WHAT WE ARE PLANTING
FRUIT TREES
These fruit trees will be pruned to keep them short so that the fruits can be picked with ease.
APPLES
Our apple trees are from the East of England Orchard Project. The East of England Apples and Orchards Project works to conserve orchard habitat and heritage fruit varieties that arose in the East of England. We have a selection of unusual apples (that you won't find in the super market) which will cross pollinate. They are listed below.
Rich flavoured russet. Can be used as a cooker early in the season, but mellows as it stores. Can keep
Brownslees Russet Rich flavoured russet. Can be used as a cooker early in the season, but mellows as it stores. Can keep until March. Hemel Hempstead 1848
Brownslees Russet Rich flavoured russet. Can be used as a cooker early in the season, but mellows as it stores. Can keep until March. Hemel Hempstead 1848
VOYAGER A Hertfordshire apple raised in 1952, probably by A.R. King of Barnet, and having Laxton’s Superb as one parent. Sweet flesh, with a rich spicy flavour. Ripe in mid-October, and storing until the end of the year. Barnet 1952
Laxton's Fortune Fruits have fairly firm, rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a sweet and good aromatic flavour. Green-yellow fruit, striped and flushed red. Cox-like flavour but easier to grow. Rich and juicy, also good for juice. Somewhat sharp. Biennial, good cropper. Flowers tolerant of late spring frosts. Cox's Orange Pippin x Wealthy. Bedford 1904
D'arcy Spice Firm crisp flesh with rich flavour. Produces a small tree. Tolleshunt D’Arcy 1785
Faerie Queen Sweet, rich and aromatic. At best recalls Cox’s Orange Pippin. Ware Park 1937
Acme An attractive crimson flushed apple with a rich fruity flavour. Boreham 1944
Adams Pearmain Victorian dessert apple. Very late apple. Firm texture. Medium orange fruit with red flush. Excellent, nutty flavour. unknown 1826
Lord Lambourne A popular traditional English mid season apple. Good flavour and disease resistance. Bedford 1907
Nolan Pippin A strong sweet-sharp flavour apple. Colchester 1920
Peasgood Nonsuch A large, juicy dual purpose apple that crop well. Grantham 1853
Pears
Concorde Pear A superb, very heavy cropping variety, with a flavour to match the quality of the fruits.
Conference Pear Reliable cropper of long, narrow, yellow-green fruits.
Plums, Greengages and Damsons
Greengage Tree 'ReineClaude de Vars'
Goldengage Tree 'Oullin's Gage'
Damson Tree 'Farleigh'
Plum Tree 'Czar'
Cherry Trees, Mulberry, Fig Trees, Olive, Almond, Walnut
Black Mulberry Tree
Cherry Tree 'Sunburst'
Cherry Tree 'Stella'
Fig Tree 'Brown Turkey'
Fig Tree 'Violette De Solliès'
Walnut Tree 'Broadview'
Almond 'Tree Robijn'
Olive Tree
Berries
Loganberry 'Ly 654'
Tayberry
Tayberry 'Buckingham' (Thornless)
Tummelberry
Japanese Wineberry
Blueberry Bush 'Goldtraube'
Blueberry Bush 'Jersey'
Blueberry Bush 'Bluecrop'
Blackcurrant Bush 'Ebony'
Red Currant Bush 'Rovada'
White currant
Raspberries
Herbs
Bay - Laurus nobilis Excellent for adding flavour to cooking, particularly soups and stews. Oil is used in some liqueurs. Leaf essence is used to relieve aching limbs in a bath. Culinary Uses: In soups, sauces, pates, stews, curry and rice pudding! Sometimes used in liqueurs. Dry leaves can be used to flavour vinegar. In a flour bin it will deter weevils! Medicinal Uses: Can be used externally for treating sores and bruises. The leaf essence, in a bath, relieves aching muscles and focus the mind. Can be used to treat digestion problems, colic and flatulence. Can help relieve cold and flu symptoms. Berries can be used to help dandruff and rheumatism. Vets use it for treating sore udders, sprains and pulled muscles. Other Uses: Training for topiary. Can be crumbled into pot pourri. Place crushed in dry stores to discourage weevils.
