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Pea Information
Pea
Pisum sativum
Peas come in many varieties, they are all sweet and delicious when picked and eaten fresh. Keep your eye on the fat pigeons as they love peas, and they will attack the young shoots.
Moon Planting Type: Fruit
Soil Type: Any Soil
Aspect: Any aspect
Light: Full Sun
Hardiness: Not Hardy
Moisture: Well-drained
pH: Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Height:
Spread:
Pea Growing Notes
Sowing
Sow under glass to protect from frosts. Sow in double rows at the bottom of flat bottom trenches, 25cm wide and 5cm deep. Keep 5cm between each pea.
Pruning & Thining
Protect from pigeons, keep well watered and weed free
Harvesting
Pick the pods from the bottom of the plant first. Do not let them get too mature as they are sweeter when younger.
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Pea Varieties
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This superb variety produces masses of unusual, attractively bicoloured flowers. HHP - Half-hardy perennial. Dwarf variety. Height: 20cm (8")....more£3.30
A lovely colour mixture. Compact plants covered with tiny flowers throughout the summer, usually grown as edging for beds and borders, often with Alyssum. Our coated Supaseeds make it easy to sow this...more£1.85
Value Hybrid! Can be grown as a dense hedge of flowers or as ground cover up to 120cm (4) across! The plants have incredible flower power, producing masses of beautiful silver-blue blooms throughout s...more£2.25
Five first-class varieties namely: Air Warden, Beaujolais, White Ensign, Mrs R Bolton and Noel Sutton. (Average contents per variety 15 seeds. Should any of these varieties not be available we shall s...more£4.45
An attractive Spencer Sweet Pea with large, highly scented, navy-blue-and-violet bicoloured blooms. Beautiful in the garden, but equally useful for flower arrangements and superb for showing. HA - Har...more£1.85
Attractive blush pink flowers with a deeper lavender blue petal margin. HA - Hardy annual. Height: 1.8m (6)...more£1.85
A delicate selection of pink tones, from soft pink through to deep rose in self and bicolour types. Height: 1.8m (6)...more£1.85
A beautiful, easy to grow climber producing masses of small, pea-like flowers in shades of red, rose or white, over a long period. A quick-growing screen for fences or unsightly garden features. HA - ...more£2.10
This mix of striped grandiflora heirloom types includes some colours revealed here for the first time! Masses of small, sweetly scented flowers on fine, delicate stems, clothe the tall, bushy plants, ...more£2.25
Probably the most comprehensive range of colours, patterns and flowering times ever put together in a mixture! Flowers over a much longer period than normal mixtures, with a lovely scent, and excellen...more£6.25
A superb multi-headed variety with unusual peachy-yellow, peach-centred blooms up to 12cm (5") across. Flowers are long-stemmed and pollen-free - perfect for cutting. Height 90-120cm (3-4'). HA - Hard...more£1.10
A beautiful mixture of traditional small/medium flowered heirloom sweet peas. Beautifully scented, as are all these original "grandiflora" types. Lovely in the garden or in a vase indoors. Height 1.8m...more£1.35
An attractive and unusual Sweet Pea producing an abundance of dainty flowers (some with small red splashes on the upper petals) on tall bushy plants. Superb in the garden, or even in a container in a ...more£2.45
A lovely mixture of some of the very best pastels available today, which received enormous praise in our trials. Contains many large-flowered, long-stemmed types, many of which are sweetly scented. HA...more£2.10
Boasting large, long-stemmed flowers, in a range of bright colours, Supremo Mix is a great choice for garden decoration, cut flowers or the village show. The strong-growing plants exhibit good weather...more£2.45
Probably the most comprehensive range of colours, patterns and flowering times ever put together in a mixture! Flowers over a much longer period than normal mixtures, with a lovely scent, and excellen...more£2.10
Introduced to Britain in 1699 by a monk: Brother Cupani. Bicoloured flowers, maroon upper petals with violet wings, making lovely cut flower posies with a beautiful deep scent. RHS Award of Garden Mer...more£1.85
A superb, re-selected bicolour mixture, containing larger flowers than many other bicolours; and sweetly scented! HA - Hardy annual. Height: 1.8m -6...more£2.45
Developed from the popular Cupid variety, this impressive mixture is scented, has a cascading habit, and contains five heavenly colours: carmine/rose, cherry, lavender, salmon and white. HA - Hardy an...more£1.85
Elegant and unusual pale-lavender-blue flowers on a white background, very strong scent and long stems make this an ideal variety for cutting and for showing. Bred by Harry Albutt and named in his hon...more£2.35
