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$18.95A new introduction from Canada, well suited to our UK climate. An early-mid season variety, this year we found it extremely early to harvest and its one that copes very well with an early heat spell. High yielding with thicker spears than many others. Our favourite for excellent all-round quality.…
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$17.95
A variety with good vigour, high yields and a great taste – perfect for planting with the earlier cropping Guelph Eclipse to extend your season. Grows well in a variety of soils and has now become one of the most widely grown varieties worldwide. Growing asparagus is a long-term, but…
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$2.59
It’s neither bamboo shoots nor peas, but it does have pods that taste like “mango-picked” peas, and the flavor is definitely reminiscent of asparagus! Easily grown, producing numerous winged pods, which should be picked about 2.5 cm (1 in) long pods and steam or fry the whole pods.
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$18.95
Thought to be higher in antioxidants than green types, this purple variety can also be eaten raw as it contains lower amounts of lignin, the fibrous part of asparagus. An eye-catching hybrid variety that is exceptionally sweet, juicy, crunchy and great for eating with dips and in salads. Growing asparagus…
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$43.85
This great value, spring planting asparagus crown collection will ensure you are harvesting succulent spears for up to 20 years! You will receive 30 crowns, 10 crowns each of: Guelph Millennium: A variety with good vigour, high yields and a great taste – perfect for planting with the earlier cropping…
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$2.59
A gourmet treat, very popular in the Mediterranean. Eat the fleshy base of the ‘scales’ dipped in butter and sauté the hearts as a delicious appetiser. The flowers and foliage make very ornamental plants. Easy to grow, plants will crop for 4 to 5 years.
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$8.95
A gourmet treat and very popular in the Mediterranean. The French artichoke grown for its large, edible flower buds. Attractive thistle like plants which are so ornamental they are often grown in the flower garden. If you do not have the time or the facilities for raising your own vegetable…
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$13.95
A superb variety, which has the same wonderful ‘smoky’ taste and texture as the Common Artichoke but the tubers are larger and have a smoother surface, making them much easier to prepare. As much at home in the flower border as they are in the vegetable garden.. If you do…
Herbs
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$13.95
Aromatic dark green leaves with the classic sweet basil flavour. Basil Plants Basil is an essential herb, perfect in tomato dishes, with pizza, pasta and salads as well as blitzed into a pesto sauce. Supplied as potted plants, well rooted and grown in 9cm pots.
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$2.59
Herbs are so easy – you don’t even need a garden! Just a few in pots on the patio or windowsill will add that little extra to a dish.
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$13.95
Eyecatching, purple leaved variety that makes a lovely addition to the ornamental border. It still has the full basil fragrance and flavour to compliment many dishes. Basil Plants Basil is an essential herb, perfect in tomato dishes, with pizza, pasta and salads as well as blitzed into a pesto sauce.…
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$2.59
The purple leaves give a real ‘lift’ to salads, stir fries and pasta. Herbs are so easy – you don’t even need a garden! Just a few in pots on the patio or windowsill will add that little extra to a dish.
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$2.49
This high quality basil has an authentic flavour and appearance, perfect for making your own home-made pesto. Superb flavour and a good resistance to disease and poor weather, also develops pretty, bi-coloured flowers.✔ Perfect for home-made pesto✔ Authentic flavour and good sized leaves✔ Crops from June to November
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$19.95
Basil is an essential herb and ingredient used in many Italian dishes with strongly flavoured leaves that can be used. Perfect for tomato dishes, blitzed to make pesto sauce and added to pizzas, pasta and salads. You’ll receive 6 x 9cm potted plants, 2 each of the following varieties: Sweet…
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$2.59
Delicious torn into salads, great with chicken and fish. Herbs are so easy – you don’t even need a garden! Just a few in pots on the patio or windowsill will add that little extra to a dish.
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$2.59
A refined variety of the classic, large-leaved basil. Plants will produce extra fragrant, large tender leaves which are ideal for making full-flavoured pesto used on pasta and salads. This new variety thrives in pots and is highly attractive.
Fruit plants
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$16.95
Originating from Eastern Europe, this superb new Blackcurrant variety is literally bursting with flavour! The fruits are larger than most and contain 15% sugar ensuring each currant has a deliciously sweet flavour. Blackcurrant Ebony is excellent at coping with our ever changing climate and shows great resistance to mildew. We…
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$15.95
Extremely high yielding, the dark blue, richly flavoured berries fruit in profusion from the end of August through into September and, last well once picked. Great for container growing in ericaceouse (acidic) compost, blueberries provide attractive spring flowers, delicious and highly nutritious summer fruits, and decorative autumn foliage. All varieties…
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$15.95
This excellent mid season variety is perfect for a smaller garden or a large pot on the patio and produces rich flavoured fruit in abundance in August. Considered the best all around variety for consistent yields with large, high quality fruit, and disease resistance. This popular variety can be planted…
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$16.95
A compact shrub that only grows to about 1.2m (4ft) tall, but has in-bred frost resistance and some resistance to mildew. In mid-July, a heavy and delicious crop of large blackcurrants is produced which are perfect for serving fresh or made into jams, jellies or pies. The fruit should be…
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$13.95
Originating from Eastern Europe, this superb Blackcurrant variety is literally bursting with flavour! The fruits are larger than most and contain 15% sugar ensuring each currant has a deliciously sweet flavour. Blackcurrant Ebony is excellent at coping with our ever changing climate and shows great resistance to mildew. Highly recommended…
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$12.95
This is a good blackcurrant variety as it is a compact grower and produces high yields of large fruit on medium length trusses, which makes the normally fiddly job of picking blackcurrants nice and easy. Blackcurrant Ben Connan shows good mildew resistance and is ready to pick from mid July.…
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$17.95
Early season A superb and reliable variety, originating from New Zealand. The summer flowers are followed by huge, shiny black berries that are firm, easy to pick and above all packed with flavour. A long picking period up until the middle of August and very productive once established. The berries…
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$17.95
Early Season Perfect for smaller gardens producing short, upright canes which need little or no support. Cropping from mid-August on thorn-free canes, this variety is the most widely grown in the UK. Supplied as well-developed plants in 2 litre pots. The 2ltr plants are, on average, a year older than…
