The perpetual fruiting alpine strawberry produces a constant supply of small, but very sweet, bright red fruits, held dangling on long erect upright stems. This plant makes a solid clump and runs barely at all. Fruiting begins in early summer and often continues in a sheltered spot until the first frost of winter! Not to be confused with Fragaria vesca the "wild strawberry", both of which are good to eat! ... Learn More

Enjoying an almost mythical reputation in Indian, it is said that the Amla berry came from the first tree to appear on Earth. These days it has gained a following throughout the world as a "superfruit." The bitter-sweet, but aromatic and tangy fruit are almost spherical, quite smooth, and greenish-yellow in colour with 6 vertical stripes, ripening to orange-brown in the autumn. Each fruit produces only one seed, hence the high price. It is a small to medium-sized most attractive tree with a crooked trunk and spreading branches, and greyish-green bark that peels off in flakes. The unusual flowers are greenish-yellow or pinkish with six segments, male and female flowers being carried separately on the same branch. ... Learn More

Tasting somewhat like a Golden Delicious, because they are related, these apples are excellent for both eating and baking. Originally developed in New Zealand, this apple is now grown extensively in the United States since its introduction in the 1970s and is now the second most popular apple in the world. Important, you will not grow identical apples from these seeds, as fruits produced can vary greatly, but you should get a lovely new cultivar as new varieties are produced by growing large numbers of seedlings and choosing the best! ... Learn More

Golden Delicious apples really are too well know to need describing! But just in case.....it is a versatile garden variety which can be used both as a dessert and cooking apple. An easy to-grow-variety, it produces good yields of attractive golden-green apples that store well over a long period after harvesting. Because of its high yield and sweetness, it is one of the world’s most popular apples, and is quite disease-resistant. Harvested from the end of September to October and before they are fully ripe, they will ripen further in storage, and if left in a cool, dry and dark place they will keep until March. ... Learn More

A delicious late-ripening apple originally discovered as a seedling growing on the large Penn Inn roundabout at the entrance to our market town of Newton Abbot in South Devon. Even on the poor rocky substrate, this tree produces a large crop of sizeable red-blushed golden apples, and seedlings may produce different fruit. These soft, sweet-fleshed fruits usually keep until December, by which time many other varieties will be well past their eat-by date. ... Learn More

Delicious golden apples harvested in the heart of Devon. Important, you will not grow identical apples to these from these seeds as fruits produced will vary greatly, but you should get a lovely new cultivar as new varieties are produced by growing large numbers of seedlings and choosing the best! ... Learn More

A form of Artichoke where the stems rather than the flowers are eaten. Ideal to grow in borders as it also bears beautiful thistle like flowers. Easy to grow producing large, light green, finely incised smooth leaves with white large ribs which are very decorative. Harvest in the second year. ... Learn More

Artichoke Green Globe is the standard green headed variety, which grows up to 170cm tall. It produces excellent quality, tight, compact, good size heads with a sweet flavour and a tender texture. It has attractive large thistle like blooms if allowed to flower. Harvest in the second year. ... Learn More

This highly productive variety of Italian origin produces eye-catching purple heads with silvery-grey leaves. Maturing later than the green type, it has a finer flavour. The firm heads have a good rounded shape and can be used when immature or full size. ... Learn More

This striking edible is a purple globe variety, similar to Green Globe in habit, but with a finer flavour, and attractive large purple thistle-like flower heads. It has many culinary purposes as well as offering a striking architectural presence in any garden. ... Learn More

The quality of these bright green spears with deep purple tips, and huge yield, is exceptional for a non hybrid. One of the most sought-after vegetables, asparagus is not difficult to grow if kept well-fed and weed-free, the delicately flavoured young shoots of asparagus being one of the great luxuries of the vegetable plot. Plants remain productive for at least 15 to 20 years. Plant this perennial vegetable just once and enjoy the succulent spears for years! RHS AGM winner. ... Learn More

Mary Washington is one of the most popular of all heirloom asparagus varieties and is an excellent choice for the garden. The delicious spears are tender, thick, heavy and straight and are of a rich dark green colour with a purple tinge. Produces uniform spears and a heavy yield. It is fast growing, extremely hardy and rust proof, in addition the graceful, feathery green foliage remains attractive long after harvest. ... Learn More

Popular and reliable with gardeners since Edwardian times, Black Beauty is an early-medium variety of aubergine. The sturdy plants grow to about 1.2 metres tall and produce good crops of 10-15 centimetre long glossy, purple-black, oval fruit. ... Learn More

Throughout the summer these naturally bushy plants will produce large numbers of delicious shiny black fruits which should be harvested regularly, the young, pure coloured fruit having the best flavour. They are perfect for being used in Asian stir fries, Indian curries or baked in Mediterranean dishes, and are very easy to grow in outdoor patio containers and pots. ... Learn More

The attractive oval aubergine fruit of this rare variety are borne in heavy clusters on bushy habit, very productive, erect plants with dark green foliage that provides plenty of cover from the sun to prevent sun-scald. Despite the name, the fruit colour changes from green through orange to scarlet. Another aubergine variety which is often grown ornamentally. ... Learn More