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Stock – Vintage Mix
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Compact plants with a delicious scent
Stock is well known for its fragrance, and it works well as a flower for cutting too, to bring a little of that scent into the home. Grows to 35cm tall.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Sweet Pea – Giant Spencer
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Beautiful blooms for cutting
Plant at the base of a wigwam or fence and let them scramble – you’ll get flowers for several weeks, and they are great for cutting to make small posies, and there will be loads for the bees and other pollinators to enjoy too. Mixed colours.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Tagete – Starfire Mix
£5.99
(10 Plug 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 right through summer and autumn until the frosts get too heavy. Tagetes are easy to grow from plug plants – just pop them in the soil and let them do their work. A full growing guide is provided with all plants.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Starfire Mix
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White Cabbage – Golden Acre
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)A classic variety of firm, white cabbage
This cabbage variety will give you crisp thick leaves, with a crunchy texture when shredded. Firm the plants in really well when you plant the cabbage plug plants, and keep the plants well protected from slugs, pigeons and butterflies. Keep them well watered during dry spells as they will produce better cabbages if kept cool. The plug plants will come with complete growing guide to help get you started.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Golden Acre (organic*)
In the kitchen: A versatile vegetable, white cabbage can be enjoyed steamed, boiled, braised, stir-fries or eaten raw in a salad.
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Zinnia – Purple Prince
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)A brilliant pop of colour
Easy to grow and stunning colour, zinnia is a great addition to the cut flower patch. Pop it in amongst some filler foliage like Hare’s Ear, and your vase will immediately be beautiful and zingy!No. of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Purple Prince
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1 Bay Plant
£8.99
1 Plant (8.5cm bio-pot)Perfect for your kitchen garden
Our new potted bay plants are perfect for those who would like to grow a bay hedge. Plant them approximately 60cm apart and let them grow into a hedge over several years. You can keep them neatly clipped by cutting them back in spring each year. They are very easy to care for – just water them in well when planting and give them plenty of compost. Thereafter, just water during dry spells until the plants are well established. They can eventually grow to 7m tall, so be sure to prune to the desired height.Number of plants: 1 potted plant (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pot)
Organic*
In the kitchen: The aromatic leaves can be used fresh or dried and are used in cooking to give a fragrant flavour to soups, stews, casseroles and other dishes.
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Amaranth – Red Army
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Gorgeous reds for your garden
We’re excited to offer Amaranth Red Army as plug plants this year. You can enjoy the red leaves as micro leaves, cutting them very young to add a splash of colour to salad. Or you can wait a little longer and harvest larger leaves individually, or, and arguably the best option, wait until it reaches full height and produces striking flower spikes for cutting.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Amaranth Red Army (organic*)
In the kitchen: Great as part of any baby-leaf salad when small however larger leaves can be sauteed or steamed similar to spinach.
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Gourmet Brassica Collection
£21.99
(60 Plug Plants)Loads of cabbage, broccoli, kale & cauliflower plants to grow
This collection includes a great selection of plug plants that can be can be planted in early spring for an autumn harvest, or in mid to late summer to grow over autumn and harvest in winter. Brassica plants grow particularly well in raised beds – we’d advise growing them all in one or two raised beds together, so that you can cover them with mesh netting to keep pests at bay. There is plenty of growing advice in the growing guide that comes free with the plug plant collection.Number of plants: 60 plug plants
Space required: An area measuring approx 1.5m x 5m
In the kitchen: Packed full of flavour and nutrients, most brassicas are delicious when lightly steamed, roasted or stir-fried until tender. A little melted butter makes them taste all the more luxurious…
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Lemon Balm
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)If you like sipping on herbal teas, then Lemon Balm is a must have for your garden!
Lemon Balm produces beautiful bright green leaves which have a lovely lemony flavour and fragrance. Lemon Balm will die back in winter and reappear the following spring.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Organic*
In the kitchen: Works wonderfully as a herbal tea, just throw a few leaves into a mug of hot water and let it infuse for a few minutes for a calming cuppa. Alternatively, it works well with fish, poultry and vegetables as well as in salads, stuffings, juices and smoothies.