Lemon Grass Reaches 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall. Culinary Uses: Can be infused for tea. Often used in soups and curries. Medicinal Uses: Can be used as a relaxant in baths. It has anti fungal properties. The oil, in ancient India it was used as a preservative. Other Uses: Is sometimes added to soaps and perfumes.
Mint Moroccan - Mentha spicata var crispa 'Moroccan' Exceptionally good for making tea. Culinary Uses: Excellent for making tea. Good for making mint sauce. Flowers are edible. Medicinal Uses: To relieve symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Can be use to inhibit the growth of some types of bacteria. Can be used to freshen breath. Can be gargled to relieve a sore throat. Crushed it can be used on your temples to ease a headache or put directly onto insect stings.
Lavender Hidcote With its compact habit and dark purple flower spikes, this must be one of the nation's best known varieties of English lavender. The fragrant stems of Lavandula 'Hidcote' are ideal for cutting or drying, and the nectar-rich flowers are particularly attractive to bees. Lavender makes an excellent low hedge or path edging where the perfume can be appreciated as you brush past the aromatic evergreen foliage. Culinary Uses: There are many ways to use lavender flowers, both in sweet or savoury dishes. Make a delicious lavender sugar and add to biscuits, sorbets, jams or jellies. Add flowers to vegetable stock and create a tasty sauce for duck, chicken or lamb dishes.
Lavandula angustifolia 'Vera'An evergreen garden shrub, much loved for its deep blue/purple flowers, distinctive fragrance and healing properties. Attractive to bees and butterflies. Culinary uses: Dried lavender flowers can be used in salads and dressings. Dried flowers can be used in shortbread. Nectar makes high-quality honey. Lavender flowers go well with chocolate. Flowers sometimes blended with black, green or herbal teas. Medicinal Uses: Can soothe headaches. Can calm nerves and act as a relaxant. Can also relieve depression. Eases flatulence, fainting, dizziness or halitosis. Lavender oil has antiseptic and antiflammatory properties. Has antifungal properties. Can be used as a decongestant. Is a mild sedative and pain killer. Can ease insect bites and stings. Can minimise scarring and help heal wounds. Is great for tired or tense muscles, sprains or rheumatism. Other Uses: Dried flower arrangements. As an ingredient in pot-pourri.
Tansy Plant Culinary Uses: Leaves can be stewed with rhubarb. Tasty rubbed onto meat, like rosemary. Can be used to flavour sausages, omelettes, meat pies and stuffing. Medicinal Uses: Can help with bruising, rheumatism, varicose veins and sprains. Can be used to expel worms. Other Uses: The flowers can be dried to become 'everlasting' flowers! Will repel insects, so can be good planted near fruit trees, or hung indoors. The leaves contain insecticide that can deter mice, ants, fleas and flies. If the flowers are boiled they will produce a lovely golden yellow dye. Added to your compost heap will help produce a potassium mix.
Marsh Mallow Althaea officinalisMarsh Mallow is a perennial plant, long known for its healing properties. Culinary uses: The root sap of this plant was used by the French to produce what is now known as marshmallow. The roots are said to be palatable if first boiled then fried with onions and butter. An extract of Marsh Mallow root was used to flavour the Mediterranean sweetmeat halva. Medicinal Uses: The whole plant, particularly the root,produces a mild mucilage or gelatinous solution. Used to treat irritations of the mucous membrane, including asthma and bronchitis. Can be made into a gargle for mouth/throat ulcers. Can also be used to treat gastric ulcers. The leaves and a syrup made from the roots can be used to stimulate the kidneys. Marsh Mallow also has laxative properties and can be used to treat diarrhoea and constipation.
