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Beetroot Mix
£10.99
(30 Plug Plants)A fabulous array of different beets
This little collection contains three different varieties (the classic Detroit purple beet, Bolder Golden and Chioggia, a stripy Italian variety) to give you a lovely harvest of different looking beetroots, each with its own distinct flavour. Plant in pots or beds. Growing beetroot using plug plants is easy – just plant them in pots or beds when your plants arrive following the instructions in our growing guide (provided with every plant delivery.)Number of plants: 30 plug plants (10 of each variety)
Space required: An area of approx 70cm x 70cm
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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Brussels Sprouts – Red Ball
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)An eye catching little sprout with a colourful twist
This variety of brussels sprout puts a fun twist on the traditional winter vegetable. The red sprouts retain their colour when steamed and taste slightly sweeter than the green variety. They cope well in cold weather and deepen their colour after the first frost appears – they’re best harvested after that but can be harvested anytime from November to January. Best for raised beds/traditional plots, and perfect for planting in summer for Christmas harvests. The organic plug plants will come with complete growing guide with all the tips you need for getting started.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Red Ball (organic*)
In the kitchen: These are great steamed or sauteed in butter, for an alternative – peel each layer and create a tasty salad with the leaves.
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Calendula – Marigold Pot
£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 the summer and on into autumn – just keep them well watered. They will self seed as well.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Marigold Pot
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Carrot – Paris Market Round
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)So good for roasting whole!
Sometimes known as Globe Carrots due to their roundness, this variety is a little different from your standard garden carrot. They are a fantastic addition to the kitchen garden in summer, a good way of plugging gaps where you may have already harvested, and an excellent way of topping up your Vitamin A when you eat them! They will arrive as plug plants ready for you to plant out straight away, can be grown in the ground or in containers and are not particularly fussy about the climate conditions. Check out the growing guide that will arrive with your plants, for helpful tips.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Paris Market Round Carrot (*organic)
In the kitchen: These carrots can be roasted, boiled, steamed and even grilled – a versatile and delicious little kitchen vegetable. If you’re feeling adventurous why not have a go at pickling them.
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Carrot – Purple Sun
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Fun purple carrots for summer growing
It’s so pleasing to pull up a bunch of deep purple carrots from the ground. The flesh is purple too and the colour stays when cooked. This variety is lovely and sweet in flavour, and tends to grow quite long providing the roots are not disturbed. Our plug plants come in biodegradable pots and 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
Variety: Purple Sun (*organic)
In the kitchen: This variety of carrots can be steamed or roasted and are delicious eaten raw in salads or slaws.
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Celery – Green Utah
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)An easy to grow variety of celery
This variety of celery forms crisp green stalks. It doesn’t need to be blanched as it grows – it is a ‘self-blanching’ variety. If you don’t know what that means, don’t worry, because all it basically means is that you don’t need to do anything other than pop the plants in the ground and keep them well watered throughout the growing season. There is loads of advice in the growing guide that comes with the plug plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Green Utah (organic*)
In the kitchen: Delicious used raw in salads, or for using to dip into hummus. Celery is equally delicious if braised or chopped in casseroles or a fish pie, adding a different texture to your dish. Use the leaves and any older tougher stalks to make stock.
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Comfrey
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)A wonder plant!
Drawing minerals out of the soil and into its roots and leaves, Comfrey can be used as a compost accelerator, to make liquid manure, mulch, weed suppressant and as an insect attractor. Our Comfrey plug plants come in sets of 3 in small 8cm biodegradable pots, ready to be planted straight away.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Organic
Uses: Comfrey should not be eaten. Comfrey is however wonderful used for grazes, bruising and stings. Pick a leaf, spit on it, rub it between the palms till it starts breaking up, then rub on the affected area.
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Companion Plant Pack
£13.99
(30 Plug 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:
Calendula x 10 plug plants
Plant calendula all around your plot, particularly close to your tomatoes, peppers and aubergine to help deter aphids. They also look very pretty when in flower. Use petals to garnish salads.Marigold x 10 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 10 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. -
Curly Parsley
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Much more than just a garnish
Curly Parsley is the most common type of Parsley, producing tight emerald green curly leaves.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Curly (organic*)
In the kitchen: Parsley is such a wonderfully versatile and nutritious herb with its clean flavour demanding no restraint on use. It can be the main ingredient in everything from salads to smoothies. Parsley keeps its bright colour and flavour even when pureed. Make it the base of your next pesto, sauce, soup or shower it over meats and seafood to brighten up your dish.
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Kale – Red Russian
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)This is one of our favourites!
