Grow the most popular salad crops with this fantastic seed collection - everything you need for a delicious, super-fresh and tasty salad. These are all easy to grow varieties that produce bumper harvests month after month. Tomato 'Gardener's Delight' this heavy cropping, super-sweet, large cherry tomato is a top choice for both the beginner and experienced vegetable grower. It can be reliably grown in a greenhouse or outdoors, producing and abundance of long trailing vines with 10-14 fruits per truss all summer long and into October - quite literally, a gardener's delight! 75 Seeds. Radish 'Scarlet Globe' a classic salad radish with crisp round roots of bright scarlet with moist, white flesh and a superbly sweet and mild flavour. Not only do they taste good, these nutritious beauties are an excellent source of vitamin C and potassium. Easy to grow, 'Scarlet Globe' can be harvested within 4-6 weeks of sowing direct into their cropping position. Suitable for container growing as well as beds and borders. 700 Seeds. Mixed Lettuce Leaves this mix of quality seeds gives fast results - either sown in the ground or in containers. It's an easy way of ensuring a constant supply of fresh, tasty salad leaves all through the summer. The packet includes equal seed quantities of: Catalogna, Cocarde, Curled Red American, Grand Rapids, Red salad bowl, Rossa di Trento. Varieties grow at different rates, giving a different salad mix at every cut. 775 Seeds. Cucumber 'La Diva' Fast-growing and vigorous, 'La Diva' produces plentiful crops of cigar-shaped, bitter-free mini cucumbers. The ridged, smooth-skinned fruits are seedless, tender and crisp. Deliciously sweet and juicy, they are superb for salads or for slicing lengthways for crudités and dips and a good source of vitamins A and C, as well as minerals and antioxidants. Crops well inside a cold greenhouse or tunnel - or equally well outdoors in your garden. 20 Seeds.
Our scrumptious collection of beans will provide you with all the pods you could need over a long cropping season from June to August, included some stringless varieties!A great source of vitamins and fibre and easy to grow in pots or the vegetable garden, and because they all have attractive flowers, an interesting addition to beds and borders too. Broad Bean 'Masterpiece Green Longpod' considered by many to be the best broad bean you can grow. The seeds are quick to germinate, either indoors in pots or outdoors planted directly into their cropping position, generating vigorous plants that will provide plenty of fresh, tasty beans for your plate - and plenty more for the freezer. 45 Seeds. Runner Bean 'Polestar' produces high yields of smooth runner bean pods that have a sweet flavour and crisp, fleshy texture. If not left too long on the vine, these beans are stringless. Versatile and nutritious, they are a classic cooked veg, but the young beans also taste great raw. 50 Seeds. Climbing Bean 'Blue Lake' wonderful flavour and heavy crops of round, stringless pods. With consistently good results over a long cropping season, this prolific climbing French bean produces clusters of fleshy pods that have a superior texture and taste and are rich in vitamins and fibre and are great when grown up a trellis or 'wigwam' of canes. 100 Seeds. Dwarf French Bean 'Ferrari' a rich green colour and flavour, these stringless beans are a great source of fibre and vitamins A and C. Being a dwarf type bean, it is ideal for growing in containers, as well as in beds and borders, producing compact, bushy plants that don't need staking. Fast growing, with pods ready for picking around 12 weeks after sowing. 100 Seeds.
A selection of great garden vegetables to give you a bountiful harvest of healthy, fresh greens.All easy to grow proven performers that'll give you the immense pleasure of growing your own vegetables. Courgette 'All Green Bush' a reliable, quick-growing and high-yielding variety that will crop all summer long with regular harvesting. One plant will typically produce 6-10 fruits. Its compact habit makes it ideal for growing in pots or containers, or the seeds can be planted directly in the ground where they are to crop. For the best flavour, harvest as baby courgettes at about 10-15cm (4-6in) long from July to October. 20 Seeds. Brussles Sprout 'Brodie F1' one of the best varieties of Brussels sprouts you can grow. Exceptionally mild, and sweeter than most other varieties, there isn't a hint of bitterness or peppery flavour and they stay fresh on the plant for months. The buttons can be picked long into January or even February in optimal weather conditions. An excellent source of vitamins A, B and C. 40 Seeds. Broccoli (Autumn) Green Calabrese crops from late summer right through autumn, producing densely packed clusters of deep bluish-green buds of up to 15cm (6in) diameter atop thick, tender stems and rich green leaves that are jus.t as good to eat. Great raw for salads or dips, or steamed, boiled or stir-fried. 200 Seeds Leek 'Musselburgh' a heritage variety, great for picking from late autumn to early spring when little else is available, this shorter variety of leek has densely packed, sturdy stems with creamy white bases and lovely sweet flavour and a firm but tender texture when cooked. Packed with nutrients, including vitamins A, B6, C and K, iron and magnesium, as well as being a good source of fibre and folate. 500 Seeds.
