A favourite vegetable throughout the Caribbean. The highly nutritious leaves can be cooked similarly to spinach and the young leaves can be used in salads. Amaranth is hardy and can...
This gourmet ‘vegetable’ is actually a flower head of the plant and very popular in French cuisine. Violet de Provence has colourful heads and a finer flavour than green varieties....
Popular herb and an essential choice for any kitchen garden. With a mild aniseed flavour it can be used in all manner of dishes. Great in traditional Italian dishes, classic...
Large vigorous and bushy plant producing large green leaves with spicy cinnamon aniseed aroma. More intense flavour than sweet basil and a must have for Thai and Vietnamese curries, stir...
The wonderfully flavoured roots of these Italian heirloom beets are guaranteed to draw attention with their unmistakable pink and white flesh. The colour is best preserved if beets are steamed...
Beetroot is an essential ingredient in many Eastern European dishes. Monorubra has long, cylindrical roots that are perfect for slicing; with firm, crimson flesh that is slow to go woody....
Calabrese broccoli is named after Calabria in Italy. These vigorous plants produce large, dense, dome-shaped heads on thick stems, followed by further crops of smaller side shoots. Broccoli is considered...
Unusual, bright lime-green ‘spiral’ florets with a distinctive almost nutty flavour. Can be eaten raw to maximise its crunchy texture and sweetness, or cooked. Try roasting with olive oil and...
Indigenous to South America these bright glossy berries, with a mouthwatering ‘fruit salad’ flavour, develop within unusual papery husks. Serve intact on top of salads or on the side of...
Long and pointed with thin skins, very sweet flesh and the benefit of very few seeds. Delicious roasted until skin blackens when it can easily be removed, then dressed with...
An old French variety that does well in shallow, clay rich or rocky soil where other carrots would struggle. Can also be grown in containers. Highly sought after by gourmet...
Unbeatably versatile! Carrot was originally purple when it was grown in Asia and the Middle East, before the orange strain was discovered in Europe. The purple carrot has regained popularity...
This Sicilian variety has a medium sized, crisp, purple and sweetly flavoured head that turns green when cooked. The purple colouration caused by a high antioxidant content makes it highly...
Sugarloaf variety with tender heads of distinctive flavour. Chicory is also known as Belgian Endive after the country where blanching chicory was discovered. Now widely used in French cuisine, you...
This small chilli is one of the spiciest and is used extensively in Thai and Indian cooking. Compact plants with attractive upright clusters of hot, intensely flavoured slender fruits about...
A very popular thick walled, medium heat chilli used widely in Mexican cooking. Great for salsas, nachos, tacos, burritos and pizzas. Usually harvested when green but can be left to...
Fast maturing versatile plants that form crisp hearts of tender leaves with succulent crunchy mid-ribs. Resistant to club root and slow to bolt, helping them stand well in the garden.
Chives are one of the “fines herbs” of French cuisine. An easy to grow perennial plant, chives are perfect for the home gardener. The lovely lavender flowers that appear in...
Easy to grow herb with a subtle garlic flavour. Flower buds and leaves are often included in Thai stir-fries and the decorative flowers can be added to salads. Easily grows...
This edible variant of Chrysanthemum is one of the most interesting Asian ‘greens’ available. Both the pretty leaves and flowers can be used and have a wonderful fragrance and flavour....
One of China’s most popular leafy vegetables with delicious, tender stems and flower buds. It is harvested as baby leaf or just before flowering. Delicious in soups, salads or just...
One of the most versatile herbs as all parts of the plant - roots, stems, leaves and seeds - can be used in cooking. Native to the Mediterranean and western...
Prolific crops of high quality, fantastically sweet baby cucumbers with thin skin and absolutely no bitterness. Excellent for a fresh Greek salad! For the best quality and flavour pick when...
