The thick dark leaves are packed with goodness and can be eaten as baby leaves in salads or mature plants can be steamed a healthy addition to a dish. Grow your own delicious produce in any sized garden with a selection of Country Value vegetable seeds. Producing your own food is easy and provides a sustainable way to eat well and enjoy healthy eating. Whether you are looking for herbs, runner beans or seed potatoes, we have everything you need to create a vibrant and varied kitchen garden.Characteristics:When To Sow: February-June When To Harvest: April-August or pick baby leaves as required Soil Type: Moist fertile Advice: Keep plants well Watered, especially during hot, dry spellsExplore more of our horticultural range; we have a wide selection of gardening essentials available from compost to plant pots Have a query or can't find something you're looking for? We receive new deliveries every week, so if the item you wish to purchase is currently out of stock, please contact our Customer Services Team and we may be able to reserve the items you require.Please note: Plants and Molluscs are classed as perishable goods and are excluded from our returns policy. This does not affect your statutory rights. See our Cancellation & Returns page for further details. In the unlikely event that you receive your goods damaged or you have been sent the incorrect item, please report your issues to our customer service team as soon as possible. Perishable goods cannot be returned unless we have sent the wrong item, or they are damaged.
High yield of tender and well-flavoured dark green, blistered, savoyed leaves from successional spring and summer sowings to give a longer cropping period. Stands well without bolting during hot weather if kept well watered. Ideal for freezing
A superb prostrate form of Heather with lime green foliage that turns incredible bright golden-yellow, literally glowing, as the weather begins to warm. Erica carnea f. alba 'Golden Starlet' has been awarded a prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, undoubtedly because of its unique, neat, compact habit and pretty white, urn-shaped flowers from February to April. With good tolerance to any soil conditions, whether that be acid or alkaline, together with its ability to withstand sun or part-shade, this Heather is a very versatile addition to any garden environment. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 45cm (18).
Peony ?Miss America? brings unbridled glamour to herbaceous borders and large containers. Her distinctive semi-double white blooms and contrasting golden stamens create a showy display against the dark green foliage.
Perfect for rockeries, alpine gardens and stone planters, Erica x darleyensis 'Darley Dale' is a winter flowering Heather, that looks superb planted alongside dwarf conifers and other varieties of heather. It has hundreds of small, pale pink flowers, when in bloom, that fill the compact, evergreen shrub. Erica 'Pink Perfection', Heather can be grown in all types of soil and is extremely low maintenance. As well as rockeries and borders, it's also a great ground cover plant for areas of the garden which are underplanted and prone to weeds. For example very narrow borders between the driveway and boundary fence. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 55cm (22).
Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby' is a hardy evergreen plant that makes superb ground cover thanks to its good spreading habit. The rich pink flowers mature to a dark crimson shade, complementing the dark green foliage and adding much needed colour to your garden between late winter and early spring. This evergreen Heather variety hold a prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit and is capable of thriving in any soil and even lightly shaded areas. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 45cm (18).
Pure white flowers in late winter contrast with bright evergreen foliage, making Erica x darleyensis f. albiflora 'White Perfection' a great choice for the front of the border or rockery. It's good for wildlife too, as the flowers provide a valuable source of nectar early in the year. Unlike most Heathers which prefer acid soil, this Erica x darleyensis cultivar will tolerate almost any well drained soil, where it will gradually form spreading clumps of weed-suppressing ground cover. It has the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 60cm (24).
Erica carnea 'Pink Spangels' is a versatile evergreen Heather variety that provides outstanding ground cover thanks to its spreading habit. Between February and April an abundance of nectar-rich soft pink flowers are borne, attracting pollinating insects to your garden. This variety will flourish in nearly any well drained soil and can even cope with light shade. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 45cm (18).
Erica carnea f. alba 'Snow Queen' flowers profusely from late winter to spring, adding much needed interest to your garden. The large white urn-shaped flowers contrast spectacularly with the dark evergreen foliage. This Heather variety is an excellent source of nectar for pollinating insects and its low spreading habit makes it an ideal ground cover plant. Erica 'Snow Queen' is a low maintenance shrub that is perfectly suited to containers, rockeries, borders and beds. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 45cm (18).
Melcourt SylvaGrow Ericaceous Compost is a professional quality, RHS-endorsed peat-free compost for acid-loving plants such as azaleas, camellias, heathers and blueberries.