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

A lovely old-fashioned heirloom variety dating back to 1737. A profusion of rose/white bicolor flowers which are smaller than those of modern forms, but this is more than compensated for by their entrancing perfume. ... Learn More

We have collected together a mix of numerous heirloom grandiflora varieties, some old and some new, that have been especially selected for their ability to fill a room with that heady sweet pea perfume. This is probably the best way to grow a good selection so you can pick your favourites! ... Learn More

The best long-stemmed, fragrant pure white sweet pea available today. Awarded Certificate of Merit by the Scottish National Sweet Pea Society. Ideal for exhibition or garden use. ... Learn More

A superb formula mixture of Spencer sweet peas, including some of the new introductions from the world's best breeders. ... Learn More

A truly 'stylish' Spencer variety sweet pea with very fragrant and full-bodied flowers on long stems and all of the guaranteed performance and breeding you might expect from this stable. ... Learn More

The most commercially important of the mahoganies, or 'sky fruit', this tree is found in dim areas around peninsular Malaysia and the South Pacific Solomon Islands. An evergreen tree, its big fruit has a hard shell and thin inner layer, which grows upright on the branch side. When ripe and orange-yellow in colour, the fruit splits on its own, with each valve showing two rows of seeds. It was known as the 'queen of plants', for its health benefits in the Solomon Islands for generations, where the local people have used it for more than a thousand years to treat a huge variety of diseases. It ... Learn More

This lovely campanula relative makes a naturally compact mound covered in masses of long and slightly tubular, violet bell shaped flowers. On a scree or gravel pathway it can seed around but should never ever become a nuisance. ... Learn More

During early summer, attractive clusters of green-white to pink flowers start to bloom followed by clusters of dazzling-white, conspicuous, round fruits, 1-2cm in diameter, which persist into the autumn. This bushy, rounded shrub can make a fast-growing, multi-stemmed deciduous hedge and is an important winter food source for quail, pheasant, and grouse. It is not edible, as ingesting the berries can cause mild symptoms of vomiting, dizziness, and slight sedation in children. ... Learn More

This campanula relative carries masses of lavender bell flowers and deeply-toothed jagged leaves on a fine network of branching stems forming an attractive dome. Superb for a hot rockery and long-lived if allowed room to grow. ... Learn More

Mid-blue bells in great profusion completely cover a dome of much-branching thin stems clad in small pointed leaves in spring and early summer. A truly perennial plant of great value but sadly rarely offered. ... Learn More

From a compact basal rosette of toothed leaves rises a dividing system of branches, heavily hung with large cream bell-shaped flowers. This pretty Bosnian campanula relative should gently self-seed, giving glorious drifts in future years. ... Learn More

This unusual form of the old cottage garden plant (Symphytum grandiflorum) is one of the first spring flowers to appear in March. Short, rough stems bearing hairy leaves carry terminal bunches of long pink buds opening to blue and white tubular flowers. ... Learn More

Early rosettes of bright golden leaves brighten up the spring garden with snowdrops and crocuses. Later appear the pale blue and pink flowers. This form comes true from seed, viable seeds being very few and very difficult to collect! ... Learn More