Autumn Companions & Flowers

Companion planting is a traditional and natural way to help keep pests at bay. Our autumn companion plants are available to order for delivery in Sept/Oct. They should flower up until the first frosts.

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  • Companion Plant Pack (Autumn)

    £12.99
    (30 Plants)

    Help to keep pests at bay with beautiful companion plants
    Companion planting is a traditional and natural way to deter pests from crops that you are growing and to attract good insects such as hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds which are the best natural predators of aphids and whitefly. Our little companion plant pack is a great way to get started and not only do the plants look lovely when interspersed with your vegetables, they all have the advantage of being edible too.

    With 30 plants in total, this pack contains the following plants:

    Tagetes x 10
    Plant tagetes close to your tomatoes, peppers and aubergine to deter whitefly. They also look very pretty when in flower. The petals have a distinctive zesty flavour and can picked and used fresh to garnish salads.

    Marigold x 10
    The strong colour of marigolds attracts beneficial hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds. Plant them in amongst your crops or next to rows of veg. The flowers and leaves have a mild citrus flavour and can be used to garnish salads or desserts.

    Nasturtiums x 10
    Nasturtiums secrete a mustard oil that insects love, plant them as a sacrificial crop close to brassicas to deter caterpillars. A wonderful pretty companion plant with edible leaves and petals which have a distinctive peppery taste.

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  • Large Companion Plant Pack (Autumn)

    £19.99
    (60 Plants)

    Keep pests at bay with a big pack of beautiful companion plants
    Companion planting is a traditional and natural way to deter pests from crops that you are growing and to attract good insects such as hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds which are the best natural predators of aphids and whitefly. Our large companion plant pack is perfect for larger veg patches and allotments. Not only do the plants look lovely when interspersed with your vegetables, they all have the advantage of being edible too.

    With 60 plants in total, this pack contains the following plants:

    Tagetes x 20
    Plant tagetes close to your tomatoes, peppers and aubergine to deter whitefly. They also look very pretty when in flower. The petals have a distinctive zesty flavour and can picked and used fresh to garnish salads.

    Marigold x 20
    The strong colour of marigolds attracts beneficial hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds. Plant them in amongst your crops or next to rows of veg. The flowers and leaves have a mild citrus flavour and can be used to garnish salads or desserts.

    Nasturtiums x 20
    Nasturtiums secrete a mustard oil that insects love, plant them as a sacrificial crop close to brassicas to deter caterpillars. A wonderful pretty companion plant with edible leaves and petals which have a distinctive peppery taste.

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  • Marigold (Autumn)

    £5.99
    (10 Plants)

    Pretty flowers that’ll attract the bees
    Marigolds have long been a veg patch favourite for encouraging bees and other pollinators, as well as helping to protect your crops from pests like aphids. Dotting a few clusters here and there amongst your crops will really bring your plot to life. They’ll keep flowering until the frosts get too heavy, but you can also plant them in a greenhouse or polytunnel amongst your autumn crops.

    Variety: African Sunspot Mix

    No. of plants: 10

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  • Nasturtium (Autumn)

    £5.99
    (10 Plants)

    Fab edible flowers that make great companion plants
    Pop some nasturtiums in a pot near your brassicas to keep cabbage white butterflies off your veg crops, or pop them in a pot elsewhere so that you can pick off the edible flowers to enjoy in salads or sprinkled on dishes like risotto. They will keep flowering until mid/late autumn before self seeding for the following year. We’d recommend planting up a few in your greenhouse with any autumn/winter crops too.

    No. of plants: 10

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  • Tagete (Autumn)

    £5.99
    (10 Plants)

    Pretty flowers that’ll attract the bees
    Tagetes have long been a veg patch favourite for encouraging bees and other pollinators, as well as helping to protect your crops from pests like aphids. Dotting a few clusters here and there amongst your crops will really bring your plot to life. They’ll keep flowering until the frosts get too heavy, but you can also plant them in a greenhouse or polytunnel amongst your autumn crops.

    No. of plants: 10

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  • Viola (Autumn)

    £5.99
    (10 Plants)

    Beautiful edible flowers to grow
    These pretty little flowers are so sweet and really decorative. Use them to decorate cakes and salads, or simply let them attract bees and other pollinators to your veg patch. Growing them from our plug plants is simple – just pop them in the soil in a sunny spot and keep them well watered. You will get a mixture of different coloured violas.

