Vegetable Plants For Containers
You might be surprised to find out just how many vegetable plants you can grow in containers – our listing is by no means an exhaustive catalogue, but represents what we believe to be the best, most flavoursome varieties of vegetable plants suited to growing in containers, pots and trugs. Typically, our vegetable plants are supplied in season as compost block-grown plants, delivered fresh direct from our UK nursery.
Choy Sum Seed 'Purple'
Sometimes known as flowering cabbage. Use the fleshy green leaves when young for baby leaves, or allow the plant to mature and use the big leaves in stir fries.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 90 seeds.
Rhubarb Plant 'Champagne'
One of the earliest varieties and recognised as one of the best for forcing. Slender pink stems are juicy and sweet. A heritage variety that is reliable and easy to grow.
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Supplied as a pot grown plant.
Rhubarb Plant 'Victoria'
A tried and tested variety of Rhubarb that has proved to be reliable, with high yields of quality stalks that are green flushed red. Excellent for forcing.
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Supplied as a pot grown plant.
Artichoke Plant 'Green Globe'
A reliable hardy, heritage variety of Globe Artichoke. Perennial in habit it will produce fine quality globes that can be harvested small or large.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late April / early May
Supplied as compost block grown plants.
Artichoke Plant 'Romanesco'
The traditional artichoke with a twist! Produces eye catching purple-tinted globes. Heads are tight and firm. A highly ornamental plant in its own right.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late April / early May
Supplied as compost block grown plants.
Artichoke Plant 'Tavor'
A hardy perennial vegetable. An improved selection of 'Green Globe'. Excellent Winter cold tolerance. Can crop in first year. Mature plants produce 8 or more globes per year.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late April / early May
Supplied as compost block grown plants.
Asparagus Plant 'Connover's Colossal'
A tried and trusted heritage variety from the 1800's with an excellent flavour. Large and thick spears are produced in abundance. Adaptable and very reliable.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late April / early May
Supplied as compost block grown plants (not bare root crowns).
Asparagus Plant 'Mary Washington'
A delicious heirloom variety of asparagus that produces dark green succulent spears. A tried and trusted variety that will not disappoint!
Available from APPROXIMATELY late April / early May
Supplied as compost block-grown plants (not bare root crowns).
Asparagus Plant 'Pacific Purple'
A fairly new variety of Asparagus from New Zealand. One of the highest yielding purple types. Spears have a very high sugar content. Good resistance to Fusarium.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late April / early May
Supplied as compost block grown plants (not bare root crowns).
Beginners Vegetable Plant Collection
Our selection of vegetable plants for you if you're not sure where to start (there really is too much choice!) All easy to grow and ready to go straight in the garden.
Available from APPROXIMATELY early May
Supplied as 6 varieties compost block grown plants (5 of each).
Rocket Plant Mix
So easy to grow and such amazing flavour. Cut again and again all season long for fresh, healthy and flavoursome leaves with mixed appearance.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late March / early April
Supplied as compost block grown plants.
Pea Plant 'Waverex' (Petit Pois)
Waverex Pea Delicious, sweet, small petit pois peas. This variety is high-yielding, easy to grow in rows or circles, and can be grown without support.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late March / early April
Supplied as compost block-grown plants.
Rhubarb Plant 'Glaskin's Perpetual'
A gorgeously sweet heritage variety of Rhubarb. Can be harvested late into the season as it remains sweet. Heavy cropping and very reliable.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late April / early May
Supplied as a pot grown plant.
Spinach Plant 'Amazon'
An excellent variety of spinach, bred for the UK climate. Grow under protection early and late in the season to extend your cropping time. Delicious round, dark green leaves.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late March / early April
Supplied as compost block grown plants.
