Category Archives: Apple Trees
Apple ‘Katy’
Apple ‘Katy’ is a versatile variety that can be eaten fresh, juiced, cooked, and even used to make cider! Its attractive pink-red fruits are extremely juicy, with pale cream flesh that is slightly acidic. This trouble-free variety is especially simple
Apple ‘Laxton’s Superb’
Apple ‘Laxton’s Superb,’ popular with the Victorians, is a classic, old-fashioned English apple with an orange-red blushed skin and crisp, firm flesh. The fruits are aromatic and sweet, similar to Cox’s Orange Pippin. This variety, on the other hand, is
Apple ‘Red Devil’
Apple ‘Red Devil,’ as the name suggests, it produces abundant crops of bright crimson-red dessert fruits with lightly red-stained flesh when ripe. This is a fantastic self-fertile garden variety with excellent disease resistance. Crops can be harvested in late September
Apple ‘Scotch Dumpling’
Exceptionally pretty, dark pink blossom makes this variety stand out in Spring. Apple ?Scotch Dumpling? is an early cooking apple, ripening by mid-august. The large fruits have a sharp flavour, cooking down to a frothy puree which makes fabulous apple
Apple ‘Blenheim Orange’
Apple ?Blenheim Orange? is a very popular heritage apple that is grown far and wide around the UK, producing large fruits with orange-red striped skin and a slightly nutty flavour, unlike many apples giving it a distinct point of difference.
Apple ‘Discovery’
Apple ‘Discovery’ is a popular dessert variety with a fine, sweet flavor reminiscent of strawberries. Although it is commonly found in supermarkets, it has a limited storage potential of only a few weeks, so it is best eaten fresh from
Apple ‘Herefordshire Russet’
Apple ?Herefordshire Russet? is one of the most different types of apples due to its many features. Small-eating apples with a distinctive russet skin and an aromatic cox-like flavour. It’s vigorous in its growth. High shelf life, so it can
Apple ‘Red Falstaff’
This heavy cropping variety produces crunchy, juicy, red-skinned fruit with a well-balanced flavour in abundance. The tasty dessert apples can be harvested in October and stored for a few months.
Aquilegia ‘Dragonfly’
With star-shaped blooms in a range of stunning shades, Aquilegia ‘Dragonfly’ is one of the most charming mixes available. The bicolour, pastel flowers sit gracefully atop slender, upright stems, creating a light and carefree display in late spring. This dependable
Achillea filipendulina ‘Cloth of Gold’
Once you start growing Achillea ?Cloth of Gold?, you?ll be wondering what took you so long to start! The free-flowering perennial variety is so easy to grow, so easy to maintain and so colourful in beds and borders through summer.
Aster x frikartii ‘Mönch’
The stunning Aster x frikartii ‘Mönch,’ also known as the Michaelmas Daisy, adds late-season colour to the garden. This blooms from late summer to autumn, making it an excellent choice for extending the season of interest. Not only do they
Apple ‘Howgate Wonder’
Apple ?Howgate Wonder? tastes great both cooked and uncooked. It has a classic red and green striped skin. The crisp white flesh is tangy and sharp but is not as acidic as Bramley. It is a strong-growing variety for a
Apple ‘Bramley 20’
All the excellent qualities of the traditional ‘Bramley’ apple but in a much smaller size. Apple ‘Bramley 20’ is 20% less vigorous than ‘Bramley’s Seedling’ but bears heavier crops of large, pale green fruits flushed red/orange. Crops can be harvested
Apple ‘Newton Wonder’
Apple Newton Wonder is less sharp in flavour and less juicy than many other varieties, making it ideal for mincemeat recipes and baking that require less moisture. A good substitute for the more well-known Bramley cooking apple. The large pale
Apple ‘Christmas Pippin’
Apple ‘Christmas Pippin’ is like the well-known Cox apple, but it is simpler to grow and more dependable. The fruits have a slight sharpness that cuts through the honey-sweet flesh to make a perfect apple flavour. The flesh is crunchy
Apple ‘Fiesta’
Apple ?Fiesta? is a perfect combination of rich aroma and sweet taste. This variety of apple is characterized by its eye-catching flush orange-red color, a characteristic of English Apples. It was introduced in the 1970s and has gained an immense
Apple ‘Kidd’s Orange Red’
Apple Kidd’s Orange Red is crisp, juicy, and full of flavour that develops with each bite. A sweet dessert apple with the richness of its parent, Cox’s Orange Pippin. Any extra fruit can be juiced to make an exceptional and
Sedum ‘Busy Nights’ – Seeds
This vigorous hardy perennial requires very little maintenance making it ideal for busy gardeners! Sedum ?Busy Nights? produces a profusion of dark pink, star-like blooms from late summer, appearing above neat, mounded, green foliage with dark purple tones. This drought
