Outdoor typeCucumber 'Masterpiece' is an early and reliable British selection for outdoor cultivation. This RHS AGM variety produces heavy crops of dark green skinned, slightly spined, 20cm (8) cucumbers. The crisp white flesh is tender and perfect for summer salads. Height: 3m (9'). Spread: 45cm (18)
Smooth, round, dark red skinned roots with a superb dark flesh colour and increased sugar levels. Beetroot Kestrel is delicious cooked or eaten raw, used as 'baby beetsor when mature. Good resistance to bolting. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection
Trailing. Stunning colour of fruit with a distinctive shape, each fruit of Squash Turk's Turban has its own cap on top making it a popular choice for ornamental autumn displays. Fruits have an excellent flavour for roasting, baking, as a steamed vegetable or used in soups.
An unusual hardy species of this sensitive plant. Lax arching stems with small thorns (briers), and very sensitive leaves that fold when touched are then graced by attractive pink puffball-like flowers during the summer, attracting beneficial insects to the garden. Height: 30-60cm (12-24in)
British breeding has combined the vigour of an F1 Hybrid with extreme cold tolerance to produce quality leeks which will withstand the harshest of weathers. Dark leaves, pure white stems with no bulbing, long standing ability and bolting and rust tolerant. Lift fresh superb quality stems from Christmas to May
Seed of this amazing new garden plant can be sown early in the year* and by the same autumn will be completely smothered in hundreds and thousands of shiny, light reflecting flowers, forming perfect mounds (or knolls) 30cm (12in) high and 45cm (18in) across. During a season when little else is in flower, they are a perfect fit for a change in containers or will brighten up the border, looking like blue charm chrysanthemums. No matter what the weather conditions - torrential rain, snow or frost they continue to look far and away the best, brightest plant in the garden, even right through November. *Sow during January/February to flower in October/November. Sow September/October to flower following September/October
An exquisite Evening Primrose with beautiful 10cm (4in) soft-yellow flowers that mature by changing to an attractive sunset-red. Ideal for adding height to borders, as well as a delicate evening fragrance to your gardenHeight 90-100cm (36-40in).
Perfect for Halloween carving, as each fruit of Pumpkin Jack of All Trades weighs approximately 4kgs (9lbs). Pumpkin Jack of All Trades produces fruits which have a flat base but rounded shape, with a rich orange skin and flesh, making superb pumpkin pie and a host of culinary dishes
(October-December) British breeding at its best! Maturing before our very popular Trafalgar. Brussels Sprout Bosworth F1 has excellent holding ability, to give firm, smooth dark green, sweet tasting buttons, well spaced on the stem for easy picking. Initial trials show good downy mildew tolerance
With slender bronze green leaves and lilac tubular flowers, this hardy annual makes an attractive addition to the herb garden. Summer Savory lends an aromatic peppery tang to soups and seafoods. It's mild flavour is useful as an alternative to sage or thyme, and it is also used to aid digestion, reduce fevers and soothe bee stings. Grown next to broad beans it is reputed to help repel black fly. Gather Summer Savory when harvesting your broad beans and cook them together - it does wonders for the flavour. The secret is to have your Summer Savory 15cm (6in) tall by early May to plant out amongst your beans! Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12)
This neat, compact variety is ideal for growing on the patio. Courgette 'Venus' has an impressively long season if harvested regularly, producing heavy crops of delicious, shiny, dark green, cylindrical fruits. This reliable courgette also holds an RHS AGM. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 75cm (30).
Pak Choi Green F1 produces vibrant apple green stems. Ready to harvest in 30 days from sowing as 'baby leafor 45-70 days as semi-mature to full size heads. Earlier and later sowings of Pak Choi Green F1 for 'baby leafcan be made under cloches or fleece
Chili Pepper Joe's Long produces unbelievably long, slender, cayenne-style fruits with strong pungency, excellent for hot sauces or for drying to make powders. Fruits ripen dark bottle-green to red. High yielding, Chili Pepper Joe's Long produces fruits up to 25cm (10 inches) long. Bushy plants for indoor or outdoor growing
Extra early crops of excellent flavoured, dark green, slightly speckled cylindrical fruits. Courgette 'Partenon' has a parthenocarpic habit, meaning it has the ability to set fruit without pollination. So even when grown under glass or during poor summers when pollinating insects are scarce, you will have a plentiful harvest of succulent courgettes. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 90cm (35).
Mello® 21 has twenty one different shades and bicolours from black through to white. The flowers are an excellent size without being too big, smooth, well rounded, firm and upward facing on compact plants, held clear of the small foliage. A true spring, summer and winter flowering bedding or container pansy. Combining both cold hardy and heat tolerant genetic lines, it features formula mixing of seed to ensure as near as possible a balance of all 21 colours.
The fully grown plants of Kale Nero di Toscana have attractive dark green, deeply savoyed, strap-like leaves with traditional winter hardiness, making this a useful winter to spring vegetable at a time when fresh garden produce is scarce. Kale Nero di Toscana can also be grown as a baby salad leaf ingredient adding texture and a peppery taste to mixed salads
The slender, straight, colourful yellow pods of Dwarf Bean 'Concador' are produced over a long season. Growing to about 12cm (5in) long, the pods are flavoursome and easy to spot when picking. This compact and disease-resistant bean is ideal for use in containers and has good resistance to bean mosaic virus, anthracnose and halo blight. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12)
The latest maturing variety with some good frost tolerance to extend the cutting of quality heads and 'sideshoots' well into the autumn. Calabrese Spiridon produces domed heads, average 400-500g on erect, open plants which allow good air circulation to minimise disease. Prefers moist, rich, well-drained soil.
A dual purpose onion that resists bulbing up enabling it to be pulled for a longer period than regular varieties. Spring Onion Winter White Bunching has excellent overwintering qualities, can be sown either late August for late May pulling or in spring and summer for summer/autumn crops.
Chinese Leaves are quick maturing and form a cos lettuce type heart in under 9 weeks. Plants are very slow to bolt, so stand well over a long season. Use as salad leaves as you would a Romaine lettuce or as a full heart for salads, stir fries and as a cooked vegetable. Superb quality and garden performance without bolting. Mature heads can be cut and stored in a frost free shed