'Honeycomb' is a dwarf French marigold, with fully double, crested flowers up to 5cm across. The light mahogany-red petals are edged with deep yellow. Deadhead spent blooms to prolong flowering. ... Learn More

With early flowering and anemone type flowers up to 5cm across, Safari Red makes a superb show in containers and garden displays. The compact plants with their deep rich, russet red blooms make a bold statement as the flattened large lower petals work their way up to ruffled centres. ... Learn More

This quick growing, dwarf French Marigold produces masses of bi-coloured flowers of a deep red and gold colour. Resembling the frills of a Flamenco dress, this is a very attractive variety that will look particularly stunning when grown in large groups in beds and borders. Bright and exotic, they will make a statement in your garden all summer long. ... Learn More

This heirloom melon, first grown in 1881 in the greenhouses of England's Blenheim Palace, have thin, finely-netted skins and thick, fragrant orange flesh. It is just the right size (up to 2lb) for one or two servings and is perfect for smoothies. It grows well in short season climates. ... Learn More

Charentais is one of the easier varieties to grow and perfect for the novice gardener producing very early fruits weighing approximately 1kg. It has a fragrant, thick, extremely sweet and juicy, deep orange flesh. Best grown in the greenhouse in the UK but also particularly suitable for cloche culture. ... Learn More

Muskmelon ‘Malaga F1’ is a rampant plant, which is resistant to mildew and produces almost perfectly round orange fruit with a characteristic net-like pattern on its skin. The deep orange flesh is thick, juicy and sweet with an aromatic taste. ... Learn More

M. spicata is a vigorous rhizomatous perennial forming an extensive colony of erect stems bearing spearmint-scented, lance-shaped leaves, and small light purple flowers in interrupted terminal spikes. Aka herb spearmint. ... Learn More

An easy to grow dwarf annual bedding flower which produces bright, colourful, daisy-like blooms throughout the summer. 'Harlequin' can tolerate dry conditions and sandy soil and its free flowering habit makes it an ideal plant for ground cover or to brighten up rock gardens, walls and paths. ... Learn More

M. jalapa is a bushy, tuberous perennial often grown as an annual, with fragrant flowers opening in the afternoon, in a wide range of colours, and sometimes bicoloured. ... Learn More

Whorls of purple pollinator attracting flowers sit upon aromatic foliage. A perennial plant sometimes grown as an annual. AKA Bee Balm which as the name suggests attract bee's on mass. Easy to grow but we recommend a sunny position with good ventilation and airflow and moderate moisture. ... Learn More

Flowering freely the first year from seed, and indeed best grown as an annual, 'Lambada' bears long spires of white-spotted, deep pink flowers arranged generously in whorls. Pretty in a mixed bouquet of cut flowers and in wildflower gardens, it can also be used as a dried flower. ... Learn More

Abundant, true blue petals open in a disc, with a tiny yellow "ring" at the centre, blooming constantly from late spring into summer. It self-sows anywhere it is happy, giving the appearance of a cloud of blue surrounding spring bulbs to a magnificent effect. The Alpine Forget-me-not is the county flower of Westmorland in the UK, and also the state flower of Alaska where it grows well in open, rocky places high in the mountains, flowering in midsummer. Just a few seeds collected. ... Learn More

Exceedingly pretty white flowers with blue veined petals and a deep violet-blue spot at each petal tip. Very easy to grow and ideal for borders, edging or rock gardens. ... Learn More

An easily grown annual, Baby Blue Eyes will produce an abundance of exquisite, blue-and-white, saucer-shaped flowers all summer. The low spreading shrub-like plant is particularly suitable for rockeries, containers, baskets or massed as border plants in annual gardens. ... Learn More

With grey-green foliage and long-lasting spikes of blue-violet flowers, Catmint is perfect for groundcover, rockeries or edging for paths. It requires little care and is almost pest and disease free. Very hardy and an early bloomer, it has an enduring popularity in British gardens. Cats go mad for this aromatic hardy perennial so beware if you own a cat and you don't want your plants sat on! ... Learn More