A rainbow mix of vibrant stem and leaf colours maintained as an Australian heirloom. An excellent value crop as the juicy, mild flavoured broad stems (chards), and the leaves (as spinach) can be eaten. Both are best steamed, but as baby leaves the stems and leaves can be added to salads. Decorative vegetable perfect for borders and containers
Salad Leaves Stir Fry Mixed will add colours, tastes and textures to your stir fries, mixed salads, sandwiches and garnishes, also use as a steamed or microwaved vegetable. Sow seeds regularly all the year round for a constant supply of nutritious 'salad leaves'. Ideal in containers on the patio. Salad Leaves Stir Fry Mixed is quick growing, under 30 days during summer months. Good source of provitamin A, vitamins C and K, and folate. CONTENTS: Mizuna, Canton Pak Choy, Red Mustard, Texsel Greens & Cavolo Nero
A red F1 hybrid onion from British breeding. Onion ?Red Herald? produces deep red, rounded bulbs with a uniform shape and crisp, tasty flesh. The flavour is strong and distinctive.
This tasty purple sprouting broccoli is British bred and requires no vernalisation (winter chill) to produce a delicious crop through the summer and well into autumn.
Bring a soft, airy feel to beds and borders with this unique, pastel-flowered delight which blooms continuously throughout summer.
Multiple flowers per stem coupled with a gorgeous chocolatey scent makes this perennial sunflower extra special. Ideal for the back or the middle of a border.
Fun and easy to grow from seed, this wonderfully rewarding sunflower is a joy to grow for children and adults alike.
You won't be pushing your sprouts around the plate once you've tasted this one. Firm, flavoursome buttons, which hold well for autumn (and Christmas) pickings!
Radish ?Diana? is a summer radish with plenty of ?plate-appeal?! The rounded roots have a lovely purple colour, fading to white at the root tips. This colourful variety is ideal for adding a bright splash of colour and a peppery flavour to your salads. This quick maturing radish matures in just 25 days.
An intensely sweet cabbage variety producing thick crisp leaves, just perfect for use in salads and coleslaws. This cabbage will perform in almost any free-draining soils.
Bred in the USA especially for growing in containers. Early to flower and set fruit. Harvest June-October.
An unusual ?eat-all? vegetable, closely related to traditional parsley. Parsley ?Hamburg Arat? is best grown for its delicious ?parsnip-like? roots which make a superb winter vegetable. The large, tapered, white roots have a strong, nutty, celery flavour when roasted.
A stunning variety that can be grown as baby leaves for salads or harvested at full maturity. Kale ?KX-1? is distinctive for its bright red, serrated, curly leaves which darken to deep purple-red with maturity. This showy vegetable is particularly high in iron making it a nutritious addition to your dinner plate.
A 2-in-1, autumn-maturing Brussels sprout producing wellspaced, tasty round 'buttons' with the added bonus of the sweet, cabbagelike top which is delicious eaten as 'greens'. Plants show good resistance to stem mildew, leaf spot and alternaria
An improved golden beet offering better seedling emergence, vigour and root uniformity. Roots are deliciously sweet and young leaves can be eaten raw, steamed or stir fried.
Dainty, deep blue lobelia flowers smother neat globes of foliage that form very dwarf, compact plants. Lobelia 'Crystal Palace' makes a sparkling addition to beds, containers, flower Pouches® and window-boxes, and even looks well placed in the rockery. An easy to grow annual that is deservedly popular for its versatility and long flowering period. Height: 10cm (4). Spread: 15cm (6)
Dwarf compact plants bearing brilliantly coloured singleflowers in a wide colour range. Easy plants, for beds, borders, containers and even dry sunny banks. Height 15-23cm (6-9in).
The longest flowering and best double pot marigold that we have grown on our trial grounds! Sturdy, dwarf, multi-branching plants produce large, luminous blooms, to brighten summer borders and containers. The daisy-like flowers of Calendula 'Candyman Orange' are excellent for cutting and can also be added to salads as an edible flower. Quick and easy to grow, Calendula copes in almost any garden situation, and even grows well in coastal areas. Height: 25cm (10). Spread: 30cm (12).
This mouth-watering colour combination smothers the particularly dwarf, compact, bushy plants with alluring orange and golden yellow, daisy-like blooms. Unlike some bedding plants, Calendula 'Citrus Cocktailkeeps on flowering throughout the summer, coping in almost any garden situation. It even grows well in coastal areas. The bright flowers are also excellent for cutting and can also be added to salads as an edible flower. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 30cm (12).
Cornflower 'Polka Dot Mixed' blends the loveliest shades of cornflower colours for a really pretty addition to summer borders. These easy to grow annuals attract bees and butterflies to their nectar rich blooms. With their wiry stems and ruffled petals they make a delicate cut flower too. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12).