The humble White Currant really has proven to be an enduringly popular choice amongst British fruit gardeners, and it isn't difficult to see why. Celebrated for their high vitamin C content, currant berries make an excellent addition to a healthy diet.

Redcurrants are closely related to blackcurrants, but are generally grown more like gooseberries in individual groups. They thrive well in northern regions and tolerate part shade well, but the fruits will ripen more quickly and taste sweeter.

Great bulrush. Perennial aquatic plant from temperate regions, growing to 3 m (10 ft) high or more. Edible parts include the young roots and rhizomes (cooked), the stem bases (raw or cooked), seeds and young shoots (raw or cooked).

Dewberries are similar to blackberries, except they are larger and milder, ripen 7-10 days earlier, and grow on a vine rather than a bush. Large 1" by 1 1/2" glossy, blue-black berries are sweet and delicious. 2-year-old plants are shipped.

An improved single-sprout early variety of German selection, it has equalized root crops in size, a very low tendency to bloom, and with late sowing the root crops are perfectly preserved.

The mid-early variety, the vegetative period is 70-73 days. Fruits are striped, dark green, large (weighing 10-15 kg), rounded. Fruits contain 10.0-13.0% of dry matter, 8.5-10.0% of sugars, 9.0-10.0 mg% of vitamin C.

One of the favourite fruits of the temperate world, blackcurrants produce numerous clumps of sweet, juicy, black fruits, heavily laden with vitamin C and countless other good vitamins, which are unbeatable for jams and juices.

Goat’s beard -tragopogon pratenis– grows best in well-drained, dry soils, on sites in sunlight or semi-shade. In gardens, Goat’s beard can be introduced into meadows or rough grassland, where plants will attract a range of insect life including bees.

Characterized by good vigour and rusticity, it shows a very high tolerance to leaf and root diseases. Leaves are mid-sized, light green, flower is below or even with the foliage, fruit is regular conical shape, bright, medium red in colour, very firm.

This heirloom tomato dates back 100 years. Original seed was collected from West Virginia, where it had been grown for almost 100 years by a few mountain families, by the famed seedsman George Gleckler who introduced it in 1958.

Often reported to have been developed in the 1940's by the U.S. Military to provide fresh tomatoes to their troops in Greenland, it was actually bred at the Beaverlodge Research Station (Alberta, Canada) in the 1970s. Ideal for cool, short season.

Early ripe variety. Plant up to 1.7 m. Unique variety, fruits of violet color in the form of eggplant, tasty, weighing 250-300 grams.

65-75 days. Every bite of this psychedelic-colored beefsteak-type is an experience. Big, succulent fruit can reach 8-12 ounces with a complex blend of flavors. The vivid, rosy-blushed fruit has iridescent, green skin with sunny yellow streaks.

Grow huge, prize winning, beefsteak tomatoes. Big Zac Yellow was bred by Minnie Zaccaria, a New Jersey gardener whose goal was to hybridize an enormous tomato with heirloom flavor. The tomato resulting from her efforts is outstanding in every way - meaty.

Mid-early russian heirloom variety (105-110 days). Indeterminate tomato, plant grows 80 cm (32 in) height. Heart-shaped, fleshy, intense green fruits, weight 150 g (5 oz.) with an excellent flavor. Recommended for open ground as well as for greenhouses.

Longtime home garden favorite. Oxheart tomatoes have been grown in this country for many years but are relatively unknown to younger gardeners. This variety is called Bull's Heart and it may be the best tasting tomato of all.

Medium-ripening variety. The bush is up to 60 cm tall. The fruits are large yellow-orange, up to 300 grams, fleshy and very tasty. Grade of delicacy.

Mid early, very fruitful and unpretentious variety. Plant up to 50 cm, fruits - rounded cylindrical, red, very dense cream, weighing 100-150 grams. The skin is smooth, strong, bright red. Used for whole canning and salting in jars.

Garden Pearl has been bred specifically for use in hanging baskets and containers. It has a cascading habit and produces a substantial crop of sweet red cherry tomatoes. Appetising in salads with dips and all other summer dishes.

Late ripening variety. The plant is 70 cm high. Large beautiful round fruits weighing 200-250 grams are light yellow. Used for fresh consumption. Under the right conditions can be stored until the spring.

