Suitable for Containers
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Celeriac 'Verona'
Celery Root, Turnip-Rooted or Knob Celery.
Heritage (1871)€1.75Originally from Northern Italy and named for the fair city of Verona, this heirloom celeriac variety produces large white skinned globes with a sweet yet savory flavour and a creamy texture, similar to a potato. Crisp and delicious, and it keeps all winter, once you’ve grown it you’ll realise that ugly is only skin deep.
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Carrot 'Purple Dragon'
Maincrop€2.45Launched in 2005, Purple carrots caused a great stir at grower's and farmers markets. With compelling health benefits and a thumbs-up from taste testers they have quickly established themselves as an interesting choice of many home growers. 'Purple Dragon' has a beautiful purple skin, the deep velvety exterior gives way to a starburst of brilliant orange at the core.
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Carrot 'Jaune du Doubs' Organic
Heirloom French Variety€2.45
Carrot 'Jaune du Doubs' is a beautiful old French gourmet variety that produces cylindrical roots 20 to 25cm (8 to 10in) in length with a rounded tip, a smooth surface and thick foliage. Suitable for fresh consumption, it is recognised throughout France as having a good sweet flavour. Organic Seeds. -
Carrot 'Heirloom Mixture' Organic
Four Colourful Varieties€2.75With their compelling health benefits and a thumbs-up from taste testers, colourful vareities of carrots have quickly established themselves to be de rigueur for both home growers and market gardeners. This season we are offering a mix of four rare and unusual, heirloom varieties. Organic Seeds. -
Carrot 'Giants of Colmar' Organic
Late Season, European Heirloom (C 1900's)€2.95 Carrot 'Giants of Colmar' is a late-season, open-pollinated carrot that reliably produces magnificently large, smooth skinned roots with juicy, sweet flesh. Usually sown directly in the soil from May onwards, they are ideal for winter harvests and renowned for their excellent storage properties. Organic Seeds. -
Carrot 'F1 Napoli' Organic
Extra early variety, Early Nantes type.€2.95
This is the extra early carrot that organic gurus rave about. With incredibly sweet flavour and uniform growth, carrot 'Napoli F1' has assumed cult status with growers. Sow in August in a raised bed or beneath a cloche, and experience the full flavour of winter 'candy carrots'. Organic Seeds. -
Carrot 'Chantenay 2 Red Cored' Organic
Maincrop & Successional
Heritage (France mid 1800's)€2.45 The Chantenay carrot is an heirloom variety that has not been widely available since the 1960's, but recently, hard working farmers have used modern farming methods to revive this exceptional variety. A premium all purpose variety, with broad shoulders and a blunt tip that is also perfect for container growing. Organic Seeds. -
Carrot 'Chantenay 2 Red Cored'
Maincrop & Successional
Heritage (France mid 1800's)€1.95Originating from the Chantenay region of France. Carrot 'Chantenay 2' is deservedly well known, a popular small variety of carrot with orange-red flesh and a fine crisp texture. Particularly popular with children because of their sweet crunchiness and small size, one carrot is perfectly designed to fit snugly into the hand of a small child.
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Carrot 'Autumn King' Organic
Maincrop / Late variety€2.75 Autumn King is one of the best main crop carrot varieties, with a deep red colouring and long conical roots. A vigorous carrot with the potential to be the highest yielding of all, it resists greening and splitting so stores well left in the ground and is an excellent variety for storing. -
Carrot 'Autumn King'
Maincrop / Late variety€2.10
Unless you have tasted the stunning sweetness of a carrot pulled from your own garden in the dead of winter you haven’t really tasted a carrot. This favourite of home gardeners can be grown as a maincrop or late variety and is an excellent variety for storing. -
Carrot 'Yellowstone' Organic
Maincrop€2.95Out of stock
Carrot '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. -
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 '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. -
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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Beetroot 'Pablo F1'
Baby Beetroot, Baby Leaf, Micro Leaf.€2.75It is not without reason that Pablo F1 is a winner of the RHS AGM. These exceptionally uniform, smooth skinned, perfectly round beets have a wonderfully attractive rich red colouration and excellent skin quality. A great choice for baby beetroot or it can be left to mature. -
Bean: French Bean Dwarf 'Tendergreen'
French Bean, Dwarf French Bean€2.45Out of stock
Very reliable even in variable conditions, Dwarf French Bean seeds 'Tendergreen' is a medium long pencil podded type that produces good yields of medium sized, 15cm pods that have good texture and taste. Very easy to grow, they give superb yields for a small amount of space, outlay and effort.
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Bean: French Bean Dwarf 'Purple Queen'
French Bean, Dwarf Bean€2.45‘Purple Queen’ French beans are the sort of fun, sassy crop every stylish gardener wants to grow in their good-looking veg plot. They race up their supports, burst into shocking magenta flower, and then produce hundreds of gorgeous regal purple beans which are a pure pleasure to eat.
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Bean: French Bean Dwarf 'Maxi'
French Bean, Dwarf French Bean€2.95Out of stock
This French Bean may be dwarf but , oh la la – do they taste good! 'Maxi' is an outstanding variety producing high yields of long, slender pods that are stringless and full of flavour. Very easy to grow they give superb yields for a small amount of space, outlay and effort. -
Bean: French Bean Dwarf 'Gordonia'
Extra Fine, Dwarf French or Bush Bean.€2.75Out of stock
French Bean 'Gordonia' is a beautiful extra fine, dwarf or Bush Bean that produces slender, dark green pods that have good texture and taste and are tender enough to eat raw. They mature just 8 to 10 weeks from sowing, are very easy to grow and give superb yields for a small amount of space, outlay and effort.
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Bean: French Bean 'Red Swan'
Dwarf French Bean, Bush variety€3.95French Bean 'Red Swan' is an heirloom stringless bean with burgundy red pods. The plants grow up to around 50cm tall and are highly productive, with good flavour the beans mature in just 50 to 60 days. For a regular and steady supply of beautiful beans, sow a few seeds every couple of weeks, from April to July.
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Bean: 'Yin Yang Bean'
'Orka Bean' or 'Calypso Bean'€3.75The ' Yin Yang Bean', also known as the Orca or Calypso bean. This bean is a reminder to stay zen with your gardening, with its distinctive black and white symbol on the seed. A great soup or baked bean, this compact variety grows to a height of around 45cm producing loads of beans with a mild delicious flavour. -
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 ‘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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Baby Leaf Mix 'Tuscan Salad'
Baby Leaf Salad MixStarting at: €1.65
This is an exiting mix of vibrant colour and incomparable textures of salad in its youth. Containing Chicory Italico Rosso, Rocket Dentellata, Kale Nero de Toscana, Lettuce Lollo Rossa and Catalogna Cerbiata - Classic Italian leaves that will enhance presentation and flavours of any dish.
