New, colourful salad leaf innovation to add a sharp but pleasant taste and texture to mixed salads, when eaten young. Blood Veined Sorrel also makes an attractive 'dot' plant in the flower border. Ideal used in soups and sauces. Blood Veined Sorrel is a Hardy Perennial but grown as an Annual. Flavour guide: Sharp but pleasant.
High quality half-long, cylindrical radishes with a white tip. When you bite into Radish Flamboyant 3, the first reaction is "wow!". The flavour really is refreshingly strong, crisp and clean. It's just what the summer salads needs.
It has one very big advantage over most other cabbages suitable for autumn sowing. Cabbage April can withstand the bolting tendency (running to seed with resulting complete loss of crop) which often plagues autumn sown cabbage and it can also be sown very close together 38cm (15in) apart 25cm (10in) between rows. Ideal where space is at a premium
Masses of bells in an astonishing range of blues, whites and pinks. A gentle reminder of the cottage garden days. Flowers summer. Height 90-120cm (3-4ft)
A half hardy perennial best treated as a half hardy annual, this is a showy bedding plant producing a 20-25cm (8-10in) mound of finely divided silvery white foliage. Use it as an edging to the border, as feature plants or in pots
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.
Bring your garden to life as the stems of silver foliage sway in the breeze, topped by elegant two-tone pink bicolour blooms with irregular and finely slashed 'lacinate' petals. An easy to grow annual that is sure to create interest in your borders
A bushy herb that resembles mint in appearance, with an invigorating lemon scent when the leaves are crushed. The aromatic foliage can be used to make refreshing lemon balm tea or added to soups and oils for a tangy lemon flavour. Lemon balm flowers are particularly attractive to bees giving rise to its other name, bee balm. This hardy perennial herb has a vigorous habit which is best restricted by growing it in a container. Height: 50cm (20). Spread: 45cm (18).
An excellent new variety suitable for providing both spring greens or small to medium sized hearted spring cabbage and summer cabbage depending on when you sow it. Cabbage Advantage F1 performs much better than non F1 varieties being more winter hardy and less prone to bursting. From an August sowing will keep well into April.
An RHS AGM variety producing bright red, evenly shaped roots with pure white, crisp, moist flesh and mild flavour. Radish 'Scarlet Globe' is a very popular and easy variety. This quick growing summer radish is suitable for earlier sowings under glass as well as outdoors. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 10cm (4).
The stunning colour mixture of Ipomoea Hazelwood Blues brings together some of the most attractive shades of blue available in Morning Glories. This is a truly vigorous annual climber, ideal for covering fences, trellis or an ornamental garden arch. Ipomoea Hazelwood Blues will also look spectacular planted in a large container and then trained up and through an obelisk to create a wonderful patio feature
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.
The Ox-Eye Daisy greets me every summer around Misterland, with its bright shimmering white and yellow blooms. Little Miss Hug loves to grow them too.
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.
Crisp and flavoursome glossy red outer leaves and a neat and compact habit, ideal for growing in more confined spaces.
This gorgeous kale selection with mauve and cream centres are not only tasty and nutritious, but they have masses of ornamental appeal too.
See who can grow the tallest sunflower with this impressive variety! Sunflower ?High Hopes? is one of the tallest available.
Provides a long harvest of tasty and nutritious leaves for fresh picking through summer and well into autumn.
Pristine white petals are fused together to form a single cup that’s distinctly different to traditional daisy varieties. The unusual blooms of Cosmos 'Cupcakes White' float above fine, airy foliage, making this a real 'head-turner'.
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.