Spring/Summer Plants
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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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Winter Squash – Little Gem
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)Perfect size for 1-2 people
This trailing winter squash produces mini, acorn-shaped fruits measuring approximately 10cm. It is a good choice for smaller plots if you want a squash that will easily climb a trellis. They tend to be easy to peel, and they are the perfect size to stuff and roast whole. Great if you’re cooking for yourself or just one other.
Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Little Gem (organic*)
In the kitchen: This winter squash can be deseeded and stuffed before baking whole. Otherwise, you can chop into chunks and roast.
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Winter Squash – Musquee de Provence
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)Produces large, pumpkin-like fruits
These winter squashes can weigh up to 10kg! The skin turns from green to golden as it matures and the flesh is a rich orange colour with an almost nutmeg-like flavour. We love this variety as an alternative to traditional Jack O-Lantern Pumpkins, as it is easy to carve, and the flesh is a little more enjoyable too. Great for pumpkin pies and soups. Growing winter squash from plug plants is easy – just plant in a bed in a sunny site and keep them well watered. You’ll need a bit of space for them to sprawl, or a sturdy trellis for them to climb. Full growing instructions come with the plug plants.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Musquee de Provence (organic*)
In the kitchen: For a simple and delicious side dish, try baking this winter squash until the flesh is soft. Also brilliant and tasty in soups. Ideal for pumpkin pie.
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Yellow Courgette – Atena Polka
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)A golden skinned courgette
These plants will produce beautifully colourful courgettes to brighten up your vegetable garden. Atena Polka is a bush variety of courgette, so can be grown well in raised beds or in large pots. You should get a great crop from it, just follow the advice in our growing guide to get your plug plants off to a good start.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Atena Polka (organic*)
In the kitchen: Such a versatile vegetable, courgettes can be used in stir-fries, soups, casseroles, salads, pasta dishes, pickled, the list goes on. You can even eat its beautiful flower, try stuffing it with herbs and cheese and frying it briefly. Delicious!
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Acroclinium – Grandiflorum Mixed
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)A brilliant all-rounder
Also known as Everlasting Flowers because they are so good for drying, these colourful daisy-like flowers are wonderful for posies as well. This mix includes a range of shades, from white to magenta. They will grow to approximately 30cm and should be planted leaving 20-30cm between plants. Expect abundant flowers from July to September.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Antirrhinum Snapdragon – Crown Mix
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)A brilliant all-rounder
We’d say that snapdragons are just all-round winners when it comes to cut flowers. All you need to do is pick a few and pop them into a vase or jam jar and they’ll look lovely, even on their own. Mixed colours.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Aubergine – Black Beauty
£6.99
(5 Plug Plants)Easy to grow and deliciously tasty
Homegrown aubergines are an absolute delight. Easy to grow and delicious in flavour, finding these black jewels in your garden at harvest time is always a real treat. Aubergines are best grown in a greenhouse or polytunnel as they need the extra warmth. You could try them on a warm, sunny patio as well. They do well in pots – give them plenty of compost. You’ll receive a full growing guide with the plug plants.Number of plants: 5 plug plants
Variety: Black Beauty (organic*)
In the kitchen: Try drizzling aubergines with olive oil and grilling over hot charcoal. Perfect with crushed garlic and chilli flakes.
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Borlotti Bean – Barlotta Lingua di Fuoco
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Grow borlotti beans to store for stews
These beans add a splash of fun and colour into your garden. This variety of borlotti beans is perfectly suited to our cooler climate. The canes will climb to about 2 metres, so plant at the base of a wigwam or bamboo support. You can harvest young while the pods are green to use as runner beans, or wait until the end of the season when they’ve turned purple if you’d like to pod the beans to store for stews and casseroles. You’ll find plenty of advice in the growing guide that comes with the plug plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Barlotta Lingua di Fuoco (organic)
In the kitchen: You can eat these vibrant pods when small and tender (and mostly green) or allow them to reach full size and store the beans inside once the pods have dried and turned a deep purple. With a sweetish flavour and smooth creamy texture, these beans work well in a salad or in a hearty soup or casserole.
