In recent years, kale has become a staple ingredient of any healthy diet. Now, you can grow your very own superfood crop in any cottage or kitchen garden. All Kale 'Midnight Sun' needs is some space in a sunny vegetable bed. Given this, the hardy annual will produce edible, textured leaves with unusual red veins from the autumn right through to the spring. Whether left to mature or eaten as baby leaf kale, this plant will provide gardeners with a welcome, winter boost of protein, fibre and vitamins. Height: 90cm (2'11). Spread: 60cm (2').
Begonias are well known for their versatility, flourishing in sun or shade and brightening up even the most neglected corner of the garden. This F2 hybrid mix retains much of the vigour of its F1 parents so you can be sure of a great display.
Boldly contrasting, big creamy white flowers with deep chocolate centres. Excellent for flower arranging and great at back of borders or against a tall wall where they provide atmosphere and contrast. Flowers summer. Height 4-5ft.
Bushy, free-flowering plants, like a radiant sun with eye-catching golden yellow and vibrant orange bicoloured blooms. Stunning n containers as well as hot, dry borders, attracting bees and butterflies. Plant with African Moon for a perfect combination. Height: 30-45cm (12-18 inches)
A true perennial Sunflower adding height and colour to perennial borders, flowering in their first year. Stunning bright yellow 10-12cm (4-5in) diameter blooms with deep yellow centres, will brighten your garden over a long period attracting birds and butterflies. Height: 150-180cm (5-6ft)
Semi-tall, uniform variety with bright, lemon yellow, 15cm (6in) flowers and black disc. Cut flowers when coming into bud and they will open in the house and last up to 18 days with cut flower food. Excellent for beds, borders, and happy in most garden soils and full sun. Flowers summer. Height 15m (5ft).
As a result of over 10 years breeding and selection by T&Ms flower breeders, Rudbeckia Cherokee Sunset® was born. Never before has there been such a spectacular range of colours of fully double to semi-double Rudbeckia, with large 3-4in blooms. Shades of golden yellow, orange, bronze and mahogany make up this stunning blend that resembles the attractive colour spectrum of an Indian Sunset. Vigorous, free branching plants, with strong stems, which flower over a long period from mid summer to early autumn. Cherokee Sunset® is outstanding for adding height, colour and interest to beds, borders and large containers. Also makes an impressive cut flower. T&M are proud to be the first UK packet seed company to have an All American Selection Winning variety from its own breeding programme. This prestigious award is presented to varieties that have outstanding garden performance, quality blooms, a unique colour range and that show a significant improvement over existing varieties of the species
A dazzling colour range of flowers, making a spectacular autumn display in perennial borders. Height: 60-120cm (2-4ft)
CordonEnjoy the unique sweetness of this 'baby grape' variety! From the same breeder as our popular 'Sungold' and 'Suncherry Premium' varieties, Tomato 'Sungrape' has a distinctive flavour due to its high levels of sweetness and acidity. These tasty tomatoes are quite thin-skinned, but resist splitting. Best grown under glass, but will grow as a cordon outside in a sunny situation. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
This striking sunflower produces rich chocolate coloured blooms with gold-rimmed edges over a long period in summer. Multi-headed and boasting large pollen-free flowers up to 15cm (6) in diameter, Sunflower 'Shock-o-Lat' is ideal planted en masse at the back of a border. The tall, sturdy stems make fabulous cut flowers for a vase indoors too. Height: 1.8m (6'). Spread: 50cm (20).
The first ever red & yellow bicoloured bedding zinnia from seed. Large blooms for a bedding zinnia on dwarf compact and free-flowering plants with outstanding garden performance. Also shows good disease resistance. Stunning towards the front of borders or in containers.
For a really eye-catching plant this summer, grow this stand-out heliomeris. Its bushy, slightly sprawling habit makes it ideal for filling a sunny border where it will attract numerous beneficial insects, including butterflies. Direct sow this hardy annual where you want it to flower and enjoy its bright yellow bicoloured blooms all summer. A truly excellent garden performer.