Description for Calendula officinalis 'Summer Sunset' not available
Impressively large blooms on this very attractive viola can reach up to 7cm across. Viola ?Cool Summer Breeze? appears in shade of blue and white that complement each other perfectly whilst flowering throughout the summer months.
British bred multipurpose cabbage for 'greens' at close spacing or 'full heart'. Compact with dark green outer leaves and bright green pointed solid hearts, short cored, average 500g. Sow February-April. Harvest June-November.
A supersweet, mid season variety, producing an attractive mix of yellow and white grains on the same cob. Sweetcorn 'Summer Glow' performs well in difficult, cool locations, producing plenty of 20cm (8) long cobs.
A first for British breeding! This unique 'dual-purposevariety, Summer Ball can be grown as a courgette or as a pumpkin! Compact, bushy plants produce bright-yellow, round fruits which can be cut early as courgettes or left to mature to larger 1kg (2lbs) summer pumpkins. Pumpkin Summer Ball is ideal for growing in containers. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection
A superb early season cabbage, 'Farao' produces tasty green heads over several months of the year. Cropping from May, it is best picked when young and tender. The juicy dark green leaves have a wonderful sweet and peppery flavour, whether used raw in salads and coleslaw or traditionally steamed, boiled or braised. Hearty and healthy, they are packed full of vitamin C and antioxidants. These hardy cabbages will thrive in a sunny position in well-cultivated, moisture-retentive soil with good drainage, although are best not planted in soil that has been manured in the preceding 12 months. Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to grow on or plant out. Grows to 30cm in height and spread.
Truly 'gardener-friendly', this 'Primo type' cabbage is ideal for summer and autumn harvesting, standing well in all weather conditions without splitting, rotting or bolting. An added bonus is its tolerance to mildew and other foliage diseases, making 'Sir' a great choice for the home gardener. Compact plants produce a flavoursome 1kg dark green, short-cored, dense ball head with few wasted outer leaves. Delicious eaten cooked or raw
Clubroot Resistant! The first cauliflower with Clubroot resistance. Cauliflower Clapton is a versatile late summer to late autumn maturing variety, depending on its sowing time. Produces excellent flavoured quality, uniform, large, solid and deep white heads. It has taken over 18 years of conventional breeding to develop a variety that can combat the devastating brassica disease Clubroot and this superb variety is the most resistant we have ever grown on our trials Andrew Tokely says: Both myself and many other allotment growers believe that Cauliflower Clapton has changed the way that we grow cauliflower. Its Clubroot Resistance is almost foolproof on all soils, even if this dreadful soil borne disease has been present before. Also good sized curds are produced and melt in the mouth.
Prolific dazzling tubular flower spikes. Cutting and border
This exclusive blend has been specially selected to flower in the first year from seed, a completely new and exciting concept for Sweet Williams. A fantastic mixture of lightly fragrant blooms to brighten up bedding and cottage gardens. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in).
Scoop the shredded centres out of these generous spaghetti squashes and use as a wholesome substitute for pasta!
An original, hand-blended selection of hybrids, Sweet Pepper Summer Salad comprises black, yellow, green and orange fruited types. Chosen to ensure heavy yield of thick and thin walled varieties for stuffing, frying but primarily highly coloured salads