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2021 Edit
GROW
something new from seed
Since 1975
www.chilternseeds.co.uk
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Scabiosa caucasica, 1149F
‘Perfection Blue’
See page 7 for more information.
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Viola tricolor, True Wild Form 1278H
One of our most charming wild flowers, found
in three-colour combinations of yellow and
blue-violet with very pretty markings.
10cm HA/HP £2.25
Lysimachia atropurpurea, 832P
‘Beaujolais’
Fascinating long spikes of small wine-red
flowers all summer.
75cm HP £2.35
For the beginners out there, we’ll keep the glossary short (but helpful).
Annual – a plant that completes its life cycle in one year. Typically these are the
flowers that will bloom the quickest (and often are the easiest to grow!)
Perennial – a plant that keeps on flowering year after year. May take a little longer
to flower for the first time from seed (though some will flower in the first year) but
will reward you with longevity.
Biennial – a plant that completes its life cycle in 2 years.
Abbreviations and symbols used in this catalogue:
Perfect for cutting A Annual
P Perennial
Attractive to pollinators B Biennial
FYP
Perennial that will flower in its first year from sowing Bb Bulbous
Cl Climber
RHS Award of Garden Merit winner H Hardy
New New for 2021
HH
Sh
T
Half-Hardy
Shrub
Tender
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Welcome to
our 2021 Edit
It’s fair to say that the past year has been difficult for many
but if there is a silver lining, for us it would be that so
many people have rediscovered their gardens.
Here at Chiltern Seeds we all know that there is a great deal of peace and We’ve tried to include plenty of ideas for easy things to grow for new
happiness to be derived from spending time in the garden, call it therapy gardeners, tips on creating your own cut flower garden plus ideas for
even. more unusual flowers and of course some lovely vegetables.
That may even be matched by the pleasure and satisfaction of growing Hopefully there is still plenty of interest for those of you that know
from seed, be it your own fresher-than-fresh cut flowers or the tastiest exactly what you’re doing and have done for years!
and most nutritious salad and vegetables.
Remember this is only a very small proportion of the 2,800
We often say there is a thrill to be had from watching a seed grow and varieties we sell, so please do visit our website
even now we still look at a plant and wonder at how it ever came to be www.chilternseeds.co.uk
from such a tiny seed.
You can also follow us on social media: @chilternseeds
We hope our new 2021 Edit will appeal to garden lovers everywhere,
Let’s all look forward to the coming change of season and a peaceful
beginners and experts alike. We have featured several of our friends
and productive time in the garden.
and their love of the garden and we hope you can get a sense of that joy.
Heather & Sally
Here are our personal all-time favourites; if you’re familiar with Chiltern Seeds, we know you’ve seen these before, but that’s because
they’re just so good! These are the ones that we grow every year and they never, ever let us down. (See pages 30 – 33 for more of our favourites.)
Nigella papillosa, 903X Xeranthemum annuum 1298 Delphinium consolida, 442J Phlox drummondii 985N Zinnia elegans, 1309H
‘African Bride’ We enjoy growing this on our ‘Misty Lavender’ grandiflora, ‘Crème Brûlée’ Scabious-Flowered Mixed
We will always have a soft spot plot; pretty, everlasting flowers Larkspurs are some of our We love the unusual colour An easy-to-grow mix and the
for this; we chose it as our first on silvery stems. favourite flowers and the colour combinations; one of the best joyful mix of bright colours
cover star. of this is like nothing else. ever cut flowers. make this a favourite.
90cm HA £2.25 50cm HA £1.95 120cm HA £2.75 45cm HA/HHA £2.25 75cm HHA £1.95
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Cut Flowers
through the Seasons
By Rachel Siegfried, Green & Gorgeous
Green and Gorgeous is a six acre flower farm situated in South
Oxfordshire. Established in 2008 by Rachel Siegfried and her
partner Ashley Pearson, they grow hundreds of varieties of English
country garden flowers commercially to sell at their farm gate sale,
for their weddings and events, and ever-popular classes.
Their flowers stand out not only for their fresh seasonal beauty,
selection of interesting varieties and luscious scent but also for
the sustainable principles by which the farm is run.
Rachel’s floral display are the fruition of what she calls her
‘cultivated palette’ many of which are grown from seed.
Rachel cutting Ammi majus (85C)
We asked Rachel for advice on choosing flowers to grow
throughout the year.
Cut And Come Again
If you keep picking it will keep flowering, don’t worry if you get behind
just cut the whole plant back by half and give it a couple of weeks
to come into flower again. This is particularly relevant to half hardy
annuals that can flower for up to 4 months. (CCA)
Mix It Up
Mixed colours are a good way to get lots of choice in a small space
meaning you can be more creative with your designs. (MX)
Multipurpose
If a flower can serve more than one purpose for example fresh
or dried, cut stems and a shelter belt. (MP)
Neutrals
A flower that looks good with anything is invaluable. (N)
Digitalis ‘Sutton’s Apricot’ (464M),
Daucus ‘Dara’ (437Y) and Astrantia major (151B)
(Look for the abbreviations in her list of favourites.)
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Cut flower field at Green & Gorgeous
We grow hundreds of varieties in the fields of Green
and Gorgeous but I have whittled it down to my favourite,
or as I often say ‘most useful’, annuals, biennials and
short-lived perennials for cutting. On the next page is
my shortlist to take you through the seasons. These all
play different roles in my arrangements as either focal
or filler flowers and look great with perhaps some more
permanent plantings of shrubs, roses and perennials
elsewhere in your garden.
Flowers featured above (clockwise from top left):
– Eryngium planum (527K HP 120cm) £1.95
– Verbena bonariensis (1275B HP 180cm) £1.95
– Echinacea purpurea (490B HP 120cm) £2.45
For more information about Green and Gorgeous
and Rachel’s brilliant courses on cut flower growing
please visit greenandgorgeousflowers.co.uk
FYP FYP
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Rachel’s favourite flowers
for blooms in spring &
early summer...
Briza maxima 215 Digitalis purpurea annua, 464M
An ornamental grass with pretty, ‘Sutton’s Apricot’
nodding heads of oval-shaped, Beautiful award-winning variety
pearly-white spikelets. Great for with a lovely soft pink-apricot
drying. colour.
45cm HA (N/MP) £2.25 150cm HP/HB (N) £2.35
FYP
Lunaria annua 827 Papaver nudicaule, 953W
Honesty, well known for the ‘Wind Song’, F2 Hybrid
Nigella papillosa, 902K silvery, moon-like remains of Superb variety with extra-large
‘Delft Blue’ the seed cases. Attractive bright flowers in many pastel shades of
purple flowers. pinks, apricots, oranges, creams
Striking variety with white flowers splashed with purply, blue streaks and dark stamens. and whites.
60cm HA (CCA/MP) £2.25 75cm HA/HB (MP) £2.45 45cm HA/HP (CCA/MX) £2.75
Lathyrus odoratus, 768M Agrostemma githago, 64C Orlaya grandiflora 922B Centaurea cyanus, 304R
Chiltern Seeds ‘Twilight Mix’ ‘Milas’ Attractive ferny foliage and ‘Classic Fantastic’
Our unique selection of the This is a very popular variety lovely, lace-like, pure white
Captivating colours in different shades of blue.
darkest Sweet Pea varieties with large, soft lilac-pink flowers umbels with distinctive long
produced very freely all summer. outer petals.