Marsh Mallow is used in an ointment for chapped skin and chilblains. Leaves can be used to suppress inflamation. Can be used to coughs and hoarseness.
Marsh Mallow is used in an ointment for chapped skin and chilblains. Leaves can be used to suppress inflamation. Can be used to coughs and hoarseness.
Angelica A very versatile herb that can be used in: Salads. Eaten as a vegetable. Crystallised for cake decorations. Culinary Uses: Stalks can be candied for cake decorations. Shoots can be added to salad. Stems and roots can be used as vegetables. Seeds can be used in pastries. Flowers are edible. Medicinal Uses: To treat digestion problems. Crushed leaves freshen the air in a car and are said to reduce travel sickness. Tea made from the leaves are said to be tonic for colds and reduce flatulence. As a 'bath oil' for aching muscles and rheumatism. Other Uses: Leaves can be use in potpourri. Can be used to increase apetite. Oils can be used in gin, vermouth, Chartreuse and perfumes.
Valerian Medicinal Uses: Used to treat insomnia and mild anxiety. Believed to have a mildly sedative effect. Also used to treat flatulence and bloating. Dried roots can be ground and then used in medicinal tea. Roots are attractive to cats and dogs, and seem to have a calming effect on nervous animals. Other uses: Can be used as a moth repellent.
Rosemary Culinary Uses: Can be used to flavour stews and is good with roast lamb. Can be used to flavour potatoes and to make a herb butter. Soaked in water the stripped stems can be used as skewers for grilling. Can be sprinkled into salads. Flowers are edible. Leaves can be used to flavour olive oil. Medicinal Uses: Can be used to treat rheumatism and circulatory problems. Can ease symptoms of gout. Can aid fat digestion. Can stimulate and tone skin. Can relieve tiredness, nervous exhaustion and headaches. Can increase alertness. Can relieve water retention. Can stimulate your liver, leading to faster processing of toxins. Helps to cleanse your skin and dry itchy scalps Has anti-bacterial properties. Other Uses: Used in pot pourri and herb pillows. Moth and insect repellent.
Bergamot Monarda didyma Cheer up Summer salads. Great for chicken and fish dishes. Culinary Uses: Can be scattered in salads or summer drinks. Leaves can be infused in tea (is used for Earl Grey tea). Can be used in stuffing. Lovely for flavouring omlettes, fish and chicken. Medicinal uses: Can relieve nausea, flatulence, menstrual pain and insomia as a tea. Steam inhalation can help bronchial catarrh and sore throats. Has antiseptic properties. Can relax nerves and reduce tension. Induces perspiration so can help reduce fever and easing colds. Can relieve rheumatic aches.
Sage Salvia sclarea 'Clary Sage' Culinary: Can be eaten in salads. Can be added to soup. A nice addition to omelettes. Leaves can be dipped in batter and fried. Medicinal: Used as an eyewash. Can reduce muscle spasms. Good or treating indigestion. Can help relieve premenstrual problems. Has oestrogen stimulating properties which can increase hormone production (and can help with hot flushes during menopause). Is an anticonvulsive, antidepressant, antiphlogistic and antispasmodic plant. Has antiseptic properties. Was used to treat sweating in tuberculosis! Can be used as a tonic to have soothing / calming effects. Other Uses: Tea. Aromatherapy. Flowers can be dried or pressed. Widely used in perfume. Can be used in beer, wines, liquers and vermouth. It is thought to encourage vivid dreams. Can help with dandruff. Can be used in soaps or detergents.
Caraway Carum carvi Used in cheeses, rye bread, and cabbage dishes.