    No. of plants: 10

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  • Calendula (Autumn)

    £5.99
    (10 Plug Plants)

    Stunning edible flowers that make great companion plants
    Whether you grow calendula for the bees, for adding petals to salads and paella or to keep pests at bay, the fabulous flowers will really add to your plot. Calendula plants grow easily in full sunshine and will flower right through autumn – just keep them well watered. They will self seed as well, so you should get a flurry next spring.

    No. of plants: 10 plug plants

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  • Wallflower (Autumn)

    £6.99
    (10 Plug Plants)

    Plant up in autumn for early spring colour
    Plant up a few pots or pop in your borders – these wallflowers are brilliant for bees in early spring. Planted at this time of year, they will get well established ready to bloom early next spring.

    No. of plants: 10 plug plants

    Variety: Special Mixed

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  • Borage (Autumn)

    £5.99
    (10 Plug Plants)

    A beautiful blue flowering herb that is loved by bees and by us.
    Borage leaves, flowers and stalks are all edible. Plant in early autumn for a last flurry of colour and let it self seed.

    Number of plants: 10 plug plants

    Organic *

    In the kitchen: Borage works wonderfully served with shellfish. The leaves are good in salads, yoghurt or cream cheese mixtures.

     

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  • Bee & Butterfly Wildflower Plugs – Large (Autumn)

    £29.99
    (100 Plugs)

    Plant a mini wildflower meadow!
    Our NEW wildflower plug plants are brilliant for attracting bees, butterflies and other pollinators. There are over 100 different varieties, all annuals which will readily self seed, giving you continual colour for months. They are great for planting in a dedicated patch in the garden, or in a pot/planter for a mini-meadow on your patio.

    As pictured, each plug plant will have a cluster of different seedlings emerging, a lucky dip from the list below, and should not be thinned out. This way, you’ll get a fairly natural looking little meadow. For best results, plant the plugs straight into pots, containers or beds quite close together, about 3-4cm apart. We would recommend 50 plugs to a 40cm wide pot, 100 plugs to a 50cm + wide pot, and 200 plugs per square metre if planting in beds/borders (or for one of our traditional crate planters )

    Number of plugs: 100

    Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:

    Agrimony
    Buttercup
    Clover
    Campion
    Columbine
    Cornflower
    Cowslip
    Cow Parsley
    Daisy
    Forget-me-not
    Foxglove
    Cranesbill
    Poppy
    Primrose
    Ragged Robin
    Teasel
    Yarrow
    Wild Marjoram
    Vetch

    Can be grown in: Pots, planters

    Can be delivered from: Sept/Oct – you can expect flowers until the first frosts in autumn, with another flurry starting next spring.

    Transplants suitable for organic growing.

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  • Bee & Butterfly Wildflower Plugs – Small (Autumn)

    £19.99
    (50 Plugs)

    Plant a mini wildflower meadow!
    Our NEW wildflower plug plants are brilliant for attracting bees, butterflies and other pollinators. There are over 100 different varieties, all annuals which will readily self seed, giving you continual colour for months. They are great for planting in a dedicated patch in the garden, or in a pot/planter for a mini-meadow on your patio.

    As pictured, each plug plant will have a cluster of different seedlings emerging, a lucky dip from the list below, and should not be thinned out. This way, you’ll get a fairly natural looking little meadow. For best results, plant the plugs straight into pots, containers or beds quite close together, about 3-4cm apart. We would recommend 50 plugs to a 40cm wide pot, 100 plugs to a 50cm + wide pot, and 200 plugs per square metre if planting in beds/borders (or for one of our traditional crate planters )

    Number of plugs: 50

    Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:

    Agrimony
    Buttercup
    Clover
    Campion
    Columbine
    Cornflower
    Cowslip
    Cow Parsley
    Daisy
    Forget-me-not
    Foxglove
    Cranesbill
    Poppy
    Primrose
    Ragged Robin
    Teasel
    Yarrow
    Wild Marjoram
    Vetch

    Can be grown in: Pots, planters

    Can be delivered from: Sept/Oct – you can expect flowers until the first frosts in autumn, with another flurry starting next spring.

    Transplants suitable for organic growing.

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