Category Archives: Softfruit
Grape ‘Merlot’
Originating in France as a typical wine grape, the blue-black fruits of Grape ?Merlot? are highly regarded as the best claret grape around. Produces delicious plum notes in wine, or a deep red juice when sweetened appropriately. Grow under cover
Grape ‘Cabernet Franc’
Grape Cabernet Franc is a self-fertile variety due to late ripening it is best grown under glass or in a sheltered spot in the garden. Dark purple grapes make superb wine with a hint of blackcurrant or a refreshing juice
Grape ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’
Grape Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic popular variety and is the world’s most planted grape ! Conical bunches of small purple-black grapes later in the season can produce a fine red table wine with a slight hint of blackcurrant. A
Blueberry ‘Spartan’
Blueberry (Vaccinium) Spartan Blueberry Spartan is a truly mesmerising mid to late season blueberry plant, providing you with masses of delectable black-blue fruits in sunny July and August, perfect for all the family to pick and eat! This hardy blueberry
Lilac ‘Michel Buchner’
Lilac ‘Michael Buchner’ is an ideal option for sensory gardens, thanks to its large flowers and strong perfume. It is a particularly eye-catching variation that makes a big impression in the garden! This lovely Syringa has an upright habit and
Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’
Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’ is a tough deciduous shrub with narrow, dark green leaves up to 10 cm (4 inches) long. These leaves turn red to purple in the autumn, providing a stunning autumn color. It prefers moist, acidic to
Vitex agnus-castus ‘Delta Blues’
Vitex agnus-castus ‘Delta Blues’ is a breathtaking deciduous shrub and has palmate, grey-green foliage that is lightly aromatic. Although a variety, it outperforms previous selections with its upright, shrubby habit. In autumn, it generates branching sprays of dark purple-blue scented
Blackcurrant ‘Big Ben’
Blackcurrant Big Ben is a superb blackcurrant with huge fruits – much larger than the fruits of most other blackcurrants. Bred especially for eating fresh the large fruits are much sweeter than other varieties and once mature a plant can
Grape ‘Phoenix’
Grape (Vitis) Phoenix Vine Produces delicious fruits perfect for eating fresh! The Grape 'Pheonix' is a hybrid white grape that has been bred in Germany. It not only tastes great but produces good-sized quality fruits in densely packed bunches that
Blueberry ‘Bluecrop’
Blueberry ‘Bluecrop’ is perfect for use in patio pots or tiny gardens! It is an outstanding mid-season cultivar that bears a lot of richly flavoured fruit throughout August. The exquisite white blossoms of this resilient shrub bloom in the spring.
Vitex agnus-castus ‘Albus’
A scarcely seen shrub with an upright, spreading habit and slender, aromatic leaves. Vitex agnus-castus ‘Albus’ is commonly mistaken for Buddleja but has an even more elegant appearance. In late summer and early autumn, charming white flower spikes create a
Strawberry Summer Trio
Celebrate summer in quintessential British style with a bumper crop of delicious homegrown strawberries! With this superb trio of top varieties, chosen for their outstanding qualities and range of fruiting times to carry you through the whole summer, you can
Strawberry ‘Malling Centenary’
This mid season strawberry is an outstanding variety to celebrate 100 years of the famous East Malling breeding station. Beautiful conical-shaped berries with good colour and flavour. Yields of up to 450g per plant. Best single variety – if you
Strawberry ‘Elsanta’
A great mid-season Dutch variety that produces a lot of glossy, orange-red fruit with a delicious sweet flavour. Elsanta strawberries, a supermarket favourite, have a long storage life and are less prone to bruising than many other varieties. The juicy
Tayberry ‘Buckingham’
Tayberries are a cross between Blackberry and Raspberry, producing large, sweet fruits often up to 5cm long. ?Buckingham? is no exception, where it?s delicious fruits are best harvested when at a deep purple shade of colour, just perfectly ripe, ready
Redcurrant ‘Summer Pearls Red’
This dependable and fruitful variety will quickly become a top pick in your kitchen garden or on the allotment! Redcurrant ‘Summer Pearls Red’ produces exceptionally large berries that add a luscious, tangy flavour to summer puddings and make fantastic jellies
Raspberry ‘Tulameen’ (Late Summer fruiting)
The long canes look superb when trained up an obelisk or in a large pot, they will make a decorative and fruitful addition to any patio if grown in a container. Bred in Canada, this mid-season fruit is now one
Pinkcurrant ‘Gloire de Sablon’
Pinkcurrant – Gloire De Sablon Grow your own rare pinkcurrant! Have you heard of the pinkcurrant? You often can’t find them on the supermarket shelf but you can certainly grow your own. The fruits of ‘Gloire de Sablon’ are soft
Kiwi ‘Issai’
Kiwi ‘Issai’ is a sturdy, robust Kiwi that is self-fertile. This makes it ideal for a small garden with only one plant. In summer, this attractive climber has mid-green foliage and groups of delightfully scented, cup-shaped, tiny white flowers. In
Kiwi ‘Jenny’
The only self-fertile kiwi in cultivation that is also hardy, ?Jenny? will not only produce deliciously sweet kiwi fruits for harvesting in August and September, but in summer delicate white flowers will bloom along with heart shaped, red topped foliage.
Gooseberry ‘Invicta’
Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa) Invicta Delicious flavour, great for pies and jams! Lush green gooseberries from June to July, on compact plants which are ideal for small gardens. Delicious flavour – recommended for pies, jams, preserves and freezing. Resistant to mildew.
Blackberry ‘Reuben’
Blackberry (Rubus) Reuben Delicious blackberries like no other! This Blackberry produces fruit like no other variety and is sweeter than a strawberry! With berries weighing up to 11g, each measuring up to 4.5cm in length, a fully mature plant can