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Luffa – Luffa aegyptiaca (Organic)
£2.65 Add to basketLuffa – Luffa aegyptiaca (Organic)
Annual climbing plant producing cucumber like fruits that can be made into a natural sponge. It’s part of the cucurbit family originating in India and produces 30 to 40 centimetres long fruits. Whilst the young fruits are actually edible, the mature ones can be boiled or dried to remove the flesh, revealing the sponge like fibres.
Germination can be tricky, needs hot temperatures constantly between 24 and 30°C and a long season to make a sponge.
The Luffas should be ready to harvest in October, once the skin of the fruits starts to wither. Harvest and stack them up somewhere warm, dry and airy, making sure to turn them. The skin should reach a point where it can easily peel off leaving the fibrous inner. Shake the seeds out and give a thorough wash to clean it. The luffa is likely to have natural brown markings on it; shop-bought luffas are bleached. (Approximate seed count – 15)
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White Mignonette (Organic)
£2.20 Read moreWhite Mignonette (Organic)
White Mignonette produces an abundance of delicate white spires with a vanilla scent. They produce long, upright stems that flower all summer long and make a lovely addition to a cottage garden border or a great filler for a cut flower arrangement. Expect a vase life of 5 – 7 days.
(Approximate seed count – 600)£2.20 -
Hyssop (Organic)
£1.50 Add to basketHyssop (Organic)
Semi-evergreen perennial, with aromatic leaves and flowers. Hyssop has traditional medicinal uses, particularly related to the respiratory system, and is also a great plant for pollinators. This is the traditional blue hyssop, which has beautiful bright blue flowers from summer to early autumn, up to around 80cm tall. It likes similar conditions to Rosemary and Thyme, so sunny and well drained.
(Approximate seed count – 300)£1.50 -
Borage – White (Organic)
£1.95 Add to basketBorage – White (Organic)
*** This year’s crop is currently being processed and tested – we hope to get everything ready for 1 November catalogue launch ***
Adored by bees and humans alike, this variety of borage produces an abundance of delicate, edible white flowers. Borage is a must-addition for any ornamental or kitchen garden, with its tall stems, abundant flowers and edible petals. No nature-friendly garden is complete without this wonderful annual flower. It is a prolific self-seeder so you may only need to sow it once to have it forever.
(Approximate seed count – 60)£1.95 -
Helichrysum – Silvery Rose (Organic)
£1.95 Add to basketHelichrysum – Silvery Rose (Organic)
Delicate papery blooms of pink through to white, equally at home in the border, the vase, or as a dried bunch. This is a new variety for us and we totally love it! The pale blush pink petals are borne on good strong stems, and if flowers are either cut or deadheaded the plants will keep producing over a very long period.
A top favourite for wedding bouquets due to the exquisite delicate and unfolding nature of the blooms.
(Approximate seed count – 200)£1.95 -
Cornflower – Classic Magic (Organic)
£2.40 Add to basketCornflower – Classic Magic (Organic)
A unique variety producing stunning blooms in mauves, pinks, maroons and violets that are highlighted by delicate, feathery foliage. Classic Magic is a prolific bloomer that is easy to grow and maintain, making it a popular choice among gardeners of all skill levels. Edible petals make an attractive decoration to cakes and as garnishes. Whether you’re growing for a visual treat or a culinary one, this variety is a total show-stopper!
(Approximate seed count – 150)£2.40 -
Purple Sprouting Broccoli – Rudolph (Organic)
£2.20 Add to basketPurple Sprouting Broccoli – Rudolph (Organic)
A famous extra-early variety producing delicious tender spears as early as October . Rudolph is a fantastic variety and we are really happy to be offering it in our catalogue. Our selection was from a huge population we had access to so the genetics are extremely strong.
It is one of the few open-pollinated broccoli varieties which large scale veg growers still use, along side their hybrid counterparts.
(Approximate seed count – 100)
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Nigella – Love-in-a-Mist (Organic)
£2.34 Add to basketNigella – Love-in-a-Mist (Organic)
Pale blue, pink and white flowers on upright, bushy plants with feathery foliage. Nigella flowers or ‘love-in-a-mist’ are a popular and traditional cottage garden flower. The blue, pink and white solitary flowers appear to sit on a bed of ‘misty’ foliage, hence the common name. The plants get about 50cm high and the blossom is followed by a decorative, inflated seed capsule that also makes a nice addition to cut flower arrangements.
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Lettuce – Really Red Deer Tongue (Organic)
Price range: £1.80 through £3.90 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLettuce – Really Red Deer Tongue (Organic)
Very dark red loose-leaf variety, with striking arrow-shaped leaves. This is definitely one of our favourite varieties of lettuce. It is productive and easy to harvest as well as being crunchy and extremely tasty. It adds a real depth of colour to any salad with leaves that are almost black!
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Chicory – Radicchio Treviso Late (SM4.75 – Forcing) (Organic)
£2.50 Add to basketChicory – Radicchio Treviso Late (SM4.75 – Forcing) (Organic)
A forcing chicory from Treviso for delicious winter eating. This variety of chicory has been bred for forcing through the winter months (Tardivo means late in Italian), and produces totally delicious ‘chicons’
To force chicory the plants should be left untouched in the field until winter time. When you wish to force them, pull up however many plants you need and replant the roots into a moist medium such as sand or spent compost. The plants then need to kept in total darkness for a few weeks and then beautiful chicons will grow from the roots.
They are generally eaten cooked in pastas and other dishes and were the first Italian vegetable to gain IGP, a European protected status for special food products specific to a place of origin.
(Approximate seed count – 100)£2.50 -
Nicotiana – Lime Green (Organic)
£1.95 Add to basketNicotiana – Lime Green (Organic)
An enchanting flowering tobacco with lime green flowers from early summer.
This popular cut flower features graceful, elongated trumpets of lime-green blooms that emit a subtle, sweet fragrance. The charming flowers come alive, especially in the evening when they attract moths during their nightly flight as pollinators. Perfect for both garden display and cut arrangements, they add elegance and fragrance to any setting.
(Approximate seed count – 2000)
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Blue Vervein (Organic)
£1.95 Read moreBlue Vervein (Organic)
A herb with lovely lilac flowers and spiky leaves grown as ornamental and medicinal plant.
Blue Vervein is an elegant hardy herbaceous perennial, native to North America, but widely grown around the world. It has particular properties for the nervous system and can help to ease tension. The plant has delicate foliage with a purple hue, and striking spires of dainty deep purple flowers. The plants grow 1m-1.5m tall and prefer moist soil in full to partial sun.
(Approximate seed count – 150)
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