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Celeriac – Giant Prague
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Celeriac plug plants make it easy to grow
If you love celeriac, then you have to try growing it! Suitable for raised beds and traditional plots – dig in plenty of compost when planting. The key to growing celeriac is to keep the plants well watered throughout the growing season, as this will help the root to swell so that you have a decent size celeriac to pull up over the winter months. Our organic plug plants arrive in plastic-free packaging and come with a complete growing guide to help you get the most from your vegetable plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Giant Prague (organic*)
In the kitchen: With its celery-like flavour with nutty overtones, celeriac is great mashed, boiled or roasted. Use it in slow cooked dishes or make a deliciously hearty soup.
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Chicory – Rossa di Treviso
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)An interesting plant to try in your kitchen garden
This is a fun little plant to grow, adding a deep red colour to your plot. Harvest the whole head or just use the outer leaves. Once fully grown you can usually leave it in the ground until you’re ready to harvest. It is easy to grow chicory using our organic plug plants, and the plants arrive with a full growing guide to get you started.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Rossa di Treviso (organic*)
In the kitchen: Chicory can be used in salads or cooked. Try blanching or braising it.
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Colourful Carrots
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Grow Rainbow Coloured Carrots this year
This fun and easy-to-grow colourful carrot plant collection contains purple, orange and yellow carrots, giving you a lovely burst of colour to brighten up any dish. The plug plants come in biodegradable pots to protect the roots – we would recommend planting them like this to avoid disturbing the roots. Carrots are easy to grow, just follow the growing guide advice when your plug plants arrive.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
In the kitchen: Can be steamed or are delicious eaten raw in salads. They are also great roasted with some honey.
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Companion Plant Pack (large)
£19.99
(60 Plug 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 plug plants
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 plug plants
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 plug plants
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. -
Coriander
£7.99
(3 Plants)Oh, Coriander, how we love you!
This is a tender green leafy herb which is an absolute essential for those who love Asian cooking. Our Coriander plug plants come in sets of 3 in small 8cm biodegradable pots, ready to be planted straight away.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Cilantro (organic*)
In the kitchen: Young leaves are delicious chopped fresh and added to salads. Or use the leaves and stems for some very tasty stir-fries and curries. It works wonderfully as a flavouring alongside lime, chilli and lemon grass.
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Cornflower
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Beautiful blues
These lovely flowers are a great addition to the cut flower garden – they are easy to grow from plug plants and will do well in pots and beds alike. They love sun so be sure to plant in a sunny spot. The flowers are also edible, just sprinkle a few on top of salads for a pop of blue.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Cosmos (Mix)
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Whites, Light Pinks & Deep Pinks
Easy to grow and stunning colours, cosmos is an essential ingredient for the cut flower patch. It flowers for a long time, especially if you are harvesting regularly.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Cucumber – Crystal Lemon
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)Easy, quick growing and very prolific
This old-fashioned round cucumber will produce delightful shaped, yellow coloured fruits. The fruits are crunchy, juicy, mild and sweet with fantastic flavour. You should be able to eat the cucumbers by the end of July. If you keep picking, they’ll go on producing into the autumn, and finish in October (depending on the season, of course!) Cucumbers are best grown in a greenhouse or polytunnel, but you can plant them outside in a sunny, sheltered spot from late May onwards as well. Plug plants make them particularly easy to grow – just follow the guide that comes with the cucumber plants!Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Crystal Lemon (organic*)
In the kitchen: These cucumbers are delicious in salads adding a lovely splash of colour. Also great for dipping in hummus and for making tzatziki style dips.
