Yesterday they were almost white, today they are light blue and tomorrow they will be deep blue. Viola hybrida 'Sorbet Yesterday Today & Tomorrow' are totally unique, as each flower rapidly changes colour as it matures.
Agastache is an upright, bushy hardy perennial with a long flowering season that blooms in spikes that rise from the foliage on stiff triangular stems. The aromatic foliage is mid-green and serrated with heavy veining, resembling catmint. Agastache is a member of the mint family, and the leaves can be used to make tea. Although many varieties of Agastache flower in shades of blue and lavender, 'Apadana Orange' bears clusters of golden orange tubular florets that completely cover the top 10cm its flower spires and open from the top downwards between May and September. Recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators', they are a favourite with butterflies and bees and other beneficial insects, and they make great cut flowers too! Preferring dry conditions, Agastache loves to grow in full sun and poor, well drained soil that's moderately fertile, so it's happy growing in dry conditions such as gravel gardens and coastal locations. It looks fantastic in a patio pot, perfect if you have heavy, rich soil. It is also very hardy and requires no additional feeding. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant. Reaching a height of 50cm (20in) and spread of 35cm (14in).
Spinach ?Tetona? is a productive variety with plenty of F1 vigour. Good yields of bright green, smooth, rounded leaves are produced over a long cropping period. The leaves have a delicious sweet flavour and a crisp bite, making them perfect for sandwiches and salads when picked as baby leaves.
Cucumber 'Mini Stars' F1 Hybrid produces snack size cucumbers that are great for packed lunches and summer BBQs.
Huge flowers up to 15cm (6) across add an exotic flavour to patio pots. The flamboyant blooms of Begonia Giant Picotee Mixed boast layers of elaborate, ruffled petals with a picotee edge. Supplied as a mixture of sumptuous bicolours, that looks simply spectacular set against lush serrated foliage in containers, beds, and window boxes. Height and spread: 30cm (12).Useful links:How to grow bulbs, corms and tubers Culinary note: Add the bright coloured petals to sandwiches or salads for a light lemon taste and crisp texture. For more details about edible flowers click here.
Cucumber 'Carmen' is a unique variety with resistance to all known strains of powdery mildew, scab and leaf-spot, making it ideal for organic gardeners.
Aubergine F1 Scorpio produces delicious deep purple crops and it may very well produce this crop two months earlier than the normal.
A versatile variety which is equally good in the kitchen as it is for carving at Halloween. Pumpkin 'Chunky' is an F1 Hybrid with excellent vigour. This reliable variety produces uniform, rounded fruits, weighing 2 to 4kg each.
One of the easiest Cyclamen to grow, as it is very forgiving if grown in less than ideal conditions. Quick to flower in a range of 9 colours. An intermediate variety, ideal for growing in 4 inch pots. Height: 23-30cm (9-12in)
This Winter Savoy variety is full of F1 vigour, producing dark green, crinkled leaves that form a firm, rounded head. Cabbage 'Endeavour' is extremely hardy, standing nicely through winter.
Cucumber 'Dominica' F1 Hybrid produces a good crop of long cucumbers, with thin skins, that are perfect for summer salads.