If you usually plant begonias, or petunias in your garden and are looking for something different for a change, this dwarf snapdragon is a nice alternative.
Gardenia 'Deluxe' has elegant creamy-white double bloom flowers. They are richly perfumed, and fill a room with a beautiful fragrance. The flowers are set against a mound of glossy, dark green foliage.
Better known as the Peace Lily, these tender perennials are famed for their ability to remove pollutants from the air. Spathiphyllum 'Torelli' forms a dense clump of large, upright, glossy, evergreen leaves with gently drooping tips that make this a handsome house plant all year round.
Enjoy this versatile and increasingly popular vegetable as salad leaves when young, or when more mature, the nutritious leaves can be steamed and used like spinach. The broad, white stems can be chopped and cooked like celery or used to add crunch to salads and stir fries. Harvest May-October.
Extend your lettuce harvesting season with this outstanding 'iceberg type' variety. Resistance to tipburn, bolting and downy mildew means that Antartica stands well in good condition. The dense hearts, with plenty of crunchy flavour, are ideal for summer salads
More productive and earlier ripening than a standard habenero - you can expect fruits ready to pick up to a fortnight quicker. The fiery fruits (scoville rating of 250,000!) are 5-7cm long, mid green in colour turning an orangey red and finally a rosy red on full maturity. Paper Lantern is best grown in large pots or with two plants per growbag in the greenhouse for the earliest fruits, or in a sunny sheltered spot outdoors if you don't mind waiting a little longer. Renowned for being blisteringly hot, Paper Lantern makes a tasty addition to hot sauces, salsas and soups - but it's not for the faint hearted!
Fragrant spikes of creamy yellow, semi double flowers are held aloft green linear foliage. An unusual addition to the garden, the waxy blooms of Polianthes tuberosa 'Yellow' also make a charming cut flower.
A slightly larger Little Gem with its similarly renowned taste. The leaves are more 'bubbled' giving it a distinctive appearance. Mature about 11 weeks from sowing, with delicious, crisp, 'romaine' hearts. Hearts stand well in condition and withstand hot summer weather. Prefers a moist, well-drained soil in full sun.
Sansevieria cylindrica 'Straight' is an intriguing succulent with leathery, tube-like foliage, held stiffly upright. The smooth leaves and clean outline make this a fabulous plant for contemporary, minimalist rooms. This tough house plant is almost maintenance free, and virtually indestructible.
If you've fallen behind in the garden this year, then take a short cut to a fabulous display with this pre-planted patio pot. Each pot is filled with a mix of elegant trailing Fuchsias.