«Duchess» - Organic Aster Seeds

You do not have to start your blueberries from cuttings or nursery shrubs. For the patient gardener, though, growing blueberry shrubs from seed can give you excellent results.

Called "Queen of the Herbs" in Ireland, where its tendency to grow under elder trees imbued it with elder’s magical reputation. In England it became a common treatment for "king’s evil," or scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands).

Much grown in the tropics for its delicious fruits. In this country it is grown for interest and as a foliage plant as it has large, handsome leaves. The leaves can be used for wrapping round pieces of tough meat with the object of tenderising them.

The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. It is noted for attracting wildlife. The bark is pale grey-brown and irregularly ridged, with characteristic large burrs and leaf shoots at the base of the tree.

For this evergreen Candytuft, start Iberis Gibraltarica seeds and add this lovely ground cover to your garden. This type of perennial Candytuft is a flowering plant of the genus Iberis and the family Brassicaceae.

A tall plant with handsome dark green lemon-scented leaves, its appearance is reminiscent of hyssop or lavender, with showy lavender-blue flowers reaching 45cm/18cm. A nice addition to bee and butterfly gardens, the plant will bloom most of the summer.

Savoy Cabbage Vertus has a rounded head of dark green ruffled leaves that have a more subtle flavour compared to other savoy cabbages. A very hardy cabbage that stands well without splitting. Cabbages will happily grow in good sized containers.