250cm HA(Cl) (CCA/MX) £2.75 90cm HA (CCA) £2.25 60cm HA (CCA/N) £2.45 100cm HA (CCA/MX) £1.95
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...and for continued
flowering into late
summer & autumn.
Antirrhinum majus, 111A Panicum elegans, 948C
‘Madame Butterfly Bronze’, ‘Sprinkles’
F1 Hybrid Ethereal, light and airy grass
Much coveted shade of vintage with the appearance of a bonfire
and rich apricot. night sparkler.
75cm HHA (CCA) £3.75 80cm HHA (N) £2.65
Sanguisorba 1140T Helichrysum bracteatum, 677K
officinalis Salmon Rose
Nicotiana x hybrida, 900E Native wild flower with unusual Papery yet shiny, ‘everlasting’
‘Starlight Dancer’ and long lasting, dense heads of daisy-like flowers in an unusual
numerous deep red or crimson shade of orangey-pink.
Pretty, white flowers that dance daintily in the breeze on tall, slender stems. flowers.
100cm HHA (CCA) £2.15 105cm HP (N) £1.95 90cm HHA (MP) £1.95
FYP FYP
Zinnia elegans, 1311F Phlox drummondii 986L Scabiosa caucasica, 1149F Achillea millefolium, 36H
‘Queen Lime Orange’ grandiflora, ‘Birds of a Feather ‘Perfection Blue’ ‘Summer Pastels’, F2 Hybrid
A gradient of colour covers the (Phlox Together)’ Beautiful, large, deep blue
Flowers abundantly the first year from seed in a wide range
petals from lime green fading Delicious caramel flowers on strong stems perfect
through to peach and orange. complementary colours. for cutting, lasting well in water. of pastel colours such as pink, rose, purple and grey.
Exclusive mix of varieties.
75cm HA/HHA (CCA) £3.25 60cm HA/HHA (CCA/N) £2.45 60cm HP (CCA) £2.25 60cm HP (MX) £3.75
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More Cut
Flowers...
Linaria purpurea, ‘Canon Went’ 813L
A first class garden plant with spikes of lovely pink
flowers in summer.
90cm HP £2.85
Ammi majus 85C Moluccella laevis 882
Easily grown, sophisticated Cow Excellent cut flower with tall
Zinnia elegans, ‘Queen Red Lime’ 1310F Parsley with large flat heads spikes of enormous bright
Exceptional and unique colouring; pale red fades to lime green with a deep maroon centre. of lacy white flowers, ideal for green, bell-like calyces
cutting. surrounding the flowers proper.
75cm HA/HHA (CCA) £3.25 90cm HA £1.95 80cm HHA £1.95
Gypsophila elegans, 654 Rudbeckia hirta, 1130G Cerinthe major var. purpurascens 316K Cosmos bipinnatus, 399Q
‘Covent Garden’ ‘Cherry Brandy’ Distinctive and unusual dark purple-blue flowers, ‘Rubenza’
A highly selected large-flowered With flowers of the deepest quite different from anything else in your garden. Exceptionally coloured, early
strain, pure white. crimson, this lovely variety is flowering blooms of dark, rich
very easy and a wonderful, long ruby red, fading to antiquey-rose
lasting cut flower. as they age.
60cm HA £1.95 60cm HA/HHP £3.25 60cm HA/HHA £2.25 80cm HHA £2.25
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Rudbeckia hirta, ‘Sahara’ 1130H Calendula officinalis, 233R Anethum graveolens, 102Q
One of our favourites; semi-double and double velvety blooms ‘Indian Prince’ ‘Mariska’
in subtle shades of caramel, copper and warm pink. Best-selling variety with eye-
Beautifully fragrant and particularly good for cutting.
catching deep orange flowers.
60cm HA/HHP £2.85 45cm HA £1.95 60cm HHA/HHP £1.95
New
Daucus carota, 437Y Matthiola incana, 849N Cosmos bipinnatus, ‘Purity’ 397G Delphinium consolida, 443B
‘Dara’ Appleblossom Beautiful, very popular variety with large, single, ‘Fancy Pink With White Bee’
Dark flowered wild carrot with Delicate looking, white and snow-white flowers with a gold centre Spires of pretty, pale pink
flowers in an attractive mix from very pale-pink blooms. flowers with a ripple of inner
white and pink to dark purple. white petals.
120cm HB £2.25 75cm HA/HHA £2.25 90cm HHA £1.95 120cm HA £2.75
Craspedia globosa 406B Antirrhinum majus, 108L Astrantia major 151B
Delightful and quirky plant with ‘Chantilly Bronze’, F1 Hybrid Tiny flowers are crowded together in a pin cushion head
easily arrangeable, globular in a beautiful mix of pink, green and white.
Beautiful blooms in a warm pinky-apricot colour.
drumsticks of bright yellow
flowers.
90cm HHA/HHP £2.45 90cm HHA £3.75 60cm HP £2.95
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FYP FYP
Angelica gigas 102E Agastache hybrida, 63Y Anchusa azurea, 90A Campanula medium, 264D Dianthus barbatus, 450K
Exotic, large, dark crimson- ‘Astello Indigo’ ‘Dropmore’ Single Mixed ‘Sooty’
purple spherical florets borne in A Fleuroselect Gold variety - Smart perennial with large Popular and most beautiful, Veritable eye-catcher with
distinctive heads. Splendid and wonderful mint-scented spikes panicles of lovely deep blue classic Canterbury Bell. Strong dark foliage and large fragrant
unusual cut flowers. of deep-blue flowers. flowers all summer. spikes of large pink, white and flowers of the deepest maroon-
10 seeds. blue flowers. black.
180cm HP/HB £3.25 60cm HHP £2.95 150cm HP £2.45 105cm HHA/HB £2.25 40cm HHA/HHP £2.25
New
FYP
Scabiosa atropurpurea, 1148X Papaver somniferum 954J Knautia macedonica 1146Q Helianthus annuus, 674A Dahlia, 434J
‘Beaujolais Bonnets’ laciniatum, ‘Black Swan’ One of the longest flowering ‘Ms Mars’ ‘Bishop’s Children’
Beautiful deep wine coloured Handsome, dark-coloured, frizzy- of perennials producing a Shorter variety so a more Impressive dark bronze foliage
centres dotted with contrasting petalled, semi-double poppy with succession of lovely, dark manageable size for the average with large, spectacular single
white stamens and pale pink grey-green foliage. crimson pin cushions. garden and perfect for popping flowers in a delightful mix of
ruffled outer petals. in a vase.12 seeds. rich colours.
60cm HP £1.95 90cm HA £2.45 60cm HP £3.25 100cm HA £2.95 90cm HHA/HHP £2.25
New
Nicotiana x hybrida, 900F Astrantia maxima 151X Acroclinium, 42 Antirrhinum majus, 109X Matthiola incana, 849P
‘Tinkerbell’ With tiny flowers crowded Double Giant Flowered Mixed ‘Costa Silver’, F1 Hybrid ‘Apricot’
Slender green trumpets open together in a pin cushion head, Long-stemmed, everlasting large Brought to our attention by Popular cottage garden flowers
out to reveal maroon faces with these are lovely blooms. flowers. Splendid for cutting to Rachel, these pale pink flowers in peachy apricot with that
bright blue stamens. cheer up dull days. get darker with heat and are wonderful distinctive scent.
borne on sturdy stems.