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Edamame Beans
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)A nutritious little soya bean
Easy and fast to grow these delicious soya beans can be cooked in the pods and popped straight into your mouth. They are a superfood rich in vitamins, minerals and full of protein. Edamame Beans are so easy to grow from plug plants – best planted in a raised bed, you can grow them much like broad beans. A full growing guide is provided with the plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Edamame Green Shell (organic*)
In the kitchen: You must cook edamame before eating. Don’t eat them raw! Boil, stir fry or steam and add to salads and veggie dishes.
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Edible Flower Pack
£19.99
(40 Plug Plants)Beautiful flowers to decorate salads and cakes
This collection of edible flower plug plants will provide an abundance of pretty blooms to adorn anything you are cooking, from salads to cupcakes!This pack contains the following plants:
Borage x 10 plug plants
Lovely little blue flowers that will look super on cakes and desserts. They have a cucumber-like flavour – they’re a great addition to a gin & tonic!!
Violas x 10 plug plants
These pretty flowers are so sweet and really decorative.
Calendula x 10 plug plants
Use the striking, orange petals to add a splash of colour to risottos and paella. They have a mild saffron like flavour.
Nasturtium x 10 plug plants
Pick off the leaves and petals to enjoy in salads or sprinkled on dishes like risotto. They have a distinctive peppery taste.
Please note that contents may vary slightly depending upon the season
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Frills Mustard
£4.99
(10 Plants)Packs a flavoursome punch!
These leaves have a fab flavour, giving a mustardy punch to salads and other dishes. You can start harvesting as soon as the leaves reach 5-10cm and if you keep picking off the leaves it will keep producing more for you to enjoy right through the summer months and into autumn.
Number of plants: 10
Variety: Frills (organic*)
In the kitchen: The texture is crunchy yet tender with a robust mustard flavour and mildly sweet and spicy pepper-like finish. The young leaves are mild and best used raw in a salad, but more mature leaves stand up well to a light sauté or braise.
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Globe Artichoke – Green Globe
£5.99
(5 Plug Plants)Majestic perennials for your kitchen garden
Producing a tight globe-shaped green and purple head, these plants look fantastic in any garden. Artichokes are reliable croppers and perennials so you will be able to harvest from these plants for about 4-5 years. Leave some space for them to grow as they can get quite large. They are lovely at the back of a border. The plug plants will come with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 5 plug plants
Variety: Green Globe (organic*)
In the kitchen: Steamed, grilled, roasted, or sautéed, globe artichokes are one of spring’s most delectable treats.
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Hares Ear
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)The perfect filler for cut flowers
This is an absolute essential for any cut flower patch, this filler foliage with tiny green/yellow flowers is just perfect to add alongside your main focus flowers in whatever display you are making – posies to give away, larger displays in vases, small jam jars down the centre of a table.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Honeywort (Cerinthe)
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Wistful foliage and flowers for cutting
These are great for the cut flower patch – they will produce flowers and foliage right through the summer. Great for beds and planters. They self-seed readily, so if you’d rather they don’t spread, cut flowers regularly and then cut them right back when you see the first seeds starting to form.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Kohl Rabi – Delicacy Purple
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)An unusual addition to the vegetable garden
Although popular in Europe, Kohl Rabi is not that common a vegetable in the UK. It tastes like a cross between a broccoli stalk and a turnip. Kohl Rabi ‘Delicacy Purple’ is an early maturing purple variety with round shaped stems and good quality, delicate flesh. Harvest once the diameter reaches about 10cm. It is quite easy to grow, and full instructions are included with the plug plants.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Delicacy Purple (organic*)
In the kitchen: Kohl Rabi is a super tasty addition when grated into coleslaw or salads. Also yummy when roasted, steamed or stir-fried.
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Larkspur
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Tall spikes with loads of flowers
Such a gorgeous flower for filling vases, this tall plant is stunning in the garden and in the house. It’ll flower for several weeks over the summer, and is popular with the bees too. Mixed colours.No. of plants: 10 plug plants