You get really lovely tones of colour on this kale plant as it grows, making it a very attractive addition to your veg patch and of course, it’s super healthy and easy to grow. We’re sure you will enjoy it just as much as we do! Growing kale is very easy from plug plants – just pop them in the ground and keep them well watered. It is best to net them to protect from birds and butterflies, but full growing advice is in the guide included with your plug plants and makes it super simple.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Red Russian (organic*)
In the kitchen: Red Russian Kale is the sweetest of the kale types. An incredibly nutritious vegetable, it can be enjoyed steamed, baked in a gratin or used in stir-fries, stews or even smoothies.
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Lettuce – Lollo Biondi
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Tender cut and come again lettuce leaves
One of the prettiest lime-green varieties of multi leaf lettuces. It is the shiny-green sister of Lollo Rosso. This variety has extremely frizzy, crinkled and compact leaves. Growing lettuces from plug plants is incredibly easy – just plant up in beds or pots and keep them well watered and protected from slugs. Complete growing guide comes with the plants which are delivered in plastic-free packaging.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Lollo Biondi (organic*)
In the kitchen: The best salads have lettuce as their base to give you background flavours and plenty of crunch.
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Lettuce – Red Salad Bowl
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow, loose leafed red lettuce
This is an excellent non-heading lettuce that provides a steady supply of deep red, oak-shaped leaves. Use it as acut-and-come-again crop, harvesting regularly through the summer months. The lettuce plug plants are very easy to grow – perfect for pots, beds or window boxes. A full growing guide is included with the plant delivery.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Red Salad Bowl (organic*)
In the kitchen: The best salads have lettuce as their base to give you background flavours and plenty of crunch. This red leafed variety adds good colour.
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Red Cabbage – Red Drumhead
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)An easy to grow red cabbage
This variety will produce a good sized red cabbage that you can feel very proud of having grown yourself! The leaves have a lovely blue tinge, but the hearts themselves are a deep cabbage red. They are great-looking plants in the vegetable garden. Firm them in well when planting and try to keep them cool by watering frequently. There’s loads more advice in the growing guide that comes with the plug plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Red Drumhead (organic*)
In the kitchen: Try red cabbage braised with spices to make a rich and warming accompaniment to your Sunday roast. Shred finely to add to salads for extra crunch and deep purples!
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Savoy Cabbage – Vertus
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow, hardy and delicious
This variety of savoy cabbage has rounded heads of dark green ruffled leaves that have a more subtle flavour compared to other savoy cabbages, slightly less bitter. It’s a very hardy variety and stands well without splitting. Best grown in beds, but it can be grown in large pots too. Growing from our organic plug plants is easy – follow the advice in the comprehensive growing guide that you will receive with the plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Vertus (organic*)
In the kitchen: Shred or cut savoy cabbage into wedges with the hard core discarded. Steam, boil, braise or stir-fry. It especially delicious braised with pancetta and garlic.
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Swede – Marian
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow, hardy and deliciously tasty
Swede is a hardy root vegetable that is easy to grow so long as plants are watered regularly to avoid the swede root from splitting. It has a globe shape with purple skin colour and yellow flesh within. Suitable for raised beds and traditional plots in all parts of the UK, Swede is easy to grow from plug plants – you will receive a complete growing guide with your delivery.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Marian (organic)
In the kitchen: Delicious roasted, mashed or slow cooked in stews or casseroles.
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Thyme
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Thyme flowers are highly scented, and good at attracting bees and other beneficial insects to the garden.
This is the most popular variety of common thyme, with dark green upright bushy foliage with pretty pink flowers.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Organic*
In the kitchen: Perfect for use with poultry and pork, for flavouring stews, stuffings, sausages and pies.
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Wildflower Mix – Bee & Butterfly (100 Plugs)
£29.99
(100 Plug Plants)Plant a mini wildflower meadow!
Hugely popular when we introduced them in 2020, our 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!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 approximately 15-20cm apart. You can fill a planter or pot quite happily with several plugs to each, allowing for at least 15cm per plug.
Number of plugs: 100 plug plants (multiple seedlings per plug!)
Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:
Borage
Clover
Corn Cockle
Cornflower
Daisy – Ox-Eye
Foxglove – Wild
Knapweed
Cranesbill
Poppy – Common
Scabious – Field
Ragged Robin
Teasel
Yarrow
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Wildflower Mix – Bee & Butterfly (50 Plugs)
£19.99
(50 Plug Plants)Plant a mini wildflower meadow!
Hugely popular when we introduced them in 2020, our 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!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 approximately 15-20cm apart. You can fill a planter or pot quite happily with several plugs to each, allowing for at least 15cm per plug.
