An improved 'Armado Apriltype. Cauliflower Winter Aalsmeer shows outstanding winter hardiness and produces well-protected, creamy white heads of good depth and weight. Matures gradually throughout April so extends the harvesting period. RHS AGM winner
Probably one of the most well known and reliable spring cabbages, Cabbage Durham Early produces firm, pointed, well flavoured hearts on compact plants. Can also be sown or planted closely for delicious 'spring greensready to harvest from February
A very useful, very white, dwarf variety that can be sown and harvested at most of the cauliflower harvesting periods of the year. Cauliflower All The Year Round will make very large, tight heads and is one of the easiest to grow as well. A very useful cauliflower for frame culture and successional sowings. Prefers a moist, rich well drained soil for optimum heads. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 75cm (30).
Well known and reliable variety for over 100 years. Compact habit, producing firm, well-flavoured, pointed, tender hearts. Use also for spring greens when sown or planted more closely. Suitable also for spring sowing for summer and autumn cuttingHelp to retain bio diversity by growing these traditional varieties with the taste and garden performance well regarded by previous generations
It has one very big advantage over most other cabbages suitable for autumn sowing. Cabbage April can withstand the bolting tendency (running to seed with resulting complete loss of crop) which often plagues autumn sown cabbage and it can also be sown very close together 38cm (15in) apart 25cm (10in) between rows. Ideal where space is at a premium
The first introduction of 'semi round' ballhead spring Cabbage. Cabbage Spring Hero has good frost hardiness and forms solid heads from late April through to May which remain solid over several weeks. Can also be sown in spring for summer maturity.
A superb, high quality cauliflower which is totally winter hardy. The deep creamy white curds of Cauliflower Walcheren Winter Pilgrim are compact and freely produced, giving you an outstanding variety which is the result of intense modern breeding. Heavy cropper
An excellent new variety suitable for providing both spring greens or small to medium sized hearted spring cabbage and summer cabbage depending on when you sow it. Cabbage Advantage F1 performs much better than non F1 varieties being more winter hardy and less prone to bursting. From an August sowing will keep well into April.
Transform your garden this summer with this simply brilliant collection of summer-flowering bulbs. You will be amazed by the dazzling array of colours and variety of shapes for 5 whole months of summer! From tall spires of Gladioli, to pretty, star-shaped Brodiaea, in multi-coloured vivid shades they are all sure-fire winners! They are perfect for patio containers and flower borders. Best of all, they will naturalise easily and provide your garden with bigger and better displays each year for many years to come! All of these bulbs will flower from this summer and produce a minimum of 300 stems of vivid colour this season! In this collection: 25 x Gladioli Mixed Colours: Tall spires of multi-coloured flowers, perfect to cut for your home or brighten your garden. Extremely easy and low maintenance, and yet very rewarding. 50 x Acidanthera: Beautiful white flowers with purple details and gorgeous grassy foliage. Perfect as cut flowers in the autumn. 75 x Brodiaea Mixed Colours: Clusters of attractive bell-shaped blooms which make ideal bedding plants equally well suited to patio tubs and pots. 25 x Freesia Mixed Colours: One of the most attractive and sweetly fragrant summer flowering bulbs. Perfect for patio pots, beds, and borders, and will look brilliant in a vase in your home 75 x Allium Yellow Moly: The ever-popular allium, gorgeous bright yellow blooms and green slender stems. 20 x Allium White Neapolitanum: Also known as white garlic, they produce delicate blooms that contrast effortlessly with the glossy green foliage. 30 x Liatris spicata: Spires of bright lavender flowers that stand tall above gorgeous green foliage. Supplied as a pack of 300 mixed bulbs, ready to plant out.
Recent Lily breeding has created some huge and beautifully coloured Lilies and Lily 'Heartstrings' is one such introduction. Combining bright yellow with vibrant pink, this is a lily that demands attention. Lilies are one of the most graceful and beautiful of the garden bulbs and 'Heartstrings' is no exception - an Asiatic type lily, it's large and upright facing and produces around 5 flowers per plant. A little later flowering than other types, you can expect blooms at the end of June and into July from its sturdy 1.2m stems. Short and strong enough to grow in pots, yet tall enough to cut flowers each summer, this lily is versatile, reliable and very hardy. Plant en masse in large pots or in groups for maximum impact, or maybe just dot them round your garden to brighten up drab spots. Plant in spring, and they'll return year after year, getting bigger and bigger. Great value, easy to grow and truly stunning, they're worth a place in your garden. Supplied as a pack of 10 bulbs, ready for immediate planting.
Roses are much easier to grow than many people think, due in part to new breeding, and this beautiful rose has been created to have both a good fragrance and healthy, robust growth - not always possible with roses, but our growers have managed it! Repeat flowering, 'Sandringham' is a shrub rose that will bloom from June to October year after year and you don't have to be a professional to be able to grow it - it really is incredibly easy to grow, especially thanks to its disease resistance, so perfect for the home gardener. Each fully double, deep pink flower contrasts perfectly with glossy green leaves and helps to create a beautiful cottage-garden feel - adding charm and sophistication wherever they are planted. Shrub roses are easy to grow in all gardens - big or small - either in larger pots or in borders and beds and there is definitely something special and iconic about them which makes growing them even more rewarding. Supplied as a 3L potted plant ready for planting straight out.
This fast maturing selection is ideal for early sowings under glass in late winter for your first crop of the year. Carrot 'Nantes 2' produces blunt tipped, medium length roots of about 15cm (6) long.