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New products at Crocus

by Sarah - January 24th, 2010.
Filed under: Crocus, New Products.

Crocus just added these new products

olive tree
olive tree £34.99
Position: full sunSoil: deep, fertile, sharply drained soil (or loam-based potting compost for container-grown specimens)Rate of growth: slow-growing Flowering period: June to August Flower colour: creamy-whiteOther features: in hot summers the flowers are followed by edible, spherical, green fruitsHardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)Tiny, fragrant, creamy-white, summer flowers and grey-green leaves, retained all year. This elegant, evergreen tree makes an excellent specimen plant for a sunny, Mediterranean-style garden. In frost-prone areas it’s best grown in a large container under glass or planted at the base of a sunny, sheltered wall.Garden care: To protect against wind damage stake using a low angled stake, driven into the ground on the windward side at a 45° angle. Water regularly during dry periods, keeping the planting area weed-free. Apply a top-dressing of a nitrogen-rich general purpose fertiliser twice or three times each year during the growing season.

fruit & veg plug plant collection
fruit & veg plug plant collection £29.99
Position: full sunSoil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soilRate of growth: fastHardiness: tenderKids are often interested in gardening, and it can be very exciting for them to see how things grow. With that in mind, we have put together this collection of plants which are either very fast, easy, colourful or have another interesting feature that will capture a childs imagination. Suitable for filling a vegetable patch aproximately 2m2.this collection can also be successfully grown in big containers or grow bags.Get 5 sunflower plants for £2.49 to add to this collection The collection contains the following seasonal selection – 10 x strawberry ‘Albion’- big, mouthwatering fruits throughout summer. A heavy cropping variety which has good disease resistance.3 x pumpkin ‘Atlantic Giant’ – a very large exhibition type, which is perfectly suited for halloween.5 x potato ‘King Edward’ – a good early maincrop potato, which has creamy-white flesh that rarely discolours on cooking. Good resistance to diseases. 3 x courgettes (mixed) – a mix of both yellow and green varieties such as ‘Gold Rush’ – an appealing courgette with strong yellow fruits that have an excellent flavour, or ‘Ambassador’ – and outstanding green variety, that produces a high yield.10 x lettuce (mixed) You will receive a selection of lettuce from the following tasty varieties. ‘Lilian’ – a butternut type with firm heads that are succulent and sweet. ‘Pearl’ – a little gem lettuce with a delicious, sweet taste. ‘Rushmoor’ – a red salad, with stunning oak-shaped, deep red leaves. 4 x climbing runner bean ‘Cobra’ – a highly attractive climbing variety that produces a massive crop of delicious, stringless beans. Pick regularly to encourage more to come. 4 x pea ‘Twinkle’ – bumper crops of tasty peas from this easy to grow, early season pea. 1 x pack of carrot ‘ Nante’ Seeds – a traditional carrot originating from Venice. It has a lovely, sweet flavour and is very rich in vitamin C. 1 x pack of Nasturtium seeds – a perfect companion plant which is decorative as well as edible. Both the flowers and leaves are edible. The leaves have a peppery taste and the flowers look great as a garnish. Please note: The contents of this pack may vary slightly depending upon the season.Garden care: Remove the packs from their box upon arrival.If left in a bright spot they can stay in their sealed bags for up to a week before planting. After planting make sure they are kept well watered and feed with a liquid fertiliser that is high in potash throughout the growing season. You may need to provide growing supports for the taller plants.
vegetable plug plant collection
vegetable plug plant collection £27.99
Position: full sunSoil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soilRate of growth: fastHardiness: tenderGreenhouses are great for extending the growing season as you have a degree of control over the environment. Warmer air and soil temperatures mean that you can start crops of earlier and still be enjoying the harvest when those plants left outside have long passed it. All the plants that make up this collection will thrive in the warmer conditions inside a greenhouse. Suitable for growing in big pots and growbags in an average sized greenhouse.Add Sweet Peas to your order. Get 12 plants in 3 delicious dark colours for £7.99 – that’s just 67p each The collection contains the following seasonal selection -4 x tomato ‘Gardeners Delight’ – an easy to grow, cherry tomato with exceptionally flavoured, bright red fruits. 4 x tomato ‘Golden Cherry’ – produces a heavy crop of sweet cherry-orange fruit, which have a strong resistance to splitting. 3 x sweet pepper (mixed red, orange & green) – these plants are incredibly versatile and are ideal for salads or stir fries. You will receive 1 of each green, red and orange variety. ‘Californian Wonder’ – beautiful bell shaped green fruits with a very sweet crisp taste. ‘Long Red Marconi’ – masses of long thin fruits are produced from this new Italian variety. They have a particularly mild sweet taste, ideal for salads and stir fry. ‘Sweet Banana’- bright yellow long fruits up to 20cm long with a mild taste 3 x chilli pepper ‘Hungarian Hotwax’ – an early, hot, yellow variety which is ideal for containers. It can be eaten young, or left to mature when the flavour intensifies. 4 x cucumber La Diva – this hybrid variety has won awards for its sweet texture and crisp taste. 14 – 16cm in length. 10 x lettuce (mixed) You will receive a selection of lettuce from the following tasty varieties. ‘Lilian’ – a butternut type with firm heads that are succulent and sweet. ‘Pearl’ – a little gem lettuce with a delicious, sweet taste. ‘Rushmoor’ – a red salad, with stunning oak-shaped, deep red leaves. 3 x aubergine ‘Fabiola’ – a vigorous variety with dark purple delicious tasting fruits. Great for stir-fry.2 x melon ‘Angel’ – a cantaloupe type melon with very sweet, white flesh with a crisp texture. Please note: The contents of this pack may vary slightly depending upon the season.Garden care: Plant them out as soon as they arrive in a sunny spot. Make sure they are kept well watered and feed with a liquid fertiliser that is high in potash throughout the growing season. You may need to provide growing supports for the taller plants.