Long, strong stems, bearing bright pink, beautifully scented blooms make this exquisite variety an ideal candidate for cutting and exhibiting. Bred by Andy Heathcote and named in memory of a Staffords...more£2.35
Varieties include: Winston Churchill - Rich crimson. Excellent exhibition variety; Leamington - Deep lavender. Sweetly scented; Beaujolais - Rich burgundy-maroon; Noel Sutton (pictured) - Rich blue. L...more£1.35
Balanced colour range. Seed selected from first-class varieties, many of them fragrant. HA - Hardy annual. Height: 1.8m (6)...more£1.35
Shades of scarlet, crimson, blue, salmon, cerise and mauve. Four or five large flowers on long stems. HA - Hardy annual. Height: 90cm (3)...more£2.10
Early-flowering, vigorous plants producing an abundance of cut flowers in a fine colour range over a long period. HA - Hardy annual. Height: 1.8m -6...more£2.10
Long stems of shapely blooms from vigorous plants. Excellent for cutting throughout the summer. HA - Hardy annual.Tall variety. Height: 1.8m (6)...more£1.35
The fine strong stems each display up to four attractively waved blooms. Colours range from shades of red and pink through light and deep blue to white. Lightly fragrant. Also ideal for bedding or edg...more£2.10
Value Hybrid! A high quality variety that is quick to bloom and will flower over a long period. It boasts a wonderful colour range, including bicolours and tricolours, and is ideal for patio container...more£2.25
Sweet Pea Spencer Mix - Suttons character-based seed packets feature educationally based 'fun facts' including fascinating information on the origins of these plants and how they are used. There are a...more£1.10
Beautiful, exquisitely scented climbers. Origin - Sicily. HA - Hardy annual. Height 1.8m (6')....more£2.10
For the edges of containers. Try complementing with blue Ageratum and Cineraria Cirrus. HA - Hardy annual. Height 25cm (10"). "Growing from seed is one of the most rewarding and economical ways to a b...more£1.55
Large, fragrant maroon flowers. Easy to grow HA - Hardy annual. Tall growing. Height: 180cm+ (6'+)....more£1.30
Large deep blue flowers. Award of Garden Merit. Easy to grow HA - Hardy annual. Tall growing. Height: 180cm+ (6'+)...more£1.30
Bright crimson with frilled and fluted flowers. Easy to grow HA - Hardy annual. Tall growing. Height: 180cm+ (6'+)....more£1.30
A gorgeous, low-growing rambling variety, that becomes smothered in masses of flowers. Each jewel-like bloom is composed of tiny light orange petals with red veins and a golden yellow heel - a spectac...more£2.85
An abundance of delicious green spears from September to November. This variety known as Calabrese and produces a large central head that should be cut and eaten; further smaller shoots follow. For us...more£1.55
Grow a few of these compact plants on the patio and you can enjoy a tasty harvest of uniquely coloured chillies approximately 5-6cm (2=2½") long....more£1.35
Pea Kelvedon Wonder - Suttons character-based seed packets feature educationally based 'fun facts' including fascinating information on the origins of these plants and how they are used. There are a r...more£1.10
A mild-tasting hybrid salad onion with dark blue-green foliage and straight cylindrical stems that are easy to strip. Repeat sowings for a continuous supply....more£1.85
Ideal for use fresh or frozen, this Onward type variety is high in Vitamin C and tastes delicious! Vigorous, with a high level of disease resistance (eg Powdery Mildew, Fusarium, etc.). All our Organi...more£2.85
Ground-cover pea with red flowers and fluted pods with a mild asparagus flavour. Origin - The Mediterranean....more£1.55
A heavy crop of pods in pairs about 10 days earlier than Onward. Very popular. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height: 60cm (2)...more£2.35
Ideal for use fresh or frozen, this Onward type variety is high in Vitamin C and tastes delicious! Vigorous, with a high level of disease resistance (eg Powdery Mildew, Fusarium, etc.). Height: 70cm (...more£2.35
An outstanding variety, with excellent colour and flavour, producing up to 8 peas to each pod. Moderate tolerance to Downy Mildew. Height: 60cm (2)....more£2.35
Producing 2-3 pods per node and 9-10 peas per pod, this outstanding variety will provide you with a bountiful crop of mouth-watering petit pois. Resistant to powdery mildew and fusarium wilt strain. H...more£2.35
Because this variety is semi-leafless, picking is much easier, plus its many tendrils makie it almost self-supporting. Height 50cm (20")....more£2.35
Thin-shelled pointed, narrow pods in pairs. Heavy yielding, and of fine flavour, it is also resistant to mildew and suitable for June-July sowing. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height: 45cm (18")....more£2.35
