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New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

by Sarah - November 6th, 2010.
Filed under: New Products, Unwins.

Unwins Seeds & Plants just added these new items

Modern Grandiflora Sweet Pea Collection

Modern Grandiflora Sweet Pea Collection £9.45
Bred from the older Victorian “Grandiflora” sweet peas these rare modern varieties generally have smaller but more abundant flowers than “Spencers”. If it’s scent you want Modern Grandiflora’s are the ones to grow – all the varieties in this collection pack a real perfumed punch! Modern Grandiflora Sweet Peas in this collection are: Blackberry Heathcliff Emily Romeo Cathy Sweet peas are incredibly easy to grow the seeds are large and easy to handle and they germinate readily given a bit of warmth and moisture. They are the quintessential cottage garden variety and are perfect for beginners especially children. Unwins have been breeding sweet peas for over 100 years. We recommend starting the seed off in rootrainers and then planting out once they become established (normally in March/April) in a sunny open position in the garden.

Spencer Sweet Pea Collection

Spencer Sweet Pea Collection £8.95
Famously named after the Countess Spencer these modern varieties are available in a wide range of colours and have big blousy flowers on long stems making them the popular for cutting and exhibiting. They usually have 4 blooms per stem and varying degrees of scent. The flowers on these varieties tend to be more ruffled and waved. Spencer Sweet Peas in this collection are: Lovejoy Memories Hero Terry Wogan Castle of Mey Sweet peas are incredibly easy to grow the seeds are large and easy to handle and they germinate readily given a bit of warmth and moisture. They are the quintessential cottage garden variety and are perfect for beginners especially children. Unwins have been breeding sweet peas for over 100 years. We recommend starting the seed off in rootrainers and then planting out once they become established (normally in March/April) in a sunny open position in the garden.