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Asters come in a wide range of flower forms and colours; lots to choose from. The dwarf types are perfect for bedding and edging, whilst the taller varieties make excellent, long lasting, cut flowers. Best grown in well-drained soil in a sunny spot. One of our favourites with its spiky double flowers. Freely branching with masses of flowers. Good for cutting.
Asters come in a wide range of flower forms and colours; lots to choose from. The dwarf types are perfect for bedding and edging, whilst the taller varieties make excellent, long lasting, cut flowers. Best grown in well-drained soil in a sunny spot.Another golden oldie which DTB used to list in ten separate colours mainly sell to growers for the cutflower market where they were popular for their freely branching habit. Very free-flowering, an excellent mixture.
Asters come in a wide range of flower forms and colours; lots to choose from. The dwarf types are perfect for bedding and edging, whilst the taller varieties make excellent, long lasting, cut flowers. Best grown in well-drained soil in a sunny spot. Free branching, large, broad petalled flowers all with striking yellow centres. A typical cottage garden plant with some wilt resistance.
Asters come in a wide range of flower forms and colours; lots to choose from. The dwarf types are perfect for bedding and edging, whilst the taller varieties make excellent, long lasting, cut flowers. Best grown in well-drained soil in a sunny spot.A stunning mix of colours and a perfect flower for cutting. Its twisted petals are said to resemble a tiger's paw!
Asters come in a wide range of flower forms and colours; lots to choose from. The dwarf types are perfect for bedding and edging, whilst the taller varieties make excellent, long lasting, cut flowers. Best grown in well-drained soil in a sunny spot. Large incurved flowers in a delightful colour range on strong cutting stems.
We love this cottage garden mid-border plant with it's rich, deep claret flowers and fresh green foliage. It is an excellent cut flower which also dries well for winter decoration. One to try!
This reliable early cropper yields plenty of purple/black fruits of good quality and flavour.
The name says it all about this popular, firm-fleshed variety. Perfect sliced, drizzled with olive oil and roasted!
This variety crops more reliably outdoors than most aubergines. Early to crop and high yielding, the fruits are black and semi-long - just the job for making a perfect moussaka.
Black baby aubergines are produced in plenty on compact plants which look great growing on the patio in terracotta containers. Decorative and productive, Ophelia's fruit are of first rate quality and texture. Does even better in a greenhouse.
Red, blue and purple, large flowered plants. Ideal for rockeries, walls, border edging and between paving stones.
An easy to grow border and container plant which is a member of the impatiens family. Large pink, salmon and carmine through to white double flowers are produced along the stem.
This Mediterranean Basil is perfect with tomatoes, chicken, salads, fish and cheese dishes, need we say more? It unique flavour earns its 'king of herbs' tag.
Britain's best-loved beet, it can be sown earlier than most with little fear of bolting. The roots are deep red and of good quality and flavour, yielding well in most soils. Multigerm.
Grow as cut-and-come-again salad leaves with a mild beetroot flavour. The deep red foliage can be cut back to the ground three or four times and the colour intensifies as autumn approaches. The roots can also be eaten, like other beetroots.
Keeps its golden flesh when cooked, its uniquely sweet flavour is balanced by a traditional beetroot earthiness. The tender young leaves can be treated as greens, giving two vegetable from the same space. Multigerm.
The sweetest beetroot and an ideal candidate for producing mouth-watering baby beets, its excellent quality, texture and colour remain if left to mature to larger size. Cardeal F1 shows good tolerance to powdery and downy mildews and the mature roots also store well. Monogerm.
This old Italian favourite shows alternate red and white rings when sliced - just the job for adding interest to salads. Its flavour is mild and most appealing. Roots become pink when cooked. Multigerm.
Later to mature than globe beets, it produces roots about 10cm/4in long. Slow to bolt, Cylindra has deep coloured flesh and a sweet flavour and is just the job for slicing. Multigerm.
