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Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegata’ Variegated Herb Gerard	What can I say? Deliciously edible foliage, a tonic tea, a remedy for gout and similar complaints, this Roman introduction bears pretty white lacy flowers and is EXCELLENT ground cover..All right. Yes, it IS a form of Ground Elder. But with beautiful foliage and slightly less vigorous than the wild form. Worthy of the purposeful garden.	£2.50
Allium babingtonii Babington Leek	Once established, produces tall flower stems with unusual heads consisting partly of purple flowers, partly of bulbils - which often produce mini-flower heads of their own. Leaves of this rare native allium make great flavouring.	£3.00
Allium cepa aggragata Tree Onion	Fiery little onion bulbils growing on the flowerheads make a powerful snack. This onion is perennial and quite a talking point.	£3.00
Allium cernuum Nodding Onion NEW	Normally grown as an ornamental with pretty blue flowers, this is also edible, so worthy of a place in our oniony repertoire.	£3.00
Allium fistulosum Welsh Onion	Bumblebees adore the spherical white flowers of this useful bunching onion. Leaves lovely in salads, bulbs are the "scallions" of Chinese cookery. A red-leaved form is also available now.	£2.80
Allium triquetrum Three-cornered Leek	Pretty white bell-like flowers on triangular stems. A spreading, vigorous native onion with edible leaves and shoots.	£2.70
Allium ursinum Ramsons / Wild Garlic	What can I say about our native Ramsons, often called wild garlic? If you have ever walked in a wood in spring, when the delicate garlic smell is all around, tasted Ramsons sandwiches, or exclaimed over the exquisite heads of starry white flowers, you'll know this is one ground-covering native well worth having. Thanks due to a woodland peace camp somewhere in Scotland for providing the stock!	£2.90
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish	Large strappy leaves for foliage effect, but its the roots we're interested in. Once established, lift sections of root to grate for fresh horseradish sauce - incomparable with meat or to add a zing to dressings and marinades; medicinal too. This vigorous plant should be given plenty of space and used well - why go to the supermarket?	£4.00
Atriplex rubra Red Orache	Attractive, tall edible plant, whose deep red leaves are cooked like spinach or can be added to salads. An annual, Red Orache is an obliging self-seeder.	£2.20
Camassia esculenta Quamash	Blue lily-like flowers and underground tubers – a starchy food resource for Native Americans.	£2.30 This year we're not growing this plant. Please let us know if you have a particular request!
Caprobotus edulis Hottentot Fig	Fleshy leaved succulent naturalised on southern cliffs and walls. Young leaves edible in moderation but mostly grown for the stunning flowers and edible, fig-like fruit, produced in warm summers.	£3.00
Cardamine pratensis Ladies’ Smock / Cuckoo Flower	Early flowering native of waysides and damp meadows. When young, the leaves make a good rocket-like salad, and the pale mauve flowers are very pretty and attractive to wildlife.	£2.50
Centranthus ruber Red Valerian	Red Valerian (which isn't actually Valerian at all) is a pretty perennial for walls and dry borders, whose flowers are very attractive to bees and butterflies and whose leaves are edible.	£2.50
Chenopodium bonus-henricus Good King Henry	What a lovely name. Use the young shoots as asparagus substitute and the leaves as spinach - nutritious, tasty and reliably perennial! Nothing whatever to do with Henry VIII, who was neither good nor, imho, the rightful King of England.	£3.00
Chenopodium giganteum Tree Spinach	Well named! A rather tasty find; an annual relative of Fat Hen, which yields shocking pink central leaves and shoots in vast quantity up to the first really hard frost. They look rather intimidating in salads, are very nutritious, and are delectable stir-fried, including the flowering shoots when tender. Our record height is 11'11"...	£2.20
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage	Ground-covering native for damp places, with golden flowers and foliage. The whole plant is edible and can be stir-fried. Very pretty, especially in early spring.	£2.60
Crithmum maritimum Rock Samphire	The edible, fleshy leaved plant of coastal cliffs famously referred to in Shakespeare's King Lear. Rock Samphire has been collected as a delicacy for centuries, and will grow in any dry, garden soil.	£2.20 This year we're not growing this plant. Please let us know if you have a particular request!
Cynara cardunculus Cardoon	Silvery foliage and dramatic purple thistle flowers. The blanched shoots in spring area delicacy and the young flowers are edible too – although better appreciated by butterflies and bumblebees when out.	£2.80
Cynara cardunculus scolymus Globe Artichoke	Like Cardoon, an architectural garden plant with huge, edible flower heads. Globe Artichokes contain cynarin, which is used medicinally for liver disorders and to lower blood cholesterol.	£3.00
Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry	Slugs or the blackbird usually beat me to the cultivated strawberries, but I get my fair share and more of these delicious, sweet fruits. Leaves make a splendid addition to tea, and the whole plant has surprising medicinal uses too.	£2.20
Humulus lupulus Hop	With edible young shoots and its delightful ability to flavour beer, the Hop is a very useful plant. In hop pillows it will even soothe the nerves and help you sleep!	£3.00
Levisticum officinale Lovage	Very tall perennial whose attractive leaves make a savoury addition to soups, stews and even make an interesting wine.	£2.80
Ligusticum scoticum Scots Lovage	This wonderful and rarely seen native of northern coasts is less tall than Lovage, with lovely glossy aromatic leaves and red stems for use in flavouring; also used for indigestion and rheumatism.	£3.50
Myrrhis odorata Sweet Cicely	Sweetens cooked fruits, thus reducing sugar use. Leaves are edible; the young seed pods are a tasty, aniseed-flavoured snack. Good for coughs and aids digestion.	£2.50
Plantago coronopus Bucks Horn Plantain	Fleshy, succulent leaves are good in salads. Seeds that follow the interesting drooping flowers attract finches.	£2.80
Plantago major ‘Atropurpurea’ Purple Plantain	Young leaves edible and pretty shredded in salads; seeds attract birds.	£2.50
Polygonum bostorta Bistort / Easterman Giants / Pudding Dock	A beautiful plant with pink poker-like flowers and broad, edible leaves which are used with other wild greens to make traditional Dock Puddings around Easter. Spreads obligingly and smothers weeds.	£2.80
Polygonatum multiflorum Solomon’s Seal	White flowered woodland plant in Lily family, whose young shoots can be cooked like asparagus, to which it is related. Delicious!	£2.80

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