90cm HHA £2.95 60cm HP £2.95 45cm HA/HHA £1.95 90cm HHA £2.95 75cm HA/HHA £2.25
10New
Zinnia elegans, 1311P Alchemilla mollis, 73G Erysimum cheiri, 330E Cosmos bipinnatus, 398J Amaranthus caudatus, 86X
‘Queen Lime Mixed’ ‘Robustica’ ‘Sugar Rush Purple Bicolor’, ‘Antiquity’ ‘Coral Fountain’
A mix of some of our favourite, With a distinctively upright habit, F1 Hybrid Rich burgundy flowers change We love this variety with its
unusual hues that look this is much like the ordinary Robust, floriferous and sweet- to antique bronze-salmon as unusual tassels of dusky
magnificent growing together. species but is much larger in scented wallflowers in a lovely, they age. pinky-coral.
all its parts. rich lavender with darker
75cm HA/HHA £3.25 60cm HP £2.95 magenta. 30cm HP/HB £2.95 45cm HHA £2.85 105cm HA/HHA £1.95
Chasmanthium 1267 Limonium sinuatum, 811T Veronicastrum 1273Z Cleome hassleriana, 366W Celosia spicata, 300T
latifolium ‘Apricot Beauty’ virginicum f. albiflorum ‘White Queen’ ‘Flamingo Feathers’
A wonderfully versatile A variety in a colour that’s very Tall white spires appear Rather unusual, spider-like pure- Plumes of ivory-white flowers
ornamental grass with upright popular at the moment – elegantly above attractive leafy white flowers with prominent with beautifully and delicately
stems of dangling spikelets. A apricot-pink. stems throughout the summer stamens. shaded rose-pink tips.
fabulous cut flower, fresh or dried. and into autumn.
120cm HP £2.10 50cm HHA £2.75 180cm HP £2.65 100cm HHA £1.95 100cm HA £2.25
New
Limonium latifolium 809 Verbascum hybridum, 1271R Gomphrena globosa, 646Q Cosmos bipinnatus, 401C Anthriscus sylvestris, 107T
A perennial for the herbaceous ‘Southern Charm’ ‘Rose’ ‘Cupcakes Blush’ ‘Raven’s Wing’
border, with immense masses Lovely long flowering spikes in Unusual spherical heads of Papery, pale-pink, unusually Elegant cow parsley with leaves
of elegant panicles of dainty, subtle yet eye-catching shades flowers with perfect papery fused petals, some romantically which emerge green but turn
lavender-blue flowers in mid- of peach, pink, lilac and apricot. pink petals. streaked with tones of pink a sombre purple-black.
summer. 10 seeds. and white.
60cm HP £2.85 90cm HP £2.75 60cm HHA £1.95 120cm HHA £1.95 90cm HP £2.95
11The Annual Border
at Aston Pottery
By Stephen Baughan
The great thing about annuals is that they are so easy
to grow. Evolution has spent the last half a billion years
honing a plant’s ability to germinate, grow, flower and set
seed sometimes in as little as 6 weeks. I do so little and
just let nature do its work. Another benefit of annuals is
that you can adjust your planting each year and the more
mistakes you make, the better your planting should be
the following year.
The idea for the annual border at Aston Pottery was initially conceived Within three and a half months of sowing we will aim to have a border
from seeing lots of amazing annuals and having nowhere left in the full of plants so that they should all touch and stop the weed seeds from
existing border to plant them. The only space left was the field at the germinating, and by four months, everything should be in full flower.
side of the car park which allowed me to create a border 70m long
I have one week’s holiday each year in July, and the day I come back is
by 7m deep in which to plant 6000 glorious annuals.
the most exciting day of the year, because I have not seen the border for
Finding time to choose a whole week! The change is obviously the most marked that I experience
what to grow is always a being here normally, every day of the week.
challenge so quite simply,
Aston Pottery is open to the public throughout the year.
I take the Chiltern Seeds
For more information please visit astonpottery.co.uk
catalogue and spend 2
hours highlighting the
seeds I want with a blue
marker pen! What I love
about the catalogue is
the lack of photos and
the illustrative descriptions allow my imagination to run riot which very
often results in one or two surprises!
Seeds are sown in three phases; I start in late March with smallest seeds,
such as Antirrhinum which I sow in small trays. I do a second phase in
mid-April and then mid-May is when the final sowing is done directly
into plugs e.g. cosmos, sunflowers and zinnias. Everything is ready
for planting out in the second week of June.
Here are some of Stephen’s favourite colourful annuals to grow >>
12Antirrhinum majus, 104F Nicotiana alata, 898G Cleome hassleriana, 366K Salvia viridis, 1138D Celosia plumosa, 300M
‘Rust Resistant Giant’ Mixed ‘Crimson Bedder’ ‘Violet Queen’ ‘Oxford Blue’ ‘Scarlet Plume’
Specially bred to resist rust, this Lovely, old variety with long, Beautiful, spider-like flowers An old, tried and tested variety Flaming fiery red plumes to set
fine strain produces giant snaps sweet-scented blooms in a rich with prominent stamens. with the “flowers” coloured to your borders on fire. These are
in a wide range of colours. crimson, forming beautiful five- match its name. accompanied by lovely bicolored
pointed stars. green and dark red foliage.
90cm HHA £1.95 50cm HHA £1.95 100cm HHA £1.95 45cm HA £1.95 45cm HHA £1.95
FYP
Cosmos sulphureus, 397Y Alonsoa meridionalis, 81W Helianthus annuus, 672B Zinnia elegans, 1309G Tithonia rotundifolia, 1250
‘Cosmic Mix’ ‘Salmon Beauty’ ‘Valentine’ Giant Cactus-Flowered Mixed ‘Torch’
Vibrant, eye-catching colours Wonderful and unusual, but very Best-selling, beautiful, Large, semi-double cactus A cultivated form of the Mexican
in a formula mix of orange, red easy. Elegant, purple-tinged branching sunflower. flowers (lots of long, narrow, Sunflower, producing single,
and yellow. stems covered in salmon-pink quilled petals) in a wide range Dahlia-like, orange-scarlet
flowers all summer long. of colours. flowers freely all summer.
30cm HHA £2.65 35cm HHA/HHP £2.25 150cm HA £2.50 90cm HA/HHA £1.95 120cm HHA £1.95
Amaranthus cruentus, 85R Cosmos bipinnatus, 398F Ageratum, 63J Rudbeckia hirta, 1129T Callistephus chinensis, 242T
‘Oeschberg’ ‘Pied Piper Red’ ‘Blue Horizon’, F1 Hybridt’ ‘Goldilocks’ ‘Gala Formula Mix’
Showy blood-red spikes of Fluted deep wine-red petals Vigorous hybrid with large Beautiful variety with an Excellent cut flowers with
flowers and dark purplish foliage. borne in abundance over a clusters of strong-stemmed, abundance of lovely, long- large, double flowers in an
Decorate the border but, fresh or long period. purplish-blue blooms. lasting, double, orange blooms assortment of colours. Perfect
dry, exciting vase material. with chocolate-brown centres. for brightening up any room.