Used to treat flatulence and indigestion. Culinary Uses: Tastes of Anise. Flavouring used in the German liqueur, Kummel. Used in cheeses, rye bread, cabbage dishes. Also used in Indian dishes. Leaves are pleasantly bitter can be used raw or cooked, like parsley, in their first year. The roots can be eaten like parsnips. Aids digestion. Medicinal Uses: Can be used to treat flatulence, indigestion and infantile colic. An extract of the seeds can be used to treat muscle aches. Used as a fragrance in toothpaste and cosmetics. Used as a flavouring in mouthwashes.
Russian Tarragon - Artemisia dracunculoides Russian Culinary Uses: Often used in fines herb. Good for herb butter. Used in Hollandaise, Tartar andBéarnaise Sauce. Sometimes used as a rub for chicken prior to cooking. Used by Persians on grilled meats. Medicinal Uses: Sweetens breathe. Can stimulate appetite and digestion. Was used to prevent scurvy. Used to cure tooth ache.
Chamomile Chamaemelum nobile Medicinal Uses: Use as a hand soak to soften skin. Make into eye baths to reduce inflammation and fatigue shadows (or 'bags'!) Can be used to treat wounds and eczema. Can be used in a bath to relieve sun or wind burn and bites. It will also help you relax. Used as a facial steam and inhaled can ease colds, flus, throat infections and hayfever. Culinary Uses: Make into tea. Other Uses: Makes a strong yellow-brown dye. Can be used as a companion plant for failing plants and can help revive them! Use as a spray on seedlings to prevent damping off. Can be used as a hair conditioner. Use in pot pourri and herb pillows. Deters flies and aphids.
Hyssop Pink flowering variety of a popular herb A member of the mint family Bees and butterflies love the flowers Good for low hedging Can be used in pot pourri. Planted near vines, it can increase their yield Culinary Uses: Good with meat, beans soup and salad. Used for flavouring liquers. Flowers are edible. Medicinal Uses: Anti-inflammatory and therefore relieves rheumatic pains. Used in the bath it will help lighten a negative mental state and anxiety. Gargled can help sore throats. Can help weak stomachs, help digestion (especially with fatty meats and fish) and colic. Can loosen catarrh, soothe lungs and chest so help coughs and colds. Drunk as a tonic is said to calm your nervous system. Other Uses: Can be used as an insect repellant. Will attract cabbage with butterflies. Will attract bees and butterflies. Makes a nice hedge. Can be used in pot pourri. Planted near vines can increase yield.
Thyme Culinary Uses: Used in bouquet garni. Excellent for marinades, stuffing, sauces, stews, soup etc. Excellent accompaniment to chicken and beef. It is used to flavour Benedictine liquer! Flowers are edible. Medicinal Uses: Antiseptic, anti-bacterial and antifungal properties. Stimulates circulation. Good to prevent spots and dandruff! Can aid digestion. Said to be good for hangovers! Good for convulsive coughs, whooping cough, chronic bronchitis, colds and sore throats. Good in massage oil. Can relieve insomnia. Can relax spasms. Can ease Asthma, bronchial catarrh and chest infections. Good for inflammation, rheumatism and arthritis. The oil can ease athlete's foot. Can help vaginal thrush. Can stimulate production of white blood corpuscles to help resist infection. Sometimes used in mouthwash. Other Uses: Often included in summer posies. Good for pot pourri. Great to grow to encourage bees and the honey they then produce is delicious. Can be used to protect from mould.
Chervil Culinary Uses: Often used in fine herb selection. Great accompaniment for salads, eggs, poultry, port, fish and potatoes Medicinal Uses: Aids digestion and is a mild stimulant. Lower high blood pressure. Treat hiccups.
Hyssop Plant White Culinary Uses: Good with meat, beans soup and salad. Used for flavouring liquers. Flowers are edible. Medicinal Uses: Anti-inflammatory and therefore relieves rheumatic pains. Used in the bath it will help lighten a negative mental state and anxiety. Gargled can help sore throats. Can help weak stomachs, help digestion (especially with fatty meats and fish) and colic. Can loosen catarrh, soothe lungs and chest so help coughs and colds. Drunk as a tonic is said to calm your nervous system.
