There is something deliciously hearty about root vegetables, and we've assembled a collection of the best for you to grow yourself. All of these varieties hold a coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, so you can be sure that these are proven garden performers, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. Full of flavour and so fresh! Beetroot 'Boltardy' fabulously sweet and tender roots, this delicious variety is perfect for cooking - whether roasting or pickling, or for soups and salads. Not only tasty, it is good for you, too, being an excellent source of folate, with good levels of potassium and vitamin C. The green leaves and stems also make good, nutritious eating when harvested young, at about 5-8cm tall. Rich in iron and vitamins, they have a similar flavour to leafy veg such as spinach. 180 Seeds. Carrot 'Flyaway F1' an early cropping variety producing sturdy, blunt-ended roots, typically 12-15cm long, with a smooth skin and deep orange colour. Its deliciously sweet flavour is balanced with a tender but crunchy texture - great for eating raw or in stir-fries, or conventionally boiled, steamed or roasted to make the most of its superior flavour. 350 Seeds. Onion 'White Lisbon' a superb spring onion with a mild flavour and crisp bite when harvested young. Left to mature for a while longer, it will develop a stronger, more pungent flavour - equally delicious whether eaten raw in salads, slaws or potato salads, or added to stir-fries or other savoury dishes during the final stages of cooking. 650 Seeds. Parsnip 'Gladiator F1' a top-quality variety that produces long, wedge-shaped roots with smooth skin and clean white flesh, so they are easy to wash and require minimum peeling. They keep well in the ground to harvest over the growing season as required for the kitchen. Indeed, their fabulously sweet flavour is even better after the first frosts, which turn some of the starch into sugar. 200 Seeds.
A selection of great garden vegetables to give you a bountiful harvest of healthy, fresh greens.All easy to grow proven performers that'll give you the immense pleasure of growing your own vegetables. Courgette 'All Green Bush' a reliable, quick-growing and high-yielding variety that will crop all summer long with regular harvesting. One plant will typically produce 6-10 fruits. Its compact habit makes it ideal for growing in pots or containers, or the seeds can be planted directly in the ground where they are to crop. For the best flavour, harvest as baby courgettes at about 10-15cm (4-6in) long from July to October. 20 Seeds. Brussles Sprout 'Brodie F1' one of the best varieties of Brussels sprouts you can grow. Exceptionally mild, and sweeter than most other varieties, there isn't a hint of bitterness or peppery flavour and they stay fresh on the plant for months. The buttons can be picked long into January or even February in optimal weather conditions. An excellent source of vitamins A, B and C. 40 Seeds. Broccoli (Autumn) Green Calabrese crops from late summer right through autumn, producing densely packed clusters of deep bluish-green buds of up to 15cm (6in) diameter atop thick, tender stems and rich green leaves that are jus.t as good to eat. Great raw for salads or dips, or steamed, boiled or stir-fried. 200 Seeds Leek 'Musselburgh' a heritage variety, great for picking from late autumn to early spring when little else is available, this shorter variety of leek has densely packed, sturdy stems with creamy white bases and lovely sweet flavour and a firm but tender texture when cooked. Packed with nutrients, including vitamins A, B6, C and K, iron and magnesium, as well as being a good source of fibre and folate. 500 Seeds.
Our scrumptious collection of beans will provide you with all the pods you could need over a long cropping season from June to August, included some stringless varieties!A great source of vitamins and fibre and easy to grow in pots or the vegetable garden, and because they all have attractive flowers, an interesting addition to beds and borders too. Broad Bean 'Masterpiece Green Longpod' considered by many to be the best broad bean you can grow. The seeds are quick to germinate, either indoors in pots or outdoors planted directly into their cropping position, generating vigorous plants that will provide plenty of fresh, tasty beans for your plate - and plenty more for the freezer. 45 Seeds. Runner Bean 'Polestar' produces high yields of smooth runner bean pods that have a sweet flavour and crisp, fleshy texture. If not left too long on the vine, these beans are stringless. Versatile and nutritious, they are a classic cooked veg, but the young beans also taste great raw. 50 Seeds. Climbing Bean 'Blue Lake' wonderful flavour and heavy crops of round, stringless pods. With consistently good results over a long cropping season, this prolific climbing French bean produces clusters of fleshy pods that have a superior texture and taste and are rich in vitamins and fibre and are great when grown up a trellis or 'wigwam' of canes. 100 Seeds. Dwarf French Bean 'Ferrari' a rich green colour and flavour, these stringless beans are a great source of fibre and vitamins A and C. Being a dwarf type bean, it is ideal for growing in containers, as well as in beds and borders, producing compact, bushy plants that don't need staking. Fast growing, with pods ready for picking around 12 weeks after sowing. 100 Seeds.