Late-ripening variety. Plant 1 m high, fruits are tasty, red-orange, crispy, weighing 15 grams, dense. Tomato can hang on a plant before frost. Have a long shelf life under the conditions practically until the New Year holidays.

Heirloom. First introduced in 1943 as an All-America Selection, Golden Heart of America bears large tomatoes with very meaty, thick-walled interiors and mild flavor. The heart-shaped, golden-orange fruit is similar to Sunray.

Mid-season variety. Plant 0.6 m high, fruits up to 120 grams, red, round, dense, tasty, beautiful presentation. Very fruitful, fully consistent with the name. Resistant to phytophthora.

Mid-early variety, plant 1.6-1.8 m high, with fruits of crimson-red color, cigar-shaped, up to 15 cm long, fleshy and dense. The fruits are tasty and have good keeping quality, high yield. Universal purpose. Excellent for both canning and fresh use.

Superearly variety of tomato. The plant is low, about 0.5 m tall, fruits weighing 50-100 g, red, round. A variety of universal purpose, compact, resistant to major diseases of tomatoes. You can place up to 8-10 plants per 1 sq. M. Have a great taste.

Mid-season variety, very productive. Plant 1-1.2 m, in the greenhouse up to 1.5 m. The fruits are flat-round, weighing 200-300 grams, beautiful, yellow-green, very sweet, resembling the taste of tropical fruits.

Appropriately named, this variety does bear giant fruit on a really huge plant. Dark pink, solid tomatoes are ribbed, have few seeds, and are very sweet yet have an acid component, making for really good flavor. Most fruit is in the 1 to 2 lb. range.

Very early variety, plant height 80 cm, fruits - bright red, finger-shaped, very beautiful, weighing 40-60 grams, tasty. Gives a good harvest - the plant is just hung with fruits. Excellent for both canning and fresh consumption.

Mountain sweet goodness! This heirloom has been grown for generations in the Monongahela National Forest region of West Virginia. Fruits are 3-10 oz., orange-red, meaty, and perfectly round with a mild, but good tomato flavor. Very productive plants.

Malachite Box Tomato Seeds. This Heirloom Malakhitovaya Shkatulka tomato's name translate to Malachite Box. The lovely green color Of Heirloom Malachite Box Tomato resembles the mineral Malachite.

A mid-season variety, a bush up to 1.8 m high, fruits weighing up to 1 kg, pink, rounded, a tomato of the BIF group - huge multi-chamber fruits of excellent taste. Thick and sweet juice, high yield.

Late-ripening variety. The plant is 60-70 cm high, the fruits are flat-round, resistant to cracking, weighing 120-150 grams. Long-stored, this variety will be the decoration of the New Year's table.

Mid-season variety. Plant height 70 cm, fruits - cream in color, weighing 80-100 grams. An excellent variety for salting. Fruits are dense, fleshy, tasty and there are a lot of them.

Pinocchio is the reason that I got into micro dwarf tomatoes. I could hardly believe that this short plant could produce tomatoes with such excellent flavor. Pinocchio micro dwarf is a great tomato for jams and jellies.

Mid-early, dessert and sweet. Fruits weighing 100-200 grams (sometimes up to 400), pink-magenta color, pepper-shaped. Plant's height of 40-50 cm, 5-7 large, pepper-shaped, pink-raspberry fruits, with an average weight of 150-200 g.

Early variety, compact plant, 40-50 cm high, fruits are round, smooth, bright red, weighing up to 150 grams. Yield, one of the earliest varieties.

Tomato `Garnet` is a new, high yielding tomato with crack-resistant and very tasty fruits. They offer a unique new colour that is a mix of brown and red with golden highlights - a rich brunished shade of bronze.

Early variety. The plant is 60-70 cm tall, the fruits are beautiful amber-yellow balls weighing 120-150 grams, sweet and beautiful. Resistant to weather conditions.

Mid-season variety, plant 1.4-1.6 m high. Fruits are flat-rounded, pink-raspberry, fragrant, fleshy, sweet weighing up to 1 kg. On productivity one of the first.

Mid-season variety. Plant 1.2 m high, fruits weighing up to 500 grams, beefsteak, orange. Immediately yellow, then orange with a pink smear in the center.