When it comes to flavour, Broad Bean 'Masterpiece Green Longpod' is hard to beat. This RHS AGM variety has long been a popular choice for its generous, long pods filled with up to seven exceptionally tasty and nutritious green beans.
A fantastic runner bean variety in terms of flavour and cropping potential, Runner Bean 'White Lady' produces high yields of tender, thick, flavoursome and succulent stringless pods, perfect for steaming or boiling to enjoy as a side to your favourite meals. A long harvesting window allows for continuous picking as and when needed from July to October, any surplus are happy to be blanched and frozen for later use.
If you?re looking for a beautiful variety that?s easy to grow, Nigella damascena 'Persian Jewels' is a fantastic choice. Affectionately know as Love-in-a-Mist, this pastel colour combination blooms with marvellously intricate flowers in hues of soft pink, blue and white above airy fennel-like foliage.
The colourful, nectar-rich blooms of Aquilegia x hybrida 'McKana Giants Mixed?, also known as Columbine, inject a splash of colour into the garden from late spring into summer, whilst attracting bees and other pollinators. This vibrant mixture of Granny?s Bonnets in an array of harmonious shades are unfussy and easy to grow, making them suitable for dotting all around the garden as well as for planting in groups or naturalistic drifts running through borders.
Make your borders and containers zing with this zesty Calendula 'Citrus Twist? mixture, blooming throughout summer in refreshing and vibrant orange and lemon yellow hues. These hardy annual Marigolds are a dwarf form with a.
Wasabi Rocket brings a new, distinctive taste to a salad favourite, with the unique warm flavour of the wasabi root. This 'cut and come again' crop is a quick and easy to grow salad leaf with a peppery, hot flavour.
Serve fresh home-grown mint with roast lamb, use it to make a refreshing yoghurt dip to accompany curry, add it to side dishes, make sauces or simply use as a decorative garnish on a dessert . With such a multitude of uses, it?s no wonder mint has been such a popular kitchen herb for so long.
Jazz-up a salad or side dish with this colourful mixture of crunchy, peppery radishes. Vibrant and healthy, Radish ?Rainbow Mixed? produces a uniform crop in shades of red, pink, orange and white.
Known for its versatility and impressive nutritional benefits, Kale 'Nero di Toscana' provides a fantastic autumn and winter harvest of tasty leaves, suitable for steaming, adding to recipes or used as a baby leaf to add a peppery taste to mixed salads. The deep green long savoy-like crinkled leaves are flavoursome and well textured.
Enjoy the aromatic flavour of freshly-picked Parsley ?Lisette? is fish dishes, salads, sandwiches and as a garnish. This improved ?Green Pearl? type produces strong upright stems with generous curled rosettes of a rich green leaves, reliably yielding without yellowing or bolting.
Long-cropping ?cut and come again? Coriander 'Confetti' provides you with a full season of fresh leaves to harvest and use in salads, curried, stews and sauces or simply to enjoy as a garnish. The soft, ferny leaves have a fresh, aromatic flavour and can be harvested regularly throughout the summer to encourage more stems to grow.
Hollyhock 'Halo Mixed' makes a big impact in borders, with colourful flower spikes reaching up to 2m high! The bee-friendly blooms of this mixture unfurl in an array of beautiful shades, each centred with a distinctive halo. A cottage-garden classic which grows easily in any sunny spot, even in poor soils, low-maintenance Hollyhocks put on an impressive summer show ideal for beds, borders and narrow spaces against walls.