrna’
Vigorous, super-hardy Blackberry ‘Cacanska Bestrnaproduces exceptionally large fruits that weigh over 10g each! The shiny fruits are long and cylindrical with a delicious fruity aroma and a rich, sweet flavour. With thornless stems and firm fruits that are easily separated from the plant, collecting your bumper harvest really couldn’t be simpler. The fruits of this