There is something deliciously hearty about root vegetables, and we've assembled a collection of the best for you to grow yourself. All of these varieties hold a coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, so you can be sure that these are proven garden performers, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. Full of flavour and so fresh! Beetroot 'Boltardy' fabulously sweet and tender roots, this delicious variety is perfect for cooking - whether roasting or pickling, or for soups and salads. Not only tasty, it is good for you, too, being an excellent source of folate, with good levels of potassium and vitamin C. The green leaves and stems also make good, nutritious eating when harvested young, at about 5-8cm tall. Rich in iron and vitamins, they have a similar flavour to leafy veg such as spinach. 180 Seeds. Carrot 'Flyaway F1' an early cropping variety producing sturdy, blunt-ended roots, typically 12-15cm long, with a smooth skin and deep orange colour. Its deliciously sweet flavour is balanced with a tender but crunchy texture - great for eating raw or in stir-fries, or conventionally boiled, steamed or roasted to make the most of its superior flavour. 350 Seeds. Onion 'White Lisbon' a superb spring onion with a mild flavour and crisp bite when harvested young. Left to mature for a while longer, it will develop a stronger, more pungent flavour - equally delicious whether eaten raw in salads, slaws or potato salads, or added to stir-fries or other savoury dishes during the final stages of cooking. 650 Seeds. Parsnip 'Gladiator F1' a top-quality variety that produces long, wedge-shaped roots with smooth skin and clean white flesh, so they are easy to wash and require minimum peeling. They keep well in the ground to harvest over the growing season as required for the kitchen. Indeed, their fabulously sweet flavour is even better after the first frosts, which turn some of the starch into sugar. 200 Seeds.
One of the most rewarding and economical vegetables you can grow, Green Calabrese will crop from late summer right through autumn, producing densely packed clusters of deep bluish-green buds of up to 15cm (6in) diameter atop thick, tender stems and rich green leaves that are just as good to eat. Harvesting the broccoli heads will encourage further florets to grow lower down the stem - a great cut-and-come-again vegetable! With a milder, more subtle flavour than sprouting broccoli, 'Green Calabrese' makes a colourful and tasty ingredient whether prepared raw for salads or dips, or steamed, boiled or stir-fried. It makes great soup, too - an ideal way of using up any leftover stems and leaves. Excess crops will freeze well, so you can enjoy this versatile veg through the winter, long after its generous season has finished. Commonly regarded as a 'superfood', all parts of the plant are highly nutritious - a great source of fibre and protein, as well as vitamins and minerals. The leaves hold the highest levels of antioxidants and vitamins, and the stalks contain the most fibre - far too good to waste! Easy to grow, broccoli will thrive in an open, sunny position in fertile, well draining, moisture-retentive soil. Ideally, dig in some well-rotted manure into the growing site in the autumn before sowing. There is no need to dig over the soil too much immediately before planting as undisturbed soil offers a firm roothold for brassicas and will help them establish quickly and well. Successive sowing will extend the cropping season. Fast-growing, they will reach a mature height of up to 60cm (24in). Supplied as a packet of 200 (approx.) seeds ready to sow either indoors from March to May (for planting out May-June), or outdoors from March to May directly into their growing position. Harvest from September to November.
Never has there been a better time to plant a herb garden and reap the benefits of producing your own fresh, healthy food. And, of course, they are a pleasure to grow and make a pretty display. Making use of home gardens for kitchen produce has always been a sensible thing to do and this collection of 12 plug plants provides an easy and enjoyable way to establish some fabulous herb varieties. They are easy to grow and harvest, take up very little space and give you almost instant results - there's no hanging about for months while they mature! Growing your own herbs will encourage you to be more creative with your cooking and perhaps explore other ways to be inventive with herbs. Try drying any surplus for use in the kitchen through the winter months - even when dried, their flavour will be more authentic and intense than shop-bought herbs. You can even mix the dried leaves together as an aromatic pot pourri for your home. Planting herbs is also a great way to get the kids involved in gardening - and they will enjoy eating the results! This mixed collection of 12 plug plants provides one of the simplest ways of growing attractive herbs for pleasure and culinary use. It includes 7 of the more popular kitchen garden varieties: Mint, Thyme, Sage, Garlic Chives, Parsley, Tarragon and Rosemary.
