The ideal accompaniment to roast lamb - homemade mint sauce is hard to beat! Add to boiled new potatoes and peas, make mint jelly or garnish summer drinks. Growing mint plants is so easy and this aromatic herb plant has a multitude of culinary uses. This vigorous perennial is best planted in a container to control its spread. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 100cm (39).
A flat-leaved parsley with a more intense flavour than some other varieties. This hardy biennial herb makes an excellent addition to the herb garden. Try growing parsley indoors on a bright kitchen windowsill, where Parsley 'Laura' is becoming increasingly popular for its versatility and diverse range of culinary uses. Height and spread: 45cm (18)
A beautiful hardy annual herb with rough leaves covered in silvery hairs and the most attractive celestial blue flowers. Nectar rich borage flowers are particularly attractive to pollinating insects, including bees which make distinctive flavoured borage honey. This versatile upright herb has a multitude of uses - add the cucumber flavoured leaves to summer drinks and salads, grow it as a companion plant close to other crops to attract pollinating insects, and at the end of the season plants make a useful bulky addition to the compost. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18). Medicinal note: Borage herb is a fine source of calcium and potassium and is recommended for toning up the glandular system, and all bronchial, lung and chest disorders. However you should always check with your doctor before using herbs for medicinal purposes.
A truly elegant border perennial with blooms in blue, mauve and white on long slender stems which are much in demand for cut flowers. Flowers summer. Height 30in
Onion Feast has long pure white slender stems contrast with the dark green, erect leaves of this outstanding spring onion. Excellent heat and downy mildew tolerance. Onion Feast stands very well, keeping in good condition. Ideal for successional sowing. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection
The beautiful, broad golden stalks of Swiss Chard Bright Yellow are a striking and colourful addition to the vegetable garden and the flower border or containers. The sweet stalks can be steamed as a vegetable or, when young, eaten raw in salads. Swiss Chard Bright Yellow is slow to bolting and has good winter hardiness. Cropping from mid-summer to late autumn. After a normal winter, it will re-emerge to give an unbelievably early spring crop
Trailing. Butternut Squash is increasing in popularity because of its wide range of uses. The early ripening, short, orange fleshed fruits of Squash Avalon have a delicious butter-sweet flavour and are especially good when used for baking. Squash Avalon is excellent long term storage.
A quick maturing variety, Carrot 'Amsterdam Forcing' is ideal for growing early crops under cloches or cold frames. The high quality, small cylindrical roots can be harvested at finger size for deep orange-red carrots with a sweet flavour and virtually no core. For an ongoing supply, sow these fast growing carrots at 14 day intervals through spring and early summer. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Strawberry 'Florence' is ideal for a late season harvest producing delicious sweet strawberries from the end of June to the end of July. A prolific cropper with exceptional pest and disease resistance.
This redcurrant variety is a heavy cropper from mid July through August and one plant can produce up to 2½kg (6lb) of fruit in a season.
Enjoy fresh raspberries from late June all the way through to mid October with these British-Bred, superbly flavoured, heavy cropping varieties. Height: 150cm (59”). Spread: 50cm (20”).Collection comprises:Raspberry 'Glen Prosen' (Summer fruiting) - Summer fruiting cultivar with medium-large sized fruit, which is firm and with excellent flavour. Canes are thornless and upright, with moderate vigour. Raspberry 'Glen Ample' (Mid season summer fruiting) - RHS AGM winner. Exceptional high-yielding mid season variety, producing a heavy crop of large, deep red, succulent berries, with superb flavour. Raspberry 'Autumn Bliss' (Autumn fruiting) - One of the best and most reliable autumn fruiting varieties, producing a heavy crop of large, attractive red berries from late August until mid October.Estimated time to cropping once planted: 4-8 months.Estimated time to best yields: 16-20 months.All of our Raspberries have been inspected by the Ministry of Agriculture for pests and diseases and certified. The bare root plants are hand graded and carefully selected before packing.Useful links:How to grow raspberries
Apple 'Bramley's Seedling' (patio) is a great tree to grow, if you enjoy baking and cooking. It is renowned for its suitability for apple pies, crumbles, sauces and purees.
Apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' is a traditional apple, that has been popular for generations. The juicy, thin skinned, red-orange apples have a distinct and delicious taste.
This gooseberry collection has three different varieties, which can provide plenty of fresh berries throughout the summer. Gooseberries are perfect for desserts such as crumbles, and can also be used to make jam.
This apple tree selection has three popular and traditional cultivars, and is a nice addition to a fruit and vegetable garden, allotment or medium sized garden.
Easily create the perfect lawn with this quality galvanised steel roller. Simply fill the 30cm diameter drum with water or sand (not included) to create a robust roller that will make light work of flattening out your lawns imperfections.
Add a touch of style to your garden, patio, decking or courtyard with this pack of three bronze effect, beehive-shaped planters. Manufactured from UV stabilised polyurethane, your planters will be weather resistant and maintenance free.
This self-contained water feature and planter makes a stunning addition to any garden, patio, courtyard or conservatory.