This traditional favourite, named after a small island off the Scottish coast, has a distinctive globe shape with straw coloured skin and white flesh. The bulbs can grow very large and be used for exhibition, while their tolerance to cool weather while growing makes them very reliable. ... Learn More

All Seasons Salad is a 'cut-and-come-again' mix of various Chinese leaves, Iceberg lettuces and Radicchio and Frisee leaves. Perfect for growing on the kitchen windowsill to provide delicious baby leaves all year round. ... Learn More

A popular, versatile variety, ideal for successional sowing, which produces large velvety-white, well protected heads with an exceptional flavour. These are great for shows, freezing or eating fresh from the garden as they retain their flavour when boiled or steamed. ... Learn More

A really easy-to-grow substitute for water cress, which reaches maturity in 7-8 weeks. The peppery leaves are absolutely packed with calcium, iron and minerals and can be used in salads, soups and stir fries. The plant overwinters well especially if protected with a cloche. ... Learn More

Tasting somewhat like a Golden Delicious, because they're 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 to these from these seeds, as fruits produced will vary greatly, but you may get a lovely new cultivar as new varieties are produced by growing large numbers of seedlings and choosing the best! ... 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 produced a large crop of sizeable red-blushed golden apples, and seedlings may produce different fruit.These soft, sweet-fleshed fruits should 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 may get a lovely new cultivar as new varieties are produced by growing large numbers of seedlings and choosing the best! ... Learn More

Placed botanically somewhere between the plum and the peach, these lovely fruits will grow and ripen in the most unexpected of climates. Although quite slow to grow to fruiting size, once established, especially against a sheltered wall, they will give good quantities of sweet fruit for very many years. ... Learn More

This most attractive, tasty, yellow fruited variety of courgette grows rapidly in great numbers, up to 20cm (8in) long, with superb flesh and thin skins. The attractive, shiny golden-yellow fruits have a wonderful nutty flavour and texture and appear regularly throughout the summer. This variety, Poland's first hybrid variety zucchini, is also resistant to downy mildew. ... Learn More

This amazing gourd produces up to fifty wonderfully-coloured fruits per plant! The bi-coloured, pear-shaped fruits are orange and green with a smooth, hard skin and looks incredibly attractive nestled in a harvest basket for autumnal decoration. ... 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 4 feet tall and produce good crops of 4" to 6" long glossy, purple-black, oval fruit. ... Learn More

A traditional French winter heirloom that is hardy and cold-resistant as well as being an attractive addition to the cottage garden. The flags are blue-green which turn violet after a cold spell whilst the shanks are thick/medium length. ... Learn More

This kale variety has a deep red textured leaf and a striking pink mid vein running through the leaf and can function as an attractive ornamental addition to the vegetable plot. A versatile variety that is suitable for multi-cut production. Best suited to baby leaf but will also work well as a mature plant. ... 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

An attractive baby marrow which only grows to three quarters the size of a normal marrow. The bush habit and relatively small size, but high yield, make it an ideal choice for growing in tubs or containers. ... Learn More