Ornamental Bed or Potager
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Amaranth 'Red Army'
Chinese Spinach, Calaloo, Yin choi, Lin Choi€1.75Most gardeners are familiar with ornamental amaranth, but few realise that this plant is a delicious nutritional powerhouse. In the hot summer months, when growing spinach is near impossible, amaranth thrives. A favorite with chefs, Amaranth tricolor ‘Red Army’ is an intense cherry red selection with a delicate pea-like flavour. Use at babyleaf stage for salad or garnish, or leave to mature for steamed vegetable or soups.
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Basil ‘Lettuce Leaf Basil’
Large Leaf Basil or Crispum Basil
Heritage (Italian)€1.95Lettuce leaf basil is a popular old Italian variety, a large leafed variety of Sweet Basil and one of the most productive of all basils. With very large, crinkled and highly aromatic leaves, it adds the texture of leaf lettuce while packing a tasty basil flavour to brighten up your summer sandwiches.
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Basil ‘Red Rubin’
Purple Basil€1.75Basil ‘Red Rubin’ is a purple version of Italian large leaf basil, a multi-purpose variety that is one of the mainstays of many herb gardens. Distinguished from other purple basils by its sweeter aroma and flavour, the rich, dark purple leaves are more consistent in colour than some of the other purple basils.
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Basil, Thai Basil, Organic
Bai Horapa€2.45Thai Basil is commonly used in the cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. It has has a stronger taste and an identifiable liquorice flavour which is more stable under high or extended cooking temperatures than that of sweet basil. Organic Seed. -
Borage, Borago officinalis alba, White Borage
Starflower, Bee Bread, White Borage€2.15The herb borage is a well known annual. Not so well known is the equally beautiful form 'alba' which boast pure white, perfectly star-shaped flowers. Each flower is centred by five black stamens which heighten the drama. The flowers are edible, garden visitors can be converted to herbal advocates simply by offering a taste of its white flower.
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Borage, Borago officinalis, Blue and White Mix
Starflower, Bee Bread, White Borage€2.25The herb borage is a well known annual with beautiful blue flowers. Not so well known and not often written about is the equally beautiful form 'alba' which boast pure white, perfectly star-shaped flowers. This mixed pack of seeds gives both blue and white forms.
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Borage, Borago officinalis, Blue Borage
Starflower, Bee Bread, Blue BorageStarting at: €1.95
Borage is one of the most reliable sources of blue flowers, often flowering lavishly for weeks after sowing. The beautiful blue star-shaped flowers are edible and very important for bees, providing pollen and nectar in prodigious amounts.
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Cabbage 'Red Drumhead'
Autumn / Winter Cabbage
Heritage (1860's)€1.95Cabbage ‘Red Drumhead’ is a popular deep red heirloom variety which produces densely packed leafy heads with dark red, solid hearts in late summer through to Christmas. This old hardy variety from the 1860s is easy to grow, stores well and is remarkably tasty and sweet.
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Cardamon, Amomum subulatum
Cardamom€2.70Out of stock
Amomum subulatum the cardamon or cardamom plant is native to damp, forested valleys from the eastern Himalayas to central China. It won't yield enough pods for a bountiful crop of the spice, but makes an interesting conversation piece and a satisfying challenge for the adventurous gardener.
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Carrot 'Lila Lu' Organic
Maincrop€2.75'Lila Lu' is a stunning deep purple carrot with a vibrant orange centre. A newly developed organic variety, the wildly unique colour and and sweet taste make this a must grow for both home gardeners and farmers markets. Sow May to July for harvesting September to end of October. Organic Seeds. -
Carrot 'Purple Sun F1'
Maincrop€2.95Carrot 'Purple Sun F1' is a conical, nantes-type carrot, with smooth, intensely coloured dark purple skin and purple centre. Slow bolting with strong disease resistance, they can be sown April to August. Pulled as a baby carrot, they are even more sweet and beautiful and dark to the core.
