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Flowers for the Vegie Patch & orchard

Brighten up your vegie garden and celebrate the warm colours of summer in a place where vibrant tones are always welcome. Popular companion plants, these beauties attract beneficial insects to your garden and take an organic approach to your pest control routine, whist providing enjoyable & reliable flowers in the garden. Underplanting helps improve soil health in an orchard, especially when trees are under planted with herbs and flowers.

Easy to grow from seed and one of the most popular plants for bee keepers. The slate grey leaves are topped by panicles of electric blue flowers that last for months and are the best for attracting pollinators to your garden. Both the flowers and leaves can be added to summer drinks making it a vital addition to the kitchen garden.

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CALENDULA ‘DOUBLE RED’

CALENDULA ‘DOUBLE RED’

Bold prominent flowers are upward-facing and outstanding in deep orange and burnt toffee tones. This selection from the 2020 Diggers Flowers was admired for its abundance of flowers and full upright structure. Calendula is easily one of the toughest of garden annuals with bright blooms to bring colour to the garden year-round. Excellent flower t...

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CALENDULA ‘ORANGE FLASH’

CALENDULA ‘ORANGE FLASH’

Delightful strawberry blonde Calendula was an eye-catching flower in the 2020 Diggers Flower Trials. Pastel apricot inner petals are framed by a darker blonde on the reverse. Petals are edible. 'Orange Flash' is a unique Calendula that will blend with vegetables to encourage beneficial insects into the garden and brighten gardens during cooler m...

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CALENDULA 'GREEN HEART ORANGE'

CALENDULA 'GREEN HEART ORANGE'

Named from the Latin 'Kalenade' (the first day of the month) because it can be in flower every day of the year bring brilliant orange brightness to the garden in the darkest of seasons. So willingly do they grow that they barely need sowing. Elizabethans called it marigold before Mexico was discovered, which then, became the source of popular mo...

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CALENDULA 'PACIFIC APRICOT'

CALENDULA 'PACIFIC APRICOT'

The apricot shades blends harmoniously with other colours in the garden if you are after an understated Calendula display. Calendulas have been cultivated for centuries for their medicinal and culinary attributes. The oils in the petals are extracted to make skin healing balms, or used to make dyes or the edible petals simply tossed through a sa...

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CORNFLOWER ‘RED BALL’

CORNFLOWER ‘RED BALL’

A magenta jewel of a cornflower. The plush carmine flowers are held on long stems above the fine felted foliage. A rounded perfect bloom for a buttonhole. As with all cornflower, tall long-lasting repeat flowers throughout spring. The ruby tones of this selection from the 2020 Diggers Flower trials will bring a deeper colour to the flower garden...

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CORNFLOWER TALL BOY BLUE

CORNFLOWER TALL BOY BLUE

Rich deep blue double flowers with silvery foliage. Flowers are ideal for cutting.

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DILL 'BOUQUET' ORGANIC

DILL 'BOUQUET' ORGANIC

From Lithuanian to Laos, the soft, feathery leaves and seeds of Dill are the vital ingredient for salads, pickles, vinegars and yoghurt dishes, and of course, cucumber. The blue textured leaves also contrast in ornamental plantings with salvias, dahlia, while the yellow umbel flowers attract beneficial insects to fruit trees and the vegetable pa...

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EDIBLE FLOWER COLLECTION

EDIBLE FLOWER COLLECTION

Edible flowers tick all the boxes. They bring colour, flavour and vitality to the plate and to your garden. And the selection we offer here are all fun and easy to grow too. The collection includes Borage for sensational ice cubes for summer Pimms, Calendula for the soft orange petals to spark up salads, Nasturtium for its warm spicy leaves, Mar...

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GERMAN CHAMOMILE

GERMAN CHAMOMILE

Chamomile has been used for centuries to assist with all manner of health complaints, from insomnia and anxiety to stomach complaints and migraines. The essential olis from the flowers are also used to treat skin conditions. Tea infusions can be made with fresh flowers or store them for use when dried.

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MARIGOLD 'NAUGHTY MARIETTA'

MARIGOLD 'NAUGHTY MARIETTA'

The cheeky sister of the dainty Marietta Marigolds, the golden yellow flowers wink with dark red mahogany coloured eyes. A mischievous addition to any garden, this compact beauty is a perfect stature for pot and container planting and, as with all Marigolds, and excellent companion plant with edible flowers to add some sass to any salad or garnish.

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MARIGOLD 'RED GEM'

MARIGOLD 'RED GEM'

Masses of petite sunset red flowers coat neat mounds of delicate lacy foliage. Marigolds are a gardener's 'go to' with their multiple uses as a beneficial companion plant. 'Red Gem' provides the perfect bite sized edible flowers for the kitchen. With a compact stature and scented foliage, it's a handy complimentary marigold for the vegetable patch.

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MARIGOLD 'RED MARIETTA'

MARIGOLD 'RED MARIETTA'

Dazzling red eyes with delicate yellow rimmed petals, the adorable Red Marietta is compact and long flowering tender annual. The neat size of the Marietta Marigolds lends perfectly to planting an edge of the vegetable patch or bright and hardy displays in pots and containers. With edible flowers and beneficial properties to attract good insects ...

