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.
An open branching plant encourages many more flowers and therefore many more courgettes to be produced. Plants have increased virus resistance and crops are large and plentiful. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 90cm (35).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
A dynamic border, container or conservatory plant with large, beautifully double frilled flowers of blackcurrant and lilac-mauve. The many flowers are earlier than most and continue through to frosts outdoors. Flowers mid summer-autumn. Height 14m. (5ft)
A fabulous mix of fully double and semi double blooms in a bright array of colours. Perfect for a summer-autumn display when planted to add height to borders. Height: 100cm (39). Spread: 50cm (20).
A truly amazing display of tall, brightly coloured spikes of tasselled florets appear to burst out like flames from the lanced and highly perfumed foliage. Very quick and easy to grow, this lovely perennial will enhance your borders and containers, whilst its balmy fragrance will attract insects away from your summer patio! Excellent first year flowering variety. Height: 50-60cm (20-24in)
Hot on the heels of Foxglove Candy Mountain, this striking white version has been developed by flower breeders. Each unique upward-facing bloom is peppered inside with delicate purple spots which will tempt bees and other insects. Tall sturdy spires of flowers will create an eye-catching display in cottage garden borders. Will grow in any garden soil in full sun or part shade
A most unusual red-flowered Larkspur, but certainly a real beauty, Delphinium nudicaule 'Laurin' is a dwarf variety which will liven up any patio container or mixed border scheme. Profuse red flowers sit in groups on slender stalks above a neat clump of green foliage.
Godetia 'Pink Buttercups' (Clarkia) provide a long-lasting show of vibrant pink flowers during summer above fine, upright stems and grassy foliage. This plant has a wonderful relaxed appearance, perfect for incorporating into a meadow planting schemes as well as informal mixed borders.
These are some cloudy skies that won't ruin your day! Airy plants, covered in orchid-like blooms in glistening white, soft blue and unique bicolour tones. Perfect for filling your beds and borders with quick and easy summer colourPrefers a light, well-drained soil in full sun
Outstanding crops of calabrese with an excellent flavour. Plant in succession for a continual harvest, summer into autumn. The central floret is followed by several sideshoots. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 40cm (16).
This reliable plant is perfect for injecting a splash of late summer colour to the garden. Tagetes lucida blooms towards the end of the season, introducing a burst of fresh colour just as other plants may be starting to slow down.
Highly colourful peppers that are sweet and crunchy to eat. A huge, tasty crop will be ready to harvest from July until October. Ideal for mixed salads, stir-fries, and for stuffing. Height and spread: 35cm (14).
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Tasty and sweet variety of colourful red cabbage, with dense, solid, crunchy hearts. Try them raw or cooked or even grow for pickling. Ideal for storing over winter. Height: 40cm (16). Spread: 60cm (24).
A mixture of different tastes, colours and leaf shapes, from light to dark green outer leaves and white to gold centres, plus deep green salad endive with upright irregular shaped leaves. Ideal for summer and autumn cultivationEndive Indivia Mixed contains Endive Romanesca da Taglio, Fijne Krul Geel (Sempre Bianca), Pancalieri a Costa Bianca, Riccia a Cuore d'Oro
Pisum sativum. Dwarf, flat, broad-podded Mangetout, Pea Sugar Snow Green crops prolifically if harvested when pods are small and before seed development within the pods
This pretty combination of dwarf Ageratum provide long-lasting colour to beds, borders and containers all through the summer months and into autumn. Ageratum houstonianum ?Dwarf Ball Mixed? creates soft cushions of harmonious colour with their dense flower clusters which have a unique, fluffy appearance.