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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)
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Madder (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2026*** (Copy)
£3.25 Add to basketMadder (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2026*** (Copy)
Ancient perennial dye plant used to produce rich red pigments from its roots.
A beautiful dye plant, rubia tinctorum has been used for thousands of years, most famously responsible for the deep red of the British Redcoat uniforms. Its long, fleshy roots are packed with alizarin, the compound behind its distinctive colour.
Madder is a hardy perennial that grows to around 1m tall, with slender jointed stems and whorls of short, prickly leaves. In summer it produces small green-yellow, bell-shaped flowers, followed in late autumn by glossy black seeds that look remarkably like tiny peppercorns. It can be propagated from seed, or simply by dividing roots and shoots once established.
Harvesting and dye use:
The roots take around 3–4 years to reach harvestable size for dyeing. For the best depth of red, madder prefers an alkaline soil.(Approximate seed count – 40)
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Chard – White (Organic)
£2.30 Add to basketChard – White (Organic)
A classic variety with glossy dark green leaves and thick white stems. If you need a leafy vegetable that ‘just grows’ Swiss Chard is a garden essential. From two sowings, one in the Spring and one in the Autumn, you can have chard almost all year round. In Fred’s words “Chard is just always there, even if you don’t want it, it’s still there”.
This variety is robust, vigorous and very productive. You can use the stem and the leaf separately as they have different cooking qualities. Ronja’s favourite recipe is with the whole plant. Sauté onions in some oil with a bit of chilli and the Swiss chard, add some cooked white butter beans, serve with cheese on top – just delicious!
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Climbing French Beans – Pea Bean (Organic)
£2.85 Add to basketClimbing French Beans – Pea Bean (Organic)
Stringless flatish pods followed by plentiful fresh beans that turn maroon and cream once dried. This pretty heritage variety of bean has been passed through the weathered hands of generations of gardeners since the 16th century. It’s the ultimate all-rounder providing plentiful flat smooth skinned green pods. As the pods fill out with beans and dry they develop a delightful maroon and cream pattern, great for long storage and comforting winter stews. An easy to grow climbing bean with great drought tolerance and plentiful abundance.
(Approximate seed count – 60)£2.85 -
Climbing French bean – Borlotti (Organic)
£2.95 Read moreClimbing French bean – Borlotti (Organic)
Produces gorgeous bright pink-dappled pods with beans to be used either fresh or dried. Borlotti is one of the most beautiful climbing French bean varieties available. The pods have a stunning colour with dapples of bright pink and white. The bean itself is creamy white with maroon speckles.
We love them for their excellent taste, colour and versatility. Either eat the young pods raw or cooked, or the beans when matured. Just shell and use like a dry bean.They are one of the most popular heritage varieties in Italy and our favourite in the Vital Seeds 2019 bean trials.
(Approximate seed count – 60)£2.95 -
Pepper – Pepperoncini (Organic)
£1.95 Add to basketPepper – Pepperoncini (Organic)
Small sweet pepper variety from Tuscany traditionally used for pickling. An Italian pepper with the occasional hint of spice. Pepperoncini are often pickled in vinegar, made into delicious antipasti or cooked whole, served with classic Italian foods like pizza or pasta dishes.
This variety belongs to the same family as bell peppers and hot tobasco chillies. Pepperoncini is an annual that favours hot, fairly dry summers. Normally harvested when glossy green, the pretty long wrinkly peppers turn red and exquisitely sweet if you leave them on the plant. Perfect for a little snack straight off the plant and a favourite when roasted or barbecued, served with olive oil and flakes of sea salt.
(Approximate seed count – 20)£1.95 -
Onion – Red Baron (Organic)
£2.25 Read moreOnion – Red Baron (Organic)
A mid-late variety with deep red skin, suitable for storage as well as bunching when young. Red Baron is a classic red onion producing large globe-shaped bulbs with a punchy flavour. They can be grown as a main-crop onion but are also suitable for bunching when picked young.
(Approximate seed count – 350)£2.25 -
Cornflower – Black Ball (Organic)
£2.25 Add to basketCornflower – Black Ball (Organic)
A quirky variety producing very dark maroon double blooms. The flowers are so dark they are almost black and have a very dramatic appearance. They make a great cut flower, as well as looking fantastic in the garden. As with all cornflowers, they are edible too.
(Approximate seed count – 130)£2.25 -
Lettuce – Elf Ears Oak (Organic)
Price range: £2.00 through £3.90 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLettuce – Elf Ears Oak (Organic)
An oak-leaf lettuce with pointy elongated ‘ear’ tips and a crispy texture. Elf Ears Oak is a tasty and beautiful lettuce with slightly savoyed leaves that have an elongated tip and a dense compact heart. The leaves almost resemble a dandelion in terms of shape but the good taste, sweetness and crunch make it a superior salad ingredient. It was bred by Frank Morten from Wild Garden Seed in Oregon, USA.
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Poppy – Angels Choir (Organic)
£2.10 Add to basketPoppy – Angels Choir (Organic)
A delightful poppy with ruffled blooms in a spectrum of soft pastels from white to grey, orange and pink. This variety offers a charming mix of single and double flowers that add a cheerful touch to the garden and vase alike with colours ranging from creamy white and blush pink to smoky lavender and warm orange. With its delicate and fleeting beauty and long flowering period, Angels Choir is a stunning addition to any space. Self-seeds easily and loved by pollinators.
(Approximate seed count – 500)£2.10 -
Nigella – Miss Jekyll Rose (Organic)
£2.25 Add to basketNigella – Miss Jekyll Rose (Organic)
A popular cut flower that’s long-lasting and great for arranging and drying. Also known as Love in a Mist, these hardy annuals take their name from the lovely delicate tendrils that surround each flower head. This variety has beautiful pink petals and is a great workhorse for the cut flower enthusiast, producing abundant flowers and seed pods great for arranging and drying.
(Approximate seed count – 200)£2.25 -
Lettuce – Red Salad Bowl (Organic)
Price range: £1.98 through £3.00 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLettuce – Red Salad Bowl (Organic)
Fast growing lettuce with long, burgundy red and deeply cut leaves.. This lettuce is known for its excellent taste and resistance to bolt. It has a non-heading growth habit with sweet, succulent oakleaf type leaves. We love it for its tenderness and cheerfulness in salads. As the name suggests one lettuce is usually enough to fill a whole salad bowl.
Best grown in spring, early summer and fall. However it can be grown in the hotter summer months too as it’s slow to bolt.
‘Red Salad Bowl’ was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 1993.
(Approximate seed count – 250)Price range: £1.98 through £3.00
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