Heavy crop of pods in pairs. Excellent under cloches, and used as substitute for Petit Pois. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height: 50cm (20")....more£2.35
Medium green pointed pods in pairs, each containing 9-11 peas. Resistant to downy mildew and Fusarium Wilt; recommended for exhibition. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Second-Early variety. Recommen...more£2.35
Very widely grown in all areas. Heavy crop of blunt-ended pods in pairs containing plump peas. Excellent for table and freezing and outstanding for exhibition. Resistant to Fusarium Wilt. Second-Early...more£2.35
A superb Mangetout Sugar Pea with long slightly curved fleshy pods which should be gathered young and cooked whole. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultu...more£2.45
A dwarf growing early maturing variety, ready for harvest two weeks earlier than Sugar Snap. Heavy cropping with short, broad, flat tasty pods. Delicious raw, steamed or stir fried. Sow March-June. Fu...more£2.45
With a very sweet flavour, this round podded mangetout type pea will add a delicious sweet flavour to your dinner plant. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height: 75cm (30")...more£2.85
A delicious 'Mangetout' Sugar Pea with long, fleshy, slightly curved pods. Gather while young and cook them whole. Award of Garden Merit....more£9.95
SAVE £9.90 on this Collection comprising 30 plants (10 of each variety): French Bean Cobra - Round, stringless pods up to 20cm (8") in length are produced in profusion right through to autumn if...more£19.95
A stunningly-coloured variety with bright faces, thick black 'whiskers' and contrasting purple backs. Its curled lower petal forms a unique sweet pea-like lip. Well branched and extremely floriferous....more£11.95
An enchanting plant producing tall flower stems topped with pearly-white double flowers. Ideal for cutting and highly prized by florists! Waxy, delightfully fragrant blooms. Height 60-90cm (2-3'). Tub...more£7.95
A superb midseason pear that is ready to pick around the first week in October. Invincible is known as a 'butter pear' as its velvety flesh lacks the grittiness found in some other varieties. For best...more£18.95
This recently introduced variety appears to be strongly resistant to leaf curl disease. From a chance seedling found by a Miss Pride in woods in Washington State, near Seattle. She noticed that it was...more£29.95
Enormous, dramatic spikes of colourful blooms that will look superb in your borders. Height 90-120cm (3-4'). Corm size 14cm+. (Corm size given in centimetres refers to the circumference). Please note...more£4.15
Specially bred for baskets and tubs, with a dwarf, cascading habit and delicious scent, everyone should give Sweetie a try on their patios this summer. It is easy to grow and looks great when planted ...more£6.95
Specially bred for baskets and tubs, with a dwarf, cascading habit and delicious scent, everyone should give Sweetie a try on their patios this summer. It is easy to grow and looks great when planted ...more£9.95
A superb pear for the garden. The flavoursome fruit is ready to pick in September and stores well for up to 8 weeks. Forms a very manageable, nicely compact tree. Grown on 'Quince A' rootstock giving ...more£18.95
A stunningly-coloured variety with bright faces, thick black 'whiskers' and contrasting purple backs. Its curled lower petal forms a unique sweet pea-like lip. Well branched and extremely floriferous....more£6.95
A stunning and beautifully scented addition to any garden, sweet peas just demand to be picked. And the more you pick the blooms to enjoy them in a vase indoors the more flowers they'll produce! Boast...more£9.95
A stunning and beautifully scented addition to any garden, sweet peas just demand to be picked. And the more you pick the blooms to enjoy them in a vase indoors the more flowers they'll produce! Boast...more£6.95
A stunningly-coloured variety with bright faces, thick black 'whiskers' and contrasting purple backs. Its curled lower petal forms a unique sweet pea-like lip. Well branched and extremely floriferous....more£9.95
A cottage garden favourite which will scramble up a wall or fence, covered in fragrant blooms. Flowers June-September. Height 1.5m (5')....more£6.95
A strong, rot-proof support for Runner Beans, Peas, Sweet Peas and other climbers. It provides just the right amount of vertical and horizontal support, ensuring optimum growth and yield, and can be r...more£4.95
If you're looking for a natural alternative to peat, then look no further! Neopeat Coir is an organic peat substitute made from coco husks. Use in the same way as peat for soil improvement, and in com...more£18.95
If you're looking for a natural alternative to peat, then look no further! Neopeat Coir is an organic peat substitute made from coco husks. Use in the same way as peat for soil improvement, and in com...more£31.90