90cm HA £2.25 90cm HHA £1.95 75cm HHA £3.25 70cm HA/HHP £2.25 75cm HA/HHA £1.95
13Papaver somniferum, ‘Lauren’s Grape’ 954F Limonium sinuatum, Pastel Mixed 811W
Crisp, velvety, deep plum-purple petals and attractive This is a beautiful mix of soft pastel tones including violet, lavender, blush,
grey-blue-green foliage. rose and mauve.
90cm HA £2.25 80cm HHA £2.25
More Annual Flowers
Echium vulgare 498A Consolida regalis, ‘Blue Cloud’ 382H
Easy hardy annual bearing in profusion spikes of exquisite flowers in an attractive, A very different Larkspur - a most attractive bushy plant bearing masses
deep mid-blue. of violet-blue flowers.
90cm HA/HB £1.95 75cm HA £2.15
14Cuphea lanceolata, 417J Cosmos bipinnatus, 399J Ammi visnaga, 88J Bupleurum rotundifolium, 226W Gypsophila elegans, 654A
‘Purple Passion’ ‘Xanthos’ ‘Green Mist’ ‘Griffithii’ ‘Kermesina’
Beautiful annual with curious Fleuroselect Gold medal winner Feathery foliage and extravagant Bright green umbels of true With myriad star-like crimson-
and striking dark purple, velvety with unique, beautiful soft yellow domed umbels of greenish-white flowers surrounded by petal-like red flowers, this not often seen
flowers. Brilliant for cutting, very flowers. flowers, soft yet robust and bracts, this attractive flower is variety is quite delightful.
long flowering season. architectural. splendid for cutting.
80cm HA/HHA £1.95 60cm HHA £2.45 120cm HA £1.95 60cm HA £1.95 60cm HA £2.25
New
Calendula officinalis, 233Z Lupinus mutabilis var. 828R Eschscholzia californica, 534H Helipterum roseum, 678K Zinnia elegans, 1310Y
‘Touch of Red Buff’ cruckshankii, ‘Javelin White’ ‘Thai Silk Appleblossom ‘Sensation Giants’ Super Cactus, ‘Senorita’
Interesting contemporary beige- Delightful fragrant annual Lupin Chiffon’ Delightful papery flowers in a Eccentric variety of Zinnia
pink with darker brown petal tips bearing pretty white and yellow Double flowers in an exquisite mix of white with yellow centres with large, spiky petalled,
gives a beautiful vintage effect. flowers. Super cut flowers with shade of shimmering, dappled and bright pink with yellow cherry and salmon-pink blooms.
their understated elegance. silvery-pink. centres. Simple yet bold.
60cm HA £2.25 120cm HA £2.95 25cm HA £2.25 50cm HA £2.25 90cm HA/HHA £2.25
New New
Coreopsis tinctoria, 386K Gilia tricolor, 630D Callistephus chinensis, 243N Tropaeolum minus, 1259M Scabious atropurpurea, 1148R
‘Roulette’ ‘Felicitas Mix’ ‘Duchesse Mid Blue’ ‘Ladybird Rose’ ‘Merlot Red’
Delicate yet bold flowers of the Delightful plant with clusters of Large and splendid flowers Beautifully coloured blooms; Pincushion flowers in a
darkest red, with a second inner bell-shaped flowers in a mixture on upright stems and with rich, dusky-pinky-apricot with dark sumptuous deep red, the
row of golden feathery petals. of white, pink, blue and violet. indulgent purple incurved petals. ladybird spots at the base of colour of your favourite winter’s
Very easy. each petal. evening tipple.
80cm HA £1.95 60cm HA £1.95 70cm HA/HHA £2.25 30cm HA £2.45 90cm HA/HHA £2.45
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Ageratum houstonianum, 63X Viola cornuta, ‘Endurio, 1278E Schizanthus x 1150N Nigella damascena, 902F Amberboa muricata, 306B
‘Timeless’ Mixture Pink Shades’, F1 Hybrid wisetonensis, ‘Albion Black Pod’ ‘Desert Star’
Beautiful mix of large, eye- This is such a pretty variety ‘Dr. Badger’s’ Mixed Interesting and unusual delicate The soft-purple, cornflower-like,
catching flowers in a cloud of bearing blooms in shades of Handsome plants with white flowers and intriguing wispy flowers proved effective
pink, blue, purple and white. creamy, dusky pink and lilac. magnificent spikes of exotic- green stamens followed by grown in a large group and the
looking mulit-coloured flowers. dark, ornamental seed pods. bees couldn’t keep away.
70cm HHA £1.95 20cm HA/HB £3.25 30cm HHA £1.95 45cm HA £2.25 100cm HA £1.95
Centaurea cyanus, 304H Leonurus sibiricus 777D Asperula orientalis 147C Cosmos bipinnatus, 399C Balcony Mixture M42
‘Black Ball’ Vigorous plants with a natural Beautiful and graceful annual ‘Double Click Cranberries’ A mixture of free-flowering
Very fine, old, tall variety - elegance - spikes of pink flowers – plants are covered with Exuberant frothy double flowers dwarf annuals for window boxes,
double flowers of rich deep in whorls on long stalks. Lovely lavender-blue unusually in a lovely shade of glamorous containers, patios; seed you can
maroon. for cutting. shaped tubular flowers all dark carmine-red. happily strew around to leave
summer long. nature to do the hard work.
120cm HA £1.95 180cm HA £2.25 40cm HA £2.15 90cm HHA £2.65 25cm HA/HHA £2.02
New New
Matthiola incana, 849Z Ratibida columnifera 1085M Nicotiana x hybrida, 900N Ipomoea lobata 1083A Helianthus annuus, 674R
‘Vintage Brown’ f. pulcherrima, ‘Red Midget’ ‘Baby Bella’, F1 Hybrid Splendid and vigorous climber ‘Ruby Eclipse’, F1 Hybrid
The colour of this unusual Stock A delightful variety of the Prairie A prolific bloomer, this is a producing a profusion of long, Beautiful bicolor blooms in
variety might be more favourably Coneflower. Easy to grow from compact, well-branched variety slender spikes of unusual shades of dusky pink and creamy
described as a deep and dusky seed producing with ease and with deep wine-red flowers. crimson and yellow flowers. caramel. Flowers in only 9 weeks
antique rose. plenty its red-brown flowers with from sowing. 15 seeds.
50cm HA/HHA £2.85 yellow tips. 45cm HA/HP £2.20 60cm HHA £2.85 360cm HHA/HHP(Cl) £2.25 180cm HHA £2.95
16Lagurus ovatus, 757B Antirrhinum majus, 111K Reseda odorata 1087D Centaurea americana, 302B Clarkia amoena, 643C
‘Bunny Tails’ ‘Admiral White’, F1 Hybrid grandiflora ‘Aloha Blanca’ ‘Memoria’
Absolutely delightful, award- Stunning and stately Grown for countless years, this Robust and tall, this unusual These white floaty flowers have
winning, dwarf variety. snapdragon with pure white is the quintessential form of the variety bears superb, large fluffy, very subtle blush pink centres
flowers on strong stems. plant as now represented in white flowers with lots of lovely borne on erect stems making
cultivation. Large heads, heavy whiskery petals. glorious cut flowers.
