Little Miss Chatterbox loves gardening. It's one thing she can do while she's talking. She can chat away without bothering anyone - although sometimes the birds in the garden ask her to 'Shush'!
A well-coloured selection of the traditional English celery. Long, heavy, thick, green stems with a lovely reddish tinge. Very winter hardy. Use crunchy stems and fine leaves in winter salads, soups and stews. Also a winner for the showbench.
Delicious flavour! An attractive 'ornamental edible' Basil Lemonade produces masses of shiny, pale green leaves with pretty white flowers. But even more important is the delightful fresh flavour with a zesty, lemon twist - delicious in salads, tossed through warm pasta or even to accompany some fresh summer strawberries. Tolerant of the temperamental British weather, plants will stand well outside and Basil Lemonade has been recognised by the RHS for its outstanding garden performance.
Visually stunning 5 variety beetroot mixture - the colours of the outer skins, sliced flesh and contrasting shades of stems and leaves are amazing! And so is the flavour. Just wash young roots, peel and slice raw into salads for tasty crunch and colour. The tender stems and leaves make excellent salad ingredients too, or can be steamed and eaten like spinach or chard. 'Baby' roots are ideal for pickling, whilst mature roots can be steamed and enjoyed in a variety of dishes. Collection Includes: Subeto F1, Boldor, Chioggia, Albina vereduna and Bulls Blood Scarletta.
Stunning on the plate or in the salad bowl, this carrot variety sports purple skin and bright orange coreless flesh. Tapering 18cm (7in) roots are tender and delicious whether eaten raw or cooked. Sowings in May and June will produce roots for storing over winter. Roots are easy to lift thanks to their strong foliage.
Indispensable salad plant, regularly included in mixed leaves in supermarket packs, but also tasty as a steamed vegetable. The rich green, slightly nutty but mild-flavoured leaves are packed with vitamins and nutrients.
Unique smaller, very dark green flat leaved variety. The robust plants produce a vast amount of leaves, just pick regularly as required. The plants have excellent weather resistance, a really good garden performer. Flat leaved varieties have a stronger taste and are increasingly popular in the kitchen and restaurants for their versatility in a wide range of dishes and salads. RHS AGM.
Mr. Tall has very long legs! He's so tall that when I look up at him, I can hardly see his face; it's so far away! Mr. Tall is a good friend to have, he can see for miles, which is very helpful for worms.
A favourite with commercial growers as the smallest seeded broad bean. The flavoursome beans are the best option for freezer storage, being far less prone to discolouring than larger varieties. We recommend growing Broad Bean 'Oscar? alongside Marrowfat Pea.
Pea Eddy is perfect for a late harvest. Highly resistant to powdery mildew, remaining problem-free well into November. Also sow in spring for summer crops of long, slightly curved, pointed pods.
The largest-leaved basil variety around - whilst Basil ?Lettuce Leaf? looks different to traditional basil with its large, frilly edged leaves, it has the same great flavour and soft texture. Sow successively indoors for a year-round harvest or grow it outdoors in the herb garden or in pots through the summer months.
A classic Swiss Chard with thick white stems and glossy, rich green leaves. With an RHS Award of Garden Merit, this robust leaf beet is a versatile addition to the vegetable plot or even the flower border.
A loose-leaf type with soft wavy edges, this Organic Lettuce 'Red & Green Salad Bowl Mixed' provides you with both colours for varied pickings throughout summer. Sow successively for a long-lasting harvest of fresh salad leaves.
Organic Lettuce 'Sylvesta? is a butterhead type which forms a good sized head of thick, flavoursome green leaves. Showing resistance to mildew and aphid, sow this variety successively and you can enjoy a reliable outdoor crop from spring through to late summer.
Tasty and nutritious Organic Broccoli 'Green Sprouting' (Calabrese) provides a wonderfully long harvest of flavoursome heads along with a great crop of tender side shoots. Enjoy a fantastic harvest from late summer onwards - pick the side shoots regularly and these generous plants will continue to produce more throughout autumn.
This prolific cropper will provide you with a fantastic summer harvest of attractive glossy-skinned dark green fruits topped with vibrant yellow blooms. Organic Courgette 'Black Beauty' not only looks great but it also has excellent flavour and texture, plus it?s rich in vitamin C.
A deserving RHS AGM winner, Cucumber 'Marketmore' produces a plentiful crop of crisp, well-flavoured cylindrical cucumbers throughout summer, even in poor seasons. Enjoy a long cropping season, harvesting the cucumbers as and when required.
Mild and sweet Chilli Pepper 'Anaheim' provides just that little bit of heat, perfect for serving as a fresh garnish to spicy dishes or salads adding a chilli pepper flavour but minus the burn! This variety produces a good crop of long green chilis over the course of the summer which can be picked and used when needed. They are often used green but can also be left to ripen to a red-green colour.
This fast maturing selection is ideal for early sowings under glass in late winter for your first crop of the year. Carrot 'Nantes 2' produces blunt tipped, medium length roots of about 15cm (6) long.