Grow the most popular salad crops with this fantastic seed collection - everything you need for a delicious, super-fresh and tasty salad. These are all easy to grow varieties that produce bumper harvests month after month. Tomato 'Gardener's Delight' this heavy cropping, super-sweet, large cherry tomato is a top choice for both the beginner and experienced vegetable grower. It can be reliably grown in a greenhouse or outdoors, producing and abundance of long trailing vines with 10-14 fruits per truss all summer long and into October - quite literally, a gardener's delight! 75 Seeds. Radish 'Scarlet Globe' a classic salad radish with crisp round roots of bright scarlet with moist, white flesh and a superbly sweet and mild flavour. Not only do they taste good, these nutritious beauties are an excellent source of vitamin C and potassium. Easy to grow, 'Scarlet Globe' can be harvested within 4-6 weeks of sowing direct into their cropping position. Suitable for container growing as well as beds and borders. 700 Seeds. Mixed Lettuce Leaves this mix of quality seeds gives fast results - either sown in the ground or in containers. It's an easy way of ensuring a constant supply of fresh, tasty salad leaves all through the summer. The packet includes equal seed quantities of: Catalogna, Cocarde, Curled Red American, Grand Rapids, Red salad bowl, Rossa di Trento. Varieties grow at different rates, giving a different salad mix at every cut. 775 Seeds. Cucumber 'La Diva' Fast-growing and vigorous, 'La Diva' produces plentiful crops of cigar-shaped, bitter-free mini cucumbers. The ridged, smooth-skinned fruits are seedless, tender and crisp. Deliciously sweet and juicy, they are superb for salads or for slicing lengthways for crudités and dips and a good source of vitamins A and C, as well as minerals and antioxidants. Crops well inside a cold greenhouse or tunnel - or equally well outdoors in your garden. 20 Seeds.
The flavours and aromas of freshly picked herbs is amazing, and this collection of the most popular culinary varieties is perfect for you to grow at home, either indoors where they can be sown and harvested all year round, or outside in the garden in pots. They keep well for months if dried, which also intensifies the flavours. Coriander 'Calypso' grow either seasonally outdoors in a container, border or herb garden, or indoors on a light windowsill to ensure a continuous supply of aromatic leaves throughout the year. Popular in Asian cooking, this versatile herb will add distinctive flavour to a wide variety of savoury dishes as well as being an interesting garnish or addition to salads. 150 Seeds. Oregano 'Greek' great flavour with hot and peppery notes, a wonderful addition to tomato based dishes, pizzas, sauces, soups or marinades. Good for drying and it stores well and the dried leaves have a more intense flavour. 900 Seeds. Basil 'Sweet' a large-leaved variety that is most popularly used in cuisines all over the world. A favourite herb particularly for Italian cooking, its sweet, aromatic leaves are a characteristic ingredient for many dishes from salads and garnishes to soups, casseroles, ragu, pizza, and pasta dishes - and superb for making fresh pesto. Best when eaten raw or added to hot dishes at the last minute. 450 Seeds. Parsley 'Giant of Italy' one of the very best flat-leaf parsley varieties, producing robust plants with sturdy upright stems bearing large, dark green leaves. Having a terrific sweet and pungent taste when used raw, it also retains its rich, strong flavour in cooked dishes. 500 Seeds.
Geranium Rozanne was voted the Royal Horticultural Societys Plant of the Centenary at the100th Chelsea Flower Show. The best new plant in the last 100 years, as voted by the gardening public too! These spectacular plants will form a compact bush of lush foliage, and produce prolific, long-lasting displays from June to October. The beautiful, saucer-shaped, blue with white centre flowers contrast beautifully with the rich green foliage. As summer fades, the leaves turn from fiery orange, to red, then brown in a glorious late display! A hardy perennial, Geranium Rozanne is perfect for borders, easy ground cover and patio containers get yours while you can! It really is one of the easiest no-fuss, no maintenance perennials, rewarding you with amazing displays over 5 months.
'Shooting Star' is one of the most desirable perennials to grow in a shady spot, making a large clump of slender leaves that are topped with 30cm stems holding achingly-beautiful pink flowers with swept back petals between March and April. The flowers even pack a fruity perfume that will infuse the air on a still, warm day. Closely related to bedding primulas, this is a choice plant for growing in light or even full shade, as long as the soil is fairly moist (but not soaking wet). Why not try planting it in borders, rock gardens or under trees and shrubs? A tough plant that heralds from North America, it will die back to ground level in summer but will remerge every spring. Note - this product dies back underground from August, but will shoot away again next March.
