All plants sold between now (09/25) and Spring 2026 will be losing foliage and will possibly be dormant ie. live roots or perennation structure ie bulb, but will have little or no above ground structure. They are still viable and will regrow in spring. If you have any questions please email me iain@borringtons.com Dismiss
Plain Cress seeds has all the attributes of the curled variety but a slightly stronger flavour with different leaf formation to give variation and texture to a salad. It is a dual purpose type that can be grown indoors on your window sill or, broadcast directly into your soil outside. Pack size: 4500 Seeds
Cucumber is a traditional salad vegetable which can be produced either in a glasshouse or outdoors.The long green types found in the shops can only be grown with the aid of a heated glasshouse, but other forms are quite at home in your vegetable plot or produced earlier using cloches, cold frames or polytunnels. What the Americans call a "slicing"…
An old favourite but still a reliable and productive outdoor ridge Cucumber. Thick dark green fruits up to 20cm in length with small white spines and produced in abundance. Pack size: 50 Seeds
Small mini-sized cucumbers ideal for lunch boxes. An early all female hybrid of medium vigour with very little side branching. Bred for protected cropping producing multiple flowers and fruits per node. The 8-10cm (3-4") fruits are mid-green in colour, smooth, firm and crisp with an exceptionally good taste and flavour. Sets well even in cooler conditions. Long cropping period. Pack…
Dwarf French Bean seeds "Tendergreen" is a medium long pencil podded type of light green with distinct purple markings which disappear on cooking. This variety is virtually stringless and a good freezer. This is a brown seeded variety. This family of beans is frost tender and cannot be sown until the weather has warmed up. Pack size: 150 Seeds
Dwarf French Bean seeds "The Prince" produces long straight pencil pods of excellent flavour. The beans are stringless when picked young. Because of their appearance they make for a good choice for the exhibitor. The Prince beans are sensitive to frost and therefore cannot be sown until the weather has warmed up. Pack size: 125 Seeds
Pancalieri is a frizzy type with well curled, lacy looking leaves and rose tinted white midribs. It is a self blanching variety and can be sown from March through to September. An extremely popular salad vegetable in Europe, Endive is now gaining a large following over here in the UK. It has a slightly more biting flavour than lettuce so would be…
We’ve put together a selection of our best pick of Kings seeds in this collection. These are not specially packed for ‘our selection’ with low numbers of seed per pack, these are full packs as if you’d bought them singly, but hopefully, if you’re short on time to sift through seed catalogues or websites, or you’d just like a reliable…
Sweet Florence is the old traditional variety of Fennel which is best used for later summer sowings when bolting is not normally a problem. It has a fine flavour and the leaves can be used as a herb in fish dishes etc. Pack size: 375 Seeds
An Italian, Cavolo Nero type of curly kale sometimes known as Black Russian. Produces decorative, tight, long and heavily blistered leaves of dark green. Makes an attractive addition to the vegetable plot. Crops over a long period, providing tasty greens to accompany winter meals. Pack size: 175 Seeds
Purple Delicacy is later and hardier than its green counterpart. It has beautiful deep purple skin with white flesh, or, use when its at it's best and harvest when young. If using young as micro salad, it's a great way to add texture and visual appeal to salads. It can also be grown easily indoors in containers as a micro…
Beta vulgaris. Bring colour to your vegetable garden with rainbow chard! A lovely mixture of various red, orange and yellow coloured stems with leaves that can be used as baby leaf for salads or delicious cooked when fully grown. Rainbow chard is an excellent choice to replace spinach in various recipes, and add a vibrant colour to your dish. These…
