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Filbert - Corylus maxima Purpurea
€18.00
Filbert Purple Filbert A very decorative variety of cultivated hazel, Corylus maxima Purpurea also known as ‘Purple Filbert’ offers rich coppery-purple foliage, reddish-purple catkins with yellow highlights, purple nuts and vivid autumn colour. Light crops of large, flavoursome nuts, with a purplish tinge inside. Highly nutritious source of high...
Filbert - Corylus maxima Red Filbert
€14.00
Corylus maxima Red Filbert A very ornamental variety of cultivated hazel, Corylus maxima ‘Red Filbert’, often referred to as Rode Zellernoot offers a modest display of wine-coloured catkins in late winter, burgundy-purple foliage in spring, turning dark green later, and shiny, red-purple nuts. Light crops of long, slender nuts of excellent flavo...
Fragaria vesca - Wild Strawberry
€3.00
Wild Strawberry (Sú talún fiáin) Finding this plant growing wild and picking off the tiny sweet ‘strawberries’ is the cherry on the cake if you’re out on a walk anywhere in Ireland. Also known as Alpine strawberry, Fragaria vesca is native to Ireland and a popular choice among permaculturists. The berries are not actually berries, technically sp...
Fragaria vesca Alexandria
€3.00
Alpine Strawberry Alexandria A long-established American cultivar of alpine strawberry, Fragaria vesca Alexandria is a deciduous, bushy, short-lived perennial, producing pretty, white, single flowers and small, but delicious fruit. The plant bears fruit over a long period from mid-summer to late autumn, and is a fairly heavy cropper for an alpin...
Gage Cambridge Gage
Gage Cambridge Gage
€18.00
Gage Cambridge Gage A chance seedling discovered in the early 1920s in the Chivers orchards in Cambridgeshire, Gage Cambridge Gage is a reliable dual-purpose greengage which will do better in drier parts of the country. The fruit is smaller than a plum’s, round, light yellowish-green, with yellow and pink flushes, and with a definite bloom; fles...
Gage Denniston’s Superb
Gage Denniston’s Superb
€18.00
Gage Denniston’s Superb Bred in New York State in the 19th century, dessert Plum Denniston’s Superb is thought to be a true plum, but has beautiful greengage-like fruit, and is less fussy than most gages. Small, round, greenish-yellow fruit with sweet, rich, greengage flavour. Moderately vigorous, upright-spreading tree with a tendency to devel...
Gage Early Transparent Gage
Gage Early Transparent Gage
€18.00
Gage Early Transparent Gage Bred by the Rivers Nursery in Hertfordshire in the mid-19th century, dessert Gage Early Transparent Gage is easier to grow than some gages, and will succeed in colder areas if given a south-facing position. Small to medium-sized, oval, free-stone fruit, palest yellow transparent skin speckled with crimson; golden fles...
Gage Old Green Gage
Gage Old Green Gage
€18.00
Gage Old Green Gage Greengages have been grown in France since the Middle Ages, and are known there as ‘Reines Claudes’. Prunus domestica Old Green Gage has probably the best flavour of any plum. The fruits are small, round, and a rather dull green, sometimes yellowish when ripe, but the greenish-yellow flesh is melting, very juicy, with a ric...
Goji Berry
Goji Berry
€6.00
Goji Berry (Lycium Barbarum) Rich in Vitamin C and other nutrients, the Goji Berry, also known as wolfberry, is now quite widely grown for its health benefits. Not a plant for small gardens or colder areas, it is a vigorous, spiny shrub best grown against a warm wall, so that the lax stems can be tied in for maximum fruiting. The berry is long...
Gooseberry Black Velvet
Gooseberry Black Velvet
€6.00
Gooseberry Black Velvet Actually a Gooseberry-Worcesterberry hybrid, mid-season Gooseberry Black Velvet has the huge advantage over mainstream gooseberries of being completely immune to American Gooseberry Mildew. The berries are small to medium-sized, deep purplish-red, with a very good, sweet-tart flavour somewhat reminiscent of blueberries. C...