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Carrot 'Yellowstone' Organic
Maincrop€2.95Carrot 'Yellowstone' is one of the most attractive and versatile carrots you can grow. Slightly tapered with smooth skin and crunchy texture, this Imperator type stores well in the ground when planted in late summer for winter harvest. Organic Seeds. -
Celery, 'Cutting Leaf Celery'
Cutting or Soup Celery. Chinese Kintsai€1.95Cutting celery or Leaf celery is the type that is used in Europe. It looks similar to parsley but tastes like regular stalk celery, but with a slightly stronger, herbier taste. It is a darker green, with thin, rounded, flexible stalks and curly, aromatic leaves; it is much easier to grow than its big brother.
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Celery, 'Cutting Leaf Celery', Organic
Cutting or Soup Celery. Chinese Kintsai€2.45Cutting celery or Leaf celery is the type that is used in Europe. It looks similar to parsley but tastes like regular stalk celery, but with a slightly stronger, herbier taste. It is a darker green, with thin, rounded, flexible stalks and curly, aromatic leaves; it is much easier to grow than its big brother. Organic Seed. -
Chard, Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights'
Leaf Beet, Ruby Chard€2.00With more colours than Joseph’s Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Bright Lights is one of the best looking vegetables around. The stems are a veritable rainbow of colours. One of the easiest of vegetables to grow. RHS AGM and an AAS winner. -
Chard, Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights' Organic
Leaf Beet, Ruby Chard€2.45With more colours than Joseph’s Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Bright Lights is one of the best looking vegetables around. The stems are a veritable rainbow of colours. One of the easiest of vegetables to grow. RHS AGM and an AAS winner. Organic Seeds. -
Chard, Swiss Chard 'Lucullus'
Leaf Beet, Heritage (Italian 1914)€1.75Swiss Chard 'Lucullus' is a particularly prolific variety which produces wonderful crumpled green leaves with white mid-rib and veins. Particular heat and cold tolerant and very easy to grow, it gives a good source of greens for much of the growing season. -
Chard, Swiss Chard 'Rhubarb Red'
Leaf Beet, Ruby Chard.€2.00Swiss Chard is probably the most under appreciated of all vegetables. One of the easiest of all vegetables to grow with a long cropping season, it tolerates poor soil and inattention. With crimson-stemmed leaves, it makes a striking contrast in any salad. -
Chives 'Medium Leaved'
Chives€1.50These easy to grow chives are one of the famous fines herbes of French cuisine. Easily raised from seed, they are perennial bulbs that spread to form neat tufted clumps, ideal for edging beds and paths. They are particularly attractive when in flower and are a favourite of bees and other pollinating insects.
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Costmary, Tanacetum balsamita
Herbe Sainte-Marie, Alecost€2.20Native to the eastern Mediterranean, Costmary leaves have an aroma which has been described as like garden mint with hints of balsam. Costmary is one of the most interesting and complex of all herbs, it can be used for many purposes, culinary, medicinal aromatherapy or ornamental.
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Crambe maritima 'Lilywhite'
Seakale, Wildflower of Britain and Ireland
Ancient Crop.€3.95Crambe maritima is a lovely dual purpose plant. This delicacy from the olden days has a unique delicate flavour, forced Seakale is a real delicacy. In the garden, it can be grown as an eye-catching and fragrant border plant. It has perhaps the most beautiful of all large glaucous leaves. -
Cress: Greek Cress
Cress, Microleaf€1.75I don't really see the point of growing cress only to scythe it down when it's barely got going, and I'm moderately confident that, once you've tried the grown-up version, neither will you. With a sweet nutty flavour with a slightly spicy kick and lingering peppery taste, Greek Cress is one of the finest selections available.
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Cumin, Cuminum cyminum
Jira or Zi yar€1.75Cuminum Cyminum has a richness of history that gives it a special place in the world of spices. Cumin is globally popular and an essential flavouring in many cuisines. Easy to grow, this versatile spice makes a wonderful addition to any herb garden and does wonders in the kitchen.
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Dill 'Diana' Organic
Dill Seed, Dill Weed€1.75Dill 'Diana' is a very upright and stable selection. Especially robust against bolting, it is very leafy with an attractive dark green colour. The plants have a compact growth habit and are suitable for windowsill or container use. Organic Seed.