20cm HA £2.35 120cm HHA £3.99 scent. 40cm HA £2.25 150cm HA £2.45 50cm HA £2.25
New
Zaluzianskya capensis, 1306N Malope trifida, 842D Crepis rubra 410G Calendula officinalis, 235C Viola cornuta, 1277Z
‘Midnight Candy’ ‘Grandiflora Choice Mixed’ Best described as a pink ‘Canteloupe’ ‘Tiger Eye Yellow’, F1 Hybrid
Charming purple buds in the A lovely mixture of old favourites dandelion, although that doesn’t Our favourite shades of creamy- Rich yellow flowers with dark,
day open in the evening to with clusters of large flowers do it justice! A pretty and easy yellows and pinky-apricots; very dark brown stripes radiating
reveal white, outstandingly in profusion in shades of rose, to grow flower; direct sow for appealing, to us and no doubt from the centre of the flower
fragranced blooms. crimson and white. natural style plantings. our pollinator friends. in a most tiger-like fashion.
45cm HA/HHA £2.65 120cm HA £2.25 30cm HA £1.95 60cm HA £2.45 15cm HA/HB £3.25
Lathyrus odoratus, 767Q Dolichos lablab, 477D Cosmos bipinnatus, 397H Lathyrus odoratus, 765Z Nicotiana mutabilis 899M
‘Beaujolais’ ‘Ruby Moon’ ‘Dazzler’ ‘Cupani’ On very branching stems, this
Large, lightly fragrant blossoms Dark foliage and fragrant, Bright pinky-red flowers that Robust, compact strain with bears all summer, a mass of
of a rich burgundy colour. bicolored sweet pea-like flowers really stand out in a crowd. beautiful flowers with mauve flowers, from white to pale pink
followed by large and decorative, wings and a maroon standard. to magenta.
dark purple pods. 12 seeds. Heady scent.
250cm HA(Cl) £1.95 600cm HHA/HHP(Cl) £2.95 90cm HHA £1.95 250cm HA(Cl) £1.95 120cm HHA £2.35
17Sabina Rüber,
Photographer
Sabina Rüber is the talented photographer who captures
the beautiful plants for the Chiltern Seeds catalogue.
We asked Sabina about her love of gardening.
How did you get into gardening?
My first garden accompanied a very small, Victorian cottage on the far side of
Herefordshire. This was almost the middle of nowhere – deep country and farming;
growing food: salad, beans and courgettes etc, was a natural thing to do. Easy annuals
like calendula and cornflowers were quickly added to the mix. Poppies and forget-me-nots
also volunteered. Things grew in abundance and I’ve never lost the desire to grow.
When did your passion for flower photography start?
Before settling in Herefordshire, I worked as a freelance photographer for newspapers
and magazines in both Switzerland and the UK. Documentary, travel stories and portraits,
all of which involved quite a bit of travel, which didn’t fit in well with having a small child
– hence the settling. With a new space
to play in, it seemed natural to combine
my love of photography with a new love
of gardens and plants. I was amazed at
the seemingly endless variation of colour
and form and the sheer joy of working
with nature.
How do you decide what
to grow and where do
you grow it?
What I grow each year is a mixture of
client requests and plants I’ve newly
discovered which excite me. Those, and
as many old favourites as I can manage,
form the backdrop for many of my
photos. My own garden is long (70m)
and thin (10m) and an almost perfect
rectangle. There I have a studio-cum-greenhouse and an assortment of garden spaces I
use as stage sets for my photography. But I also grow in other locations including a half
acre growing patch for sweet pea trials and a host of perennials which I use in flower
arrangements – especially tulips and dahlias.
18FYP FYP
Gaura lindheimeri, ‘Cool Breeze’ 612C Tweedia caerulea, 1265G
‘Heavenborn’
The first pure white Gaura from seed. Simply white flowers floating
Narrow sprays of spectacular sky-
airily amongst the green stems. blue flowers. Grown as an annual,
flowering in only a few months
from seed.
100cm HP £2.75 90cm HHP £4.25
What do you look for in a plant?
That’s a really difficult question. It just so depends on the
context – I suppose I respond to colour above all. Shape
and form are very important too – occasionally colour
and form clash, they just don’t work together, but not
often. I also absolutely love scent. I try to consider how
a plant might work with other plants. When I have a plant
to photograph, I look for what makes it special, different;
I try to capture its character.
What makes a flower photogenic?
Catching the eye is pretty much a flower’s job (not our
eyes perhaps but it seems to work for us too) so there
Digitalis ‘Sutton’s Apricot’ (464M), ‘The Shirley’ Mixed (463F) are not many which are not inherently photogenic. Many
with Alliums & Verbascum ‘Southern Charm’ (1271R) .
are relatively easy to work with having clearly defined
shapes and clear colours or markings; others are much
harder to capture, especially the more intricate, wispy,
floaty ones.
What are your favourite elements
of gardening?
I love the fresh air and getting dirty! I also love the
excitement of watching things grow and come into bloom.
What aspects of flower growing
and gardening excite you?
Discovering something new – be it a plant, technique
or knowledge. I love growing from seed; from such
Campanula alliariifolia 261 Digitalis x mertonensis 462C unpromising beginnings, comes new life in such Abutilon vitifolium 6M
An attractive perennial with Fine hybrid with large flowers, Rather lovely, fast-growing
woolly stems bearing long, said to have the colour (but not,
abundance – it always gives me a thrill. deciduous shrub from Chile
creamy-white, nodding flowers of course, the taste!) of crushed bearing copious large mauve
in June and July. strawberries. sabinaruber-photographer.com saucer-shaped flowers.
60cm HP £1.95 90cm HP/HB £1.95 300cm HSh £2.95
19Sabina’s
Favourite Flowers
Papaver rhoeas, 954M
‘Amazing Grey’
Shimmering, papery petals open
to breathtaking blooms. Delicate,
ruffled flowers in unexpected
blue-grey and pink shades.
60cm HA £2.55
Delphinium requienii 444J
Unusual and appealing plant
from southern France with
attractive foliage and loose
spikes of lovely blue flowers.
90cm HB £2.25
20FYP
Digitalis ambigua 462E Lathyrus odoratus, 769Z Salvia hians 1138 Stipa tenuissima, 1202E
Uncommon plant with long, ‘Blue Shift’ Robust, strongly scented, tall hardy perennial with showy, ‘Pony Tails’
loose spikes of pale yellow Rather unusually coloured bright blue flowers, June to August. Endemic to Kashmir. Graceful and beautiful
flowers with mottled maroon blooms in a range of purple ornamental grass - bright green
insides. and mauve with a hint of leaves with a profusion of long,
glimmering turquoise. narrow, softly feathery plumes.