This fabulously attractive, exotic plant is hardy down to -5°C and very drought tolerant too! Originating in Chile, 'Fascicularia Bicolour' is a rare and unusual plant that forms an impressive and tough mound of long, thin, grey-green foliage. In summer, the inner leaves turn bright red and a ball of electric blue and yellow flowers are formed at the centre of mature plants. This striking combination of colours will be an astonishing contrast to your autumn garden, bringing an exotic twist right through to November! It grows to about 50cm so it is perfect for containers or pots put it in a sunny spot on your patio and it will thrive for years to come. Although 'Fascicularia Bicolour' is hardy, it will benefit from protection during the coldest winter weather, especially wet. Supplied as an established plant in a 1 litre pot, growing to a height of 50cm (20in) and width of 75cm (2½ft).
This fabulously attractive, exotic plant is hardy down to -5°C and very drought tolerant too! Originating in Chile, 'Fascicularia Bicolour' is a rare and unusual plant that forms an impressive and tough mound of long, thin, grey-green foliage. In summer, the inner leaves turn bright red and a ball of electric blue and yellow flowers are formed at the centre of mature plants. This striking combination of colours will be an astonishing contrast to your autumn garden, bringing an exotic twist right through to November! It grows to about 50cm so it is perfect for containers or pots put it in a sunny spot on your patio and it will thrive for years to come. Although 'Fascicularia Bicolour' is hardy, it will benefit from protection during the coldest winter weather, especially wet. Supplied as a pair of established plants in 1 litre pots, growing to a height of 50cm (20in) and width of 75cm (2½ft).
Japanese Tree Peonies really are on of the most majestic garden plants you can grow. When in full summer flower the huge white papery flowers will smother the tree. Despite their fine foliage and paper-thin flowers, they are very robust and very hardy, and surprisingly easy to grow - although patience helps too, as they can be slow to really get going for a year or two after initial planting. Modern varieties are grafted, and all produce their classic huge flowers, up to 20cm (8in) across in late spring and summer. Plant straight into deep, well-drained soils (avoid growing in pots for best results), they are fairly fuss free, and will produce flowers from 2-3 years time.
Japanese Tree Peonies really are on of the most majestic garden plants you can grow when inb full Summer flower - their huge papery flowers covering the tree. Yet depsite their fine foliage and paper-thin flowers, they are very robust and very hardy, and suprisingy easy to grow - although patience helps too, as they can be slow to really get going for a year or two after initial planting. Modern varieties are grafted, and all produce their classic huge flowers, up to 20cm *(8') across in late Spring and summer. Plant sraight into deep, well-drained soils (avoid growing in pots for best results), they are fairtly fuss free, and will produce flowers from 2-3 years time.
Japanese Tree Peonies really are on of the most majestic garden plants you can grow when in full Summer flower - the huge pink papery flowers covering the tree. Yet depsite their fine foliage and paper-thin flowers, they are very robust and very hardy, and suprisingy easy to grow - although patience helps too, as they can be slow to really get going for a year or two after initial planting. Modern varieties are grafted, and all produce their classic huge flowers, up to 20cm (8in) across in late Spring and summer. Plant sraight into deep, well-drained soils (avoid growing in pots for best results), they are fairtly fuss free, and will produce flowers from 2-3 years time.
It's easy to see how the spectacular 'Flame Lily' got it's name! Now you can create simply stunning displays in your garden with this exotic climbing beauty. Fiery-red, yellow- streaked flowers will dance like flames in the evening breeze across the summer months, providing an eye-catching spectacle and a hint of wonderful fragrance as you sit on your patio. Gloriosa rothschildiana, as it is properly named, is the national flower of Zimbabwe, and is perfect for cutting and creating vivid cut flower displays too, which last several weeks. For best results, plant 3 in a 25-30cm pot, and start off in a warm spot, either on a heater or in an airing cupboard, and keep frost free till May. The corms will store for many weeks in a cool, dry spot if you need to. Place outside for the Summer, and when it warms up they will shoot and twine away - use a few canes or pea sticks for support. They will flower in August and September, and slowly die back underground. keep dry and frost free over Winter for bigger and better displays next year.
Picking plump, juicy figs straight from a tree is one of life's greatest pleasures, especially when served up with some wafer thin slices of Parma ham and a drizzle of honey. Divine! Boasting masses of large, pear-shaped fruit with deep red flesh that are ready for picking in late summer and early autumn, Brown Turkey is perfect in a large pot or grown in the ground. Even before the fruit is ripe the large shrub or small tree adds a presence to the garden as branches are clothed with large, deeply lobed leaves. Despite originating from warmer climates, this amazing fig is incredibly tough, easily shrugging off temperatures down to -15°C in the UK. Extremely drought tolerant when established, figs do best in a brightly lit, sunny spot. Keep plants productive and compact by restricting roots by growing in large pots or planting in 60cm square planting holes, filling the base with a layer of gravel and line sides with paving slabs.
