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Just wanted to thank you for the prompt delivery of my fruit trees - beautifully packed - they are planted and getting used to their new home and they had an afternoon of gentle rain to say welcome! Thank you and I hope to visit you again soon.
L. Jonas, Hatfield
Supplied as compost block-grown plants.
Available from APPROXIMATELY mid / late AprilA vegetable widely cultivated in Victorian England that is related to the Globe Artichoke - except it's the stems that are cooked and eaten. As a vegetable it was featured by Harry Dodson in the BBC's Victorian Kitchen Garden series, and was also championed by Clarissa Dickson Wright of Two Fat Ladies fame.
It is the perfect vegetable to grow in the herbaceous border as it is perennial in habit, with a very attractive pink/purple flower and very striking leaves.
Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects if allowed to 'go over' and flower (so if you have room leave any plants in that have gone too far rather than pulling them out straight away).
How to Grow Cardoons
Detailed advice on growing cardoons. Includes information on watering, pest control and harvesting.
A Little Information About Our Vegetable Plants (Video)
Information on the vegetable plants that Victoriana grows and how we make sure they are always hardened off before dispatch.
What's A Compost Block Grown Plant?
Information on the size of the compost blocks that Victoriana grow their plants in - and what you can expect to receive.
Pollinator Friendly Plants
A detailed guide to the seeds and plants sold by Victoriana Nursery Gardens that will attract and provide a food source to bees and other beneficial pollinating insects.