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NASTURTIUM ‘BLACK VELVET’

NASTURTIUM ‘BLACK VELVET’

Wonderous supple chocolate blooms appear from the jade-green foliage. Good enough to eat, both the flowers and leaves of Nasturtiums are edible. Nasturtiums naturally repel pest insects, these and other 'companion' benefits for vegetables are well celebrated. Standout selection from the 2020 Diggers Flower Trials.

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NASTURTIUM 'ALASKA SCARLET'

NASTURTIUM 'ALASKA SCARLET'

Green leaves splashed with white, this unique variegated foliage is more Pollock that Arctic state. This low growing Nasturtium increases interest in any situation with contrasting foliage against scarlet red flowers. Beneficial and edible, Nasturtiums will continue to self seed in the garden left to their own devices.

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NASTURTIUM 'EMPRESS OF INDIA'

NASTURTIUM 'EMPRESS OF INDIA'

A Nasturtium of regal disposition. Dramatic jade green leaves form the perfect canvas, announcing the arrival of deep red flowers that evoke the sub continent. A hardy annual whose peppery leaves can decoy and camouflage vegetables from pest attack. All parts of the plant including the green seed pods are edible.

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NASTURTIUM 'LADYBIRD'

NASTURTIUM 'LADYBIRD'

Name alone, these toasty deep yellow edible flowers spotted with prominent deep red blotches and large seeds are a perfect easy introduction for children and beginners alike to start directly sowing seeds in the garden. Compact form can also be grown easily in pots and containers brightening even tight spaces.

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NASTURTIUM 'ORCHID CREAM'

NASTURTIUM 'ORCHID CREAM'

Intriguing detailed cream flower of the 'Orchid Cream' catches the eye with its delicate brush stroke marking, similar to features of its namesake. Shield-like leaves of the nasturtium float above fleshy stems like a trophy, hence the Latin name Tropaeolum. These edible flowers can be admired from garden to kitchen.

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NASTURTIUM 'SALMON GLEAM'

NASTURTIUM 'SALMON GLEAM'

Appealing peach salmon flowers truly glow from this compact Nasturtium. The piquantly pepper flavour of the edible flowers and leaves will truly transform any salad mix. An easy direct sow seed and valuable addition to the vegetable patch with companion qualities to distract pests from prized vegetables.

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NASTURTIUM TRAILING MIX

NASTURTIUM TRAILING MIX

With its ability to climb, the bright yellow, red and orange flowering Trailing mix can easily be planted to cascade out of planters, over garden edges, along walls with support and cover that unsightly fence. All the beneficial and culinary qualities of a Nasturtium with the means to venture further a field.

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PYRETHRUM TRUE INSECTICIDAL

PYRETHRUM TRUE INSECTICIDAL

The natural source of insecticide - pyrethrins - for your garden, make this an excellent companion plant. The upright stems of ferny grey foliage forms umbels of white daisy flowers, there is a greater concertation of pyrenthrins in centre rather than petals of flowers. Flowers can also be dried and ground to make an insecticide.

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SWEET ALYSSUM 'CARPET OF SNOW'

SWEET ALYSSUM 'CARPET OF SNOW'

A quiet achiever in the flower family when it comes to showiness but one of the best additions to you garden. Sweet Alyssum is renowned for its beneficial insect attracting qualities- and its honey scented blooms from spring through to autumn. Plant like a sprinkle of snow underneath fruit trees.

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SWEET MACE aka 'MEXICAN TARRAGON' ORGANIC

SWEET MACE aka 'MEXICAN TARRAGON' ORGANIC

Fragrant leaves are reminiscent of a mix between tarragon and anise. Ideal for making herb vinegars or dry the leaves for a warming herbal brew. The long-lasting clusters of small yellow flowers are a magnet for bees, and the petals have a refreshing minty flavour so are a great addition to salads. Also known as Mexican Tarragon, or Mexican Mint...

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The camphor-like scent of Tansy leaves repels ants and flies. Cheery yellow buttons of flowers are held in umbel clusters above the ornamental ferny pinnate foliage. Long lasting flowers, this pest repellent garden plant, Tansy is stunning as it is beneficial.

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Member Exclusives

FIELD OF SUNFLOWERS COLLECTION

FIELD OF SUNFLOWERS COLLECTION

It seems impossible to only grow one variety of Sunflower with the iconic joy they bring to the summer garden. Why not grow a small field with the wonder and diversity of Sunflowers from the multi-stemmed and rich ‘Prado Red’, the iconic single-stemmed ‘Van Gogh’, ethereal ‘Moonwalker’ and the colossal ‘Giant Russian’. All sunflower wishes and d...

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GRAPE - BACKYARD VINEYARD COLLECTION (4 plants)

GRAPE - BACKYARD VINEYARD COLLECTION (4 plants)

Turn your backyard into a mini-vineyard with this red wine grape collection. Decorative and delicious, it includes two canes each of 'Merlot' and 'Pinot Noir' - perfect for creating your own vintage.

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2 year membership + Free Seed Sowing Poster and 2 seed packets

2 year membership + Free Seed Sowing Poster and 2 seed packets

Membership: MNE2SP2

A beautifully illustrated heirloom ‘sow what when’ poster for all areas of Australia so that you'll never have to think about what to sow this month again! You will also receive some free Kale 'Red Russian' and Broccoli 'Green Sprouting' seeds to get your garden started.

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