Gooseberry Hinnonmaki Green
€8.00
Gooseberry Hinnonmaki Green A mildew-resistant gooseberry with larger than average green fruit, Ribes uva-crispa Hinnonmaki Green is a deciduous, thorny shrub of average vigour with a bushy, spreading habit. It grows to 4’/1.2m x 4’/1.2m in 2-5 years. The fruit is large and olive-green, with a sweet, aromatic taste; it can be eaten as a dessert ...
Gooseberry Hinnonmaki Red
€6.00
Gooseberry Hinnonmaki Red An excellent, mid-season variety bred in Finland, Gooseberry Hinnonmaki Red (aka Hino Red) has become one of the most popular varieties in Europe, and is particularly suitable for very cold areas. The berries are medium-sized to large, deep wine-red, sweet and very juicy with a good flavour. Can be eaten fresh when ful...
Gooseberry Invicta
Gooseberry Invicta
€6.00
Gooseberry Invicta A very old, mid-season variety, culinary Gooseberry Invicta is widely grown for its exceptionally high yields. The berries are large, yellowish-green, with a good flavour when cooked or preserved. Can be eaten fresh when fully ripe, although the flavour as a dessert gooseberry is not first-rate. The bush is very vigorous a...
Gooseberry Leveller
Gooseberry Leveller
€6.00
Gooseberry Leveller A very old, mid-season variety, dual-purpose Gooseberry Leveller is widely grown for its high yields and exceptional flavour. The berries are very large and smooth, greenish-yellow, with excellent flavour, both when cooked or preserved, or as a dessert gooseberry when fully ripe. Makes the best gooseberry jam! The bush is mod...
Gooseberry Pax
Gooseberry Pax
€6.00
Gooseberry Pax Thought to be a cross between Gooseberry Whinham’s Industry and a thornless variety from Canada, dessert Gooseberry Pax has the advantage of being virtually thornless – which makes picking and pruning much pleasanter! The berries are medium-sized to large, deep red, with a delicious, sweet flavour. The bush is vigorous but compact...
Grape Boskoop Glory - Indoor or Outdoor, Almost Seedless
€8.00
Grape Boskoop Glory An old, black grape cultivar from the famous Dutch nursery town of Boskoop, Vitis vinifera Boskoop Glory is extremely reliable in a cold greenhouse or polytunnel, and can also be grown outdoors on a warm south- or southwest-facing wall. A vigorous, fast-growing, deciduous vine, it has particularly beautiful foliage which colo...
Grape Himrod - Indoor or Outdoor Almost Seedless
€15.00
Grape Himrod An American-bred, seedless white grape, dessert grape Himrod will succeed outdoors in warmer areas if trained against a warm wall, but is far more likely to succeed if planted in a polytunnel or greenhouse. The grapes ripen to yellow, and are quite small, but sweet, and of good dessert quality. Can also be used for wine-making, espe...
Grape Vanessa - Indoor or Outdoor Almost Seedless
€15.00
Grape Vanessa A Canadian-bred, early dessert variety, Grape Vanessa is well adapted to cooler climates like ours, and is one of the hardiest of the seedless grapes. It will succeed outdoors in the warmest areas against a south-facing wall, but may do better if planted under cover. The grapes are deep red, seedless, with a gentle fruity flavour a...
Grape Vroege van der Laan, Indoor or Outdoor, Seeded
€8.00
Grape Vroege van der Laan One of the hardiest white grapes for cool climates, Dutch-bred Vitis vinifera Vroege van der Laan will fruit reliably in all but the coldest areas if planted against a warm south- or southwest-facing wall. It can also be grown in a greenhouse or polytunnel. A vigorous, fast-growing, deciduous vine (though compact for a ...
Hippophae rhamnoides Askola - Sea Buckthorn (female)
€12.00
Sea Buckthorn Askola (Female) A compact, German-developed female cultivar of the sea buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides ‘Askola’ is a fast-growing, deciduous shrub with silvery, willow-like leaves, particularly suitable for coastal sites or stabilising dunes. Vigorous, tolerates drought. The berries, profusely borne in late Summer, are medium to ...