Perfect for plugging gaps at the front of borders! These quick and easy hardy annuals make an excellent standby, flowering just 4 weeks from sowing. Commonly called Virginia Stock, this colourful mix is a lovely blend of Malcolmia maritima seeds in lilac, pink and white shades.
Excellent plants for borders and bedding. Masses of lightly fragrant flowers in a wide colour range, ideally suited to sunny positions. Height: and spread 23cm (9).
Baby Leaf Salad produces a succulent spicy mix of Spinach, Mizuna and Red Mustard
Very useful plant for rapidly filling space in your border, the Malope is a good, bushy plant with large, often 5-75cm (2-3in) flowers. This special blend shows the great effect achievable with red and pink, along with a catalyst of white. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in)
A captivating mixture of high quality Sunflowers in delightful shades to add a rustic, autumnal feel to your late summer bedding displays. Mid-height plants, with multi-branching heads give an impressive show in a spectrum of shades. Easy to grow; ideal for children.
Sweetly fragrant scarlet flowers on dwarf sturdy plants. Just right for containers and beds, where space is limited or to underplant tall bulbs. Flowers spring. Height: 35-45cm (15-18in).
Vivid, single and semi-double 8cm (3in) flowers. Neat, moundshaped bushy plants. Height 30cm (12in).
More productive and earlier ripening than a standard habenero - you can expect fruits ready to pick up to a fortnight quicker. The fiery fruits (scoville rating of 250,000!) are 5-7cm long, mid green in colour turning an orangey red and finally a rosy red on full maturity. Paper Lantern is best grown in large pots or with two plants per growbag in the greenhouse for the earliest fruits, or in a sunny sheltered spot outdoors if you don't mind waiting a little longer. Renowned for being blisteringly hot, Paper Lantern makes a tasty addition to hot sauces, salsas and soups - but it's not for the faint hearted!
Greenhouse typeCucumber 'Long White' is not just a novelty! The firm flesh is sweet and juicy, with a pleasant tang that will add flavour to your salads without a bitter after taste. The tender, white skins are so thin that they won't even need peeling. This attractive variety is a good cropper when trained against supports in the greenhouse. Height: 3m (9'). Spread: 45cm (18)
This is a hardy winter cabbage, not even severe frost seems to bother it. The heads of Cabbage January King are crisp and crunchy with good flavour and the leaf is a conifer-blue colour. Andrew Tokely says: This variety may have been around for a few years but I don't think it can be beaten for flavour and its ability to stand well during some of the harshest of winters
An early bulbing, glossy purple-red skinned salad onion when small. The colour changes to lovely pastel pink when larger bulbs are pickled or cooked
A woodland strawberry selection which produces an abundance of delicious, small, red fruits from July to September. The superbly sweet strawberries are carried high on the plant, making them easier to pick and reducing the risk of disease and rotting as most fruits are held above soil level. Ideal for growing in baskets and containers outside the backdoor to tempt you every time you pass by. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 30cm (12).
Early cropping Climbing Bean 'Fasold' bears decorative mauve flowers followed by huge harvests of superb flavoured French Beans. The long, fleshy, stringless pods are produced over a long period and are slow to develop seeds. With a less vigorous, semi-climbing habit, this variety is ideal for growing under glass for the earliest crops. Height: 180cm (70). Spread: 30cm (12)
A well known variety, Cabbage Primo produces solid 'ball head' cabbage from June to August. Easy and productive.
New British breeding of this increasingly popular subject, to ensure good performance in a cooler climate. Attractive oak leaved with a flavour combining sweetness with a pungent Wild Rocket kick
Super little pickling or cocktail onions, Onion Paris Silver Skinned are easy and quick to grow and do well on the poorest soils. Sow thickly and the resultant competition will prevent the bulbs from getting too large for pickling purposes.
An attractive, large, semi hearting, reddish tinged 'butterhead'. When cut in half, Lettuce Yugoslavian Red exposes a solid bright greeny yellow centre with a mild flavour. Lettuce Yugoslavian Red makes an eye-catching addition to the kitchen garden, flower border and salad bowl.
An old Eastern European heirloom producing unique, red pointed hearts. Cabbage Kalibos is best grown for late summer and autumn use when firm, solid hearts have few waste outer leaves. Ideal shredded raw in salads as the colour reduces on cooking.
All-American Gold Medal winner. Salad Bowl Lettuce is large, medium-green, slow bolting, non-heading and decidedly tender. Don't pull the whole plants - be selective - go down the row choosing only the largest, tenderest leaves. This way Salad Bowl Lettuce will continue to replace itself the whole season
Perfect for snacking! The globe shaped rich orange roots of Carrot 'Atlas' are deliciously sweet and crunchy with virtually coreless flesh. These bite sized carrots are ideal for eating raw in salads or steaming as a mini vegetable. A great choice for patio containers. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).