Simply the largest Blackcurrant we have ever seen - end of. If you like your fruits big and juicy, this is the currant for you. And they are particualrly sweet tasting too straight form the bush. This new variety packs a punch too in yield - with more and bigger fruit, expect to pick crops up to 4Kg (8 lbs) of fruit once mature. And, it is also very mildew and disease ressitance, so makes a great garden variety, and deservedly has just won the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Big Ben - the perfect blackcurrant all-rounder.
Also known as New Zealand Flax, Phormium 'Platts Black' is a robust, fully hardy evergreen which forms a dense clump of upright, strappy leaves that are a deep chocolate-purple - a really great plant for adding a bit of a statement to your garden. Stunning in a border and stylish in a large container, this phormium plant is a compact form - meaning that it won't overshadow everything in your garden plus you can grow it in a pot! Phormiums prefer a hot dry site (although will tolerate partial shade) and make a great candidate for a Mediterranean garden or a gravel garden where their upright leaves make a great foil for many other coloured plants. Easy to grow, phormium 'Platts Black' needs virtually no maintenance - it may even reward you with spikes of red flowers in late summer. Ultimately growing to around 100cm x 60cm, we supply well-established plant in a 3L pot ready for immediate planting.
Now you can throw away your gardening gloves, because 'Little Black Prince' is thorn-free, it can be grown and harvested simply and without prickly problems in any space - in the garden, on a balcony, decking or terrace.A compact, medium-sized blackberry with glossy, regular shaped black fruits, the berries are sweet and firm and are produced in abundance through much of the year. The compact plants grow no taller than 1m when fully mature and bear fruit directly on this year's canes so they're really easy to grow with no fiddly tying-in of canes or thinning out old ones - everyone can now grow their own delicious blackberries. Effectively an autumn fruiting blackberry, Little Black Prince has the ability to produce a crop in its first year after planting, and will get bushier year on year, giving you even more tasty berries - just make sure that it gets plenty of sun. Supplied as an established plant approx 75cm tall, in a 5L pot, ready for planting out. Use this fabulous blackberry as a specimen plant, in group plantings or as a container plant.
Bursting with flavour and Vitamin C, the large glossy black fruit of Ben Lomond cover the branches of this completely new type of blackcurrant in mid-summer. Unlike most others, which require a lot of space to grow, this compact beauty only ever grows to 3ft (1m) making it perfect for the smallest of gardens grow it in a border, a large pot or even plant several to make a fruiting hedge. Really easy to grow, Ben Lomond will thrive in a sunny, sheltered spot out of strong winds and prefers well-drained soil (or compost). Plants are as tough as old boots and have flowers that are resistant to frost. All you need to do to ensure a bumper crop is feed them well with blood, fish and bone in mid-spring, followed by a dose of poultry manure or another high nitrogen plant food, in June.
A heavy cropping, large fruited, modern variety that ripens from July through to August. Grow your own delicious blackcurrants from your patio! Bursting with flavour and Vitamin C, blackcurrant 'Titania' has a rich, tart flavour that makes it ideal for cooking and for using as a purée. Add it to yoghurt or ice cream, or use in pies, jams or juices. The glossy black berries also freeze well. Unlike many blackcurrants, which require a lot of space to grow, this beauty stays compact making it perfect for the smallest of gardens. Grow it in a border, a large pot or even plant several to make a fruiting hedge. The juicy blackcurrants ripen in strings and stay on the bushes through to August, making this blackcurrant one of the longest croppers. Frost resistant and disease resistance to problems including powdery mildew and rust, so an ideal starter blackcurrant for those looking to grow fruit in the garden or on the patio for the first time.
