Alfalfa: Salad Sprouts Mixed

A balanced blend of the best sprouting seeds to provide a crisp and crunchy medley of flavours and textures. Absolutely delicious and ideal for providing a vitamin, protein and rich fibre fresh vegetable all the year round. They are easy to grow, and can be eaten fresh, stir fried, steamed and will blend with almost any meal imaginable. Simple to produce ready in only 3-4 days

Allium cepa Aggregatum Group Prisma F1 Hybrid (onion shallot family)

From seed! Each seed produces a single attractive shiny reddish-brown skinned, white fleshed round shallot bulb, with a distinct flavour. No risk of transferring virus of white rot as with sets and the bulbs store well.

Alubias enanas Tendergreen

Matures early and is productive over a long season. Of great value for fresh use or freezing. Pods are fleshy, meaty, stringless, fibreless and snap cleanly.

Anethum graveolens Dill

Has a flavour all its own in both leaves and seeds. Excellent in sauces, salads, soups etc. Leaves can replace parsley, tarragon and mint in sauces.

Antheum graveolens Bouquet Dill

An exquisite dwarf form of this special, architectural plant. However, the charm of the original is not lost, as the ferny foliage is highly attractive and most delicate. The plant is surprisingly compact, making it ideal for container growing.

Excellent in the herb garden, and ideal for windowsill growing. Easy to grow.

Artichoke : Globe : Green Globe Improved F1

With sharp spines greatly reduced and larger, heavier bearing, consistent quality globe-shaped heads. Height: 120-180cm (4-6ft).

Arugula (Rocket)

A little known but very useful salad plant which can be used raw in salads or cooked lightly when it makes a delicious spinach substitute. Late summer sowings will carry on cropping into the winter if the plants are protected by cloches.

Asparagus : Martha Washington

A very strong growing and productive strain producing long, thick spears in May and early June. Suitable for freezing.

Asparagus Pea

An easy to grow, unusual vegetable with a unique gourmet flavour. A hint of asparagus - perhaps? Goes with virtually any dish. Cook whole at 3cm (1in) long, preferably by steaming, and serve with a little melted butter. No flavouring should be used as this will destroy its own delicious taste.

Can also be used in the flower border as attractive ground cover.

Aubergine : Baby Rosanna F1 Hybrid

Produces an abundance of golf ball sized, bitter free baby fruits throughout the summer on dwarf plants 60cm (24in) high, making it ideal for growing in containers on the patio. Fruits hold their flavour, quality and colour well after picking.

Aubergine : Black Enorma F1

3 plants will keep a family of four in aubergines from July until late autumn. It is early and prolifically sets huge fruit up to 680g (1½lb). Pick regularly or plants will need staking to support weight of fruit.

Aubergine : Calliope F1 Hybrid

Compact, spineless plants produce a heavy crop of baby 5cm (2in) fruits that mature to bitter free, oval, 10cm (4in) fruits of a beautiful cream streaked purple colour.

Ideal for growing in a container on the patio, or in the greenhouse.

Aubergine : Florida High Bush

Vigorous, upright, well branched plants producing an abundance of long/oval, shiny purple skinned fruits with tasty pure white flesh.

Aubergine : Listada de Gandia

Early to ripen producing a large crop of stunning white streaked, purple skinned, oval fruits up to 15cm (6in) in length of excellent flavour. Looks attractive in containers.

Aubergine : Melanzana Prosperosa

Plants grow similarly to sweet peppers and fruit abundantly throughout the summer, preferably under glass or in a sunny spot outdoors. Flattened round, paler purple fruits with firm, bitter-free flesh.

Aubergine : Melanzana Viserba

Plants grow similarly to sweet peppers and fruit abundantly throughout the summer, preferably under glass or in a sunny spot outdoors. Cylindrical, glossy purple skinned fruits with bitter free flesh.