An exciting mix of all sorts of easy to grow cacti, which are all well suited to window sills, sun rooms or greenhouses. It?s easy to grow a cactus, and this fun mix means that you never know quite what you are going to grow!
Beetroot ?Detroit? has long been a popular choice for its reliable crops of attractive, flavoursome and nutritious roots. Beetroot provides a vibrant splash of colour to any dish, not to mention great flavour, texture and excellent health benefits.
For ?midi size? ( for sq. metre gardening) and ?babyleaf? which commercial growers have expressed interest to add colour to supermarket packs.
Shake up your herb border with something a little different. Summer Savory has been used as a culinary and medicinal herb for 2000 years, but is rarely seen grown these days.
This versatile and easy to grow kitchen herb produces a reliable and perennial crop of flat, grass-like leaves which have a wonderful, mild garlic flavour. Chinese chives, also known as garlic chives, can be used in the same way as any other chive, perfect for adding flavour to salads, sandwiches and various cooked dishes.
A reliable variety with excellent canker resistance, Parsnip ?White Gem? produces a uniform crop of smooth-skinned, flavoursome roots in virtually any soil types. Cropping over a generously long season, sow successively and you can enjoy harvesting fresh parsnips throughout autumn and most of winter.
Description for Carrot 'Red Sun' F1 Hybrid (Maincrop) not available
A particularly attractive variety of this popular half hardy annual. It has a dwarf, neat shape making it excellent for edging borders and for outdoor containers. Deep golden flowers are produced in profusion throughout the summer. Flowers early summer to first frosts. Height 15cm (6in).
Low mounds covered with a mass of bloom. The semi-double flowers are carried well above the foliage and face upwards so all are visible. Mixture of cherry, rose, gold, mahogany, orange, scarlet, tangerine and cream. Ideal for bedding, borders, tubs, containers etc. Flowers can be cut for unusual floral decorations.
Being a semi-trailing plant you can always find room for it. One of the most striking varieties in a mixture of golden yellow, orange and scarlet. Flowers summer to frost.
The finest of the preferred supermarket size tomatoes that we've grown. Completely greenback free, Tomato 'Tigerella' crops heavily and over three weeks earlier than 'Moneymaker'. The rich, tangy fruits have a unique flavour to complement the eye appeal of those clearly defined red and yellow stripes! This cordon variety is well suited to cultivation outdoors or in a greenhouse. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
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 Yellow' 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).
The finest of strains of this lovely flower with a wider colour range than other varieties and a more base branching habit. Beautiful plants for the border providing a good display of colour throughout the summer. Rich feathery green foliage and flowers which are excellent for cutting. Flowers summer. Height 60-75cm (24-30in).
An easily raised perennial thriving in sun or part shade and producing strong, erect stems crammed with white to pink flowers with purple, almost black 'flamedmarkings. Easy, thriving in most soils. A magnificent display. Flowers all summer. Flowers in first year
Rich golden yellow single flowers with maroon blotches, a really striking combination which makes it one of the most effective bedders available. Excellent for bedding, use it at the front of the border or edge the border, path or in tubs, windowboxes etc. Flowers all summer. Height 25cm (10in).
Tomato 'Ailsa Craig' is particularly noted for the exceptional flavour of its fruit, which ripens early in the season. This well known gardener's favourite produces medium sized tomatoes with a uniform size and shape and an excellent deep colour. Grow this vigorous cordon variety in the greenhouse or outdoors. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
T&M's flower breeders have struck gold with the first ever F1 Hybrid Laurentia to be entered into the Fleuroselect trials. Both 'Avant-Garde Blueand 'Pinkhave the same uniform, vigorous plant habit and have earlier scented, star shaped blooms which are produced in abundance over a long flowering season. Your garden will be filled with colour all summer. Height: 25-30cm (10-12in)
Dense heads of large, double flowers of a beautiful deep blue are freely produced on compact, bushy plants. Once a common sight in cornfields the annual cornflower stills creates a big impact in summer borders and meadows. The intensely coloured blooms of blue Cornflower 'Jubilee Gem' are excellent for cutting and a magnet for bees and butterflies in the garden. Height: 40cm (16). Spread: 30cm (12).
A compact variety that holds an RHS AGM for its excellent garden performance. Clear sky-blue lobelia flowers are set above narrow, airy foliage on compact plants. Lobelia 'Cambridge Blue' 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)
Carpet like growth with leaves that appear to be sprinkled with ice crystals. Produces a glowing display in full sun on beds, borders, dry banks, rockeries, etc