Natural Dyes
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Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium
Absinthium, Absinthe Wormwood€1.90Wormwood is best known as the primary ingredient in absinthe, but is also an exceptionally versatile herb. As well as being an attractive plant to look at, this ancient crop has been used for centuries as a moth repellent, general pesticide and as a spray to repel slugs and snails.
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Tarragon, Russian Tarragon, Organic
Russian Tarragon, False tarragon€2.25Out of stock
Russian Tarragon has a spicy characteristic with anise-like qualities. The fresh leaves are vastly superior to dried, it was little used in home kitchens until fairly recently but now is an essential and indispensable herb. Organic Seed. -
Tarragon, Russian Tarragon
Russian Tarragon, False tarragon€1.75The flavour of Russian Tarragon may not be so pronounced as its French counterpart but is it is a much more hardy plant that prefers poor soils and can cope with a bit of neglect. It produces lots of leaves, which can be used for a milder flavour.
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Tagetes patula 'Tangerine'
French Marigold€1.50Out of stock
Easy to grow and quick to flower, French Marigold 'Tangerine' blooms reliably throughout the summer with vivid orange flowers that are lifted high atop lush, scented foliage. The plant is famously used in companion planting and for making flower garlands.
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Tagetes patula 'Queen Sophia'
French Marigold€1.80Out of stock
Tagetes 'Queen Sophia' is an extremely popular, award winning variety that was introduced in the early 1900’s. Gorgeous to the point of excess, it produces semi-double blooms. Deep orange-to-russet petals that are intricately edged with russet and gold. -
Sweet Annie, Artemisia annua
Sweet wormwood, Qing Hao€2.45Artemisia annua, commonly called Sweet Annie is a graceful annual with tall stems with fine bright green ferny foliage. With sweetly fragrant foliage it has a wide variety of uses both medicinal and for handcrafting but is most often grown for fresh and dried arrangements.
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Strawberry 'European Woodland'
Wild Strawberry, European Woodland Strawberry€1.85Out of stock
The European woodland strawberry is the old fashioned wild strawberry once widely grown in gardens. Called 'Fraises des Bois' meaning literally Strawberries of the Forest, the compact plants give a good yield of small, intensely sweet little berries. A burst of true, scrumptious Strawberry that puts the taste of many bigger berries to shame.
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Strawberry 'Alexandria'
Alpine Strawberry€2.00This wonderful heritage variety of alpine Strawberry produces loads of little red strawberries that are bursting with flavour. Much sweeter than their traditional commercial cousins they possess a fine, old fashioned flavour. Plants have compact growth with few runners. An alpine Strawberry that is very hard to find, excellent for high altitude climates!
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Spinach 'Matador'
Spinach. Baby Leaf, Micro Leaf€1.85Spinach 'Matador' is a reliable all-year-round variety that is disease resistant and slow to bolt and is beloved by many a gardener. This popular open pollinated heritage variety provides a generous haul of spinach that appears in a deep green shade and has a mild, sweet flavour. -
Rhubarb 'Victoria'
English Rhubarb, Garden Rhubarb.
Heritage (English 1837) aka 'Queen Victoria'€1.75Rhubarb Victoria was introduced by Joseph Myatt of Deptford in 1837. It is one of the easiest to raise from seed and can usually start to be harvested one year after sowing. It produces sweet, juicy, medium sized green stalks with green-red leaves. A popular forcing variety being extremely productive for years.
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Reseda odorata 'Mignonette'
Sweet Scented Mignonette€1.95Reseda odorata is an ancient plant with a long recorded history. 'Mignonette' has captured the hearts of gardeners and poets for centuries. The flowers are intensely fragrant, with a sweet and spicy scent, they make a wonderful addition to floral arrangements, even dried, the flowers retain their fragrance for several months.
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Reseda luteola 'Dyers Weld'
Mignonette, Sweet Reseda, Dyers Rocket€1.75Out of stock
Grown for the sweet ambrosial scent of its flowers which are used in flower arrangements, potpourri and perfumery. As a dye plant, Weld produces a yellow that all other yellows are judged by. Alongside Madder, Woad and Chamomile they produce the very best natural dyes for temperate areas.