Because these pots are biodegradable, the seeds, plug plants and cuttings that you raise in them can be planted out, pot-and-all, into the garden causing minimal root disturbance and producing stronge...more£5.95
Because these pots are biodegradable, the seeds, plug plants and cuttings that you raise in them can be planted out, pot-and-all, into the garden causing minimal root disturbance and producing stronge...more£9.90
Ideal for starting and growing seeds or cuttings. Plant out pot and all to avoid root disturbance. Each propagator includes a tray, peat pots, propagator top and plant markers. Pack of 64 2½" refills...more£4.95
Ideal for starting and growing seeds or cuttings. Plant out pot and all to avoid root disturbance. Each propagator includes a tray, peat pots, propagator top and plant markers. Pack of 100 1¾" refill...more£4.95
Ideal for starting and growing seeds or cuttings. Plant out pot and all to avoid root disturbance. Each propagator includes a tray, peat pots, propagator top and plant markers. Small size: 14x55cm (5Â...more£6.94
Ideal for starting and growing seeds or cuttings. Plant out pot and all to avoid root disturbance. Each propagator includes a tray, peat pots, propagator top and plant markers. Large size: 27.5x55cm (...more£11.95
Just add water to these little peat pellets and they magically expand to create the perfect modules to sow seeds into. Grow the seedlings on and plant them out without causing any damage to the plants...more£5.95
All you need to take you through from sowing to planting stage. Each propagator includes a tray, propagator top and peat pellets that expand into little growing modules when water is added, and can be...more£7.95
All you need to take you through from sowing to planting stage. Each propagator includes a tray, propagator top and peat pellets that expand into little growing modules when water is added, and can be...more£15.95
Get seeds off to a flying start with a multi pack of peat pots plus packets of seed of two beautiful flower varieties. Peat Pot Multi-pack - Ideal for getting seeds, cuttings and plug plants off to a ...more£4.99
A real colour break in nasturtiums - the warm orange-peach flowers have contrasting red veined throats. The attractively marbled foliage ensure garden interest even before flowers appear. Delightful i...more£1.79
Free flowering pompon heads in red pink and white on neat compact plants make this mixture ideal for spring bedding or containers....more£1.79
Large ruffled flowers which are good for exhibition. Very popular with both exhibitors and cut flower enthusiasts who appreciate its rich perfume....more£1.79
Oxford Blue is ideal for exhibition or as a cutflower. The medium sized well scented wavy blooms are produced on long strong stems making them good for cutting.The wavy blooms deepen from mid-blue to ...more£2.49
Sweet Pea Pulsar has good sized wavy blooms with attractively marked flowers and a delicious scent. One of the prettiest sweet peas around!...more£2.49
A deliciously scented multiflora type with up to five large ruffled blooms per stem. Although Cambridge is one of the older Spencer varieties it remains a real customer favourite.Recommended for exhib...more£1.79
Exceptionally fragrant blooms which are markedly larger than those of the old grandifloras.Their long stems give them greater appeal as cut flowers....more£2.49
A vigorous growing all-round performer giving many four and five flowered stems. Highly commended....more£2.75
This superb purple-mauve flower is a good garden variety. It combines the rich scent and flower form of old fashioned 'grandifloras' with the long stems of modern varieties....more£2.49
Large blooms on long strong stems. It has an exquisite scent which complements the very frilly flowers. Outstanding for exhibition and gardens alike....more£1.95
Sicilian monk Cupani sent seed of the wild Sweet Pea to Robert Uvedale of Enfield more than 300 years ago and from this all our modern varieties are descended. Grow a piece of history - the flowers ar...more£1.99
One of the best whites. Creamy buds open to purest white nicely waved blooms with a hint of cream at the edges. Beautifully scented and borne on long vigorous stems. A popular exhibition variety....more£1.79
A superb old variety! Slightly ruffled lavender blooms darkest in the centre with deeper mauve veins. A vigorous strongly scented variety with a light cream rim when young....more£1.79
A real breakthrough in bi-coloured Sweet Peas. All the charm of the large flowered Spencer types plus a stunning colour combination. Each stem carries four well placed blooms....more£2.99
Named by gracious permission of HM The Queen Mother after her Scottish home this outstanding variety is excellent for exhibition garden or vase display. An elegant soft cream the buds have a hint of p...more£2.49
