What to Sow in May

Squash Queensland Blue is a fabulous ribbed, muffin top variety with a bluish green outer skin colour and inner orange flesh that has a lovely rich sweet flavour. It is a heritage variety from Australia that pre-dates 1932 where it is first recorded in a seed catalogue. This trailing vine...

Lemon Basil has aromatic small ovate green leaves with a lovely lemony basil flavour. It is a very versatile herb and perfect to use with fish, chicken, Oriental style dishes or as a fresh leaf torn into a summer salad, baked with cakes, infused with vinegar or even an ingredient...

The Woodland/Heavy Shade Wildflower Meadow seed mix has been specially selected with 19 varieties that have been particularly found to be ideal in partial and dense shade. Once established, from year 2 onwards, the aim is to have different species of height, colour, and appearance from May through to August. This...

Winter Savory is similar to Summer Savory but with a more pungent peppery taste, similar to Thyme. It has small pinnate leaves and small white flowers with a pinky/purple tinge. It is a hardy semi-evergreen perennial that reaches 30cm tall by 20cm wide. The stems do become woody with age...

Squash Marina di Chioggia is a warty, almost toad like green-grey skinned squash with beautiful flavourful yellow-orange flesh inside. It is a slightly flattened turban shaped, medium to large squash that can weigh up to 10kg. It stores particularly well and can keep for up to 6 months in cool,...

Our Cornfield Annuals wildflower seed mix requires a sunny site to flower in the first year. It's a beautiful colourful mixture which includes yellow, blue, pink and white flowers. The classically-charming Chamomile, the distinct and beautiful blue petals of the Cornflower, bright Marigold petals and rich red Poppies make for...

The flowers in the Hedgerow/Light Shade Wildflower Meadow seed mix are the perfect solution if you're not sure what to do with a shady area or a piece of ground near shrubs or trees. The Hedgerow/Light Shade Wildflower Meadow seed mix contains 17 varieties that are suitable and can thrive in light shaded...

The Pond Edge & Wetland Wildflower Seed Mix meadow seed mix contains 17 varieties that are suitable and can thrive in and around the pond edge and/or wetland areas. Once established, from year 2 onwards, the aim is to have different species of height, colour, and appearance from May through to...

An unusual mixture containing the usual bright orange but with various unusual shades of yellows, cream and apricot with chocolate coloured centres. Calendula Art Shades Mixed (also known as English or Pot Marigold) reach a height of 45cm and the large frilled flowers will add great interest to a vase...

Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis) is an easy to grow hardy annual that has very attractive vivid orange flowers. It's petals are edible and can be sprinkled on salad leaves to add colour or they can be used as a substitute for saffron to add yellow colour to rice. Pot Marigold...

Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), also known as 'Eggs and Bacon plant' is a low growing green manure that has excellent weed-suppressing properties. It is good at fixing nitrogen and if allowed to flower encourages bees & beneficial insects to the area which in turn pollinate veg crops. Birdsfoot Trefoil is...

Cucumber Party Time is all-female parthenocarpic “snack-type” producing three or four delicious fruits at every node every few days. These crunchybite-sized fruit are perfect lunchbox snacks. ‘Party Time’ has excellent resistance to powdery mildew  and performs across a range of climates, but is best grown in an unheated greenhouse or...

Cucumber 'Merlin' is perfect for the greenhouse or a polytunnel. This all-female variety produces excellent crops of short, smooth skinned fruits measuring up to 15cm, with a mild flavour and no bitter aftertaste. Fruits are produced at every node, every few days so you can be sure of a bumper...

Cucumber Calimbo is a pickle lovers perfect variety for home garden cultivation. Vigorous vining type plants benefit from vertical support on wires in a greenhouse or polytunnel. The all female parthenocarpic plants produce masses of tasty, dark green, non bitter gherkins. When growing cucumbers, harvest regularly to encourage, long continuous production....

Catnip (Nepeta caparia), also known as Catmint is a hardy perennial herb, Lemon-scented, it makes a most refreshing tisane or tea which was drunk far more before tea arrived from China.It grows to a height of 3 to 4 feet and has featherlike, light green foliage and small clusters of...

Lemon Mint is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to the southern United States and northern Mexico. Common names include lemon bee balm, lemon mint and lemon bergamot. When crushed, the leaves emit an odour reminiscent of lemons. Lemon Mint (Monarda citriodora) is a short-lived...

Garlic Wild Ramsoms is a British native perennial herb, wild relative of Chives. It can be found on the banks of streams and in shaded wooded areas. Carpeting the ground with white flowers and their strong garlic fragrance. Broad spear shaped leaves and most attractive white flower heads composed of tiny...

Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum or Ocimum sanctum) also called tulsi. This basil with green to purple leaves (the hotter the summer, the deeper the purple) and purple stems that exudes a delicious, sweet, clove-like aroma. It contains high levels of the essential oil eugenol and it has been used in...

Basil Siam Queen is a great strain of Thai basil, very popular in oriental cooking. The dark green leaves and the purple flower spikes make this basil an ideal ornamental herb too. Can be grown in pots in the patio area or in a windowbox. Height 30-40cm.A colourful basil variety...

Chamomile Lawn is very similar to ordinary chamomile but its plants have a more spreading habit and are much more scented. It gives off the most beautiful aroma when crushed underfoot. Chamomile Lawn is a dwarf compact spreading form reaching a height of 10cm, not to be confused with the...