90cm HP/HB £1.95 240cm HA(Cl) £1.95 60cm HP £2.75 60cm HP £1.95
Antirrhinum majus, 110K Lunaria annua var. alba 827G Tulipa sprengeri 1262C Lathyrus odoratus, 769N
‘Madame Butterfly’ Double White-flowered form of Honesty Most elegant and beautiful plant with shiny leaves ‘Charlie’s Angel’
Mixed, F1 Hybrid well known for its silvery, moon- and brownish-crimson flowers with reflexed petals. Beautiful large flowers in a
Wonderful vigorous variety with like seed cases. lovely, subtle, pale watercolour
large, fully double blooms in a blue with a heavenly scent.
range of lovely bright colours
75cm HHA £3.75 75cm HA/HB £2.45 45cm HBb £2.26 240cm HA(Cl) £1.95
FYP
Echinacea purpurea, 491G Pennisetum villosum 966 Cobaea scandens 372 Dianthus superbus 453B
‘Green Twister’ A small yet delightful variety of A beautiful and vigorous climber Rightly named! Feathery fragrant flowers with deeply-cut petals
Very distinctive colouring with fountain grass with charming from Mexico with large flowers. of a lovely, rose-lilac colour, this is indeed a beautiful plant.
bright lemon-green petals with fluffy flower-heads.
centres blushed with pinky-
purple. 12 seeds.
100cm HP £3.50 60cm HHP £2.50 600cm HHA/HHP(Cl) £2.45 45cm HP £1.95
21An Ornamental
Kitchen Garden
By Jack and Laura Willgoss,
Wildegoose Nursery, Shropshire
Here at Wildegoose, we enjoy the ornamental qualities of
vegetables and love combining them with flowers as well
as having a vegetable garden to keep us well fed.
We used to try to grow everything but now we try to limit our efforts and In the past we have done one big sowing of salad leaves, herbs, beans,
grow the things we like to eat, otherwise we end up each year wasting carrots and beetroot, even flowers for cutting and then forgotten to do
harvests of vegetables that we’re not that keen on. We keep lots of growing any more. We end up with one big glut and it’s all over. We try to keep
space aside for squashes, especially the delicious blue skinned Squash up regular small sowings from spring to autumn.
‘Crown Prince’, because we eat these all through winter, and instead of
We like to attract wildlife to our garden. The sheer number of flowers
cabbage, which invariably gets wasted we prefer to grow kale and cavelo
mixed in with the vegetables brings in plenty of pollinators and a healthy
nero for greens. We also like to grow ornamental vegetables that don’t bolt
population of natural predators e.g birds, toads, ladybirds, wasps
too quickly but keep looking beautiful for a long time, such as the delicious
and hoverflies.
foliage of Agretti and the pretty red flowers of the Asparagus Pea and Sugar
Snap ‘Purple Magnolia’. Our best tips to encourage plenty of biodiversity in your vegetable garden
would be to cut out the chemicals, plant a good mix of flowers and
Kohlrabi is a stunning vegetable which is
vegetables, implement crop rotation, feed your soil, with either green
surprisingly easy to grow and delicious
manures, homemade compost or manure and for very susceptible crops,
roasted. Bulb fennel is beautiful, delicious
like brassicas, cover with mesh netting. Garden with the motto ‘one for
and even if it goes to seed before you eat
the blackbird, one for the crow, one for the cutworm and one to grow’.
them all their flowers and feathery foliage
are attractive too. We let some carrots go For more information on Wildegoose Nursery, including opening
to seed the other year and their creamy hours, visit wildegoosenursery.co.uk
white umbels mixed with amaranthus and Here are some of Jack & Laura’s favourites >>
dark maroon single dahlias were stunning.
Most things in our garden are edible
including some of the flowers; violas,
calendulas, sunflower seeds and nasturtiums, but there are still plenty
of flowers mixed in that are not edible but grown for cutting or to dry
for use in winter Christmas decorations, such as Limonium ‘Iceberg’,
Scabiosa ‘Sternkugel’ and Helichrysum ‘Scarlet’, which we use in
wreaths and garlands.
To keep our vegetable and flower garden productive all year we plot in
the diary repeat sowing dates for different crops to prompt us into action.
22Asparagus Pea 1353C Agretti, ‘Roscano’ 1602 Sugar Snap Pea, 1372E Helichrysum bracteatum, 676T Kohl Rabi, 1363B
So pretty. Adds a nice crunch to salads ‘Purple Magnolia’ Scarlet ‘Delicacy Purple’
Peculiar looking peas. and stir fries. Doesn’t bolt so Very beautiful flowers and good Beautiful deep red selection We loved this roasted with
can harvest all summer. crops of delicious sweet peas that dries well for use in beetroot, new potatoes and
or pick as sugar snaps. Christmas decorations. carrots. Very easy and beautiful
to look at.
45cm HA £2.45 60cm HA £2.15 180cm HA £2.75 90cm HHA £1.95 45cm HA £1.95
Squash, 1361K Cavolo Nero, 1758C Nicotiana alata, 897C Helipterum roseum, 677X Hibiscus trionum, 688K
‘Crown Prince’ ‘Black Magic’ ‘Lime Green’ ‘Pierrot’ ‘Simply Love’
Silver blue skins and very sweet So productive for such a long Goes with everything pastel Loved this planted with An unusual annual hibiscus.
orange flesh. Stores well. season and throughout winter shades or fiery hot colours. sunflower ‘Irish Eyes’. Great for scrambling through
8 seeds. too. other flowers and vegetables.
45cm HHA £2.85 90cm HA £2.75 75cm HHA £1.95 50cm HA £2.25 50cm HHA £1.95
Tagetes linnaeus, 1222K Helianthus annuus, 672Z Beetroot, 1710N Scabiosa stellata, 1147D Florence Fennel, 1360P
‘Burning Embers’ ‘Irish Eyes’ ‘Boldor’, F1 Hybrid ‘Sternkugel’ ‘Rondo’, F1 Hybrid
Fabulous taller variety with flame I love all the sunflowers but this Delicious yellow variety- none Grow for seed heads to From a Spring sowing we had
coloured single flowers. was the first year of growing a of that red juice staining use in autumn and winter a glorious summer harvest of
dwarf variety and I loved it. everything! arrangements, this was large round delicious bulbs.
absolutely beautiful. Beautiful foliage.
45cm HHA £2.45 45cm HA £2.75 30cm HA £2.25 70cm HA/HHA £1.95 180cm HA £3.15
23How I Started
Growing Vegetables
By Clare Foster, Garden Editor of House & Garden Magazine
I have been a passionate grower of veg since I was in my late twenties,
when I had my first allotment in London. I was working for Gardens
Illustrated Magazine at the time, and the editor Rosie Atkins, who could
obviously see a spark somewhere, nudged me into applying for an
allotment. Slightly terrifyingly, I whizzed quickly up the waiting list and
before I knew it was faced with an enormous and somewhat overgrown
allotment plot to call my own. I roped in my cousin who agreed to take
on half the plot, and within weeks I had started to sow my first crops.
I was completely addicted.
Ever since then I have religiously grown I grow small quantities
my own veg year after year. Life just of the vegetables that
wouldn’t be the same without being able I know my family like
to pop out into the garden to pick a few best, and try to have
courgettes or runner beans. My children a succession of crops
have grown up with super-fresh organic through the summer
vegetables served up on a daily basis and into autumn rather than huge gluts of one thing. Due to lack of space
all summer long, and although they may I reluctantly forego crops like onions, which I know are so readily available
groan when they see swiss chard on the in the shops, and concentrate instead on things like squash, tomatoes and
table for the zillionth time, they have had Romanesco cauliflower, seeking out super-tasty varieties that you can’t
the benefit of all that nutrient-rich food for their entire lives. They have easily find in the shops.
grown up knowing where their food comes from, and I’m proud of that.