vegetable plug plant collection
vegetable plug plant collection £24.99
Position: full sunSoil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soilRate of growth: fastHardiness: tenderGet set to enjoy a bumper crop of summer salads with this collection of goodies. The plants are all chosen for their ease of growth or delicious taste and are bursting with goodness. Quick and easy to plant, once ready for harvest they can be picked and on the table within a matter of minutes.Add Sweet Peas to your order. Get 12 plants in 3 delicious dark colours for £7.99 – that’s just 67p each Suitable for filling a vegetable patch aproximately 2m2, this collection can also be grown in big containers or grow bags. The salad bag collection consists of the following – 8 x mixed tomatoes- if you like a bit of variety this collection is for you at least six different varieties to provide a range of colour and taste 20 x spring onion ‘Shirmonita’ – a new Japanese spring onion variety with a much thicker stem than usaual and a very sweet taste. 1 x pack of rocket ‘Runaway’ seeds. – a cut and come again rocket, which has a peppery flavour. Ready to harvest within 6 weeks. 10 x mixed lettuce to include ‘Rushmoor’ – a red salad, with stunning oak-shaped, deep red leaves. Good in cooler weather. ‘Lilian’ – bright green firm heads, succulent with a sweet taste. Delicious on its own or in a mixed salad.’Pearl’ – a little gem lettuce with a delicious, sweet taste.1 x pack of baby leaf seeds – a mixture of 14 varieties of lettuce and radicchio varieties which should be sown every 2-3 weeks to give a continuous crop throughout the summer and autumn. Please note: The contents of this pack may vary slightly depending upon the season.Garden care: Plant them out as soon as they arrive in a sunny spot. Make sure they are kept well watered and feed with a liquid fertiliser that is high in potash throughout the growing season. You may need to provide growing supports for the tomato plants.View Planting Plan
vegetable plug plant collection
vegetable plug plant collection £21.99
Position: full sunSoil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soilRate of growth: fastHardiness: tenderThis collection offers great value for money. It contains most of the mainstays in the vege garden, and they come in large numbers so you will have plenty of produce throughout the summer and autumn. Perfect if you are feeling adventurous as, like a lucky dip, the final selection of what goes into making up each collection will vary. This does not mean we will fob you off with any old rubbish – they will all be great quality, top notch varieties.Add sweet peas to your order. Get 12 plants in 3 delicious dark colours for £7.99 – that’s just 67p each Suitable for filling a well prepared vegetable patch aproximately 3m2. The essential vegetable collection will be made up from the following -10 x cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli (mixed) – a great combination of goodies. An example of what you might get include; 3 x cauliflower ‘Avisor’ – a summer cauliflower fresh tasting, crisp white curd. Extremely versatile, with high resistance to cold and disease. 3 x cabbage ‘Duchy’ – a sweetheart cabbage with a sweet taste and 4 x broccoli ‘Red Early’ – a unique variety, as it does not need winterweather to initiate flowering. Produces succulent stems throughout thesummer months. 10 x lettuce (mixed) You will receive a selection of lettuce which may be made up as follows. 3 x ‘Lilian’ – a butternut type with firm heads that are succulent and sweet. 3 x ‘Pearl’ – a little gem lettuce with a delicious, sweet taste.4 x ‘Rushmoor’ – a red salad, with stunning oak-shaped, deep red leaves.20 x leek ‘Volta’ – a hybrid leek ideally suited to summer harvest. 20 x onoins ‘Takmark’ – a very early, large white cooking onion variety.1 x pack of carrot ‘Nante’ seeds – a traditional carrot originating from Venice. It has a lovely, sweet flavour and is very rich in vitamin C. 1 x pack of parsnip seed Please note: The contents of this pack may vary slightly depending upon the season.Garden care: Plant them out as soon as they arrive in a sunny spot. Make sure they are kept well watered and feed with a liquid fertiliser that is high in potash throughout the growing season. You may need to provide growing supports for the taller plants.View Planting Plan
vegetable plug plant collection
vegetable plug plant collection £19.99