Never has there been a better time to Grow Your Own and reap the benefits of producing your own fresh, healthy food. Making use of home gardens has always been a sensible thing to do, but now more than ever, produce picked and eaten from your own plot has never been a better idea! Growing Herbs is an easy way to introduce your family to the benefits of gardening. They're easy to grow and harvest, take up very little space and give you almost instant results - no hanging about for months while they mature! It's also a great way to get the kids involved - especially if you're struggling to find things to keep them occupied. For adults, growing herbs can lead to other interests such as cooking, herbalism and of course gardening. A herb garden is one of the simplest ways to grow and enjoy a whole range of fragrant herbs and a collection of herbs in a decorative container is an ideal solution when placed in a sunny spot near your house. This mixed collection of 12 plug plants will give you a great introduction to the fantastic world of herbs and contains a mixture of the following: Garden Mint Mentha x piperita Oregano Origanum vulgare 'Diabolo'Sage Salvia officinalis 'Fortado' (R)Thyme Thymus vulgaris 'Faustini'
Grow your own delicious citrus fruit right here in the UK with this easy-grow Orange & Lemon Tree Collection. Deliciously juicy full-size fruits in the first season, and winter hardy to -5C. That's right! This pair of Orange and Lemon trees will grow and fruit perfectly in the UK. Packed full of vitamin C, they're deliciously juicy and good for you too! They smell simply divine and the sweetly-perfumed white flowers contrast beautifully against the deep green citrus-fragranced foliage. Both of your trees arrive as well-established 1m tall mature specimens in 6.5 litre pots. And, for the pair, they represent superb value for money much cheaper than most garden centre varieties AND you get a FREE 150g tub of Soluble Citrus Fertiliser (a year's supply) to ensure your trees grow into big, healthy specimens and, most importantly, bear lots of juicy fruit! Lemon 'Eureka'Hardy down to -5C! - Sweetly scented blossom in late spring. - Full-size fruit from August onwards. - Perfect for drinks and cooking. Orange 'Navelina' - Hardy down to -5C! - Seedless and very juicy. - Enjoy your own freshly squeezed orange juice. - Packed full of vitamin C. Supplied as 3-4ft tall, fully mature trees with FREE 150g soluble citrus feed (NB, Plants may not be the same height). I just thought you might like to see some photos of the orange tree I bought from you and oranges it produced this year. I got it around the beginning of last year and the fruit was over a year in the making, but it finally started to ripen in September...I have eaten two of the fruits, picking them when they fell off easily with handling. The other three ripe ones (I have a couple of small green ones on from this year too) aren't quite ready yet, so I will leave them for now. The fruits so far have had a slightly thicker skin than the ones you buy in the shops, but were so much sweeter and tastier. :-)Anyway, please find the photos attached and thanks for your help throughout the year. Teresa, Goole, Did you know The citrus family tree is an old and distinguished line and just like tea and spice helped build entire empires - not many other fruits can offer you that much history! Before they started their journey to places like Florida, Spain and Brazil, just five species of citrus dominated: Kumquat Papeda Citron Pomelo Mandarin and it from this basic genetic pool that we get all the varieties that we see today. Unlike many species of plants and animal, citrus are fortunate in that they are sexually compatible and highly prone to mutation, mixing genes and creating new plants with abandon! This provides the ideal opportunity for plant breeders to intervene and by selective breeding create the commercial varieties that we are all familiar with. Citrus have been around since the Miocene epoch - that's 7 million years - so they're a highly successful species and their constant evolution means that there's always something new appearing. For example, varieties that we take for granted such as the grapefruit are a recent arrival at just 300 years old. With so much opportunity to create more varieties, the future is definitely looking golden for the citrus and for us too, with many more, juicier, sweeter, and bigger fruits reaching our tables and gardens.
