Sowing forecast for August

The Mourning Flower or Sweet Scabious is a valued cut flower, loved by bees. The attractive mixture of colours in purple, pink and white prefers a soil that is not too poor in nutrients and in the sun or half shade. For cutting the flower heads shoul...

Improved Matador. Thorin is a high yielding, second early spinach variety with large, tender leaves. For spring or autumn cultivation and for overwintering. Late to shoot. Slower growing than 'Butterflay'.

Useful garden tool for an ergonomic weeding and loosening close to the plant/seedling. "Lucko" is lightweight and is comfortable to hold. Recommended from our professional gardening consultant. Weight: 60 g,

Useful garden tool for ergonomic weeding and loosening close to the plant/seedling. "Lucko" is lightweight and comfortable to hold. Recommended by our professional gardening consultant. Weight: 60 g,

Verte de Cambrai is "Dunkelgrüner vollherziger 2" type, but this corn salad has somewhat lighter green and larger leaves than Verte à coeur plein 2 and has a compact rosette forming growth. Quick growing and winter hardy. Late to bolt, hence a long h...

Corn salad Verte à coeur plein 2 has dark green, medium sized, oval shaped, long-stemmed leaves. Good level of health and resistance. Suited to overwintering in open ground, not suitable for greenhouse cultivation.

Vit is a dark green, compact corn salad with round, short stemmed and clearly veined leaves. Well-proven market garden variety. Resistant to downy mildew.

Wasabino is an oriental salad with light green leaves and semi vigorous growth. Leaves broad, feathery and with a prominent tongue-like curl. Relatively bolt-resistant variety. Strong, sharp Wasabi flavour.

A low growing white clover variety, well suited for undersowing. Bulks up well and has a rapid regrowth. Minimal winter dieback. Up to 15 cm of fine root growth. For grass leys down for more than one year. Sowing depth: 1-2 cm.

White Silver/Brilliant is a strong growing swiss chard with very broad white leaf stems and dark green leaves. Well-filled core of the rosette and therefore a high individual plant weight. Relatively resistant to powdery mildew. Also available as cal...

Perennial wild flower mixture which includes many different wild Swiss species for the odd corners of the garden. The plants should be cut twice a year (in June/July and if necessary in September/October). The mixture needs 2-3 years to fully establi...

Perennial wild flower mixture which includes many different wild Swiss species for the odd corners of the garden. The plants should be cut twice a year (in June/July and if necessary in September/October). The mixture needs 2-3 years to fully establi...

Perennial wild flower mixture which includes many different wild Swiss species for the odd corners of the garden. The mixture needs 2-3 years to fully establish itself by which time it should be weed-free. Only available in portion size.

The winter vetch with its deep rooting habit, counts as one of the best winter catch crops for enriching the soil and imbuing it with readily available organic materials. Excellent as a preceeding crop especially to heavy feeders. Sowing depth: 2-5 c...

Salad greens for autumn, winter, and spring cultivation. Cultivation is similar to that of corn salad. In protected locations, Winterpostelein can be cut multiple times throughout the winter. Extremely frost-resistant!Salad greens for autumn, winter, and spring cultivation. Cultivation is similar to that of corn salad. In protected locations, Winterpostelein can be cut multiple times throughout the winter. Extremely frost-resistant!

Winterriesen/Verdil is a large leaved, second early spinach variety with rather tender leaves. Particularly suitable for autumn and winter cultivation. Very characteristic leaves with pointed tips at the lower end. Flavour is particularly aromatic an...

This colourful yarrow mix 'Rosella' makes a stunning addition to every perennial flower border and is an invaluable bee pasture. The flowering period lasts for several weeks and cutting back at the right time will promote a second flowering...This colourful yarrow mix 'Rosella' makes a stunning addition to every perennial flower border and is an invaluable bee pasture. The flowering period of 'Rosella' lasts for several weeks and cutting back at the right time will pro...

Very quick growing, undemanding and leafy catch crop. A late flowering variety that copes fairly well with drought. Rapid ground cover plant that suppresses weeds. Should not be grown before Brassica crops. Sowing depth: 1-3 cm.