Commonly known as Tuberoses, these amazingly sweet-scented beauties will enchant you in summer, as their beautiful fragrance wafts gently on warm evening breezes. You can see why it is used so much as a base fragrance in leading perfumes !! Tuberoses make a really nice cut flower to scent a room with, or enjoy in pots too. Plant the bulbs indoors in spring to get a head start, and bring outside from May, growing in a warm, sunny spot. They flower in August and September, producing pretty creamy white double flowers, with an intoxicating strong fragrance, on stems about 60-80cm tall. Top tip for success is once flowered, remove this section of the bulbs, as it never flowers again, but leaving new side shoots to flower next year. Bring pots inside each winter for frost-free area, and dry back. Enjoy the allure of your own Tuberose fragrances wafting on evening breeze in your garden.
A totally new colour of the much loved 'Butterfly Bush'! This intoxicatingly fragrant beauty is incredibly easy to grow, totally hardy and will illuminate any sunny corner of your garden. When in bloom during the early summer , its arching panicles will attract masses of butterflies and friendly pollinators, offering a safe haven for them to feast on nectar and collect pollen. This is a different species to the more familiar blue buddleias and flowers on one year old wood, - it should be pruned to shape after flowering allowing new growth to appear in late summer. This is the growth that will bear blooms the following year. Eventual height and spread 3-4m but can be restricted by pruning.
If you want your airplants to grow and thrive, this is the kit you need! Including all the accessories that you need to create a fabulous air plant display, we've included all you need to care for your plants including specialist air plant fertiliser that's ready to use. FertiliserLove Tillys air plant fertiliser is specially formulated for the delicate air plants, using all natural ingredients. Harsh fertilisers may damage the delicate leaves, but our specialist ready to use feed will help them develop and flower. Use regularly, in addition to their regular misting. Mister spray bottleHandy air plant mister to ensure that the airplants get just enough water. Common causes for air plants not doing so well is overwatering, but with this special mister, that's much less likely. Rainwater is best, tap water is fine as long as it is no from a water softener. It doesn't take up much space and you can water them carefully in situ as it isn't going to drench whatever is nearby. FixativeSpecial adhesive suitable for use with delicate air plants. Instructions for use included. Apply fixative to the item you are attaching plants to and not directly to plant, firmly press plant on to base setting and take care not to cover base of plant with glue. Ready to use formula, dries after a few hours, allowing you to reposition air plant until you are happy with your display.
Add something a little different to your garden this year with this delightful mix of vibrant flowers. When we saw the wonderful colour mix of 'Colour Festival' we knew that we had to bring these amazing plants to you.A long-flowering collection of various colours of potentillas and garden geraniums this mix of hardy perennials will flower from May into October, giving you months of astonishing summer colour. Also known as cinquefoil (potentilla) and cranesbill (geraniums), they're not to be confused with tender bedding plants, and these hardy perennials will naturalise easily, returning year upon year, giving you bigger and better displays. Suitable for growing in large pots and planters on the patio, decking or terrace, they're easy to grow in flower beds too, and being low maintenance, they provide hassle-free, long-lasting interest to your garden. This potentilla and geranium 'Colour Festival' mix is rarely available so get your collection now before they're gone.Supplied as a collection of 6 bare root plants in mixed colours. NB This is a preselected mix and we cannot guarantee the colours or varieties that you will receive.
Emerging from narrow, mid green leaves, the large, robust flowers of this selection of large-flowered types provides a welcome burst of colour after the dreary days of winter. This wonderful mix of coloured crocus are great for pots and containers in the garden or on your balcony. In fact, they'll grow almost anywhere in the garden too, even happy in light shade and prefer a free-draining soil. Good for naturalizing as they come back every year and are perfect for planting under shrubs and trees. Leave the bulbs in the ground after the flowers have died back, and they'll reward you with bigger, better displays, each year for many years to come. Supplied as a pack of 100 bulbs, size 7/8 ready for planting in autumn.
House plants are back, and more popular than ever. Dypsis lutescens is a classic houseplant, that has never really gone out of fashion! Also known as the Areca Palm or a Bamboo Palm is an instantly recognisable indoor palm and a favourite houseplant. This is thanks to its upright growing habit and arching palm leaves, creating a beautiful and eye-catching focal point wherever you position it your home. It is easy to grow and very low maintenance. Making it a suitable choice for all levels of experience. These gorgeous palms also make a great gift idea for anyone who hasn't got an outside space to garden. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore keep this in your home with confidence, for stunning results for many years to come. As well as being a great plant to brighten up your indoors, the Areca Palm, like most indoor plants is well fantastic at helping keep the air in your home clean as it filters out pollutants keeping it fresh and clean. According to a NASA study, it can remove formaldehyde, xylene, and toluene, found in furniture, fireplace smoke, and common household products. Supplied as an established plant in a 14cm pot, approx. 50-60cm tall. Please note that the decorative pot is not included, see 'as supplied' photo.