One of the largest blackcurrants available, Summer Pearls Black will reward you with huge, juicy berries giving you a whole new eating experience! Unlike other varieties of blackcurrant, this beauty can be picked as single berries rather a cluster making the sweet and aromatic, single fruit perfect for snacking. 'Summer Pearls' is robust and easy to grow making it perfect for those gardeners who have never grown blackcurrants before or for those short on time. A pure-bred black currant, Summer Pearls is very productive, and the fruits have a distinct cassis aroma, which along with their sweet taste gives you the ultimate flavour sensation! Fruits form on short clusters with 2 - 4 berries, and individuals can reach well over 1cm wide. Described by the breeder as well-balanced and juicy, they recommend that you savour the blackcurrants one by one and experience exactly how fruity a black currant should taste. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for immediate planting. Ultimate height 140cm x 100cm and crops in June
This is quite simply a real 'Black Beauty'! The fruits are massive compared to normal blackberries - in fact they are the size of plums but as sweet as the sweetest strawberries! What's more, because it is the worlds first 'Primocane' blackberry, you will be picking fruit in the first year - from late August until first frosts- possibly as late as December! It also has a unique attribute in that it is a 'Double Cropper' - if you prune it as directed in our instructions you will pick fruit in June and July, then from late August to the first frosts each year. Once established it will fruit prolifically, giving you around 3.5kg (approx. 8lbs) of fruit per season thereafter! 'Reuben' has been judged by experts to be twice the size of normal blackberries, as having a sweetness as good as the best tasting strawberries and is simply mouth-wateringly juicy! The summer brings forth a rush of bright white blossom which are followed by berries that turn from green to pink and then black. It's easy to grow, delicious to eat and a sensation for your garden! It can be grown in the garden or in pots on your patio and is completely winter hardy. Buy it now and you will be picking delicious fruit for many years to come!
Now you can enjoy the exceptional taste of homegrown blackberries picked from your own garden. This early blackberry ripens from late July and has good resistance to cane and leaf spot. The large, firm fruit are an intense glossy black colour and have an excellent flavour - and if you can't eat them all, they make superb jam. As well as being productive, this blackberry has a decorative side too, producing gorgeous white blossom which covers the canes from early summer. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot.
This brand new Blackberry variety from the renowned breeding programme at University of Arkansas US has a naturally dwarf habit growing to just 3ft tall so it's perfect for planting in patio pots and for smaller gardens It's a 'primocane' variety which means it produces fruit on new growth from August to October and will produce crops to pick in the first year - much sooner than regular kinds. The extra large sweet juicy berries are delicious to eat and easy to pick as the canes are thorn free. The lovely white blooms which precede the berries are attractive to bees and butterflies too. Supplied as an established plant in 9 cm pot ready to plant into 5L pots
Here's a chance to grow something unique with this brand new variety of blackberry with stunning, almost translucent creamy white berries. Polar Berry grows strongly with an upright habit meaning it needs minimal support and is easy to manage in the garden. Grow it in the border against fence or trellis or give it a sunny spot on the patio in a large pot supported by an obelisk. Ready to pick in July and August - the fruits are juicy and very sweet and delicious cooked or in mixed fruit salads. With just a few thorns they're easy to pick and because of the colour they are much less attactive to foraging birds. Delivered as well established plant in 9cm pots
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 Oregon Thornless blackberry is self-fertile and one of the best varieties that you can grow and is a really versatile plant, producing heavy crops of juicy, glossy black fruits from late summer and adding an ornamental touch for the rest of the year. 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. Organically grown, these fruit bushes are packed with healthy anthocyanins and rich in Vitamin C, so are a very popular addition to the garden! 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. Perfect for making puddings, jams, even wine, blackberries are a very versatile soft fruit bush, that really works hard for you. 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. Supplied as an established plant in a 12cm pot, ready for planting out, canes can reach 2.5m x 2.5m and will produce their crop of berries in late August - September.
A unique variety of Blackberry - bred with the home gardener in mind and producing abundant, juicy crops of berries. Fruiting from July onwards, you'll be picking large crops of sweet, tasty fruits all summer long and the beautiful blossom that precedes the blooms are perfect for adding spring interest to the garden - and are an absolute magnet for bees and butterflies! Ouachita, (pronounced wha-shi-tah) is a new introduction, easy-to-harvest, with plump, glossy berries. These upright, nearly thornless canes bear high yields of medium-size fruit. A summer-bearing floricane, it has good heat-tolerance and berries ripen in July.