Shiny brown nuts ripen inside softly-prickly fruits. Unlike most nuts, chestnuts have a high starch and water content but are low in protein and fat, and roasted are a popular and tasty traditional Christmas treat in Europe. The trunk of the tree is often very wide for its height, and is also recognisable by its deeply grooved bark. Its hardy nature means it still flourishes across large areas of central and western Europe but especially Great Britain where ancient specimens can be found. ... Learn More

'Ballerina Blue' is a vigorous, free-flowering cultivar growing to 1.8m, bearing usually 4 flowers on stems to 30cm. Flowers are a soft blue with purplish tinges, highly scented. Suitable for exhibition. ... Learn More

This powerfully-perfumed Spencer sweet pea variety has large flowers with as many as 6 or 7 florets spread along long strong stems. Bred by New Zealand based breeder Keith Hammett it is ideal as a cut flower. ... Learn More

One of the 'more modern' heirloom varieties from 1898. Sprays of heavily perfumed, bicolored deep maroon/violet flowers. ... Learn More

This lovely modern grandiflora type introduced by Roger Parsons in 2007 is a good clear mid blue. The breeder says "It is an Early flowering fragrant Spencer type with long stems and hooded standards". ... Learn More

This Grandiflora mix contains a choice assortment of most of the colours available in these highly-fragranced flowers. As well as the usual whites, blues, pinks, mauves and purples, there is a good proportion of attractive bi-colours. ... Learn More

Ruffled, delicate pale blue flowers with an exceptional fragrance. Awarded a First Class Certificate in the Wisley Trials. ... Learn More

For perfume all summer... Includes: Sweet pea 'Cupid Mixed', Sweet pea 'Ripple Mixed', Sweet pea 'Midnight Beaujolais', Sweet pea 'Spencer Mixed', Sweet pea 'Ballerina Blue', Sweet pea 'Mammoth Crimson', Sweet pea 'Breath of Fresh Air', Sweet pea 'Matucana', Sweet pea 'Memorial Flight' and Sweet pea 'Royal Wedding'. ... Learn More

These dwarf sweet peas, all with a compact bushy habit, display an attractive colour range over a long season. They are perfect for scrambling over a low fence, through shrubs, or even cascading from a container on the patio. ... Learn More

This modern grandiflora type, also sold under the name "Mama Mia" is new and totally unique. This reverse-bicolour flower is possibly the most exciting novelty sweet pea to come from Keith Hammett's breeding program in New Zealand. It has a light pink standard and rich mid blue wings, and is derived from a cross between a sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) and the recently discovered species Lathyrus belinensis, indeed, there is nothing else like it. Seed very scarce. ... Learn More

This grandiflora type is a wonderful, highly-scented, old-fashioned, true navy blue, as you might expect, with a wonderful rich perfume, and is the result of Henry Eckford's work in the late 19th century. It has what are now considered to be smaller flowers and shorter stems than many modern hybrids, with three, sometimes four flowers to a stem, but they are irresistible, with wonderful, overpoweringly strong scent, and great dignity and elegance. ... Learn More

This unusual Spencer Sweet Pea has exceptionally large, fragrant, bold, cherry red flowers, and it was specially bred to have up to 8 florets on long stems, making it ideal for cutting or for showing. ... Learn More

This famous old heirloom is a striking, very strongly scented, bi-coloured Peruvian sweet pea. It is best grown alone as its gorgeous, velvety, deep colours, which appear until late in the season cannot compete with some of the bright modern forms. ... Learn More

A beautiful highly perfumed sweet pea with Ivory cream flowers edged with a hint of green when blooming. A great choice! ... Learn More

This lovely Spencer sweet pea variety has lovely lavender blue, wavy petals with paler edges and has garnered lots of praise over the last two decades. It was raised by Davis and introduced by Marchant in 1987. ... Learn More