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Nigella – Miss Jekyll (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£2.35 Add to basketNigella – Miss Jekyll (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
Pale blue mostly double flowers, sit atop a misty spray of delicate green foliage. A delightful sight in any garden or allotment and an excellent crop for attracting beneficial pollinators into your space. ‘Miss Jekylls’ captivating blooms are perfection in borders for cut flower arrangements and after the pods swell and dry the edible seeds can be harvested utilising the attractive seed head for dry flower crafts.
This delightful annual has stood the test of time amongst garden designers, its is after all named after one of the greatest female garden designers of the 19th century whose influence is still very much alive in modern garden design today.
(Approximate seed count – 200)£2.35 -
Poppy – White Frills (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£2.45 Add to basketPoppy – White Frills (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
A riot of spectacular white fluffy orbs followed by large decorative seed pods. This is a really unique variety of breadseed poppy, we were stunned by the dramatic explosion of blooms when their buds burst open. The flowers are as spectacular as they are short lived! Luckily the beautiful seed pods that follow will last indefinitely as a dried decoration.
(Approximate seed count – 500)£2.45 -
Lemon Balm (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£2.30 Add to basketLemon Balm (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
Popular medicinal herb with delicate lemon fragrance.
Fresh leaves of Lemon Balm make a delicious tea, or can be used fresh in salads. The herb has a long history as a medicinal plant for the nervous system and as mood up-lifting. A robust plant well suited for the British climate and easy to grow.
(Approximate seed count – 130)
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Elecampane (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£1.95 Add to basketElecampane (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
Tall growing perennial herb known for its medicinal properties.
It is an impressive herbacious perennial plant, with a bitter aromatic root that has a long history and current practice of medicinal use, specifically for the lungs. Elecampane was sacred to the Celts and has rich history in folklore, it also goes by the name “elfwort” since apparently it can be used to heal ‘elf-shot’ (condition caused from being shot by an elf’s arrow).
The plant is tall, up to 2m, although will take a couple of years to reach this stature. It has large yellow sunflower-like flowers with narrow petals and beautiful soft leaves.(Approximate seed count – 30)
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Sunflower – Teddy Bear (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£2.35 Add to basketSunflower – Teddy Bear (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
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A quirky dwarf variety producing fluffy ultra-double blooms. This unique sunflower is named Teddy Bear due its very soft pompom like blooms with almost no smooth centre. The plants have a branching habit so will produce multiple flowering stems on each plant.
(Approximate seed count – 24)£2.35 -
Ashwagandha (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£3.50 Add to basketAshwagandha (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
Important herb from the Ayurvedic tradition with great health benefits.
A tender plant which grows in temperate climates as an annual. Ashwagandha is a well regarded medicinal herb from the Ayurvedic tradition. It is now widely used in Western herbal medicine as “adaptogen” and to support the body’s defences and resilience. It will grow undercover in a greenhouse, polytunnel or large pot in a conservatory. Roots can be harvested at the end of the season. Grows 80 – 120cm tall.
(Approximate seed count – 50)
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Motherwort (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£2.25 Add to basketMotherwort (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
Herbaceous soft-prickly perennial plant highly valued in herbal medicine
A striking plant with traditional and current uses in herbal medicine for the heart (hence the species name cardiaca), and in women’s health.
Will grow 60 – 120 cm tall; blooms between July and September. You will find soft pale pink flowers surrounded by prickly spikes on their stems. Harvest the aerial parts when they start to flower. Prefers well drained soil, and sun or part shade.
(Approximate seed count – 80)£2.25 -
Ammi majus/ Bishop’s Flower (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£1.95 Add to basketAmmi majus/ Bishop’s Flower (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
Popular filler for flower arrangements with lacy flower heads.
This tall, branching plant with crisp white flower heads and finely feathered foliage provide invaluable additions to late spring and early summer bouquets. Ammi majus is one of the most useful and productive filler flowers you can grow from seed. Air dry flowers for two to three weeks in a dark, dry place for making dried flowers. Darkness is necessary to keep the flowers white.
(Approximate seed count – 500)
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Blue Skullcap (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£2.70 Add to basketBlue Skullcap (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
Herbaceous perennial with delicate bright blue flowers.
Blue Skullcap has a long history as Native American medicinal plant, as well as a wide current use in Western herbal medicine for the nervous system. It will grow in damper areas, but also thrives in a normal garden bed. It will grow 60-80cm tall.
(Approximate seed count – 120)
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Lathyrus sativus – Azureus (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£2.10 Add to basketLathyrus sativus – Azureus (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
A sweet pea relative used as a filler in flower arrangements, with delicate green foliage and small blue flowers. Azureus produces an abundance of delicate and elegant green foliage with feathery tendrils. The flowers are small and odourless, and while the stems are too small to be cut as individual stems, the buds on the cut branches will continue to flower for a week or more if placed in a vase of water.
Very easy to grow and can survive drought conditions.
(Approximate seed count – 23)£2.10 -
Statice – Lavender (Organic)
£2.75 Read moreStatice – Lavender (Organic)
Coming soon… currently being processed and tested
A beautiful variety with blooms of lavender with white speckles. Statice makes a great addition to both fresh and dried flower arrangements. It is adored by butterflies throughout the summer. If not harvested the flowers remain attractive on the plants for a long time, making it a great addition to the garden.
(Approximate seed count – 250)£2.75 -
Scabiosa – Black Knight (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
Read moreScabiosa – Black Knight (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
Coming in 2025
Dark red almost black velvety blooms on long stems, a favourite in the flower garden.
We were absolutely taken by this elegant flower with dark crimson to burgundy colours, some really going into black with contrasting creamy white stamen. This scabious makes an amazing cut flower and keeps impressing throughout the summer months. Flower heads make way for lovely seed heads with the shape of pin cushions.
Can be used as a dye flower producing over green and blue to purple dyes depending on mordant and modifiers.
(Approximate seed count – 50)
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