Position: full sunSoil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soilRate of growth: fastHardiness: tenderPeas and beans are easy to grow, they look great and they taste delicious. They also ‘fix’ nitrogen in the soil and therefore help enrich it. These legumes can be picked and eaten straight from the plant (my favourite), and they wont lose their flavour when lightly steamed or stir fried. Suitable for filling a well prepared vegetable patch aproximately 2m2.Add Sweet Peas to your order. Get 12 plants in 3 delicious dark colours for £7.99 – that’s just 67p each The collection contains the following seasonal selection – 4 x runner beans ‘Polestar’ – a completely stringless runner bean with smooth, fleshy pods. It starts cropping early and continues producing a bountiful crop until autumn. 4 x mangetout ‘Oregon’ – an award winning sugar pea with long, fleshy pods that are delicious when picked young and eaten whole. 4 x sugar snap ‘Delikett’ – a round-podded, stringless snow pea with a very sweet flavour. It is a heavy cropper and is delicious when eaten raw, or lightly steamed. 4 x French beans ‘Cobra’ – a highly attractive climbing variety that produces a massive crop of delicious, stringless beans. Pick regularly to encourage more to come. Please note: The contents of this pack may vary slightly depending upon the season.Garden care: Remove the packs from their box upon arrival.If left in a bright spot they can stay in their sealed bags for up to a weekbefore planting. After planting make sure they are kept well watered and feed with a liquid fertiliser that is high in potash throughout. the growing season. You may need to provide growing supports for the taller plants.
Herb Collection - herb plug plants
Herb Collection – herb plug plants £14.99
Position: full sunSoil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soilRate of growth: fastHardiness: tenderHerbs are brilliant plants which can be grown in very small spaces as long as there is a good amount of sun. This collection will not only look good, they will taste good too and can be used in loads of different ways in the kitchen. Suitable for filling two troughs on a couple of sunny windowsills, or pot them into containers and leave them on the patio – close to the kitchen door.Add Sweet Peas to your order. Get 12 plants in 3 delicious dark colours for £7.99 – that’s just 67p each The collection contains the following seasonal selection -3 x basil (mixed varieties) A lovely mixed selection which could include 1 of each of the following. ‘Genovese’ – the Classic Italian basil from Genoa with with bright green, intensely perfumed leaves. The best variety for making pesto. ‘Puck’ – bred for pot production, it has a compact habit, but is packed full of flavour and ‘Red Rubin’ – a red leaved variety with an intense, spicy flavour. 2 x coriander – an important ingredient of Asian cuisine, the leaves can be harvested throughout the growing season and the seeds when they begin to change colour.1 x spearmint – aromatic bright green leaves that can be used for mint sauce, salads and summer drinks. The dense spikes of pink, lilac or white are a bonus. 2 x dill – feathery, blue-green, aniseed-flavoured leaves topped with flat heads of tiny, yellow flowers in midsummer. The seeds can also be used as a spice.2 x flat leaved parsley – a staple ingredient in Italian, French and Middle Eastern cuisine, it has a delicious flavour and will continue to produce more when cut back. Please note: The contents of this pack may vary slightly depending upon the season.Garden care: Remove the packs from their box upon arrival. If left in a bright spot they can stay in their sealed bags for up to a week before planting. After planting make sure they are kept well watered and feed with a liquid fertiliser that is high in potash throughout. the growing season. You may need to provide growing supports for the taller plants.
common myrtle
common myrtle £8.99
Position: full sunSoil: fertile, moist, well-drained soilRate of growth: average Flowering period: July to AugustHardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection in cold areas)In mid to late summer, this bushy, evergreen shrub is festooned with fragrant, white, fluffy flowers, followed by round, purple-black berries. But it is an asset to the garden all year round, with glossy, pointed leaves that give off a fragrant aroma when crushed and provide a handsome backdrop for other flowering plants. A useful and pretty shrub for a sunny border or for growing against a south or west-facing wall. Garden care : Protect from cold, drying winds. Apply a 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant in early spring. Remove any unwanted growth in late spring.
hard shield fern
hard shield fern £5.99
Position: full or partial shadeSoil: fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soilRate of growth: averageHardiness: fully hardyThis evergreen fern is a native of Britain, with lustrous, long, narrow, dark green fronds forming a distinctive shuttlecock-like shape. It looks wonderful left to colonise in a woodland setting or under deciduous trees, where it will provide interest all year round. The filigree-like foliage looks stunning when it is covered in frost.Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles or garden compost into the planting hole. Remove dead foliage in spring.