No. 94: In the Spotlight.

Elephant garlic looks like regular garlic but forms much larger bulbs (up to 500g) with 5-6 enormous cloves. It is a beautiful crop that, like Ail des ours, is actually closer to leeks than to garlic. The flavour is strong enough to be reminiscent of garlic, mild but with some garlic aromas. The plants can grow quite large, so give them a well-drained spot with plenty of humus, preferably in raised beds. Elephant garlic is hardy and usually only flowers in the 2nd year. After the purple-pink bloom (1-2 m high), the bulbs can be harvested. In China, this crop is harvested before flowering, which is why it often contains only 1 single bulb, but waiting an extra year gives more results. An ideal crop for permaculture! Next year they will cost €5.95 for 5 bulbs again. Now you can buy 100 bulbs for only €19.95, which is more than 80% cheaper! Check out this great offer, we have a large stock, but if you're interested, make sure to get them while supplies last, because when they're gone, they're gone.

Currently, we have prehistoric leeks grown by an enthusiastic Dutch grower; we used to buy them in France, but the quality from there was not always reliable. Part of the harvest is still available as bulbs, and we have had the rest potted, and they are already growing nicely! The bulbs look like garlic cloves, but the taste is softer and sweeter (towards leek). This variety is therefore called (probably rightly so) the ancestor of our leeks and, in addition to the refined leek flavour, also has beautiful white and pink blooms clustered in compact umbels on 1 m high stems. In summer, the bulbs are fully grown and can be harvested and eaten. Replant the smaller bulbs for harvest the following year! The leaves are, of course, edible like leeks. Prehistoric leeks are often compared and confused with Elephant Garlic. They are very closely related, but the latter forms thicker bulbs with a tougher skin.

This Collection consists of 2 fruiting kiwi berries (female plants) and 1 pollinator, the male.

We call this set, which is GUARANTEED to produce a delicious harvest, "The Beauties and the Strongly".

This Collection consists of a beautifully shaped parasol tree with a corresponding young male tree. I was truly impressed by these trees last year; they were already full of young fruits! As I already wrote: there are still 15 of these mature trees...

We call this set "The Parasol and the Male".

Because we are still busy with deliveries, this year's Garden Clearance will start more than a month later than in previous years.

All the hardy and subtropical plants we still have will go into the clearance sale. The tropical plants (especially spices) and our ever-growing assortment of fruit are kept in stock year-round and will not be included. Perhaps we will sneak one in to make the packages even more varied. The choice will be: herbs, seasonings, potted unusual tuberous plants, sweet potato plants, and spices. We will create a lovely surprise package for each order!

1 Package has a retail value of € 50.00 and we offer it for € 29.00.
3 Packages are delivered FREE OF CHARGE and have a retail value of € 150.00. We offer these for € 89.00.

Every year in autumn, we receive a large shipment of rhubarb plant rhizomes. Our grower selects the best varieties, tests them, tastes them, and is critical of their usability. Rhubarb is a perennial plant that you can harvest from for years. Provided it's eaten in moderation, it's a very healthy vegetable with many uses. Personally, I most enjoy a bowl of cooked rhubarb with a little sugar: delightfully tart and delightfully pure. You can choose from these reliable varieties.

For those who cannot or do not want to choose, we have a great offer.

This week our new shipment of roses arrived. We collected 6 varieties or species that are particularly suitable for salads (the petals), perfume (rose water), cakes, desserts, and jams (rose hips). These are old-fashioned roses that like to stand in the sun, want to be well-fertilized, and take up a lot of space (although annual pruning is beneficial).

More and more people are familiar with Chayote by now. Perhaps you've even grown them yourself.... If not: our grower had record harvests again, and we have crates full of this unique fruit! You can, of course, eat them: delicious as a stir-fry vegetable, but you can also plant the fruit two-thirds deep in airy soil in a large pot, and behold: the fruit will sprout into a fast-growing climbing plant. During the winter, place it indoors in a sunny spot. Regularly prune the shoots and, from mid-May, place the plant in a warm spot in the garden where it can grow vigorously, along a fence or over a pergola. They are now (while supplies last from this grower) particularly inexpensive.

Over the past week, there has been an almost unmanageable influx of newly grown products. One of the annual highlights is our collection of Peonies, which we purchase directly from a passionate grower. Beautiful, large rootstocks, big enough to bloom in 2021 at the latest. Peonies usually need a year to get used to their new location.

Of the 44 varieties, this year we can supply 33 in the most beautiful colours and with attractive characteristics.

Our normal, annual assortment of Amaryllis bulbs (Hippeastrum) is in a good size of (mostly) 34/+, you say "34 up" and that is over 10 cm in diameter. Good for 2 flower stalks and thus guaranteed flowering. Here you will find these beautiful varieties.

This year, we have been able to purchase a beautiful collection of even larger bulbs, from which you can expect at least 3 flower stalks with 4 flowers (or more) from each bulb. You will be amazed by the floral splendor with which the bulbs will reward you!
The smallest size among these giants is 40/42, which is 13 cm in diameter, and the very largest are almost 15 cm (44/46), incredibly large, any larger and they would burst.

Will you also benefit from this unique series?

We are happy to offer these with some discount, it comes down to (approximately) buying 5 bulbs and paying for 4.

While browsing through my growers' lists, I came up with the idea of putting together a special plant package. I came across species that I rarely can buy in larger quantities. I am sure that I will please many customers with this package; I will also buy plants from it for my own rooftop terrace... We can make about 250 packages, which should be sufficient for the first order days.

For this Pamper Package, we will select 5 different plants (our choice) from these 6 species:

1. Rice Paper Plant (Tetrapanax papyrifer) A rare, exotic foliage plant for the garden or a large pot, with leaves up to 1 meter in diameter!
2. Common Myrtle (Myrtus communis) The well-known, wonderfully fragrant cosmetic plant, which has both aromatic leaves and sweetly scented flowers. Popular as a medicinal tea, indispensable in the Jewish Sukkot, and famous in a Sardinian liqueur.
3. Alpine Currant (Ribes alpinum) Still relatively unknown, but a nice addition to the berry spectrum. Extremely robust and tasty.
4. Bee-Bee Tree (Tetradium danielii) This plant is almost impossible to keep in stock; we scour all of the Netherlands and buy almost everything. In this package, we offer a beautiful young plant of this indispensable bee-friendly species.
5. Japanese Walnut Tree (Ginkgo biloba) Fantastic tree that also does very well in a pot. You can make a very beneficial tea from its distinctive leaves!
6. Chinese Jasmine Tea (Jasminum stephanense) The striking yet soft pink color of this jasmine combines with a wonderful scent. Delicious in tea and a heavenly fragrant curtain in your garden!

The value of this package is € 35.00, and we can offer it for € 25.00