Red Chidori is a mounded type of ornamental kale, with a dense head and dark foliage. It has extremely curly leaf margins and a deep magenta centre. Use them in mass plantings, in containers or to accent floral displays. The colour pigments really begin to show with frost and cold weather.

White Chidori is a mounded type of ornamental kale, with a dense head and dark foliage. It has extremely curly leaf margins and a creamy-white centre. Use them in mass plantings, in mixed or single container plantings. They are often used to accent floral displays.

With crinkly leaves that are almost coral-like in their intricacy and colours of delicate pink through to vibrant red, the likes of 'F1 Red Peacock' are beloved of the French who have cultivated by them for centuries. Perfect for introducing sculptural form and a splash of vibrant colour to a winter garden.

With crinkly leaves that are almost coral-like in their intricacy and colours of delicate green through creams, the likes of 'White Peacock' are beloved of the French who have cultivated by them for centuries. Perfect for introducing sculptural form and a splash of vibrant colour to a winter garden.

The Tokyo series of ornamental cabbage is almost perfectly rounded and neat with blue-green outer leaves. It is used extensively in the garden for winter decoration and can even be used as a cut flower when small. The attractive leaves range from shades of pink, rose, magenta and white to creamy-yellow.

This beautiful heirloom calendula was first available to gardeners in the 1930’s and is now quite hard to find. With shining orange flowers with quill-like petals that resemble a cactus dahlia. Very easy to grow, the beautifully shaped blooms flower even in the poorest conditions.

Campanula persicifolia is an old-fashioned cottage garden flower of great charm. From late spring to early summer the tall stems of wide-open blue bell flowers appear regularly. With tall, straight stems they are ideal for cutting.

Campanula persicifolia is an old-fashioned cottage garden flower of great charm. From late spring to early summer the tall stems of wide-open blue bell flowers appear regularly. With tall, straight stems they are ideal for cutting.

The Boy Series, which all feature double flowered blooms on tall stems for garden or cutting, are available in many colours. These beauties grow well as border plants and are wonderful in a cutting garden. “Black ball” flowers are a lovely rich dark-chocolate hue, almost black on cloudy days.

Centaurea are a favorite annual flower and cottage garden staple. Very easy to grow, a single cornflower looks like a burst of fireworks. Red Ball is a very fine, old variety, the rosy carmine-red flowers with ruffled petals and dark centres appear from early to late summer.

This pink variety is a favorite annual flower and cottage garden staple. One single cornflower looks like a burst of fireworks. With lance shaped, long and graceful leaves, the upper half of the plant has multiple stems which produce many flowers from early summer until frost.

Centaurea are a favorite annual flower and cottage garden staple. Very easy to grow, a single cornflower looks like a burst of fireworks. Red Ball is a very fine, old variety, the rosy carmine-red flowers with ruffled petals and dark centres appear from early to late summer.

Cornflowers are great plants for the cutting garden or border, and this fine cultivar is no exception. Centaurea 'Snowman' is a double flowered cultivar with wonderful fluffy, white flowers on densely branched plants. This is the white member of the series which includes Blue, Red, Pink and Black varieties.