A very pretty herb with vivid sky-blue blooms throughout summer. Both leaf and flower are edible and taste similar to cucumber, use flowers in salads, or to top cakes and drinks. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).
Evergreen shrub with highly aromatic needle-like foliage and mauve flowers. This herb adds a superb flavour to roast poultry and meat dishes, not to mention roast potatoes. Height: and spread 150cm (59).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
Easy-to-grow in virtually all soils, this flavoursome variety boasts a medium-length smooth root, long cropping period and good canker resistance. Ideal for baking and roasting. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12).
Easy-to-grow in the garden or in very moist planters, this luxurious salad crop is tasty with its peppery flavour, making a healthy addition to salads, dips, soups and sandwiches. Height and spread: 20cm (8).
Bred in the UK especially for summer harvesting, plants need no vernalisation (winter chill) to produce the tasty purple spears. Good tolerance to heat. Height: 90cm (35). Spread: 60cm (24).
Superb variety of ?baby corn? with an earlier cropping time and a delicious sweet and crunchy taste. Easy-to-grow and great in oriental dishes, stir-fries, casseroles and salads. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 45cm (18).
A mixture of quick growing lettuce, tasty and nutritional, and ready to eat in as little as 6 weeks. Ideal for growing on a windowsill, for a contstant supply of baby leaves all year. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 25cm (10).
High quality variety of double-podded crops that provide an excellent pea. Long, straight pods contain around 10 peas that are plump and delicious to taste, especially steamed or boiled with a little mint. Ideal for successional sowings to provide harvests all summer. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 25cm (10).
The best choice for early spring sowings. Reliably producing high quality, tasty, dark-red rounded roots, up to 10cm (4in) across, with crisp, sweet flesh. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Reliable old favourite, produces early, pointed hearts that are full of flavour. Plants are more narrow in growth allowing closer cropping and less waste of outer leaves. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 40cm (16)
Excellent maincrop variety producing large, long and delicious roots throughout autumn. Ideal for eating raw or cooked. Long-lasting storage through winter. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Easy-to-grow, reliable variety that is quick to mature with medium length, uniform, rich tasting roots. These are ideal for sowing from late winter until mid-summer. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Bumper crops of delicious cucumbers that are ideal for growing in a greenhouse, conservatory or outdoors. High in vitamins, these tasty, fresh crops will not ?repeat? on you. Height: 300cm (18). Spread: 45cm (18).
Traditional favourite for spring/summer sowings. Easy-to-grow, with good ?bolting? tolerance, the soft ?butterhead? hearts are ready to harvest from 10 weeks after sowing. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 30cm (12).
The smallest lettuce. Fast-growing to around 15cm (6in), it?s compact habit makes it ideal for smaller gardens and patio planters. Heads will store up to 2 weeks in a refrigerator. Height and spread: 15cm (6).
Decorative herb with an onion flavour. Both the grassy foliage and the mauve flowers are edible, perfect for adding to salads, sandwiches, mayonnaise or with baked potatoes. Height: 40cm (16). Spread: 30cm (12).
Evergreen plant with aromatic textured leaves and mauve flowers. This herb is great for adding flavour to meat dishes and stuffing. It also repels cabbage white butterflies. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 90cm (35).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
Compact bushy plants bear mauve flowers, ideal for borders, rockeries, pots and windowsills. The aromatic leaves are useful, adding aromatic flavour to roast meats and stuffings. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 35cm (14)
Highly versatile herb, rocket leaves have a peppery flavour that makes a great addition to salads, as well as pizza toppings and pasta dishes, or even cook it like spinach. Height and spread: 15cm (6).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.