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Orach Scarlet Emperor
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)A great spinach alternative
Mild in flavour with brilliant purple leaves, orach makes a colourful alternative to spinach and will brighten up any salad bowl. These are fast growing plants that produce two-toned red/purple leaves through summer. The plants can grow tall (up to 2.5m) and are best planted in a bed or border, but will do okay in a large patio container too.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Orach Scarlet Emperor (organic*)
In the kitchen: A very versatile salad leaf – can be added to quiche, salads, stews, soups and curries. Use as a summer alternative to spinach.
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Sorrel – Red Veined
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Delicious, colourful, full of nutrients and easy to grow
Sorrel is a perennial plant, one of the last to die down for winter and one of the first to appear in spring, so choose a permanent site to plant it. The tangy leaves can be added to salads and are best picked young. It is easy to grow, just pop the plug plants into beds or pots and keep them well watered. Plants arrive in plastic-free packaging and come with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Red Veined Sorrel (organic*)
In the kitchen: Sorrel adds colour to salads with a delicious sharp lemon flavoured salad leaf.
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Spring Cabbage
£5.99
(10 plug plants)An easy growing, loose-leafed cabbage
This is a dwarf variety that can be planted quite close together (25-30cm). When planted in spring you can expect to harvest it from July through to September. Alternatively, plant later and you can harvest later! You can harvest them as delicious, small, tender cabbages or a little later on once the heads have matured. A very useful plant to grow if you struggle to get other cabbages to form a firm heart. Our plug plants make it easy to grow, just follow the advice in the growing guide that comes with the plants.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: April (organic*)
In the kitchen: Enjoy spring green cabbage in stir-fries, steam it, boil it and all sorts. We rather like it cooked up in tasty bubble & squeak with a poached egg on top.
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Bronze Fennel
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)A sweet aroma and a delicious aniseed flavour
Bronze Fennel is a superb hardy perennial herb which produces beautiful bronze coloured feathery foliage. It’ll grow quite big, to approximately 1m-2m high, and 1m wide, so give it plenty of space.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Organic*
Great for protecting your tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the kitchen: Bronze Fennel has a sweet aroma and a delicious aniseed flavour that goes well with white fish or used fresh in salads.
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Garlic Chives
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Not only adds great flavour to your dishes but looks attractive growing in the garden
Garlic Chives are similar to Chives, but the leaves are flatter with a white flower that has a delicate garlic and onion flavour. If you don’t have access to a patch of wild garlic in early spring, these make an excellent substitute, producing lots of leaves at around the same time.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Organic*
In the kitchen: The slim, elegant dark green leaves can be used as a tasty addition to salads, or in soups, stews and curries. The flowers are also edible and look lovely when sprinkled over a summer salad.
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Quick Growing Salad Collection
£32.99
(90 Plug Plants)Cut and come again salad to enjoy all summer
If you are keen to begin harvesting tasty salads in just a couple of weeks after planting, then this easy to grow little pack of salad plug plants is perfect. The plug plants are so easy to grow, just pop them in the ground, water well and keep protected from slugs. Suitable for growing in pots or beds, and will do well in light shade. All our vegetable plug plants are delivered in plastic-free packaging and come with a complete growing guide.You’ll receive various different salad plants, with 3 types of lettuce, as well as spinach, rocket, mizuna, endive, chard and beetroot.
Number of plants: 90 plug plants
Space required: An area approx 120cm x 150cm
In the kitchen: Pick a few leaves from each plant to make your own mixed salad and ditch the supermarket salad bags this summer.
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Tree Spinach
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Sparkling pink and golden leaves!