Named after the heroine of Wuthering Heights Cathy belongs to our Romantic series of Sweet Peas which hark back to the Victorian 'grandifloras' but have larger flowers and longer stems. This variety i...more£2.49
A wonderful performer named after a wonderful performer!The rosy-purple flowers are large and unruffled with a perfectly symmetrical shape and give off a distinctive light fragrance. Wonderful for cut...more£2.49
Reputedly one of the best exhibition varieties available! Superbly formed rich cream flowers are evenly waved and carried four to a stem. Unsurpassable quality for garden or show....more£1.99
A sensational fusion of almond-blossom pink on a cream ground. Grows well in the garden brilliant for cut-flowers and a consistent winner on the showbench. An all-round superb sweet pea!...more£2.79
A classic variety freely producing beautifully scented flowers of an unusual freckled white. Creamy buds open to ruffled salmon blooms. The large very wavy flowers are a soft salmon with a network of ...more£1.79
Excellent stem quality and flower placement are sure to make this recent introduction an exhibition favourite. One of the finest new Sweet Peas we have seen for a very long time....more£2.49
This unique colour - delicate lemony cream flushed with amber - deepens after cutting. The flowers have a beautiful shape well ruffled and nicely fragrant. A superb variety for the vase!...more£1.79
Soft shades flushed with amber. The nicely scented exhibition quality blooms are borne on long strong stems....more£1.99
Soft old fashioned charm packed with modern day vigour and flower power. Blooms change colour as they open to create stunning displays in the garden and vase. Good for exhibition....more£2.49
Large flowers of perfect form and placement make it superb for both flower arrangers and exhibitors. Certificate of Merit at the Scottish Trials....more£2.29
This large flowered Sweet Pea variety produces many stems with an impressive five flowers per stem. The beautiful wavy petals are cream flushed with salmon-pink and have a superb scent too!...more£2.49
Sweet Pea Midnight has large frilly flowers well placed on long stout stems. A very vigorous grower this is an excellent exhibition variety....more£1.79
This unusual striped and speckled chocolate maroon has a solid picotee edge.A handsome flower well scented and good for cutting.Sweet Pea Candy is a very pretty garden variety....more£2.79
A fine picotee with a rich rose pink edge on a white ground. Exceptionally vigorous bearing large flowers in great profusion. Ideal for exhibition and garden. Highly commended RHS and NSPS....more£2.69
Charles Unwin produces large blooms of soft salmon pink on long stems. A vigorous grower and an excellent cut flower with a good scent....more£1.79
A very prolific and free flowering variety with delicate pink stripe and soft cerise hazing on standards. The overall effect is quite stunning!...more£2.49
Superb blooms are freely produced in threes and fours well placed on long strong stems. The flowers are soft pink on a white ground and have a lovely fragrance. An excellent choice for exhibition....more£2.49
One of the prettiest Sweet Peas of all! Deep cream buds shaded red opening to white with a sugar-pink picotee edge. The slightly wavy petals are richer pink on the reverse and have an old-fashioned ch...more£1.79
Just like 'Tel' this warm salmon pink flowered variety has a huge following! The large flowers are beautifully wavy it is robust and exceptionally floriferous. Nicely scented too!...more£1.79
Gwendoline is close to perfection! The large wavy lilac pink blooms presented on a white background are well balanced on extra long strong stems and have a rich heady perfume. Flowers of the highest q...more£2.49
Uncommonly rich and deeply coloured blooms are borne on robust plants. It is excellent for exhibition and free-flowering when grown naturally....more£2.25
A unique variety combining the old fashioned scent associated with grandiflora sweet peas and the flower size and stem length of modern Spencer varieties. In vibrant red the colour of romance itself i...more£2.49
Here is your opportunity to grow this old fashioned variety of Sweet Peas. Prima Donna has delicate pink blooms which are highly scented and makes an excellent cut flower or border plant....more£2.29
Firmer textured petals with good resistance to hot weather is this lovely scarlet's claim to fame. Most reds fade in bright sunshine but this variety holds its colour well....more£2.99
We firmly believe this is the very best red flowered sweet pea. It is more free flowering than other reds has a light fragrance (most reds have none) and it is more sunproof than older red varieties. ...more£2.49
Flamingo is as flamboyant as the bird after which it is named! A really special variety with outrageously ruffled blooms that create a stunning sight in the garden and a dazzling display in a vase. A ...more£2.49
