Althaea officinalis is a native of Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa. It has been collected from the wild and grown in gardens as food and medicine for thousand of years. A perennial of dry sunny places. As a medicinal plant it reduces the irritation of mucous membranes. As a food plant it has...

Arctium minus is a biennial native to Europe, and invasive on other continents. The way how its flowerheads attach to hair or fabric by its bracts inspired the invention of the hook&loop fastener. Its medicinal qualities include detoxifying, calming, antimicrobial and antifungal properties. The root,...

Grapefruit sized watermelon with gold yellow flesh. Super sweet. Perfect for fruit salads, icecream etc - cut it in half, holow it out mix with other goodies and use the hust as a cup. Easy to grow, start indoors like pumpkins and plant outdoors when the chance of frost is over.