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Polemonium caeruleum album
White Jacob’s Ladder, Greek Valerian
Wildflower of Britain and Ireland€2.15The white form of the lovely Jacobs Ladder, named after the slender, fresh green leaflets arranged like the rungs of a ladder. Blooming in late spring to early summer, the bright foliage and white flowers will brighten shady locations. Both the flowers and the attractive ferny foliage are excellent for cutting.
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Onion, Spring Onion 'Lilia'
Dual Purpose - Spring Onion that matures to a Bulbing Onion€2.25Out of stock
Onion 'Lilia' produce a beautiful shiny intense red, inner core with dark green leaves and make a stunning addition of colour to salads. Despite their gorgeous appearance this variety has a delicately mild flavour and has the added benefit of also being able to be grown as a main crop. -
Onion 'Stuttgart', Organic
White or Yellow Bulbing Onion€1.95Onion ‘Stuttgart’ is a late-season variety, originating in the Netherlands where it is called ‘Stuttgarter Riesen’, this well-known heirloom variety can also be found as 'Giant Stuttgart' and 'Stoccarde'. It is traditionally the most popular variety for the home gardener. Organic Seeds -
Onion 'Red Tide F1' Organic
Mid to Late Variety, Red Bulbing Onion€2.45'Red Tide F1' is a well known and very popular mid to late maturing variety. A hybrid red onion of excellent quality and storage capabilities, it is grown for its for its attractive 'blood red' colour. Easy to grow and an excellent cropper, it produces beautiful globe shaped, firm well flavoured bulbs. Organic Seeds -
Onion 'Red Baron' Organic
Mid to Late Variety, Red Bulbing Onion€2.45Red Baron is a well known and very popular mid to late maturing variety. Easy to grow, an excellent cropper and good for over-winter storage, it produces beautiful globe shaped, firm, well flavoured bulbs with good skins and thin necks. Organic Seeds. -
Onion 'Red Amposta'
The Large Red/Bronze Onion of Amposta
Heritage (Spanish 1800's)€1.75'Morada de Amposta' is a large sweet onion named after the small Spanish town of Amposta. A heritage variety that produces attractive red-bronze onions, not too hot, with a pleasant, exceptional sweetness typical of Spanish onions. The beautiful, large globes weigh around 200 to 250 grams.
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Onion 'Density 4'
Maincrop, White Bulbing Onion€1.75A very popular and reliable variety for well over 100 years, Onion 'Density 4' is ideally suited to our climate producing medium to large, globe shaped, straw coloured bulbs with pure white flesh and a good flavour. As a standard maincrop it offers excellent quality, high yields and a very good storage life.
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Onion 'Ailsa Craig Prizewinner', Organic
White Bulbing, Exhibition Onion.
Heritage (English 1887)€2.45With outstanding quality and excellent keeping qualities, Ailsa Craig Prizewinner is much loved by both home gardeners and exhibitors producing weighty onions perfect for the kitchen or show bench. A heritage variety and great all-rounder, Ailsa Craig still takes some beating. Organic Seeds. -
Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort€2.00Mugwort has been known since ancient times, with a multitude of medicinal uses. This amazing shrub is closely allied to the Artemisia absinthe and botanically related to tarragon. It has a mellow sage-like aroma. it repels insects and is employed as a natural dye and an aromatic culinary herb.
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Lavender Vera', Organic
True English Lavender, Old English Lavender€2.25Out of stock
Lavandula angustifolia, also called Lavender vera is the best Lavender for medicinal and aromatherapy purposes. It is a staple plant for the herb garden, the fragrant flowers have been used in perfumes, poultices and potpourris for centuries. Organic Seed. -
Isatis tinctoria 'Woad'
Dyers Woad
Wildflower of the British Isles€2.25Out of stock
Woad has been grown for its indigo-blue pigment and for its medicinal properties since the 13th century, recently capturing popular imagination as the blue dye for body paint used by the Celts. This fashionable plant has a fresh wildflower appearance that can brighten any garden.
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Iris versicolor 'Kermesina'
Northern Blue Flag Iris€3.20Out of stock
'Kermesina' is an attractive and popular cultivar of Iris versicolor. Flowering from May through to July with claret-purple flowers with ruffled petals and bold purple veining. It may be grown in shallow standing water or moist shoreline soils and suitable to be grown in constantly moist humusy soils of a border.