An exhibition classic. Vera Lynn reliably produces strong stems each with four well placed flowers of cherry pink and white....more£1.99
Large well-shaped wavy blooms on vigorous plants which flower throughout the summer. Winner of First Class Certificate Scottish NSPS....more£2.29
Heart's Delight has vivid blooms that cry out to be noticed. Produces good quality flowers in threes and fours. This is a welcome addition to our range and one for both flower arrangers and exhibitors...more£2.79
Delightfully fragrant Celia is the perfect variety for both the garden and indoor use. This charming variety of Sweet Peas has cream buds that open to rich pink with nicely fragrant blooms.Free-flower...more£2.49
The Unwins Book of Sweet Peas is written in a non-technical way this book contains everything you need to know to grow sweet peas successfully. From the history of the first Sweet Pea to tips on br...more£4.99
These are the 'grandiflora' sweet peas so popular in Victorian times. They are smaller flowered than modern types and so dainty and simple in form. The delicious scent will transport you to a more rom...more£1.49
So dwarf and bushy that you can grow them in pots! Use Sweet Pea Patio Mixed for window boxes patio planters or as an edging plant. Grows to 12in/30cm....more£1.79
This Sweet Pea mixture contains pastel picotees and stripes. All varieties in this mix are strong growing and will produce long straight stems with good culture....more£2.99
A blend of top-class red white and blue Sweet Peas.They are named to commemorate the England rugby team's 2004 World Cup victory in Australia.A patriotic mixture of red white and blue blooms. Wonderfu...more£1.99
An unbeatable blend of top quality Sweet Peas - all bred by Unwins so sure to please. The flowers are large and wavy the stems long and strong and the fragrance? Let no one tell you modern sweet peas ...more£1.49
A real summer treat the most highly scented varieties we know with rich heady perfumes and glorious colours. They are sure to turn heads for all the right reasons. You will find them truly beautiful w...more£10.95
This selection of top quality varieties is perfect for bunches of flowers for the home or taking to the local show not to mention brightening up any corner in the garden!All have been chosen for their...more£10.95
Another variety where individual flowers last for only a day but each stem will produce a succession of 6 to 8 spectacularly marked blooms during late summer/early autumn. Plant 4in/10cm apart. Bulb...more£5.45
A long stemmed designer beauty. Its gently ruffled blooms of vivid carmine-red are reminiscent of those luscious glossy lips of elegant movie-stars from the forties and fifties! Perfect to create an e...more£2.99
The blooms of this superb new Sweet Pea are absolutely outstanding. Creamy buds opening to very pretty light lavender flowers with deeper veins. The petals are delicately waved. The delicious fragranc...more£2.99
Awarded the coveted RHS Award of garden Merit to S E Marshall and Co in 2002. Sunset produces beautifully scented flowers carried on long stems. It features extraordinary flower colours of silvery-whi...more£2.99
The new varieties Sweet Pea Collection is a delicious combination of colours!Includes 1 packet each of:Raspberry Flake - A striking large flowered Spencer with unique colouring. Beautiful elegant bloo...more£5.98
Long-stemmed and perfect the slightly ruffled lavender flowers have a superb scent too!Bred by Unwins this Sweet Pea is very free flowering and continues to be one of the best Spencers of any colour....more£1.79
This exceptionally beautiful Sweet Pea is free flowering with beautifully waved and ruffled blooms.The large very fragrant flowers are a lovely clear silvery-blue tinted with lavender as it ages.Wonde...more£1.79
This Sweet Pea is a stunning novelty with large frilly exquisitely scented flowers on long strong stems. A marvellous grower which will be an asset on the showbench!...more£1.99
Large flowers with a delicate lilac flush carried on long strong stems. It has a superb 'old fashioned' scent.A very vigorous variety of Sweet Pea often throwing four or five large flowers on each str...more£2.79
This varitey of Sweet Peas have a unique colour delicately shaded onto a cream base. Extremely large flowered and frilly with long stems. Highly commended RHS and NSPS....more£1.79
Our Sweet Pea Extra Fragrant Collection includes eight of our most highly scented varieties in a money saving collection! Includes 1 packet each of;Cathy - Larger blooms & longer stems than traditiona...more£12.99
We admit it - it's not asparagus and it's not a pea but it's rather tasty! This unusual vegetable has a unique flavour a bit like a cross between tender asparagus and fresh young peas. Very easy to ...more£2.49
When it comes to taste there is nothing to beat peas fresh from the garden - straight from the pod to the plate with the minimum fuss! Cook with a sprig of mint finish with a knob of butter and that's...more£3.95
