Our vegetable plants offer a great kick-start to your growing season, for kitchen gardens, school gardening clubs, allotment and more.
Our British-grown vegetable plants are chosen based on their taste and growing characteristics, and will only be dispatched once they have been fully hardened off and are ready to grow on at home.
Know anyone who loves asparagus? Then this is a far more cost effective way of getting lots, although they will have to be a little patient. More about Asparagus Lovers Kit
Supplied as 10 Jersey Knight Asparagus and one Joseph Bentley Asparagus Knife.
A tried and trusted heritage variety from the 1800's that has won acclaim for adaptability, reliability, yield and flavour - even now many commercial More about Asparagus Plant 'Connover's Colossal'
Supplied as compost block grown plants (not bare root crowns).
This is fairly new variety of Asparagus bred by Aspara Pacific in New Zealand and is considered to be one of the highest yielding purple types More about Asparagus Plant 'Crimson Pacific'
Supplied as compost block grown plants (not bare root crowns).
This is a superior variety of Asparagus that produces premium quality spears up to 2cm thick. Cropping potential is enormous and whilst it is what is More about Asparagus Plant 'Jersey Knight'
Supplied as compost block grown plants (not bare root crowns).
Loved by many, hated by most school kids - yet such a nutritious vegetable so beneficial to health and the digestive system, and so versatile.Try it More about Cabbage Plant - All Year Round Blend
Red Cabbages are something just a little bit different and special.Whilst they can be cooked and eaten like any conventional cabbage they really come More about Cabbage Plant - Red Selection
An excellent multi-headed cauliflower that is perennial in habit. Each plant will produce approximately ten or more tennis ball sized heads per year More about Cauliflower Plant - Cut 'n' Come Again
Vegetable or fruit? There are two schools of thought!The variety we offer grows well in open ground and forces well when roots or clumps are lifted More about Rhubarb Plant 'Victoria'
This is a reliable variety that can produce fine heads for eating in late Summer, and thereafter every year.Not only a food provider but also a More about Artichoke Plant 'Green Globe'
A much improved version of 'Green Globe'. Not an F1 Hybrid or genetically modified. Seed grown from rigorous re-selection. Mature plants produce 6-8 More about Artichoke Plant 'Imperial Star'
The traditional artichoke with a twist Produces eye catching purple 'heads' for eating in late Summer, and thereafter every year.Not only a food More about Artichoke Plant 'Romanesco'
Very distinctive purple black fruits much used in Mediterranean and Indian cooking. Sometimes known as the 'Egg Plant' due to the shape of the More about Aubergine Plant 'Black Beauty'
Here is everyone's favourite with a better habit, excellent flavour and extended cropping.This variety also tends to be stringless too (unless you More about Bean Plant - Runner Bean 'Polestar'
What a useful and nutritious vegetable! Young leaves can be eaten as baby leaves. The small beets can be used as salad beetroot and then of course More about Beetroot Plant 'Boltardy'
Supplied as compost blocks each containing approximately four plantlets .
Savoy cabbages are quite simply fantasticProbably the hardiest of all the cabbage family these will thrive in a cold damp Winter and will withstand More about Cabbage Plant - Savoy Selection
A vegetable widely cultivated in Victorian England that is related to the Globe Artichoke - except it's the stems that are cooked and used in late More about Cardoon Plant 'Gobo De Nizza'
Have fun with our selection of four most unusual cauliflowers that can be eaten raw in salads, as baby vegetables or allowed to mature in the normal More about Cauliflower Plant - Rainbow Blend
Though strictly speaking described as an early cauliflower, Snowball is in fact far more versatile than that and can be used for Spring, Summer, More about Cauliflower Plant 'Snowball'
Mild Chilli Pepper. Similar in size and shape to a sweet pepper. Dark green fruits mature to a deep red. Popular for making mole and drying. More about Chilli Pepper Plant 'Ancho'
Volcanic Chilli Pepper. Fruits mature to a vibrant red with a blistering heat that can only be described as wickedly hot. Not for the feint hearted. More about Chilli Pepper Plant 'Bhut Jolokia'
Medium Hot Chilli Pepper. Pencil thickness red fruits are produced in abundance. Early to crop and very reliable. Wonderful for rich spicy sauces or making ristras. More about Chilli Pepper Plant 'Ring Of Fire'
Medium Chilli Pepper. Slender green fruits mature to orange-red and a 'lively' heat. A good crunchy texture makes this perfect for slicing and dicing. More about Chilli Pepper Plant 'Serrano'
Whilst some may pretend Goji Berries are new to the UK and a secret to the Western world it is well documented that Gojis were first introduced to More about Goji Berry Plant
Supplied as compost block grown plants approximately 4" - 6" (10 - 15 cms) tall.
