Years of selection means that we're now able to offer customers this very pretty and unusual-looking dianthus. Vastly improved, this incredibly fragrant variety offers better colours, including some bicolours as well as top-quality fringed flowers. 'Loveliness' will flower in its first year if sown by the end of February, and will bloom all summer long in borders or containers.
This hardy evergreen perennial Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliancy' forms a dense mat of soft green foliage which acts as a fantastic ground cover and effective weed suppressant through the year. From late spring, it wakes up with a profusion of beautiful, vibrant crimson red flowers with delicate pinked edges, then just keeps on blooming continuously throughout the entire season and well into autumn.
Powder puff Cornflowers of intense azure blue were once a common sight in summer, dotted throughout golden cornfields. This charming annual still makes an unforgettable impact in grassy meadows and summer borders. Its tall wiry stems and ruffled blooms make Cornflower 'Blue Diadem' is ideal for cutting. The nectar rich blooms attract bees and butterflies too. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 30cm (12).
Compact, bushy mounds of bluish evergreen foliage erupt into a sea of mauve-blue flowers in late spring and are the closest yet to a true blue Dianthus. Ideal planted in borders, rockeries and containers, flowering over a long period each summer for many, many years.
An early ripening and prolific cropping gherkin, producing short, firm fleshed, tasty fruits ideal for pickling, or used in salads. Has both downy and powdery mildew tolerance so the healthy plants produce fruits over a long season
The world's first hybrid parsnip. Parsnip Gladiator F1 is fast maturing with consistent high quality flesh, silky-smooth white skin. Very good canker resistance and 'truesweet parsnip flavour. Parsnip Gladiator F1 is excellent for exhibition Sue Sanderson says: The first parsnip I grew - and what a fantastic crop! This canker resistant variety produces long, smooth roots that are delicious roasted and makes phenomenal Parsnip and Ginger soup. After a couple of frosts the flavour is exceptional, and they keep in the ground for an impressive length of time without turning woody
A true breakthrough! First year flowering from July to September from an early (February) sowing, producing heavily scented pinks. Dwarf, bushy, spreading plants; ideal for cottage or perennial borders. Easy to maintain - simply trim spent blooms with shears at the end of the season.
This variety is universally recognised as being best for an autumn sowing. Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia establishes itself very quickly and will produce a very early crop. It is white seeded and the pods are up to 23cm (9 inches) long. Height: 90-100cm (36-40in)
Extremely dwarf, compact mound-forming plants become a mass of radiant red and gold large, daisy-like flowers throughout the summer. Flowers very quickly from seed, so makes a useful addition to perennial borders, or will add interest to bedding displays and containers
A spectacular first year flowering perennial Dianthus that is quick to flower. Dwarf plants of deep green foliage, are smothered with dainty white serrated flowers complimented by an attractive fiery red eye. These delightful 'Pinksare long flowering, and look stunning as ground cover in borders or added to rockeries. Height: 15-20cm (6-8in).
Providing the same spectacular garden performance as customer favourite 'Arizona Sun', we are pleased to offer a spectacular new dwarf gaillardia from seed - 'Arizona Apricot'. They are long-flowering and low-maintenance, perfect for containers and for filling gaps at the front of a border. Flowering in their first year, colourful blooms sit neatly above uniform, wellbranched plants well into autumn. Providing fabulous colour whatever the weather, these new gaillardia are great value hardy perennials
This exclusive blend has been specially selected to flower in the first year from seed, a completely new and exciting concept for Sweet Williams. A fantastic mixture of lightly fragrant blooms to brighten up bedding and cottage gardens. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in).