Growing your own fruit and veg has got to be one of the most rewarding things that a gardener can do, and it's a great way to introduce kids to gardening. Fortunately, long-gone are the days when you scrambled through thorny brambles to get your berries - thanks to dedicated growers we can bring you this fabulous THORNLESS variety. The new Coolaris summer blackberry has it all - upright growth, thornless stems and large, juicy berries which mature in midsummer when blackberries definitely taste their best! A versatile blackberry with a good crop of juicy, glossy black fruits from early July, this fruit bush is packed with healthy anthocyanins and rich in Vitamin C, so are a very popular addition to the kitchen garden. Perfect for making puddings, jams, even wine, blackberries are a very versatile soft fruit bush, that really works hard for you. Really easy to grow so are perfect for beginner gardeners or those of us who are strapped for time, blackberries can be grown in containers too, so you don't even need a garden to enjoy them. Not a vigorous variety, Coolaris Early has medium strong very upright growth which means that it can easily be trained to supports and makes a unique feature when grown up the side of a shed, trellis or fence - it can even make a fascinating addition to an arch in spring when it is covered in pink-flushed, white blossom. Fully winter-hardy and semi-evergreen in milder winters, its leaves are attractively shaped and have good autumn colour, making them invaluable for year-round interest in the kitchen garden. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting out, canes can reach 2.5m x 2.5m and will produce their crop of berries from early July to August.
The whitecurrant is very similar to its cousin, the redcurrant. However, whereas the redcurrant can be a rather tart, the whitecurrant is much, much sweeter whilst retaining a noticeable zing to its taste. As the name suggests, the fruit of 'Summer Pearls White' really does look like perfect little translucent pearls with a pale golden sheen, and they're deliciously sweet, juicy and tasty too! A perfect accompaniment to cereals and desserts or eaten straight from the bush, it's in cooking that these vitamin packed currants come into their own. They're so incredibly sweet that no added sugar is needed when making jams and pies. Best harvested by picking entire strings, they're absolutely delicious and long lasting in the fridge and freezer. Whitecurrants can be easily trained as cordons and espaliers against a wall or fence and are extremely attractive garden plants. Although they produce the sweetest tasting fruit when grown in full sun, they also do well in partial shade. So easy to grow, hardy and vigorous, cropping reliably whilst requiring little care. Supplied as and established plant in a 9cm pot and growing up to 1.5m (5ft), although it can be kept smaller through pruning.
A mix of wonderful shades and colours to brighten up any garden. Tulips are one of the most popular bulbs as they are perfect when planted with a mix of different colour variations to give vibrant spring colour to your garden, patio or decking. Their compact nature keeps them in neat form and means they won't topple over or takeover beds and borders. It also means they are fantastic for filling up pots and containers on the patio.This mix is the perfect all-in-one solution to adding a rainbow of colour to your garden ready to burst to life next spring. Tulips are easy to plant, grow and care for - maximum impact with minimum effort! Don't forget - they also make stunning cut flowers to brighten up the indoors as well as outdoors! Plant in the autumn for stunning spring displays.
One of the earliest rhubarb varieties, Timperley Early can be ready to harvested from March. The vigorous growth produces flushes of succulent vivid red stems which are excellent for delicious pies and crumbles.
Strawberry ?Korona? is an early fruiting variety which produces very large, juicy fruits which are very dark in colour.
Pure simplicity! This dazzling white Hyacinth is perfect for contrasting with other brightly coloured varieties, or teaming up with colourful tulips for a dramatic display.
There are so many different succulents to choose from, but few that look quite like this! Long slender stems are strung with bead-like foliage that cascades downwards, giving it the common name of Senecio 'String of Pearls'.
The 'Pentland Javelin' potato is a first early variety that will provide you with delicious crop of soft, yet waxy-textured potatoes that have both white skins and flesh that are perfect for boiling, roasting and crushing. Very easy to grow, they can be planted in either potato pots and planters or straight out in the garden. The 'Pentland Javelin' potato has a great resistance to disease, so you will get consistent crops of delicious spuds Supplied as a 2.5kg pack approx. 35-40 tubers, ready to plant out from March to May.
'Sanvitos Early' is an excellent early rhubarb variety and you can expect to pick fresh, juicy sticks from April each year. The dazzling, bright red stems not only look spectacular but have a lovely, balanced flavour that is much less acidic than many varieties, making it ideal for making scrumptious crumbles and jams. Rhubarb is very easy and incredibly rewarding to grow and perfect for gardeners of all abilities. Pick sparingly in the first year to allow your plants to establish, and you'll be rewarded with armfuls of delicious rhubarb to harvest year after year. Ideal in the vegetable garden, or grow your rhubarb in a large container. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant out for cropping next season.
Timperley Early is one of the best and earliest rhubarb varieties around you can expect to pick fresh, juicy sticks as soon as February each year! The bright-pink, green-streaked stems have wonderful white flesh and are simply bursting with sweet, tangy, delicious flavour. They're perfect for chopping finely and making irresistible rhubarb crumbles and fools! Rhubarb is very easy and incredibly rewarding to grow perfect for gardeners of all abilities. Pick sparingly in the first year to allow your plants to establish, and youll be rewarded with literally pound and pounds of delicious rhubarb to harvest each year for many, many years to come!
Bulbs such as daffodils and tulips herald the arrival of spring - there's nothing more exciting than the sight of their bold and bright colours peeking up from the ground, marking the end of a long winter and promise of warmer weather to come. This great value collection combines the ever-popular 'Tête-à-Tête' daffodil with compact and robust 'Early Red' tulips for a display that will get your garden noticed. With their distinctive flowers, 'Tête-à-Tête' daffodils are a must-have for any spring garden. A great, green-fingered investment, they'll continue to bloom year after year, getting bigger and better all the time! Brilliant in pots, 'Tête-à-Tête' produces lots of pretty, golden-yellow flowers from late February. Then, blooming from March, the 'Early Red' tulips have more robust, short-stemmed flowers, and these red ones are geat for contrasting with beautiful yellow daffodils and will pick up just as 'Tête-à-Tête' are fininshing. Plant these bulbs in pots or straight into flowerbeds and you will enjoy a host of delicate flowers from late February onwards. Supplied as a pack of 100 bulbs, ready for planting in the autumn.
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