Tasty variety of leek with tasty, thick stems that are ideal for high density cropping. They are perfect for slicing and adding to stews, soups and sauces. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12).
Show off this fabulous Calendula mix in pots or borders and enjoy a harmonious combination of toasty tones.
Tasty and vibrant Sweet Pepper ?Etiuda? adds colour and flavour to hot or cold dishes, enjoy a summer-long harvest!
Striking flower for the border or patio pots. Dwarf, bushy plants are packed with blue-lilac blooms with a white centre throughout summer. Ideal for sun or semi-shade locations. Height and spread: 25cm (10).
An improved form with yellow-scarlet and green foliage all on one plant, it makes a striking bedding plant for its foliage alone and produces erect brush like deep red 6in flower spikes which are good for cutting. Also suitable for growing in 5-6in pots. Flowers late summer. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in)
A stylish mix of single and semi-double blooms in rich shades of blackcurrant, purple shades, and a lilac and white bicolour. Annual Cornflower 'Classic Magic' is an easy to grow, cottage garden favourite that is ideal for creating a long flowering display in borders, or when used as a cut flower. Height: 100cm (40). Spread: 30cm (12).
Aubergine 'Black Beauty' provides an excellent yield of shiny, near-black skinned fruit throughout the summer season which can be used in all kinds of delicious Mediterranean recipes. Tasty creamy-coloured flesh on the inside, pick them when small and enjoy them barbecued, or allow them fully form into larger fruits which can be cut up and added to recipes, sliced or stuffed and baked.
The striking black bonnets of Aquilegia 'Magpie' make a superb contrast with the white corolla. The exquisite blooms of this classic cottage garden perennial are carried on wiry stems, set above pretty ferny foliage. This hardy Columbine is perfect for en masse in borders and shady woodland edges, and makes an attractive cut flower for a vase indoors. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 30cm (12).
Long lasting flowers provide summer long colour as well as excellent cutting material for cut flower bouquets.
These medium sized black tomatoes grow on compact plants bearing plenty of dark mahogany-brown fruits, with a delicious blend of sugar and acid. Tomato 'Black Russian' is an old variety with a rich, complex flavour that has to be tasted to be believed. This cordon variety is well suited to the indoor or outdoor cultivation. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
Jolly Joker, awarded the AAS Medal 1990 and the 1990 Fleuroselect Gold Medal, is probably the most spectacular pansy of its class. The intense orange of its lower petals, contrasts sharply with the deep purple of the upper petals. The effect is both unusual and intriguing. A very versatile and hardy variety which can be sown early for summer flowers or in summer for flowering in autumn and spring and even; in mild winters, through the winter. Height: 15-23cm (6-9in).
Marvellous mix of compact, bedding violas, offering masses of bright flowers throughout spring or summer, Also ideally suited to windowboxes and pots. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 23cm (9).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
Producing multiple blooms continuously for many months, you can expect a full and prolific display which brings interest to the garden all summer long.
An easy to grow showy annual with unusual tricolour flowers, where each white bloom has an intriguing inner yellow halo surrounding a central darker cushion. Perfect for adding height and interest to borders, as well as making a long lasting cut flower
The latest maturing variety with some good frost tolerance to extend the cutting of quality heads and 'sideshoots' well into the autumn. Calabrese Spiridon produces domed heads, average 400-500g on erect, open plants which allow good air circulation to minimise disease. Prefers moist, rich, well-drained soil.
One of the most eye-catching. Grown also for cutting when it will last 14 days in water. Height: 23-30cm (9-12in)
An exciting selection of purple, red, pink and pale pink forms. Bred by the nursery situated near, and named after the highest of the Mourne Mountains in Co. Down, Ireland - Slieve Donard. Height: 90-180cm (3-6ft)