Increasingly popular variety of broccoli with a very sweet taste. Remove individual spears or the whole head of broccoli at a time. Delicious eaten raw with dips, or steamed. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 40cm (16).
Vibrant colourful mix of large-flowered aubrieta. Plants cascade and spread, bringing early spring colour, ideal in rockeries, containers and borders in full sun. Height: 10cm (4). Spread: 45cm (18).
Distinctive dark green leaves are highly nutritious and offer a pleasant peppery taste. This variety is great in mixed salads during summer, and as fresh greens for winter cooking. Height: 90cm (35). Spread: 60cm (24).
The best choice for early spring sowings. Reliably producing high quality, tasty, dark-red rounded roots, up to 10cm (4in) across, with crisp, sweet flesh. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Compact-growing cheerful mix of marigolds that bursts into bloom from June to the first frosts! Large double-crested flowers are great for bedding, borders or pots. Height and spread: 15cm (6).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
Flower spikes that are packed with bold and bright blooms are produced from early summer. This easy-to-grow variety is ideal in borders. Height: 120cm (47). Spread: 75cm (30).
Evergreen plant with aromatic textured leaves and mauve flowers. This herb is great for adding flavour to meat dishes and stuffing. It also repels cabbage white butterflies. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 90cm (35).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
Reliable old favourite, produces early, pointed hearts that are full of flavour. Plants are more narrow in growth allowing closer cropping and less waste of outer leaves. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 40cm (16)
Popular variety of lettuce and great ?all-rounder?. Large, crinkly leaved, with a tight-centre and fresh crisp taste. Ideal for salads and sandwiches, whatever the growing weather. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 30cm (12).
Grow this lettuce over winter, as it?s exceptionally cold resistant. Large heads of light green leaves, with a tasty flavour, will be ready to harvest in mid-spring. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 25cm (10).
Highly fragrant flowers are borne on rising stems on these bushy, compact plants, in a wide range of pretty colours. Ideal in borders, bedding and containers. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 25cm (10)
A quick-growing combination of superbly flavoursome salad leaves, ready in less than a month during summer. Add these to sandwiches, salads and garnishes. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 15cm (6).