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  • Organic
    Onion

    Rousham Park Hero

    Once an exhibition favourite, this flat, yellow-skinned variety can be spring or autumn sown. Bred at Rousham Park, near Bicester, Oxfordshire, in the 19th century by the head gardener Mr Wingrove,...

  • Organic
    Onion

    Strigonovsky

    This Russian variety produces brown, globe-shaped onions with yellow flesh. The bulbs are 120-240g in size with good flavour, and not excessively hot.

  • Organic
    Out of stock
    Pea

    Bijou

    A French mangetout variety donated to HSL in the early 1980s, but grown by our donor for many years. It's a vigorous and productive variety, so will need strong supports. The gorgeous, bi-coloured ...

  • Organic
    Pea

    Carlin

    Grown by our donor's family since the 1890s and originally given to his great-grandfather as a wedding present, this ancient variety dates back to the latter half of the 16th century. Protein rich ...

  • Organic
    Pea

    Clarke's Beltony Blue

    This heirloom variety has been grown on our donor's great grandfather's farm in Co. Tyrone since at least 1850 (but possibly as far back as 1815). This tall (around 1.5m), prolific and vigorous pea...

  • Organic
    Out of stock
    Pea

    Commander

    Dating from the early 1900s and originating in the Netherlands, this pea is excellent for cooking and drying. Strong, tall plants (>2m) produce stunning bicoloured flowers and purple pods with arou...

  • Organic
    Pea

    Cooper's Bean Pea

    Our donor was given these peas by a visitor to her house during Open Gardens weekend and has grown them for many years. She says: “It looks like a pea, tastes like a bean.” This variety is very tal...

  • Organic
    Out of stock
    Pea

    Dun

    Our donor has been been growing this variety in Gloucestershire since the mid-1980s and says “they're a brilliant pea, very pretty bicoloured pink flowers followed by tightly packed pods of excelle...

  • Organic
    Out of stock
    Pea

    Eat All

    A tall mangetout variety that produces the prettiest pink and maroon bi-coloured flowers. Our donor was given them by his grandfather, who had grown them for at least 50 years before he passed away...

  • Organic
    Out of stock
    Pea

    Fairbeards Non Pariel

    Syn. Admiral. 'Non Pareil' from the French meaning unrivalled. This variety was bred by William Fairbeard, probably around 1840. It's derived from Champion of England which was also, until reintrod...

  • Organic
    Pea

    Glory Of Devon

    A popular West Country maincrop variety, granted an Award of Merit from the RHS in 1899, this pea was repatriated by author William Woys Weaver from the United States Department of Agriculture (USD...

  • New this year Organic
    Pea

    Latvian Grey Pea

    This variety originated in Latvia and has been grown there since around 1900. The term grey peas is given to older forms of pea, and refers to those that can be eaten fresh, without cooking. It pro...