Currant are our favourite berry because it’s so productive and reliable. The berries are versatile – eaten like as is or made used in jams, cakes and even country wines. Cuttings are 20cm long and are easy to root either by starting them in a pot or by sticking them into the ground directly. Please […]
Jostaberries are a cross between black currant and gooseberry. Given these are a hybrid, they are less productive than currants however they grow much faster. Berries have a really nice, a very unique flavour unlike any other. They are larger and similar in appearance to black currants. Cuttings are 20cm long and are easy to […]
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Also known butterfly bush or summer lilac, Buddleia is a beautiful flowering shrub immensely valuable to the wildlife by producing large amounts of nectar especially benefiting pollinators. The flowers are intensely scented and will make any cut flower bouquet smell like perfume. In our gardens Buddleia turned into mature 10ft (3m) tall shrubs in only […]
Part of the Winter Selection available again from October in our pre-sale. Subscribe to our email list to get notified. The key advantage of the American elder is that it produces flowers throughout the growing season increasing the harvest window significantly. The flowers of the American elder have a superior vanilla flavour. Both the flowers […]
Portuguese kale is also known as walking stick kale. It’s perennial, meaning it will continue to grow delicious leaves year after year. These can be harvested fresh any time of the year including winter which gives it a very flexible harvest window without the need to preserve them. It’s a delicate flavor similar to cabbage […]
Can be used for hedging, windbreaks, biomass and firewood. Extra quick growing Poplar species reaching up to 12 feet / 3.6m in just one year when mulched or planted into a lasagne garden. Don’t let freshly planted cuttings dry out in the first growing season. Cuttings are about 25cm / 9″ long and about pencil […]
In this video we’ll show you what we’ve done with willow in our gardens and how to plant willow cuttings. Willow is a powerful and versatile tree, especially the fast growing variety with large flowers producing abundant pollinator food in early Spring. You can create a hedge, a shelterbelt or even a living willow structure […]
Newly added to our mint collection! Vigorous rhizomes (Root cuttings) are freshly harvested on the day of purchase and posted unwashed for extra preservation. Each of the root cuttings is 10cm long and can be planted 1-2cm deep in a pot kept near the kitchen or into garden bed directly. We prefer the start new […]
You can grow your own plants for free with this simple technique. It only takes about 6 weeks to root a cutting which can then planted out or potted to become a full size plant in only a matter of a couple of months. Mid summer is the ideal time to use new growth, also […]