This beautiful new semi-dwarf cultivar is quite a winner with compact heads displaying crimson-eyed, bright pink flowers, and petals attractively crinkled just like crepe paper. New buds open repeatedly in a long succession, from spring until late summer. ... Learn More

This spectacular and quite beautiful scented primula from Tibet is a very easy clump forming, extremely hardy long-lived garden plant flowering from May into June. It thrives in cool humid situations such as stream sides, edges of ponds and damp hollows where It will spread by self sown seedlings when conditions remain moist, thereby extending the group quite naturally. Thriving well with other moisture loving plants such as Astilbe, its rich, sweetly scented perfume from the violet flowers is carried around the garden on cool still June evenings. ... Learn More

In May, on top of farina dusted stems, this rare curiosity opens clusters of narrow, hanging, pale yellow flowers, whose slender petals do not open out at all, but just hover like frozen exploding fireworks! Endemic to the north and west Caucasus, this is probably the most unusual of all primulas, having flowers like no other, and indeed at one time it was believed to belong in another monotypic genus, but modern genetic analysis has proved that it does indeed belong in the genus Primula. It is another ideal plant for stumping would-be experts! ... Learn More

High in the Himalayan mountains, up to 19,000 feet in fact, this incredibly tough, hardy, and exceptionally beautiful plant, opens its sweetly-perfumed pink-to-wine-coloured, flared, funnel-shaped flowers in early spring. These are borne in umbels on long slender stalks, above low clumps of shiny, bluish-green leaves. It does perfectly well at sea level though given some shade and moisture! ... Learn More

This beautiful and very rare plant makes a tiny, prostrate rosette of rounded very hairy leaves with short stems bearing heads of flared, tubular, deep indigo-purple flowers. In the muscarioides section (along with the more commonly grown Primula viallii)and probably not in general cultivation, it comes from snow fields and rocky meadows in very high places (up to 4,600 m) in SW Sichuan, SE Tibet and Yunnan. Sorry, no picture until next year, we forgot to take some when it was in flower, so just the rosette at the moment! ... Learn More

An unusual miniature pumpkin, producing many white fruits per plant, each one the average size of a tennis ball. A favourite 'mini variety' amongst children for Halloween, it is also widely used as a wedding table and Christmas decoration. It does have culinary uses though, with sweet white flesh, and is ideal stuffed and baked as individual fruits. Requires a sunny, sheltered position and its more compact nature, makes it idea for growing up walls and trellis with some support or left to sprawl on a vegetable patch. ... Learn More

A pumpkin variety that does not take up too much space in the garden and produces the most perfect miniature pumpkins, full of flavour as well as being ornamental. They are great for Halloween carving, and, as the name suggests, Cinnamon Girl can be combined with the favourite spice of winter in any pumpkin recipe. But the flesh is not sweet, so be sure to use plenty of sugar. ... Learn More

Producing large, round orange fruits of up to 25kg, this is a real showstopper and a great one for the children ( and the big kids too) to grow in competitions, though a 'hundredweight' is more likely to be achieved if just a single fruit is left to grow on each plant. Perhaps not one for the smaller gardens, but great for larger spaces or the vegetable patch. A great variety for roasting, soups and pies, as well as some monster Halloween lanterns! Best grown in a sheltered position in full sun, with well-drained soil. ... Learn More

A versatile, hybrid pumpkin that can be used for decoration, carving or eating and will reach full maturity in the late summer/autumn just in time for Halloween. Matures from dark green to deep orange, developing dark green warts and scabs along the way, making it a more unusual looking addition to your garden. Ideal for eating, turning soft and sweet when roasted. Medium vigour vine. Fruit size 5-7Kg; typically 30cm tall by 25cm wide. ... Learn More

The Quince, a small deciduous tree with ancient origins, is beloved for its delicate beauty and aromatic fruits. With its twisted branches and rounded form, it brings a charming, rustic appeal to orchards and gardens alike. In spring, it bursts into life with large, pale pink to white blossoms, drawing pollinators such as bees. As the season progresses, these flowers transform into golden, pear-shaped fruits that exude a sweet, floral fragrance when ripe. While too astringent to eat raw, the fruit is prized for its culinary versatility, lending its unique flavor to jams, jellies, and desser ... Learn More

A sweet and mild, very hardy winter radish with snowy-white succulent flesh and a near black skin which lacks the fieriness found so often in summer varieties. It has likely been grown since at least the 16th Century. ... Learn More

These gorgeous slender radishes are very rapid-growing, with uniformly-thick, cone-shaped pointed roots, which are so crisp and tender that you can snap them in half. They have a spicy mild-flavour, with just a hint of pepper, and are white inside and out, and more like a carrot than a typical radish. The leaves can be added to any country-style salad and can also be steamed or braised, or added to soups and stews. Don’t waste a bit of this fine radish! ... Learn More

This two-toned globe-shaped radish with clear and white crunchy textured flesh and mild peppery bite, is a heirloom from Victorian times. It grows easily and quickly and can be harvested just over three weeks after sowing. ... Learn More

One of our earliest spring flowers, just after the snowdrops, it can appear as early as the latter part of February where it makes carpets of golden stars on shiny green carpets of tightly-packed foliage. on the banks of streams and rivers, or else in the more shaded areas under hedgerows. A valuable addition to any garden, as the bright green shiny foliage is an astonishing annual weed suppressant. Annual seeds simply do not have light to survive until may or June, when the celandine's leaves promptly die completely away, leaving just tiny harmless tubers until the following February. Contra ... Learn More

Very rarely seen, this fabulous, dark-leaved variant of the celandine is also one of our earliest spring flowers, blooming just after the snowdrops as early as February. It makes solid carpets of superb, shiny, ebony-black, tightly-packed foliage, liberally studded with golden stars. This solid, glistening foliage is an astonishing annual weed suppressant, making a solid low carpet, stifling germinating annual seedlings which simply do not have light to survive until May or June. Then the celandine's leaves promptly die completely away, having achieved their "mulching/weed suppressing" duty. T ... Learn More