Great for autumn or spring sowing.Round seeded Feltham First can be relied upon to produce a substantial crop of large pointed pods packed with tasty peas early in the summer....more£1.59
The earliest to crop of all spring sown varieties. Expect up to nine peas per pod from this low growing semi-leafless high yielding variety. Grow plenty and freeze any surplus to enjoy that &q...more£1.99
Cropping up to two weeks earlier than our famous Onward this variety has all the same qualities. Early Onward yields a heavy crop of dark green blunt ended pods full of delicious peas. It grows to jus...more£1.59
The most popular dwarf variety for spring sowing and very good for summer sowing to produce a later crop. It yields well filled dark green pointed pods and peas of outstandingly good flavour....more£1.99
At last a mangetout pea which produces a delicious crop of conventional peas even when the pods are "past it" for mangetout purposes! Lightly steamed or boiled mangetout peas can turn a meal into a fe...more£1.99
Alderman grows to around 150cm (5ft) so it requires support similar to that for runner beans. The little extra effort is well worth it when you start picking a bumper crop of really tasty peas. ...more£1.99
We are proud to have bred Onward - probably the best loved and most widely grown pea in the world! It is a huge cropper has a great flavour needs little support and does well in most gardens - absolut...more£1.59
A splendidly reliable maincrop variety giving up to 10 peas per pod Greenshaft also has an exceptionally sweet flavour. It crops heavily towards the tops of the plants (so picking is easy) and is dise...more£1.99
A fine quality early maturing sugar snap variety. Produces round green fleshy succulent and sweet tasting pods. Bred for Flavour! High yielding with strong vines. Can be steamed used in stir fries or ...more£2.49
Delikett is a very heavy cropping sugar (or 'snow') pea which produces masses of stringless pods which need virtually no preparation before use. It is just the job for steaming and adding to a warm sa...more£2.79
Succulent mangetout peas specially bred with home gardeners in mind. Pick the pods before they start to swell to appreciate their remarkably sweet flavour and crunchy texture. Oregon Giant has the add...more£1.99
A window box hanging basket or patio tub is all you need for this cascading tomato to produce a heavy crop of delicious small to medium sized fruits. Surprise and delight visitors to your home with th...more£1.99
Specially bred for containers this is a high yielding self-branching variety with a neat compact habit. Produces an abundance of cherry-sized fruits over a long summer season. Can be grown in a hangin...more£3.95
Specially bred for containers this is a high yielding self-branching variety with a neat compact habit. Produces an abundance of cherry-sized fruits over a long summer season. Can be grown in a hangin...more£5.95
The country's favourite pear. Delicious and juicy and sweet enough to eat straight from the tree.Produces a heavy crop of longish khaki-green fruits.Pick early September for long storage or early Octo...more£16.45
This lovely old dessert variety was first introduced to Britain in 1858 and is one of the largest juiciest and sweetest of pears.The smooth luscious flesh just melts in your mouth (and the juice dribb...more£16.95
Very reliable with brilliant crimson skin. Still the preferred whitefleshed peach for the UK. Full flavoured and juicy producing heavy crops. Best grown in a sheltered situation. Delivery from late Ja...more£22.95
Another one where individual flowers last for only a day but each stem will produce a succession of 6 to 8 spectacularly marked blooms during late summer/early autumn....more£2.95
Strong 5 inch square mesh to support garden Peas Sweet Peas and Runner Beans. 10m x 2m (32.5ft x 6.5ft)...more£4.95
A striking large flowered Spencer with unique colouring. The beautiful blooms are elegant and gently waved. The raspberry coloured streaks are on a creamy-white ground and are deeper towards the centr...more£2.99
Superb dark velvety maroon blooms are carried on long stems on this beautifully scented modern grandiflora. The deep almost black colouring makes a striking garden plant and a beautiful cut flower to ...more£2.99
The second in our Duo series this salmon and white spencer bi-colour was outstanding in our trials. The lovely salmon standards are beautifully complemented by white wings and seem to glow in the soft...more£2.99
A pure white grandiflora type with a deliciously sweet fragrance. Very free flowering this long stemmed beauty is just perfect for cutting....more£1.99
Norman Wisdom has established itself as one of the best whites for both exhibition and garden display. It has great vigour producing long strong stems with excellent placement of blooms. This Sweet Pe...more£2.49