Lemon Thyme Culinary Uses: Makes amazing ice cream. Used in bouquets garni. Excellent for marinades, stuffing, sauces, stews, soups, etc. Excellent accompaniment to chicken and beef. Flowers are edible. Medicinal Uses: Antiseptic, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. Stimulates circulation. Good to prevent spots and dandruff! Can aid digestion. Said to be good for hangovers! Good for convulsive coughs, whooping cough, chronic bronchitis, colds and sore throats. Good in massage oil. Can relieve insomnia. Can relax spasms. Can ease asthma, bronchial catarrh and chest infections. Good for inflammation, rheumatism and arthritis. The oil can ease athlete's foot. Can help vaginal thrush. Can stimulate production of white blood corpuscles to help resist infection. Sometimes used in mouthwash.
Lemon Balm Plant Melissa officinalis Culinary Uses: Good for being chopped into white sauces to accompany fish. Can be added to fruit salads, jellies or fruit drinks. Infuse leaves for melissa tea or float in Indian tea. Goes well with Tarragon. Lemon balm is the main ingredient in Chartreuse! Medicinal Uses: Fresh leaves can help with insect bites or sores. Can be made into tea to relieve chronic bronchial catarrh, feverish colds and headaches. Can be use to calm and uplift tensions. Said to be effective for an over active thyroid. Said to be effective for insomnia and unsettling dreams. Can ease morning sickness and be useful during menopause (as it can relieve hot flushes). Said to ease gout. Can help prevent coldsores. Other Uses: Often used in invalid posies. Bees love it - works well planted around beehives! Can be use as a rinse for greasy hair! Used in pot pourri or herb pillows.
Chive Plant Allium tuberosum Culinary Uses: Flowers can be used in salad. Leaves can be used in salad, omelettes, sandwiches, cream cheese and so much more! Medicinal Uses: Contain mild antibiotics and some iron. A source of Vitamin C. Can be used as an antibiotic. Can improve your digestion and help with intestinal problems. Can be used to cleanse blood, reduce blood pressure and clear catarrh. Used as a protection against colds, worms, dysentery and typhoid. Other Uses. Planted near peach trees, they can help to control leaf curl. Planted near roses they can help improve the roses scent. Can be made into a spray and used to help prevent potato blight
Curry Plant Helichrysum italicum Culinary Uses: Has a mild flavour when cooked. Nice added to cream cheese. Has edible flowers. Medicinal Uses: The oil from the blossom is used mainly for this. Anti-inflammatory properties. Fungicide properties. Astringent properties. Can help sooth burns. Can aid chapped skin. Other Uses: Can be used as dried flowers. Can be used in perfumes. Can be used as a cat deterrent (although we don't have any experience of this!) Pest deterrent (deer don't like it apparently!) Good for pot pourri. Makes a nice dried flower.
Fennel Plant Foeniculum vulgare Culinary Uses: Seeds are used to flavour bread and biscuits. Often used for making soup and in curries. Leaves and stems can be eaten raw in salad. Great for aniseed flavouring particularly with fish or poultry. Leaves can be infused in oil or vinegar. Flowers are edible. Medicinal Uses: Used to treat conjunctivitis, sore or inflamed eyes.Has anti-bacterial properties. Can be used to aid digestion, help wind, colic intestinal cramps and menopausal symptoms. The bruised seeds can be used to help increase milk flow in breast feeding Mothers. Crushed leaves and stems can be used to ease sore or swollen breasts due to breast feeding. Is used as a relaxant. Can be gargled for sore throats or as a mouth wash for gum disease! Can ease colds. Can be used as a liver tonic Sometimes used as a complimentary treatment for prostate cancer. Chew the seeds to sweeten breathe. Has been proven to reduce toxic effects in the body caused by alcohol. Other Uses: Attracts beneficial insects. Can be used to deter fleas if rubbed on animals coats or left in their bedding. The oils are sometimes used as a massage oil.