For this reason too, I prefer growing my veg from seed rather than going
Over the years I have had to learn to be more circumspect with what to a garden centre and buying a tray of plug plants. The varieties of
I grow. When I had the allotment, I enthusiastically threw myself into ready-grown veg are very limited, whereas from seed the world is your
growing as much as oyster. I love the whole process of growing from seed too. Tucked away
I possibly could and in my greenhouse, I sow the seeds, watch the first green shoots appear
ended up giving half and nurture the plants as they grow. It is addictive, and so much more
the produce away. satisfying than growing from plug plants. As you cook and eat your own
Now I have a small delicious veg later in the season, you can think smugly to yourself, ‘I grew
kitchen garden with those from seed’ and feel like you’ve really achieved something. There’s
a series of raised nothing to beat it.
beds where I can
Clare also loves growing flowers and has a beautiful book out with
only grow a limited
photography by Sabina Rüber: The Flower Garden: How to grow flowers
amount.
from seed. Clare’s top Chiltern veg varieties >>
24Chard, Swiss, 1368C ‘Perpetual Spinach’ 1801 Bean, Climbing French, 1817B Kale, Cavolo Nero, 1758A
‘Rainbow’ Mixed Succulent leaves and stems ‘Cosse Violette’ ‘Nero de Toscana’
are cooked just like ordinary Strong-growing bean that will Old Italian heirloom variety;
Beautiful mixture of chards with succulent stems in shades of red,
Spinach, but can be cut over produce for you a steady supply dwarf growing, producing an
orange, yellow, cream and white. a much longer period. of narrow, stringless, dark abundance of long, narrow,
purple pods. very dark, curly leaves.
45cm HB £1.95 45cm HA £1.95 180cm HHA £2.45 90cm HA £1.95
Courgette, 1826B Bean, Broad, 1702 Salad Leaves, 1370M Carrot, 1736M Cucumber, 1827
‘Costata Romanesco’ ‘Aquadulce Claudia’ ‘Chiltern Seeds Fiery Mix’ ‘Ruby Prince’, F1 Hybrid ‘Marketmore’
Very distinct, splendid heirloom Originating in Spain, this is a Spicy salads to make your Attractive pinky-red on the Outstanding and reliable ridge
variety from Rome. Very large, favourite for very early crops. tastebuds tingle. Lots of lovely outside and on the inside. cucumber variety; easily grown
vining plants with long, fluted, Very hardy. leaves in a mixture of colours. Packed full of lycopene – outdoors in a typical English
tender fruits up to 60cm. crisp, tasty and healthy. summer.
60cm HA £1.95 100cm HA £2.65 30cm HA £2.25 HA £1.95 150cm HHA £1.95
Mustard, 1362M Pea, Mange Tout, 1372C Cauliflower, 1354J Lettuce, Curled & 1833
‘Red Giant’ ‘Shiraz’ ‘Early Romanesco’ Oak Leaf, ‘Red Salad Bowl’
Winter hardy with leaves Most ornamental compact pea Beautiful, mild-flavoured lettuce
Delicious and fascinating, this unusual Italian vegetable
beautifully overlaid with purple. with lovely purple flowers and with a rosette of radiant red
Sweet, zesty and mild, full of flat, very dark purple pods in has spiral heads with many spinning-top florets. leaves. Spectacular colour in
vitamins and minerals. profusion. Lovely sweet flavour. cold weather.
30cm HA £1.95 100cm HA £2.95 90cm HB £1.95 15cm HA £2.15
25More
vegetables...
Mange Tout Pea, 1371Y Nasturtium, 1398E
‘Norli’ ‘Blue Pepe’
Compact vigorous plants – Unlike other Nasturtiums grown
no need for peasticks! for their flowers, specifically
bred for its peppery (and
attractive) leaves.
60cm HA £2.35 30cm HA £2.25
‘Chiltern Seeds Hardy Winter Lettuce Mix’ 1370T
Lettuces are surprisingly hardy, making winter salads easy.
Cherry Tomato, ‘Apero’, F1 Hybrid 1803Q Our own exclusive selection of the best hardy varieties.
Possibly the best tasting cherry tomato on the market? Rich red, slightly elongated fruits
look as good as they taste. 6 seeds.
180cm HHA £3.15 20cm HA £2.35
New New
‘Baby (Leaf) Come Back’, 1370Q Coriander, 1382H ‘Summer Thyme 1396D Spinach, 1799M Pumpkin, 1362A
Cut & Come Again Salad ‘Calypso’ de Provence’ ‘Rubino’, F1 Hybrid ‘Jill Be Little’, F1 Hybrid
Leaves Mix’ The best salad British-bred ‘Calypso’ is the Reputedly the most flavoursome Time to jazz things up a bit. Small but perfectly formed, mini
leaves that keep on growing after slowest bolting variety and thyme you can grow, with a Spinach for a party with its red orange pumpkin. Delicious to
the first pick. Pick a few leaves perfect for the home herb stronger and sweeter taste. stems. Perfect babyleaf but can eat and an attractive climber.
regularly for a supply of fresh garden. be grown all year. 8 seeds.
new leaves. 25cm HA £2.25 30cm HA £2.25 45cm HP £1.95 30cm HA £2.25 180cm HHA £3.75
26‘British Basil’ 1377G Artichoke, 1353D Broccoli, ‘Early Purple Sprouting’ 1715
Specially selected for growing outside in UK conditions, ‘Violetta di Chioggia’ Delicious, very hardy and prolific, producing numerous small,
very robust bright green leaves. The most handsome variety, purple heads of excellent sweet flavour.
worthy of a place in any border.
Wonderful flavourful purple
flower heads.
HHA £2.25 180cm HP £2.25 90cm HB £1.95
Dwarf French Bean, 1815D Climbing French Bean, 1817E Cape Gooseberry 1735C Chilli Pepper, 1356Y Carrot, 1736E
‘Amethyst’ ‘Cobra’ (Physalis), ‘Giant’ ‘Padron’ ‘Atomic Red’
Stunning dark purple pods A real favourite - defying all Vigorous plant bearing large, Used in tapas in Spain for a lovely Fantastic dark red carrot with
following lovely mauve flowers. lousy weather to resolutely golden-orange fruit that splash of bright green. Usually a lovely sweet, strong flavour;
Unusually long cropping period. provide a plentiful supply of conveniently grow inside mild (pick young) but the odd one lightly cook to intensify the colour.
sweet beans. easy to peel, papery husks. will be surprisingly hot! 15 seeds.
60cm HA £2.95 180cm HHA £3.15 150cm HHP £1.95 50cm HA/HHP £2.85 30cm HA £2.25
Courgette, 1358A Cucamelon 1359M Chick Pea, ‘Principe’ 1378B Butterhead Lettuce, 1761F
‘All Green Bush’ Very popular and very easy, Easy to grow, picked when green, the pods can be quickly boiled ‘Gustav’s Salad’
Lovely variety. Harvest these producing an abundance of mini and eaten like Edamame. Delicious! A truly delicious, sweet and
regularly, they will reward you watermelons with the flavour buttery lettuce, kept alive for
with plentiful courgettes over a of cucumber and lime. years by a gardener called
long period. 12 seeds. Gustav.