Number of plugs: 50 plug plants (multiple seedlings per plug)
Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:
Borage
Clover
Corn Cockle
Cornflower
Daisy – Ox-Eye
Foxglove – Wild
Knapweed
Cranesbill
Poppy – Common
Scabious – Field
Ragged Robin
Teasel
Yarrow
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Wildflowers for Birds Mix (100 Plugs)
£29.99
(100 Plug Plants)Attract more wild birds to your garden with this wildflower mix
This mix of wildflower plugs contains a huge range of wildflowers and grasses that are selected to help attract a range of wild birds to your garden. Some will also provide seeds making them a great food source for the birds during the winter months. Many of the wildflower varieties will also attract bees and butterflies to your garden too, great if you’re growing your veg nearby.
There are over 100 different varieties, all annuals which will readily self seed, giving you continual colour and diversity for months. They are great for planting in a dedicated patch in the garden, or in large planters or an old wheelbarrow tucked into nooks and corners around your garden.
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 approximately 15-20cm apart, and don’t forget that you can plant several plugs to a pot/container, allowing for 15cm per plug.
Number of plugs: 100 plug plants (multiple seedlings per plug!)
Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:
- Burnet
- Cornflower
- Corncockle
- Dwarf Sunflower
- Goat’s Beard
- Hawkbit
- Knapweed
- Linseed
- Marigold
- Marjoram
- Millet
- Oxeye Daisy
- Phacelia
- Quinoa
- Scabious
- Selfheal
- Sorrel
- Teasel
- Trefoil – Bird’s Foot
- Vetch
- Yarrow
- Wild Carrot
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Wildflowers for Shade Mix (100 Plugs)
£29.99
(100 Plug Plants)Perfect for creating a mini wildflower meadow under tree cover
This mix of wildflower plugs contains a mix of wildflowers and grasses that will do really well in partial or light shade, underneath some trees perhaps. You can use them to make a mini meadow underneath a few trees, perhaps your fruit trees if you have a little orchard area. It’s a good way of attracting vital pollinators and bringing some extra colour to the garden.
The mix includes over 100 different varieties of annuals that will readily self seed, and that are natively found in British hedgerows and woodlands.
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 approximately 15-20cm apart, and don’t forget that you can plant several plugs to a pot/container, allowing for 15cm per plug.
Number of plugs: 100 plug plants (multiple seedlings per plug!)
Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:
- Angelica, Wild
- Bedstraw
- Buttercup
- Campion, Red
- Campion, White
- Cowslip
- Daisy
- Foxglove
- Hedge Parsley
- Knapweed
- Mullien
- Musk Mallow
- Mustard, Garlic
- Self-heal
- St John’s Wort
- Teasel
- Vetch
- Woundwort
- Yarrow
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Wildflowers for Shade Mix (50 Plugs)
£19.99
(50 Plug Plants)Perfect for those shady spots in your garden
This mix of wildflower plugs contains a mix of wildflowers and grasses that will grow well in partial or light shade, allowing you to bring some colour into those shadier spots. This wildflower mix will also attract vital pollinators. There are over 100 different varieties, all annuals which will readily self seed, giving you continual colour and diversity for months. Lots of the species listed below are natively found in British hedgerows and woodlands. They are great for planting in a dedicated patch in the garden, or in a pot/planter for a mini-meadow!
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 approximately 15-20cm apart, and don’t forget that you can plant several plugs to a pot/container, allowing for 15cm per plug.
Number of plugs: 50 plug plants (multiple seedlings per plug!)
Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:
- Angelica, Wild
- Bedstraw
- Buttercup
- Campion, Red
- Campion, White
- Cowslip
- Daisy
- Foxglove
- Hedge Parsley
- Knapweed
- Mullien
- Musk Mallow
- Mustard, Garlic
- Self-heal
- St John’s Wort
- Teasel
- Vetch
- Woundwort
- Yarrow
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Achillea – Ptarmica Ballerina
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)A good all-round filler for any flower arrangement
Commonly known as Yarrow, this pearl variety of Achillea produces double heads of white button-like flowers. It is such a useful flower for providing filler in any flower arrangements, whether it’s small posies or larger vases, and the feathery leaves add great texture, too. It will grow to around 40-50cm. Leave 30-40cm between plants. It should flower from June to September.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Achillea (Yarrow) – Milefolium Cerise Queen
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Makes a great filler for vases
Achillea, or Yarrow as it is commonly known, produces flat heads of clustered flowers. This variety bursts into a deep magenta and is absolutely wonderful as a filler flower in vases, especially with its feathery leaves. It will grow to approximately 60cm, so plant it towards the middle/back of flower beds. Leave 30-40cm between plants. Expect flowers from June to August.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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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