Bronze Fennel Foeniculum vulgare 'purpureum' Culinary Uses: On and in cakes and biscuits. Good accompaniment to fish dishes. Lovely tea. Medicinal Uses: Chewing the seeds will freshen breathe. Other Uses: Is thought to deter fleas.
Feverfew Plant Tanacetum parthenium Easy to grow plant with amazing pain relief benefits. A very useful plant, particularly if you suffer from migraines or aches and pains, whilst still looking pretty! Eases symptoms of hay fever.
Feverfew can be eaten as the fresh leaf, made into a green leaf tea or dried for later use as a tea. A member of the daisy family. Reaches approximately 2 feet (60 cm)high. Taste better in a sandwich with marmite! Leaves can be frozen. Medicinal Uses: Aids melancholy, vertigo, aches and pains. Eat a couple of fresh leaves per day to reduce the symptoms of migraines. Can aid the soothing of muscle spasms. Can be dried and used for tea. Can aid more restful sleep. Can aid relief for arthritis and rheumatism. Can be used as a mouth rinse. Mild laxative. Tonic for appetite. Can ease depression. Promotes good digestion. The leaves can induce delayed menstruation. Washed over the skin or the oil from the leaves can act as an insect repellent. The flowers can be used for instant relief from insect bites. Can relieve symptoms of hay fever. It has been found to be effective for dogs with movement difficults (with rapid results, even after the vets have said there is nothing else they can do for them). Other Uses: Flowers can be used in pot pourri. Can be infused to make a mild disinfectant. Dried can deter moths!
Feverfew can be eaten as the fresh leaf, made into a green leaf tea or dried for later use as a tea. A member of the daisy family. Reaches approximately 2 feet (60 cm)high. Taste better in a sandwich with marmite! Leaves can be frozen. Medicinal Uses: Aids melancholy, vertigo, aches and pains. Eat a couple of fresh leaves per day to reduce the symptoms of migraines. Can aid the soothing of muscle spasms. Can be dried and used for tea. Can aid more restful sleep. Can aid relief for arthritis and rheumatism. Can be used as a mouth rinse. Mild laxative. Tonic for appetite. Can ease depression. Promotes good digestion. The leaves can induce delayed menstruation. Washed over the skin or the oil from the leaves can act as an insect repellent. The flowers can be used for instant relief from insect bites. Can relieve symptoms of hay fever. It has been found to be effective for dogs with movement difficults (with rapid results, even after the vets have said there is nothing else they can do for them). Other Uses: Flowers can be used in pot pourri. Can be infused to make a mild disinfectant. Dried can deter moths!
Dill Plant Anethum graveolens Culinary Uses: Good in stews and pickles. Rich in mineral salts (so can reduce the need for salt). Flowers are edible. Medicinal Uses: To ease digestive disorders. Can help flatulence (it is used in gripe water!) Can ease colic in infants. Can help encourage appetite. High in calcium. Seeds can freshen breath. Eases intestinal spasms and menstrual cramps, nausea. Can help colds and flu as well as hiccups. Can stimulate milk in breast-feeding mothers. Can strengthen fingernails. Other Uses: Flowers are good for beneficial insects. Can be infused to make a nail bath, to strengthen nails. Can sweeten breath.
Roses
The roses we have planted are repeat flowering and highly fragrant.
Rosa `Paul's Himalayan Musk' Rambler
· Rose TypeRambling Rose
· Fragrance Strength Strong
· Flowering Once Flowering
· Disease Resistance Good
· Height 40ft
· Breeder Paul
· Year of Introduction1876
Rosa 'Bright as a Button' Modern
Single pink flowers with a red centre, slightly scented and repeat flowering. Glossy mid green leaves. Height 1 metre. Spread 1 metre.