Arguably the most beautiful salad leaf you’ll ever see! Tree Spinach plants deepen into a stunning magenta at the tips, and genuinely sparkle with a little gold dusting. Seeing is believing, so give them a grow and enjoy popping the pink leaves in your salads! The plug plants arrive with a complete growing guide, so it is easy to get started with growing these beauties, but worth knowing in advance that the plants grow quite tall and are best planted at the back of a border/bed.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Tree Spinach (organic*)
In the kitchen: Add Tree Spinach leaves to salads for a splash of bright pink – it’ll look really amazing!
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Borage
£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. It has a delightfully delicate cucumber flavour and is not readily available in shops, so it’s a good one to add to your garden.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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Japanese Mint
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Good for herbal teas and inhalations
This is almost like the Extra Strong Mint of the herbal mints. This variety of mint is grown for the medicinal use of the menthol essential oils found in its leaves. It can be used in similar ways to traditional mint varieties to make herbal teas, and it’s also a great one to use for a steam inhalation if you have a bad cold! Our Japanese Mint plug plants arrive ready to be planted straight away.
Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Japanese Mint (organic*)
In the kitchen: Make soothing herbal teas – great for colds!
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Apple Mint
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Mint with an apple-like scent
This is a softer variety of mint to garden mint, both in flavour and texture with its gently furry leaves! Named for the mild apple-like scent, it is a great one to grow for herbal teas and desserts like fruit salad, or grilled peaches. Our Apple Mint plug plants will arrive in biodegradable pots, ready to grow at home.
Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pot)
Variety: Apple Mint (organic*)
In the kitchen: Delicious sliced finely and sprinkled over grilled peaches
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Chervil
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Delicious and rich in vitamins
Chervil is confused with parsley because of its leaves. This annual has an unusual aniseed flavour and is very rich in vitamins.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Organic*
In the kitchen: Delicious in soups and salads. Chervil goes very well with chicken and white fish.
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Hyssop
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Bees and butterflies love these beautiful blue flowers.
Hyssop produces rich blue, clustered flowers that grow out of one side of its stem. These flowers are great at attracting bees and butterflies to the garden. The stem has a square shape with long pointed aromatic dark green leaves. Hyssop can grow to a height of 45cm.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cmbiodegradable fibre pots)
Organic*
Great for protecting your brassicas!
In the kitchen: Use the young leaves of hyssop in salads or in meat or oily fish dishes or use to flavour soups, stews, stuffing and fruit dishes. Hyssop is said to aid the digestion of fatty or rich foods.
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Purple Sage
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Gorgeous shades of purple and green
This is such a beautiful variety of sage that looks fab growing in a herb bed or in the borders, providing purple and green foliage all year round. The bees will love the flowers that come out in summer. Great for stuffings, paired with squash, and to flavour nut roasts. Our Purple Sage plug plants are ready to be planted straight away.
Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Purple (organic*)
In the kitchen: Sage is traditionally used with pork, cheese and mushroom dishes and will make wonderful stuffings. The flowers are edible too and can be used to dress summer salads.
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Summer Savory
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Year round herbs for the garden
Summer Savory is an annual herb that produces peppery-flavoured leaves all summer. It is a real winner for stews, stuffings and roast veggies. The flavour is somewhere between thyme and pepper – much better and smoother once cooked, rather than being eaten raw. Best grown in well-drained soil, or in a pot with good drainage. Our Summer Savory plug plants come in sets of 3 in small 8.5cm biodegradable pots, ready to be planted straight away.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Organic*
In the kitchen: Great to add to stews, soups and stuffings.
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Pineapple Sage
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Stunning red flowers and a pineapple scent
Named for the strong pineapple scent of the leaves, you might prefer to grow this bushy variety of sage for its spectacular, spiky red flowers which earn it the alternative name of Scarlet Pimpernel. Our Pineapple Sage plants come ready to be planted straight away. They are best grown in pots and containers and will need to be placed in full sun.
Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Pineapple (organic*)
In the kitchen: The leaves of this sage are well suited to ice creams, puddings and fruit salads.