These wonderful new roses have been expertly bred using the latest techniques to give you summerlong displays, superb fragrance - and simply brilliant garden performance! Each lovely new variety will give you waves of breathtaking fully double blooms for up to six months each year, each fully loaded with delicate petals and exquisite fragrance too. The roses are very similar to Chelsea Flower Show winning varieties that are so expensive in garden centres - and with some specialist mail-order suppliers charging over £15 per bush - yet available here at a phenomenal price! Give them pride of place in your borders where you can enjoy the lovely blooms and perhaps cut a few for a vase. Theses roses are also suitable for container growing so you can enjoy on the patio too. Height 1m (3ft)
A wonderful selection of 100 outstanding Allium bulbs, these are sure to create an explosion of colour and provide spectacular displays for your garden, patio or decking. The mix of varieties is ideal for the amateur gardener as they are very tough and hardy, making them extremely easy to look after. This collection will also provide ideal cut flowers sure to brighten up your home. This collection includes: 7 x Allium 'Purple Sensation' bulbs - with its enormous bright purple spherical flower heads stand tall on thin stems above deep-green leaves. Related to onions (but dont eat them!) they are very tough and hardy and they are great for beginners. 5 x Allium 'Christophii' bulbs - Giant lilac almost solid spheres of flowers stand majestically on long stems above deep green leaves each spring. 5 x Allium 'Siculum' (Nectaroscordum) bulbs - An unusual relation to the allium family, Nectaroscordum siculum can produce up to 30 hanging flowers from each bulb. Looks wonderful in borders but give some space around the bulb to enable it to grow the large number of flowers. 5 x Allium 'Nigrum' bulbs - With their white, globe-shaped flower heads sitting above broad, ornamental, blue-green leaves these wonderful alliums will look simply stunning in wherever you plant them in your garden. 25 x Allium 'Moly' bulbs - a yellow sparkler of a flower head, a more wild and natural looking small variety for front of borders. 25 x Allium 'Drumsticks' bulbs - delicate, small purple tinged flowers on long, tall straight stems. Plant en masse for maximum effect in pots or garden. 25 x Allium 'Neopolitanum' bulbs - lovely white smaller sparkler flowers, sometimes tinged blush pink in cool, plant together for maximum effect. 3 x Allium Giant Red 'Novelty' bulbs - Later blooming Alliums with eye-catching punk-like spiky flowers heads that stand on top of the tall slender stems. Alliums are adored by beneficial pollinators such as bees. Therefore, this collection is a must have if you are looking to encourage wildlife into your spring garden. Supplied as a collection of 100 bulbs, ready to plant out in autumn. Growing to a height of approx. 1m.
This unbelievable pack of 75 easy-to-grow and highly desirable fritillary bulbs will create vibrant, contemporary displays for your garden, patio or decking. If these are planted in autumn, they will begin to flourish in early spring, providing a spectrum of colours sure to impress and inspire anyone who sees them from April to May. Fritillaries are the aristocracy of bulbs, with exotic blooms produced in a spectrum of colours and shapes. This collection includes: 40 x Fritillaria uva-vulpis - Also known as Fox's Grape, Fritillaria uva-vulpis have delicate, bell-shaped flowers. The stunning purple blooms reveal a golden yellow centre. Grows to 20cm height. 30 x Fritillaria meleagris mixed - A stunning mix of colours from purple to white, Fritillaria meleagris is also known as Snakeshead due to its unusual checkerboard markings. Ideal for creating border displays. Grows to 25cm height. 3 x Fritillaria persica - This fritillary has unusual dark-purple, bell-shaped flowers, and is one of the easiest to grow. Grows to 100cm height. 2 x Crown Imperial - Also known as Fritillaria imperialis, this stately plant flowers impactfully from April onwards and is so named because of its whorl of leaves on the top of the blooms, which look like a crown. Grows to 120cm height.
Primula Belarina is and incredible range of vibrantly coloured primroses with clusters of large, lightly scented double flowers, creating a lovely bright splash of colour. These wonderful, compact plants have rosettes of beautifully textured leaves and are smothered in flowers between March and May and will look fabulous wherever you plant them. They're great in pots, containers, beds, or baskets, in partial shade or sun - they really are easy to grow and bring the spring garden to life with their cheerful colours. In this collection you will receive one each of the following varieties: Primula Belarina 'Mandarin'- Gorgeous clusters of golden orange double blooms contrast beautifully with the crisp green foliage and form perfect buttonhole flowers that herald the return of spring. Primula Belarina 'Carmen' - This is the first ever fragrant hardy primrose with ruffled, blousy blooms bursting in a spectacular show of vibrant rose-red petals throughout the season. Primula Belarina 'Goldie' - A fabulous, compact plant that is smothered in clusters of delicately fragranced, golden-yellow, double flowers which look like miniature roses. Primula Belarina 'Buttercup' - With clean and compact, bright green leaves, 'Buttercup' is a striking double-flowered primrose with lightly scented, double blossoms of golden-yellow. Primula Belarina 'Amethyst Ice' - The lightly scented, double lilac blossoms are edged in ice white, making a delightful colour combination that is sure to thrill. Primula Belarina 'Bicolour'- A beautiful mixture of fully double apricot and deep purple blooms that complement each other effortlessly. Perfectly hardy in the garden, they're great when combined with other perennials and underneath trees and shrubs where they'll flower for months, gradually forming large clumps that can be divided every few years to give you more plants. Supplied as 6 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.