Our very careful evaluation reveals the problem and needs of the home gardener who is used to sowing one variety - often 50% or more that are grown More about Lettuce Plant - In Perpetuity Blend
An old, well tried and tested, variety with a mild and pleasing taste.Brunswick makes a good keeping onion and is particularly attractive for More about Onion Plant 'Brunswick'
Grows to around 2½ft tall (without the need for support) and always produces a heavy crop of sweet delicious peas - so sweet and More about Pea Plant 'Douce Provence'
Once described as the poor mans Asparagus this is now fast becoming a trendy garnish in many of the gourmet restaurants. Marsh samphire is easy to grow. More about Samphire Plant
This vegetable long predates Victorian times and was once a most popular vegetable; the blanched shoots, young flower heads and very young leaves can More about Seakale Plant 'Lillywhite'
This in reality is a lost variety from the time of Lord Nelson, in fact that is one of the varieties in this mixed selection!Old Spice is not a large More about Sweet Pea Plant 'Old Spice' Mix
These were first grown by the late Eric Shirley in the 1940's at his home and allotment in Isleworth, Middlesex. They are renowned for both their More about Sweet Pea Plant 'Spencer' Mix
Sweet Pepper. Produced from our Rainbow Seed blend, its pot luck what colour fruits you will get! Possibilities are black, orange, red, purple, yellow and green. (includes some F1 Hybrid varieties). More about Sweet Pepper Plant - Rainbow Blend
Medium sized bright golden yellow cobs. Sweet and juicy thin skinned kernels. Good tolerance to cooler growing conditions. F1 Hybrid. More about Sweetcorn Plant 'Lark'
A reliable and heavy cropper that produces large cobs with a sweet flavour. Excellent cold tolerance makes this perfect for more Northern gardeners. F1 Hybrid. More about Sweetcorn Plant 'Seville'
Popping Corn. Rounded cobs are ruby-red in colour - making them similar in appearance to large Strawberries. The dried kernels make excellent quality popcorn. More about Sweetcorn Plant 'Strawberry Popcorn'
Here is your opportunity to grow something very different and worthwhile. Forget conventional ways of growing tomatoes with this species that is More about Tamarillo Tree Tomato Plant
Supplied as pot grown plants approximately 8" tall.
The American seed company R.H. Shumway (established in 1870) described this as a world beating tomato. The breeder of this exceptional tomato was H W More about Tomato Plant 'Abraham Lincoln'
A bush tomato that Mr Shirley senior first grew in the mid 1950s . This was one of the very popular tomatoes for field growing under cloches. No More about Tomato Plant 'Amateur'
This is an heirloom variety from the Crimea. A variety that pre-dates the Russian Revolution of 1917!A deep purple red variety seldom seen in the UK. More about Tomato Plant 'Black Krim'
This worthwhile variety has been saved by us and is otherwise no longer available.Unlike many other varieties Blizzard has the ability to set fruit More about Tomato Plant 'Blizzard'
Delicious by name and by flavour. Amaze your friends with this superior, so meaty, tasty tomato. Use your surplus for juice or pulp down and deep More about Tomato Plant 'Giant Delicious'
This is a variety that produces large plum tomatoes (some of ugly shape, often oblong or almost square – not at all symmetrical). An unusual novelty More about Tomato Plant 'Harry's Italian Plum'
Very small fruit born in well spaced trusses. Very prolific and easy to grow.This is a variety that must be included in Summer salads - an old More about Tomato Plant 'Matt's Wild Cherry'
An early cropping greenhouse tomato of excellent habit. Reliable, good solid well coloured fruit.This can be grown for early fruiting, mid Summer or More about Tomato Plant 'Shirley'
Bush Tomato. A dwarf variety producing heavy crops of medium sized fruits with a rich traditional flavour. Also useful for Autumn and Winter cropping. More about Tomato Plant 'Shirleys' Pixie'
This variety adds a new colour to salad and the salad bowl - it's bright golden yellow.Produces cascading trusses of thin skinned deep orange yellow More about Tomato Plant 'Sungold'
This extremely tasty tomato is grown in the conventional way and produces trusses of fruit slightly larger than a cherry tomato of really More about Tomato Plant 'Super Sweet 100'
Red and yellow striped fruits add interest to any dish! Tiger striped, hence the name.An old variety that is well worth growing. Good firm fruit of More about Tomato Plant 'Tigerella'
Tomatoes and potatoes growing from the same plant. These are for outdoor planting only.Specially featured many years ago in the book ‘Indoor Farming’ More about Tomtatoes
Proven since our introduction in 1964 - the heavy cropping Remontant Strawberry that produces delicate sized fruit of superb flavour.Plant 10"-12" More about Tumbleberries
Supplied as compost block grown plants approximately 8" tall.
If you really like to know where the food that you eat comes from, then you’ll be pleased to know that our vegetable plants are produced from the very seeds that we sell! We not only know the provenance of our plants and vegetable seeds, but every vegetable plant we list on the website we actually grow and eat ourselves. This means that we can offer you, our customer, the finest selection of vegetable plants based on flavour and growing characteristics that are best suited to home growing.
The best flavours and greatest growing success can only be achieved when our vegetable plants are grown in season. As a consequence, we only make our vegetables available for immediate dispatch if they are marked ‘Buy Now’. Every vegetable plant that we offer is grown in our British nursery’s vegetable gardens, and no matter where we are in the growing calendar, you can guarantee that the plants you purchase will only be dispatched once they have been fully hardened off. This ensures a much higher chance of success, as the vegetable plants will only be available once the time is right to grow them at home.
You might be interested to learn that here at the nursery, we actually have three vegetable gardens. The Display Vegetable Garden is cared for by Brian and Mark - and the running of which is overseen by Jeremy Shirley, a man with almost 70 years of vegetable growing experience under his belt! The Display Vegetable garden can be viewed by anyone who visits the nursery.
The Children’s Vegetable garden is tended by the children who attend our popular Children’s Gardening Days, and lastly, Victoriana’s own Molly and Milly Shirley tend their private ‘Girls’ Garden’, along with parents Serena and Stephen. Over the years, these three gardens have contributed to our depth of experience and knowledge on vegetable growing that we can pass on to our customers - from allotment growing, family garden and even the running of a children’s club.
Thank you for the fast delivery of the vines I ordered, they were very well packed. I look forward to gathering my first next year. barbara thorne, Reading Berkshire
