Category Archives: Garden
Stock ‘Virginia Mix’ (VM Seeds)
Vibrant mix of free-flowering stocks that are one of the easiest plants to grow. They are ideal for quickly filling gaps in your borders and containers. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 15cm (6).
Squash ‘Summer Mix’ F1 hybrid (Summer) – Seeds
An exciting colour combination of the increasingly popular ‘Patty Pans’. These vigorous bushy plants with long, quite spiny stems, produce high numbers of scalloped ‘patty pan’ fruits if harvested regularly. Harvest at golf ball-size for soft-skinned, tender fruits to eat whole and raw. Larger 7cm (3in) fruits can be sliced for stir fries or steamed.
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Marmalade’ (VM Seeds)
Large flowers in shades of yellow, gold and bronze with deeper brown central cones. These are a reliable border plant for colour, late summer to autumn. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).
Tomato ‘Romello’ F1 Hybrid – Seeds
Long clusters of deliciously sweet, plum-shaped cherry tomatoes will smother your Tomato Romello plants from July to October. But that’s not all! This wonder tomato has exceptional resistance to late blight. The fruits stand up well against cracking and they even grow on the outside of the plants, making it easy for you to pick
Salvia splendens ‘Blaze of Fire’ (VM Seeds)
Reliable, brilliant red flowers make this a long-standing summer favourite. Compact plants make them ideal in bedding schemes, containers and borders. Height and spread: 30cm (12).
Daucus carota ‘Dara’ – Seeds
Discovered by chance at our trial grounds, this ornamental wild carrot is something really different for your borders. The airy blooms appear in lovely shades of pink and burgundy, with the occasional white flower found on traditional carrots. Daucus carota ‘Dara’ adds height and a soft, hazy feel to cottage garden borders and wildlife gardens.
Sweet Pea ‘Turquoise Lagoon’ – Seeds
Changes colour before your eyes! Each attractive small pink bloom develops into a gorgeous turquoise blue, making for an eye-catching climbing feature. Bred by renowned breeder Keith Hammett, ‘Blue Lagoon’ isn’t just about its unique, showy blooms – it has a delightful scent that will fill your garden too!
Bupleurum rotundifolium ‘Green Gold’ – Seeds
Back by popular demand! What a beauty this is in the border! Pop in a sunny or lightly shaded area and its form and colouring are simply magnificent. Bupleurum is an intriguing and useful annual with flowers like a euphorbia and leaves like a eucalyptus. Ideal for use in vase displays or interplanting with tall
Pansy ‘Tasty Mixed’ F1 Hybrid – Seeds
Like most Viola plants, the pretty flowers of Pansy ‘Tasty Mixed’ are perfectly edible. These hardy summer pansies have been specially selected for their flavoursome blooms which have a mild, sweet and peppery taste.
Cat Grass ‘Tabby Cat’ – Seeds
Not just an outstanding ornamental or accent plant, variegated cat grass provides vitamins and fibre for your cat’s diet and keeps them from chewing on your prized houseplants. Very quick growing and will be 15cm (6in) within six weeks for cats to enjoy. Later in season cut back taller growth for fresh new re-growth to
Sweet Pea ‘Here Come the Girls’ – Seeds
A fabulous mixture of frilly blooms in perfectly complementing shades of pink, mauve and white, Sweet Pea ‘Here Come the Girls’ includes beautiful and sweetly-scented varieties. The girls in question are seven popular varieties, ?Valerie Harold?, ?Catherine?, ?Katie Alice?, ?Mumsie?, ?Charlie?s Angel? and ?Jilly? – all dressed to impress with generous stems of colourful, fragrant
Antirrhinum majus ‘Circus Clowns’ – Seeds
This jolly mixture will brighten your garden! The attractive bicoloured blooms stand proud above rich green foliage. This medium height variety looks delightful planted en-masse in a sunny border or filling a large patio container, and the garden performance of ‘Circus Clowns’ is simply outstanding.
Squash ‘Hunter’ F1 Hybrid (Winter) – Seeds
This British bred variety is perfectly adapted to our cooler climate, producing very high yields of 5-6 squash per plant! Butternut Squash ?Hunter? forms a bushy, open plant that allows the sunlight to penetrate for improved ripening. Crops are quick to set and ripen, so you can harvest the pale-tan, pear-shaped fruits, in just 95
Broad Bean ‘De Monica’ – Seeds
Be the first to harvest delicious broad beans! Ten years of breeding have produced De Monica, the earliest-maturing broad bean variety from a spring sowing. Ready to harvest at the same time as wintersown variety Aquadulce. A strong root system and an upright plant habit with 2-3 stems per plant produce high yields of 15cm
Carrot ‘Bangor’ F1 Hybrid – Seeds
Heavy yields of high quality, large cylindrical roots make Carrot ‘Bangor’ one of the best maincrop varieties for the gardener. The large roots have a good core colour and excellent flavour, reaching up to 25cm in length. This RHS AGM variety resists greening and cracking. Carrot ‘Bangor’ will store well after harvesting in late summer
Melon ‘Alvaro’ F1 Hybrid – Seeds
A ‘charentais’ type of cantaloupe melon that can successfully ripen outdoors. Smooth, pale cream-yellow fruits with green striping reach 10-12cm (4-5in) in diameter and 500g (1lb) in weight, turning a more tan yellow when ripe. The salmon orange flesh is sweet, juicy and perfumed.
Tomato ‘Ananas’ – Seeds
Large, slightly flat fruits of up to 500g (18oz) are simply delicious! The flesh is juicy, sweet and meaty and have very few seeds, plus a striking streaky orange and red skin. An heirloom variety, best grown as a cordon outdoors but will be earlier to form ripe fruits in the greenhouse.
Radish ‘French Breakfast 4 – Francis’ – Seeds
French breakfast varieties are grown for their delicate flavour. Easy to grow Francis is an improvement on Mirabeau and Flamboyant, with roots ready to pick just 25 days after sowing. French Breakfast types are best grown as spring or autumn crops, but Francis stands up to summer heat, allowing for sowing from March through to
Rocket ‘Astra’ – Seeds
Taking the place of popular Skyrocket, Astra is both quicker to grow and more vigorous, even under poor weather and soil conditions. The serrated leaves have the traditional peppery taste.
Lamb’s Lettuce ‘Favor’ – Seeds
Indispensable salad plant, regularly included in mixed leaves in supermarket packs, but also tasty as a steamed vegetable. The rich green, slightly nutty but mild-flavoured leaves are packed with vitamins and nutrients.