Rosa `Cornelia' Hybrid Musk
· Rose Type Shrub Rose
· Sub Type Hybrid Musk
· Colour Copper apricot
· Fragrance Strength Strong
· Flowering Repeat Flowering
· Disease Resistance Average
· Height 5ft
· Width 5ft
· Breeder Pemberton
· Year of Introduction1925
Rosa `Munstead Wood' English
- Rose Type English Rose - bred by David Austin
- Growth Type Shrub Rose
- Sub Type English Old Rose Hybrid
- Colour Deep crimson
- Fragrance Strength Very strong
- Flowering Repeat Flowering
- Disease Resistance Good
- Height 3.5ft
- Width 2.5ft
- Breeder David Austin
- Year of Introduction 2007
- Appellation Ausbernard
Rosa `Eglantyne' English
· Rose Type English Rose - bred by David Austin
· Growth Type Shrub Rose
· Sub Type English Old Rose Hybrid
· Colour Soft pink
· Fragrance Strength Strong
· Flowering Repeat Flowering
· Disease Resistance Average
· Height 4ft
· Width 3ft
· Breeder David Austin
· Year of Introduction1994
· Appellation Ausmak
· Rose Type English Rose - bred by David Austin
· Growth Type Shrub Rose
· Sub Type English Old Rose Hybrid
· Colour Soft pink
· Fragrance Strength Strong
· Flowering Repeat Flowering
· Disease Resistance Average
· Height 4ft
· Width 3ft
· Breeder David Austin
· Year of Introduction1994
· Appellation Ausmak
Rosa `Prosperity' Hybrid Musk
· Rose Type Shrub Rose
· Sub Type Hybrid Musk
· Colour Ivory white
· Fragrance Strength Medium
· Flowering Repeat Flowering
· Disease Resistance Average
· Height 6ft
· Width 4ft
· Breeder Pemberton
· Year of Introduction 1879
Rosa `William Shakespeare' English
· Rose Type English Rose - bred by David Austin
· Growth Type Shrub Rose
· Sub Type English Old Rose Hybrid
· Colour Crimson
· Fragrance Strength Strong
· Flowering Repeat Flowering
· Disease Resistance Poor
· Height 4ft
· Width 2.5ft
· Breeder David Austin
· Year of Introduction 2000
· Appellation Ausromeo
· Rose Type English Rose - bred by David Austin
· Growth Type Shrub Rose
· Sub Type English Old Rose Hybrid
· Colour Crimson
· Fragrance Strength Strong
· Flowering Repeat Flowering
· Disease Resistance Poor
· Height 4ft
· Width 2.5ft
· Breeder David Austin
· Year of Introduction 2000
· Appellation Ausromeo
Rosa `Sarah van Fleet' Rugosa
- Rose Type Rugosa Rose
- Colour Clear mallow pink
- Fragrance Strength Strong
- Flowering Repeat Flowering
- Disease Resistance Average
- Height7ft Width5ft
- Breeder Van Fleet
- Year of Introduction1926
Rosa `Honorine de Brabant' Bourbon
· Rose Type Old Rose
· Sub Type Bourbon
· Colour Light pink
· Fragrance Strength Strong
· Flowering Repeat Flowering
· Disease Resistance Average
· Height 6ft
· Width 4ft
· Year of Introduction1899
Rosa `Reine des Violettes' H.Perp.
