Runner Beans are a familiar sight in the vegetable plot, but have you ever tried growing them in your flower borders? With their handsome, large leaves and pretty summer blooms they are perfect for training over a large obelisk or pergola! Runner Bean 'Summer Flowered Mixed' brings together a lovely blend of 3 varieties, chosen for their different flower colours and abundant crops. The red flowers of ?Lady Di?, blend harmoniously with the white blooms of ?Desiree?.
Enjoy the fresh flavour of Broad Beans in late summer and autumn, when they should be out of season! This superb variety can be summer sown for late season crops. A second sowing in autumn, can be overwintered for early summer crops in the following year.
Dwarf French Bean ?Mistic? produces an abundance of dark, purple-black pods from as early as June. With regular picking it will keep cropping right through to October! These compact plants make an attractive crop, with purple tinted foliage and pale violet flowers.
Bring some old-fashioned flavour to your vegetable plot with this heritage Climbing Bean. Marbled pods develop early in the season, ready for picking from July onwards.
A fantastic runner bean variety in terms of flavour and cropping potential, Runner Bean 'White Lady' produces high yields of tender, thick, flavoursome and succulent stringless pods, perfect for steaming or boiling to enjoy as a side to your favourite meals. A long harvesting window allows for continuous picking as and when needed from July to October, any surplus are happy to be blanched and frozen for later use.
When it comes to flavour, Broad Bean 'Masterpiece Green Longpod' is hard to beat. This RHS AGM variety has long been a popular choice for its generous, long pods filled with up to seven exceptionally tasty and nutritious green beans.
A favourite with commercial growers as the smallest seeded broad bean. The flavoursome beans are the best option for freezer storage, being far less prone to discolouring than larger varieties. We recommend growing Broad Bean 'Oscar? alongside Marrowfat Pea.
Mr. Tall has very long legs! He's so tall that when I look up at him, I can hardly see his face; it's so far away! Mr. Tall is a good friend to have, he can see for miles, which is very helpful for worms.
Our Mamba trial crops have consistently produced double the yield of Cobra, with no reduction in flavour or pod quality. Mamba?s mid-green, stringless pods are larger, more uniform and carried in clusters for easy picking. Growth is more manageable, taking up less space than most other varieties.
Stringless and packed with flavour, Climbing Bean Mixed is the result of the latest climbing mangetout breeding. Producing high yields of straight, 25cm (10in) pods right through the summer, which hold in prime condition over a much longer period than older, more traditional varieties. This mix of three varieties will give you a range of pod and flower colours - making it decorative in the garden, as well as on the plate!
Dwarf French Bean 'Maxi' produces excellent yields of tasty stringless beans. Prolific crops of 20cm (8) long beans are produced well above the foliage, making it easy to spot when they are ready to pick. Crops mature quickly so you won't have to wait for long!
Climbing Bean ?Monte Gusto? is a brown seeded variety, producing beautiful pale yellow pods. Heavy crops of uniform French Beans are produced over a long picking season. This attractive variety is not just grown for its good looks - the flavour is superb!