Illustrated List: B

Basil 'Sweet Green' - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection

• Gardeners' favourite
• Essential kitchen ingredient

A favourite with gardeners and cooks throughout the world. The pungent, spicy clove-like aroma of Basil' Sweet Green' makes the perfect complement to a number of dishes, especially those containing tomatoes. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 40cm (16”).

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Bean - Customer Favourites Collection

SPECIAL OFFER! Our Customer Favourite Bean Collection comprises one packet each of Climbing Bean Cobra, Runner Bean White Lady & Dwarf Bean Delinel.

Climbing Bean Cobra

Produces a huge yield throughout the season. Mid-green, stringless, smooth, round, 18cm (7in) long pods have a delicious flavour.

Runner Bean White Lady

A premier variety in every way. The pure white flowers are less prone to being picked by birds and set better during warm weather, resulting in a heavier crop of smooth, stringless tasty beans.

Dwarf Bean Delinel

A very-heavy cropping, French 'filet' type with 15cm (6in) mid-green, stringless, pencil thin pods with a unique texture and distinctive flavour.

Bean : Broad Bean : Aquadulce Claudia

This variety is universally recognised as being best for an autumn sowing. Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia establishes itself very quickly and will produce a very early crop. It is white seeded and the pods are up to 23cm (9 inches) long. Height: 90-100cm (36-40in).

Bean : Broad Bean : Bunyards Exhibition

A gardener's favourite for over 100 years for its reliable performance and heavy crop of long pods in most soils. The pods contain an average of 6 beans, with some up to 8 seeded. Broad Bean Bunyards Exhibition has a very good flavour and excellent for freezing.

Prefers well-drained, moist, rich soil.

Bean : Broad Bean : Crimson Flowered

A heritage variety with stunning crimson flowers, followed by a good crop of short, upright pods and delicious beans. Broad Bean Crimson Flowered is ideal for growing in containers as well as in the garden, or as an ornamental edible in the flower border.

Bean : Broad Bean : Dreadnought (Heritage)

A heritage variety and still one of the best Longpods for flavour. Pods are produced in abundance containing 7 to 8 plump white beans per pod ready to harvest in June. One of the best for freezing, as seeds do not discolour. Height to 120cm (4ft).

Bean : Broad Bean : Express

This is the fastest maturing variety of any broad bean and an early spring sowing will out yield all others. Broad Bean Express produces up to 34 good pods per plant! It is also winter hardy, outstanding for deep freeze as it does not discolour and probably for the same reason is particularly tender and tasty. Broad Bean Express replaces Imperial Green Windsor over which it is a considerable improvement.

Bean : Broad Bean : Green Windsor (Heritage)

Shorter and broader podded than the Longpods, averaging 4 large, dark green beans per pod and amongst the best heritage varieties for flavour. Used to make Brown Windsor soup, also a superb cooked vegetable. Surplus beans will freeze well without discolouring. Slightly later to mature than the Longpods. Height 100cm (40in).

Bean : Broad Bean : Imperial Green Longpod

Green seeded pods 37cm (15in)+ with up to nine large beans. Broad Bean Imperial Green Longpod is succulent, tasty and suitable for freezing. Height: 105-120cm (3½-4ft).

Bean : Broad Bean : Jubilee Hysor

A major improvement on traditional varieties, Broad Bean Jubilee Hysor produces a tremendous yield of broad, well filled pods, each containing 6 to 8 beans of superb flavour.

Bean : Broad Bean : Medes

White seeded pods 15cm (6in). The highly productive variety of Broad Bean Medes produces medium sized pods, each containing 5-6 tender, sweet, juicy beans. Suitable for spring sowing. Highly recommended for freezing.

Bean : Broad Bean : Statissa

Vicia faba. Compact, upright plant habit, and producing early setting of short, slender pods. Pick regularly for delicious 'mangetout' pods to eat raw or steamed, or allow pods to fill out with tasty small beans. Broad Bean Statissa is ideal in containers.

Bean : Broad Bean : The Sutton

An excellent dwarf variety only 30cm (12in) high that produces lots of 13-15cm (5-6in) pods each bearing five small, but deliciously tender beans. Broad Bean The Sutton is very suitable for successional sowings commencing late autumn (under cloches) or late winter/early summer in the open. Ideal for the small garden.

Suitable For Freezing

Bean : Broad Bean : Witkiem

(White Seeded). Perfect for early sowings in February, as this variety shows excellent tolerance to cold weather. Broad Bean Witkiem produces a good crop of plump, well-filled pods with big tasty beans which will be ready to harvest in June. Recommended for home freezing. Broad Bean Witkiem can also be sown successionally through to May. Height: 100cm (40 inches).

Bean : Broad Bean Collection

SPECIAL OFFER! Collection comprises one packet each of Aquadulce Claudia, Imperial Green Longpod and Express.

Aquadulce Claudia

This variety is universally recognised as being best for an autumn sowing. It establishes itself very quickly and will produce a very early crop. It is white seeded and the pods are up to 15-18in long.

Imperial Green Longpod

15-inch+ pods with up to nine large beans. Succulent, tasty and suitable for freezing. (Green Seeded)

Express

This is the fastest maturing variety of any broad bean and an early spring sowing will out yield all others. Up to 34 good pods per plant! It is also winter hardy, outstanding for deep freeze as it does not discolour and probably for the same reason is particularly tender and tasty. It replaces Imperial Green Windsor over which it is a considerable improvement.

Bean : Broad/Fava Bean : Masterpiece Green Longpod

A very good flavoured broad bean, with good pod length and remarkable table qualities. It may well be the best green-seeded variety, excellent for deep freezing and growing well under all conditions. Height: 75-90cm (30-36in).