If you're going to sow only one pea, sow Pea 'Hurst Green Shaft'. A sweet-tasting, wrinkle-seeded, tall, super heavy-yielding variety, with long, 4-5 inch pods, with 9-11 peas in a pod, and double podded too, and it resists downy mildew and fusarium wilt. ... Learn More

Vera is a tall, robust lavender suitable for hedging or individual plants. With silvery foliage and highly scented blue-lilac flowers which appear in July - September, it makes a wonderful addition to the garden. The scent of lavender is said to have a calming effect on the nerves and tea made from the leaves and flowers may be used to treat headaches and insomnia. The dried flowers can be used for pot-pourri and lavender bags. This is the most cold hardy variety of English Lavender. ... Learn More

Indispensable in any herb garden is this decorative plant with rich green, closely curled foliage with a compact habit. Ideal for garnishing, and flavouring soups and stews. Curly parsley has a slightly milder taste than the flat-leaved variety. ... Learn More

Pot Marigold petals have a very delicate taste, similar to that of a tangerine. When dried, they will add a beautiful orange colouring to cakes, rice and other dishes. A cheap substitute for saffron. The flowers can also be used in salads. ... Learn More

Rocket is an easy to grow salad crop. This variety has the vigour of salad rocket with the wild rocket flavour; it adds a delicious spicy, peppery punch to salads. The younger leaves are milder, more tender and delicately flavoured. Older leaves can also be lightly cooked as a spinach substitute; added to sauces, stir-fried or sautéed in olive oil. The flowers are edible too. It has excellent mildew resistance. Rocket likes a sunny site with rich, fertile, well-drained soil. It also grows well in containers. ... Learn More

This common, attractive variety of mint has aromatic forest green, serrated leaves and violet-blue flowers. Easy to grow and surviving well in nearly all climates, spearmint can be used dried or fresh to complement potatoes and peas and add flavour to sauces. ... Learn More

Tall arching branches with sizeable masses of countless fragrant yellow flowers ripen to blue-black pendulous seed pods which make an unusual addition to dried flower arrangements. This is the famous blue dye plant used by the ancient Britons to decorate themselves before going into battle. You are welcome to try this if you have a troublesome neighbour..... ... Learn More

This award winning compact semi-bush cultivar produces from three to five squashes per plant which have a great-tasting, sweet dry flesh, superior in taste to most other acorn squash and which are the perfect size for a single serving. ... Learn More

Unlike wonderberries or blueberries, the easy-to-grow huckleberry will need cooking, as they are bitter when raw and unsweetened,although some people do eat them when they are ripe and soft. But a real culinary miracle occurs when you cook and sweeten this variety of garden huckleberries! In America they are traditionally used to make delicious pies and jams but for some reason, elsewhere in the world they have never really caught on. Please don't forget, do NOT eat when unripe, as with many fruits, they can give you severe tummy-ache even in small quantities. ... 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 British variety has long, smooth roots with an enviable taste and texture. The crown is much smaller than is normal for this type of parsnip and makes the roots easier to wash. Its uniformity makes it an ideal candidate for displaying at exhibitions. ... Learn More

A sugar-enhanced mid-season sweetcorn variety, this is very reliable, heavy cropping and has an incredible flavour! The plants show good tolerance of common rust helping to keep plants healthy during wet summers. ... Learn More

This hardy flat-leaved parsley with high pest and disease resistance is extremely easy to grow producing large, dark green and smooth leaves with an intense flavour that makes it perfect for cooking. The versatile leaves can be used fresh, dried or frozen. ... Learn More

A compact variety that produces small, oval shaped, creamy white fruits. Ideal for pots and containers. Spine free under normal growing conditions. ... Learn More

Jack-Be-Little is a small trailing pumpkin. Each plant can produce about 8 cute round, ribbed orange fruits which can be used for miniature Halloween lanterns. The flesh can be used for pumpkin soup and the hollowed out shell can be used for serving various stuffings. ... Learn More