Our finest varieties specially bred to give you the best results when showing.Our Sweet Pea collection includes 1 packet each of:Castle of MeyHarlow CarrCharlies AngelDaphneBarry DareDynastyGwendoline...more£13.99
Deep scarlet almost cherry red blooms are nicely waved. With long strong stems just perfect for cutting - this Sweet Pea is an absolute stunner in a vase!...more£2.49
Lovejoy has very distinctive deep maroon blooms strong and unrivalled. A vigorous grower throwing many four-flowered sprays of true frilled flowers.A Sweet Pea strongly recommended for gardens and flo...more£2.49
Incense has the most powerful and alluring fragrance!A superb selection of the most fragrant cutting varieties are combined in this very elegant mix.The blooms are carried on strong stems and are idea...more£1.79
A collection of our finest varieties specially bred to give superb results on the showbench. Hand picked for perfection this premium collection is fantastic value!With exhibition varieties the emphasi...more£10.95
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Amsterdam is a new large flowered Hippeastrum with very ...more£6.75
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Apple Blossom is a large flowered Hippeastrum producing ...more£6.95
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Baby Star is a very desirable small flowered Hippeastrum...more£6.75
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Donau is a very attractive small flowered Hippeastrum wi...more£6.75
Double Dragon is a large flowered Hippeastrum with stunning scarlet-red double flowers. We offer large bulbs which will produce two and sometimes three flower stems with four to six flowers per stem...more£8.95
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Estelle has striking trumpet-like flowers of an unusual ...more£7.50
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Faro is a large flowered Hippeastrum with attractively m...more£7.95
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Green Goddess is a small flowered Hippeastrum with beaut...more£6.75
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Hippeastrum Jewel is a real beauty producing striking wh...more£6.95
Lemon Lime is a small flowered Hippeastrum with stunning trumpet-shaped flowers in a unique lemon-green colour. We offer large bulbs which will produce two and sometimes three flower stems with four ...more£8.50
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Nymph is a double selection Hippeastrum that looks simi...more£9.75
Orange Sovereign is a popular variety of Hippeastrums with huge trumpet-like flowers in brilliant deep orange. We offer large bulbs which will produce two and sometimes three flower stems with four t...more£6.95
The stunning colour and shape of Papilio Butterfly is similar to that of an exotic butterfly with very attractively marked flowers. We offer large bulbs which will produce two and sometimes three ...more£10.75
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Pasadena is a double flowered Hippeastrum with distincti...more£8.50
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Picotee is a beautiful Hippeastrum with a delicate red e...more£8.95
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Prelude is a striking large flowered Hippeastrum with ey...more£9.50
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Red Lion is one of the most popular Hippeastrums with st...more£6.75
Sometimes called Amaryllis and belonging to the same family Hippeastrums which originate from South America are actually of a different genus. Rome is an amazing pink flowered Hippeastrum with striki...more£9.75
San Miguel is a small flowered Hippeastrum with stunning cream ''Orchid''-like flowers. We offer large bulbs which will produce two and sometimes three flower stems with four to six flowers per stem....more£10.75
Santos is a glorious Hippeastrum with superb cherry-red flowers. A really special variety with rare variegated leaves. We offer large bulbs which will produce two and sometimes three flower stems wit...more£9.75
These diminutive spring flowering Crocus provide masses of colour! This popular variety produces beautiful delicate soft lilac-blue flowers with a silvery-blue interior and a golden-bronze centre. ...more£5.95
Hyacinths are colourful and cheerful bedding plants and can fill the air with their sweet heady fragrance! Pink Pearl is a lovely selection with fuchsia-purple flower spikes that are slightly lighter...more£5.95
This Tulipa is quite unique and showy! The flowers are vivid and distinctive with magenta rose petals and a buttercup yellow base. Bulb Size - 5/+cm...more£8.95
Beautiful large double deep pink blooms pale through to ivory with tinges of green. Pretty in combination with white or blue Muscari. Bulb Size - 11/12cm...more£6.95
