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Peach Rochester

Peach Rochester
€30.00
Peach Rochester Bred in America in the early 20th century, dessert Peach Rochester is perhaps the best and most reliable yellow peach for conditions in these islands, but in Ireland really needs to be fan-trained against a warm wall or grown under cover. Large, golden fruit with a red blush, with juicy, yellow flesh, a free stone and a good flav...
Pear Beth

Pear Beth
€18.00
Pear Beth An early to mid-season dessert pear, Pyrus communis Beth is a cross between pears Beurre Surfin and William’s Bon Chretien. The fruit is small with a rather irregular conical shape, with yellowish-green skin, sometimes tinged pink on the side facing the sun. The white flesh is sweet, melting and juicy, with a wonderful rich flavour, re...
Pear Beurre Hardy

Pear Beurre Hardy
€18.00
Pear Beurre Hardy A really delicious, old French, late dessert pear, Pyrus communis Beurre Hardy is a hardy, vigorous, deciduous tree with a rounded crown , which does best in drier parts of south-east Ireland in a warm, fertile, sheltered site, and whose leaves turn a characteristic rusty-red in autumn. The fruit is large and rounded, with a ye...
Pear Black Worcester

Pear Black Worcester
€18.00
Pear Black Worcester A late season culinary pear, Pyrus communis Black Worcester is a very ancient pear, possibly brought to Worcestershire by the Romans. The fruit is large and oval, the green skin darkening to mahogany, and it’s a very good keeper. The hard, yellowish, slightly gritty flesh softens and sweetens in store after the New Year, tho...
Pear Catillac

Pear Catillac
€18.00
Pear Catillac An ancient variety of late culinary pear from 17th century Versailles, Pear Catillac has stood the test of time for its lovely flavour and very long keeping qualities. Large, hard, greenish-yellow fruit with a red flush; slightly coarse-textured flesh turns pink with a gorgeous flavour after the very long, slow cooking it requires....
Pear Concorde

Pear Concorde
€18.00
Pear Concorde One of the best dessert pears for Irish conditions, dessert Pear Concorde has the best characteristics of its parents, having the hardiness and reliability of Pear Conference and much of the succulence and delicious flavour of Pear Doyenne du Comice. The fruit is large, yellowish-brown with some russeting and sometimes a pink flus...
Pear Conference

Pear Conference
€18.00
Pear Conference The most reliable pear for Irish gardens, giving heavy, regular crops even in less than perfect conditions. A mid- to late-season dessert pear, ready in late October. The fruit is long, juicy and sweet, with russeted skin, firm flesh and a good flavour. Also very good as a cooking pear. Pick slightly under-ripe, store in a cool, ...
Pear Doyenné du Comice

Pear Doyenné du Comice
€18.00
Pear Doyenné du Comice An excellent dessert pear with a very rich flavour; the taste is sweet and very full, everything you want from a pear. Excellent quality, but moderate crops, although older trees crop more reliably, however it does require a warm and sunny site to do well. Pear Doyenné du Comice was bred in France at the Garden of Comice H...
Pear Durondeau

Pear Durondeau
€18.00
Pear Durondeau An attractive dessert pear-tree from spring to autumn, Pyrus communis Durondeau also has a compact habit, making it a good choice for smaller gardens. It’s a regular and heavy cropper, and the leaves turn brilliant red in autumn. The blossom has good resistance to frost, and the tree has some resistance to scab. The fruits are med...
Pear Emile d'Heyst

Pear Emile d'Heyst
€22.00
Pear Emile d’Heyst A very reliable dessert pear for our climate, bred in Belgium, Pyrus communis Emile d'Heyst is a tree with a spreading habit, not very vigorous. The fruit is small to medium-sized, with a yellowish-green skin with some russeting. The white flesh is firm, creamy and fairly juicy, with a sweet, sub-acid flavour. This pear is a h...
Pear Gin

Pear Gin
€18.00
Perry Pear Gin A very old perry variety from Gloucestershire, Pyrus communis Gin is used for high quality, mild-bittersharp perry with a flowery aroma and medium acid and tannin levels. Forming a slightly vigorous, spreading, spur-bearing tree, it’s a good cropper, though as it has a biennial tendency, it’s advisable to thin pears early. Perry p...
Pear Gorham

Pear Gorham
€18.00
Pear Gorham Bred in America from Pears William and Joséphine de Malines, dual-purpose Pear Gorham is hardier and more disease-resistant than its illustrious parents, but in Ireland is best trained on a warm wall. The fruit is medium-sized to large, conical, rather than pear-shaped, and yellow with big patches of russet; the flesh is juicy, melti...
Pear Williams' Bon Chrétien

Pear Williams' Bon Chrétien
€18.00
Pear Williams’ Bon Chrétien A seedling found in a Berkshire garden in the 1760s, dual-purpose Pear Williams’ Bon Chrétien, called Bartlett in America, is now grown all over the world – and is the pear most often found in tins! Large, conical fruit, golden-yellow with brown speckles, sometimes flushed red; the flesh is sweet, luscious and juicy w...
Pear Winnals Longdon

Pear Winnals Longdon
€18.00
Perry Pear Winnal’s Longdon A mid-season Gloucestershire perry pear dating from the late 18th century, Pyrus communis Winnal’s Longdon is a spur-bearing tree of moderate vigour and spreading habit, a heavy cropper, but with a biennial tendency and often slow to come into bearing. The pretty fruits are greenish-yellow flushed red and with some ru...
Pear Winter Nelis

Pear Winter Nelis
€22.00
Pear Winter Nelis A very old, late-season, long-storing, dessert pear, Pyrus communis Winter Nelis was bred in Malines, Belgium at the beginning of the 18th century. The fruit is no beauty, but has a marvellous flavour when grown in a warm, sheltered, sunny site or, better, trained on a warm wall. The pears are small and round with a dull green ...

Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln
€6.50
Chinese Fountain Grass Hameln A delightful grass for milder areas, Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with narrow, linear green leaves forming a compact mound, turning yellow in autumn and brown in winter. In July and August and into September, fuzzy, bottle-brush flowers like squirrel-tails appear abo...
Perlite

Perlite
€12.00
Perlite Vermiculite added to the garden or vermiculite in potting soil increases water and nutrient retention and aerates the soil, resulting in healthier, more robust plants. Perlite may also be found in potting soils, but vermiculite is far superior for water retention. Vermiculite, although less aerating than perlite, is the amendment of c...
Permaculture Hedge Mix

Permaculture Hedge Mix
€80.00
Permaculture Hedge Mix A deluxe hedge with edible fruits for preserves, wines or just enjoying. This informal mixed hedge is productive and will also greatly encourage wildlife into your garden. This hedge can be trimmed to keep it in check but for best flowers and fruit it should be given some room to grow a bit wild. This hedge mix is made up ...

Perovskia atriplicifolia Blue Spire
€7.00
Russian Sage A lovely plant with year-round interest, Perovskia atriplicifolia Blue Spire is a medium-sized, deciduous sub-shrub with an upright, bushy habit. Small, aromatic, toothed grey-green leaves are borne on silvery-white stems, which look wonderful in low winter sunshine after the leaves have fallen. In August and September, tall silver-...
Perovskia Little Spire

Perovskia Little Spire
€8.50
Russian Sage Little Spire A smaller cultivar of perovskia, suited to smaller gardens or courtyards, Perovskia Little Spire is a compact, deciduous sub-shrub with a bushy, airy, erect habit and lovely silvery-white stems. The deeply divided leaves are grey-green and scented of sage. In August and September, charming little blue flowers like velve...