A mix of lettuce varieties for mixed salads, sandwiches and garnish.
Delicious flavour! An attractive 'ornamental edible' Basil Lemonade produces masses of shiny, pale green leaves with pretty white flowers. But even more important is the delightful fresh flavour with a zesty, lemon twist - delicious in salads, tossed through warm pasta or even to accompany some fresh summer strawberries. Tolerant of the temperamental British weather, plants will stand well outside and Basil Lemonade has been recognised by the RHS for its outstanding garden performance.
An exciting colour combination of the increasingly popular 'Patty Pans'. These vigorous bushy plants with long, quite spiny stems, produce high numbers of scalloped 'patty pan' fruits if harvested regularly. Harvest at golf ball-size for soft-skinned, tender fruits to eat whole and raw. Larger 7cm (3in) fruits can be sliced for stir fries or steamed. The final fruits left to maturity can be stuffed/ baked. Mature fruits store well. Mixture includes: Custard Twinkle F1, Pesto Kemit F1 and Polo.
With our three winter-proof Savoy cabbages you are guaranteed a supply of fresh heads for a full seven months of the year, no matter the weather.This collection comprises:Cabbage 'Noelle F1'Cabbage 'Tourmaline F1'Cabbage 'Tundra F1'
Create a fun decorative fruit bowl for autumn display or use the fruits as a mini 'pumpkin-on-a-stick? gift for Halloween visitors. These plants will thrive in a sunny spot in the garden or in a warm greenhouse. Height 30-45cm (12-18in).
Awarded an RHS AGM, Chilli Pepper 'Fresno' bears conical dark green fruits which ripen to red, orange and yellow. This popular variety is easy to grow, with a moderate heat that makes it particularly useful in the kitchen. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 50cm (20).
Blueberries are always more productive when you grow several plants together. This superb collection offers three different varieties for maximum cross pollination and the very best crops. Delicious, firm fruits, which are packed full with healthy vitamins and antioxidants, are produced in summer on attractive, maneagable bushes.
Fragrant spikes of creamy yellow, semi double flowers are held aloft green linear foliage. An unusual addition to the garden, the waxy blooms of Polianthes tuberosa 'Yellow' also make a charming cut flower.
So sweet you can eat the stems raw! A true pure broccoli similar in look to Cima di rapa (wild broccoli). Expect three or four harvests per plant.
High numbers of small, smoothskinned fruits that are tender, crisp, sweet and seedless. Keep picking regularly at 10-12cm (4-5in) size; no need to peel, just wash and enjoy. All female flowering (parthenocarpic) so sets fruit without pollination. Diva has good powdery and downy mildew resistance, and performs both under glass and outdoors in a sunny position.
This baby lettuce is one of the most heat tolerant varieties you'll grow, with little risk of bolting. A unique cross combines the best of both iceberg and cos varieties - dense crunchy hearts are wrapped in attractive looser leaves. Mature heads are ready in around 75 days. Alternatively grow for baby leaves.
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.
Large, weighty roots, with inbuilt F1 vigour and uniformity ideal for the show bench. This main crop variety impresses both in terms of performance and flavour. Canker-resistant Parsnip Panorama F1 produces long, even, well-filled roots with only slight tapering, ready to lift from October right through to March.
With their sharp lemon flavour these hot chillies will certainly spice things up in the kitchen. Chilli Pepper 'Hot Lemon' produces plenty of 5cm (2) yellow chillies with tender skins and a flavour that is hotter than Cayenne. Easy to grow on a sunny patio or in the greenhouse. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 50cm (20).
Widely used for TexMex cooking, Chilli Pepper 'Jalapeno M' produces large dark green fruits that ripen to a fiery scarlet red. The 10cm (8) long peppers are thick-walled with a typical tapering Jalapeno shape. Perfect for adding a mild heat to dishes. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 50cm (20).
An earlier ripening 'Cherry Bomb' type, large 5cm x 5cm flatter, round dark green to red fruits. Mild pungency with some heat at base. Mid height plant will need cane support if on a windowsill.
Broad Bean 'Perla? is an RHS AGM variety with healthy, dark foliage. This neat little Bean is slightly taller than the well known variety 'The Sutton? but equally good for growing in patio containers. An early setting of white flowers produces a good crop of pods, each containing up to 6 bright green beans. Having been bred as a gourmet crop, the beans are delicately flavoured, and provide an excellent source of folate, fibre and vitamin B. Make successional sowings for a continuous harvest from June to August. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 45cm (18).
Unique, world's first purple podded 'daisy type', masses of very slender pods, produced at the top of the plant. Stunning dark leaves, purple stems and flowers. Harvest June-October.
Here is a high quality crisp head lettuce with small compact heads which are just the right size for the home gardener. The solid, crisp and tasty heads of Lettuce 'Lakeland' are quick to mature and slow to bolt. Recommended for harvesting in succession from spring to July
You'll never be short of cut flowers if you plant a bed of Dahlia 'Sunset Shades'! This spectacular colour mix of red, orange-pink and salmon will provide you with of material for summer bouquets.