· Rose Type Old Rose
· Sub Type Hybrid Perpetual
· Colour Lilac purple
· Fragrance Strength Medium
· Flowering Repeat Flowering
· Disease Resistance Good
· Height 4ft
· Width 2ft
· Year of Introduction1860
Rosa `Roseraie de l'Hay' Rugosa
· Rose Type Rugosa Rose
· Colour Crimson
· Fragrance Strength Strong
· Flowering Repeat Flowering
· Disease Resistance Good
· Height 7ft
· Width 7ft
· Breeder Cochet
· Year of Introduction1861
· Rose Type Rugosa Rose
· Colour Crimson
· Fragrance Strength Strong
· Flowering Repeat Flowering
· Disease Resistance Good
· Height 7ft
· Width 7ft
· Breeder Cochet
· Year of Introduction1861
Flowers
Maiden Pink 'Brilliancy'
Wild Primrose
Sunflower
Cowslip
Cornflower Doesn't tend to have much scent, but eaten have a sweet, sort of clove type flavour.
DAHLIA CACTUS Vuurvogel
DAHLIA DECORATIVE Mixed
DAHLIA CACTUS Red Pigmy
DAHLIA CACTUS Nuit d'Ete
DAHLIA ANEMONE Mixed
DAHLIA ANEMONE Brindisii
LILIUM Mona Lisa
LILIUM Bamako
LILIUM TRUMPET Regale
LILIUM TRUMPET White Present
LILIUM TRUMPET Triumphator
LILIUM TURKISH CAP Black Beauty
LILIUM MARTAGON Claude Shride
LILIUM TURKISH CAP Miss Feya
CONVALLARIA Berlin Giant
CROCOSMIA George Davidson
HEMEROCALLIS Pardon Me
HEMEROCALLIS Stella d'Oro
NERINE Mix
Echinacea paradoxa
Echinacea pur. Bressingham Hybrids
Echinacea purpurea `Magnus'
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Giant'
Dianthus `Doris'
Dianthus `Mrs Sinkins
Geranium psilostemon
Geranium himalayense `Gravetye'
Geranium mac. `Ingwersen's Variety'
Geranium 'Mavis Simpson'
Geranium phaeum v.pha. `Samobor'
Geranium wvlassovianum
Wild Primrose
- Culinary Uses
- Flowers and leaves are edible.
- Leaves can be used for making tea.
- Young flowers can be used to make primrose wine.
Sunflower
Cowslip
Cornflower Doesn't tend to have much scent, but eaten have a sweet, sort of clove type flavour.
DAHLIA CACTUS Vuurvogel
DAHLIA DECORATIVE Mixed
DAHLIA CACTUS Red Pigmy
DAHLIA CACTUS Nuit d'Ete
DAHLIA ANEMONE Mixed
DAHLIA ANEMONE Brindisii
LILIUM Mona Lisa
LILIUM Bamako
LILIUM TRUMPET Regale
LILIUM TRUMPET White Present
LILIUM TRUMPET Triumphator
LILIUM TURKISH CAP Black Beauty
LILIUM MARTAGON Claude Shride
LILIUM TURKISH CAP Miss Feya
CONVALLARIA Berlin Giant
CROCOSMIA George Davidson
HEMEROCALLIS Pardon Me
HEMEROCALLIS Stella d'Oro
NERINE Mix
Echinacea paradoxa
Echinacea pur. Bressingham Hybrids
Echinacea purpurea `Magnus'
Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Giant'
Dianthus `Doris'
Dianthus `Mrs Sinkins
Geranium psilostemon
Geranium himalayense `Gravetye'
Geranium mac. `Ingwersen's Variety'
Geranium 'Mavis Simpson'
Geranium phaeum v.pha. `Samobor'
Geranium wvlassovianum
Climbers
Wisteria Amethyst
Holboellia Latifolia
Holboellia Coriacea
Akebia Quinata
Akebia Amethyst Glow
Jasmine Devon Cream
Jasmine Officinale
Jasminum nudiflorum winter jasmine
Jasminum beesianum
Lonicera japonica `Halliana'
Holboellia Latifolia
Holboellia Coriacea
Akebia Quinata
Akebia Amethyst Glow
Jasmine Devon Cream
Jasmine Officinale
Jasminum nudiflorum winter jasmine
Jasminum beesianum
Lonicera japonica `Halliana'