60cm HA £1.95 250cm HHP £2.25 75cm HHA £2.85 20cm HA £2.15
27Tomato, 1371 Beetroot, 1711 Borage 1377 Courgette, 1826F Leek, 1759
‘Gardener’s Delight’ ‘Boltardy’ Delightful annual with pretty ‘Defender’, F1 Hybrid ‘Musselburgh’
A best selling tomato, and Our most popular beetroot, blue flowers beloved by bees. Prolific very tasty, dark green A very old and extremely hardy
rightly so with its unmatched excellent quality and superb fruits over a long period and favourite with long, thick stems
sweetness and deliciousness. colour and texture. an open habit makes for easy and dark leaves.
Perfect bite-sized fruits. harvesting. 15 seeds.
200cm £2.15 30cm £1.95 90cm £1.95 45cm £3.15 45cm £1.95
Lettuce, 1770A Courgette, 1358B Radish, 1793 Beetroot, 1354H Chives 1381
‘Little Gem’ ‘Gold Rush’, F1 Hybrid ‘French Breakfast’ ‘Chioggia’ The thin, grass-like leaves have
Compact habit with sweet, crisp With its shining golden-yellow An old favourite with long bright Striking heirloom Italian variety a mild onion flavour, perfect
mid-green outer leaves and a fruits this is a very fine and red, oval-shaped roots with a with ornamental, contrasting chopped up in a salad.
creamy-yellow heart with no attractive variety. mild but tasty flavour. dark pink and white alternating
waste. Superb flavour. 9 seeds. rings.
20cm £1.85 45cm £2.65 15cm £1.75 30cm £1.95 25cm £1.95
Parsnip, 1783D Spinach, 1844A Lemon Bergamot 1379C Sweet Pepper, 1823 Salad Rocket, 1842G
‘Gladiator’, F1 Hybrid ‘Medania’ Aromatic, strongly lemon- ‘Topepo Rosso’ ‘Astra’
Award-winning refined and Easy, award winning variety will scented leaves. Excellent in tea. Italian heirloom with short, Vigorous variety with a refined
slender parsnip with smooth reward you with masses of lovely Profuse, beautiful spikes of soft compact plants that bear huge leaf shape, heavily serrated for
white skin and excellent sweet leaves. Bolt resistant and a long purple flowers loved by bees. yields of very sweet, tasty, a very classy salad. Hardy and
flavour. cropping period. blood-red, round peppers. fast growing but slow to bolt.
45cm £2.55 30cm £1.95 60cm £2.25 60cm £2.25 15cm £2.25
28American or 1359 Tomato, 1848E Tomato, 1371A Flat-Leaved Parsley, 1388M Cauliflower, 1745
Land Cress ‘Costoluto Fiorentino’ ‘Golden Sunrise’ ‘Italian Giant’ ‘All the Year Round’
A splendid substitute for Water This traditional Italian, handsome Fruits of a lovely yellow colour. Lovely large, plain leaves with Popular and well known variety
Cress. Ready in a couple of tomato is firm, sweet, juicy and Very early, of distinctive a strong, distinctive and that can be sown for harvesting
months from sowing. fragrantly delicious. Copes well flavour, it will do well both in a delicious flavour. at practically any time of the
with British weather. greenhouse or in the garden. year.
10cm £1.95 180cm £1.95 200cm £2.25 45cm £2.25 60cm £1.95
Chamomile 1379 Chilli Pepper, 1355H Tomato, 1371R Squash, 1351B Salad Onion, 1778F
Aromatic plant, perfect for ‘Jalapeno’ ‘Black Cherry’ ‘Uchiki Kuri’ ‘Apache’
chamomile tea - a delicious Prolific grower with glossy, green Wonderfully sweet and juicy Attractive trailing variety with Very decorative variety with deep
concoction with honey and hot fruits, turning bright red. Best is this unusual cherry tomato striking bright orange fruits purple, glossy skin, contrasting
lemon. grown inside but try in a sunny with very dark red skin with with a delicious nutty flavour. beautifully with dark green
spot outside. blackish hues. 10 seeds. leaves.
25cm £2.25 75cm £2.25 200cm £1.95 45cm £2.25 20cm £2.15
Angelica archangelica 1373 Runner Bean, 1354T Chiltern Seeds 1370R Pea, 1789B Aubergine, 1810C
With heavenly associations, the ‘Painted Lady’ Red Salad Leaves Mix, ‘Blauwschokker’ ‘Bonica’, F1 Hybrid
leaves are used for flavouring Delicious runner beans and an ‘Flaming Brilliant’ Beautiful variety with two-toned, Early cropping with excellent
stewed fruits and in herbal teas. abundance of beautiful bicolored Our choice of the best red salad dark pink flowers followed glossy black fruits. Vigorous
Beautiful flowers. flowers. leaves to add a bit of oomph to by deep, dark purple mange plants perform well even in
your salad bowl. tout pods. difficult growing seasons.
180cm £1.95 300cm £3.45 30cm £2.25 150cm £2.25 10 seeds. 60cm £2.25
29Heather &
Sally’s Favourites...
FYP
Cephalaria gigantea 307J
Superb at the back of the border,
with large, scabious-like, pale
creamy-yellow flowers.
180cm HP £2.45
30Thalictrum delavayi 1238B Zinnia elegans, 1311C Linaria maroccana, 814D
Attractive species from China with large, loose panicles of mauve ‘Lilliput Salmon’ ‘Licilia Peach’
flowers with long drooping stamens with yellow anthers. Abundant, small and perfectly
Peachy-yellow tones mingle with orange and brick red.
formed, pompom blooms in a
delightful shade of salmon-pink.
120cm HP £2.35 60cm HA/HHA £1.95 50cm HA £2.25
Centaurea cyanus, 304W Adonis aestivalis 48 Cynoglossum amabile, ‘Mystic Pink’ 429N Scabiosa atropurpurea, 1148Y
‘Classic Romantic’ This annual species, with Award-winning, extra tall plants bearing long spikes ‘Black Knight’
Perfect pink flowers have two feathery foliage and brilliant of delicate flowers in a comforting soft mysterious This dramatic variety has very,
shades of pink or rosy-red, many blood-red, poppy-like flowers, very dark purple flower heads,
with darker centres and lighter makes a delightful plant for the shade of pink. some with lovely contrasting
petals. border. white stigmas.
100cm HA £1.95 45cm HA £1.95 90cm HA £1.95 120cm HA/HHA £1.95
Papaver rhoeas, 951K Dianthus carthusianorum 451Z Cosmos bipinnatus, 399W Antirrhinum majus, 109E
‘Pandora’ Dense clusters of lovely upward facing, cherry-red ‘Xsenia’ ‘Chantilly Light Salmon’,
Unique and impressive poppy or deep pink flowers. A striking Cosmos; rosy-pink F1 Hybrid
with unusual double blooms in which is overlaid with an Ruffled open flowers in an
shades from deepest vintage orangey, shimmering glow. exquisite colour range from
burgundy to pale pinky-reds. palest pink to subtle apricot
60cm HA £2.25 30cm HP £1.95 60cm HHA £2.75 blush. 90cm HHA £3.75
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