We have selected these four varieties of sweetcorn for their vigorous, strong stems, sweet flavours and of course, their tolerance of our British summer weather. Varieties in this mixture include - Lark F1 Hybrid, Ovation F1, Conqueror F1 Hybrid and Northern Extra Sweet F1 Hybrid.
An exciting colour combination of the increasingly popular 'Patty Pans'. These vigorous bushy plants with long, quite spiny stems, produce high numbers of scalloped 'patty pan' fruits if harvested regularly. Harvest at golf ball-size for soft-skinned, tender fruits to eat whole and raw. Larger 7cm (3in) fruits can be sliced for stir fries or steamed. The final fruits left to maturity can be stuffed/ baked. Mature fruits store well. Mixture includes: Custard Twinkle F1, Pesto Kemit F1 and Polo.
An outstanding variety. Ideal for small gardens. Cabbage Hispi can be grown at virtually any season of the year and comes to maturity faster than cabbages specially created for specific seasons. Even autumn sown it will beat the earliest of the spring cabbages. Hispi is a pointed type, strong and uniform and with a beautifully sweet flavour. A Jan/Feb sowing fills the late spring gap in cropping. Bolt resistant. Andrew Tokely says: I always sow this cabbage in early March, and I harvest the first sweet and tender hearts by mid June. This is far quicker than traditional spring cabbage sown in the autumn and the flavour is miles better too
One of the best round red cabbages there is. Cabbage Red Jewel has large, tightly packed hearts with crisp, ruby red leaves. Excellent standing in the ground and storing ability
A new introduction for 2019, Daphne x transatlantica 'Summer Ice' is set to become a favourite with gardeners. Not yet widely available, we've managed to secure some stock of this exquisite variegated gem for the new gardening season. 'Summer Ice' is notable for its blue-green leaves edged with clear ivory giving it a frosted look - something rather special in Daphnes. These form a delicate crown, topped with soft pink-flushed, fragrant blooms - the plant's pièce de résistance! Be prepared to be intoxicated by the provocative perfume which will pervade your garden as soon as the flowers open in spring - and plants may repeat bloom right up to the autumn! Daphnes grow into a mound of neat leaves, and 'Summer Ice' is no exception - keeping its leaves in mild winters, it's classed as semi-evergreen, providing a good backdrop of colour in your garden. Really easy to grow in rich, moist soil in sun or light shade, plants look fabulous too in pots and containers, and have the advantage that you can move them around your garden so that you can appreciate their fragrance wherever you are - we think that a pair either side of your front door make a unique and eye-catching (and nose-catching!) feature. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting out and reaching an ultimate height and spread of 1m x 1m (3ft x 3ft).
Let the perfume of Lavender 'Favourite Summer Improved' whisk you away to sunny Provence! This charming French Lavender is richly aromatic, boasting a profusion of violet flower spikes topped with showy, mauve bracts.
This collection of popular and colourful summer-flowering bulbs includes Allium Moly, Oxalis, Anemone de Caen and Brodiaea. Plant them in gaps among perennials or grow them together for a fantastic display in their own right. Supplied as bulbs.
The whitecurrant is very similar to its cousin, the redcurrant. However, whereas the redcurrant can be a rather tart, the whitecurrant is much, much sweeter whilst retaining a noticeable zing to its taste. As the name suggests, the fruit of 'Summer Pearls White' really does look like perfect little translucent pearls with a pale golden sheen, and they're deliciously sweet, juicy and tasty too! A perfect accompaniment to cereals and desserts or eaten straight from the bush, it's in cooking that these vitamin packed currants come into their own. They're so incredibly sweet that no added sugar is needed when making jams and pies. Best harvested by picking entire strings, they're absolutely delicious and long lasting in the fridge and freezer. Whitecurrants can be easily trained as cordons and espaliers against a wall or fence and are extremely attractive garden plants. Although they produce the sweetest tasting fruit when grown in full sun, they also do well in partial shade. So easy to grow, hardy and vigorous, cropping reliably whilst requiring little care. Supplied as and established plant in a 9cm pot and growing up to 1.5m (5ft), although it can be kept smaller through pruning.
Containing a bold and bright zingy mix of Bidens Gold Star alongside Surfinia Hot Pink, your hanging baskets will look spectacular this summer, with non-stop flowers from May until late October! Specially selected to create amazing hanging basket displays, the Surfinia Petunia is a strong trailing variety bred to produce masses of flowers and planted together with bright yellow Bidens, you are guaranteed to produce a stunning display. This spectacular combination will provide non-stop colour all summer long. This item contains 12 plants of each variety for the ultimately sumptuous display!
Introducing Blueberry 'Cabernet Splash' a spectacular new soft fruit and one sure to hit the mark with grow your own enthusiasts and flower gardeners alike. A superb performer at all levels, the leaves of this ornamental blueberry emerge beep burgundy, the colour of a well matured red wine, and mature to a mottled green before turning fiery red in the autumn. Compact, low maintenance and easy to grow, striking edible ornamental, its white blossom is followed by an abundance of large sweet summer blueberries. Grow in ericaceous soil in beds and borders or in a container for the patio, where its delicious berries are just a stretch away from your sun lounger! Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant straight out.
Years of breeding have created this unique raspberry. Bred to be compact and ideal for growing in patio pots and requiring no support, it produces scrumptious medium-sized golden yellow fruits from mid-July and through the summer. Although 'Summer Lovers Patio Gold' is classed as an autumn-fruiting raspberry, once established it will start to bear fruit in the summer from the middle of July - 3 weeks earlier than most raspberries. This is a primocane variety, meaning it will bear fruit on new wood, therefore you'll get fruit in the very first year instead of having to wait a year as you would with traditional raspberries. Easy to maintain, it requires just a little prune to simply remove old canes once they are older than 18 months and that's it. Easy to grow and look after, this raspberry can be grown and picked without problem in small spaces, in the garden, on a balcony or terrace, as they reach less than a metre. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, reaching H80cm x W50cm.
One of the largest blackcurrants available, Summer Pearls Black will reward you with huge, juicy berries giving you a whole new eating experience! Unlike other varieties of blackcurrant, this beauty can be picked as single berries rather a cluster making the sweet and aromatic, single fruit perfect for snacking. 'Summer Pearls' is robust and easy to grow making it perfect for those gardeners who have never grown blackcurrants before or for those short on time. A pure-bred black currant, Summer Pearls is very productive, and the fruits have a distinct cassis aroma, which along with their sweet taste gives you the ultimate flavour sensation! Fruits form on short clusters with 2 - 4 berries, and individuals can reach well over 1cm wide. Described by the breeder as well-balanced and juicy, they recommend that you savour the blackcurrants one by one and experience exactly how fruity a black currant should taste. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for immediate planting. Ultimate height 140cm x 100cm and crops in June