In recent years, kale has become a staple ingredient of any healthy diet. Now, you can grow your very own superfood crop in any cottage or kitchen garden. All Kale 'Midnight Sun' needs is some space in a sunny vegetable bed. Given this, the hardy annual will produce edible, textured leaves with unusual red veins from the autumn right through to the spring. Whether left to mature or eaten as baby leaf kale, this plant will provide gardeners with a welcome, winter boost of protein, fibre and vitamins. Height: 90cm (2'11). Spread: 60cm (2').
From new breeding in Chinese Cabbage, this tasty variety produces particularly compact, upright barrel heads which can be planted as close as 30cm (12) apart - perfect for smaller vegetable plots. Each barrel head has attractive dark green outer leaves and a contrasting yellow heart that will add crunch to salads and stir fries.
Large, mauve to white flowers above very prickly, dark green foliage with attractive looking cobwebs draped over the leaves adding to its character. Makes an excellent architectural border plant. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in)
Invaluable summer bedding plants with dense showy spikes of sweet scented flowers. Justifiably popular for beds, borders, cut flowers and they also make magnificent plants for winter flowering in the cold greenhouse.
Dedicated breeding has helped create an exciting new flower shape, where many of the blooms are set as perfect stars due to gentle splits between the petals. These distinct flowers are magenta pink with a white centre. A splendid climber, ideal for trelliswork, fences, poles, etc
On T&M's trials we believe we have found the largest flowered bedding lobelia available. Exceptionally abundant cobalt blue flowers cover compact mounds of foliage. With superb weather resistance Lobelia 'Blue Wings' makes a sparkling addition to beds, containers, flower Pouches® and window-boxes. An easy to grow annual that is deservedly popular for its versatility and long flowering period. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 20cm (8)
Quite unique for 'flower powerand its exceptional trailing habit. One of the best Petunias for ground cover, baskets and Flower PouchesT. Non-stop flowering even during heavy rain. Height: 15cm (6in) spreading to 90cm (3ft). Growing tip: Get the best out of your petunias with our specially formulated Petunia Fertiliser - the perfect balance of nutrients to get them off to a flying start and nourish them through the summer
A superior mixture and selection. Dwarfer, more base branching, without the need to 'pinch out'. Height: 30-45cm (12-18in)
Cardiospermum halicacabum is actually a climbing perennial, but generally grown as a half hardy annual in the UK. Its delicate climbing stems bear finely cut foliage and tiny white flowers in summer.
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)
An extremely winter hardy Primrose that's compact and floriferous, in a cheerful range of colours set against dark green foliage. Excellent for borders or containers, adding a mass of colour from late winter to early spring, whatever the weather. The dark foliage looks amazing on frosty mornings. Height: 10-15cm (4-6in).
A magical back of border plant with many large, silky blooms in shades from rich purple, through mauve, to the highly unusual and elusive blues. Flowers summer. Height: 150-180cm (5-6ft). Flowers in first year
Travelling in the Alpine regions of Europe one is struck by the magnificent and visual impact of their window boxes, hanging baskets, pots, tubs etc. And then we realised that they make liberal use of pendulous carnations adding an extra slant in perspective and design. The colour range is mainly pink and red shades.
An attractive easy to grow annual with masses of scrumptious azure-blue blooms with white lacy centres, produced on low ground hugging plants. A unique colour for, adding to borders or containers
Begonias are well known for their versatility, flourishing in sun or shade and brightening up even the most neglected corner of the garden. This F2 hybrid mix retains much of the vigour of its F1 parents so you can be sure of a great display.
Rudbeckia hirta 'Gloriosa Daisies' is a lovely plant to grow from seed. The colours of the Black-eyed Susan blend well with each other and look great in a mixed border.
The best ever basket petunia from seed! 'Purple Velvetout-performs expensive cutting raised Surfinia petunias. Trailing stems, up to 1m (3ft) in length, are continuously smothered in velvety, purple blooms until the first frostsExcellent for baskets and containers. Can also be planted in borders where it will make very effective ground cover. Growing tip: Get the best out of your petunias with our specially formulated Petunia Fertiliser - the perfect balance of nutrients to get them off to a flying start and nourish them through the summer
Attractive dark purple-brown foliage and stems are followed in late spring to summer with lacy umbels of tiny white flowers, with small pink bracts. An eye-catching, clump forming biennial or short-lived perennial to provide a dark foliage contrast to borders. Occasionally a plain green seedling may appear, select seedlings with dark, purple brown foliage. Height: 60cm (24in)