Best Vegetables to Grow in Pots

Growing vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, butternut squash in pots, troughs and containers such as growbags and hanging baskets is easy, and most vegetables will thrive. Placed on the patio, you’ll enjoy their progress every time you look out of the window, they are more easy to protect from pests and you’ll enjoy their “picked-freshness” more often.
Tomato plants (30)Cucumber plants (12)Herb plants (30)Brassicas & leafy greens (21)
  • Spinach Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    Spinach Plants

    Cut and come again!

    • Mild with a slightly earthy sweetness
    • Prolific and reliable cropper
    • Wilt and use in a creamy mushroom pasta
    • Harvest from May to January

    Currently out of stock

  • Organic British Basil Plants Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    British Basil Plants

    The best herb? Could well be!

    • Punchy herbal flavour with sweet notes
    • Perfect for growing on the window sill
    • Ideal for creamy tomato soups
    • Harvest your basil from June to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Tumbling Tom Red' Tomato Plants Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    'Tumbling Tom Red' Tomato Plants

    Trailing red cherry tom trusses

    • Snackable hits of sweet, juicy flavour
    • Brilliant for growing in hanging baskets
    • Make your own tomato and basil pizzas
    • Harvest from June to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 3 Organic Rosemary Plants Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    Rosemary Plants

    An unbeatable kitchen staple

    • Classic lemon-pine, peppery, herby flavour
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Perfect for studding roast lamb
    • Harvest throughout the year

    Currently out of stock

  • 10 Organic Colourful Carrot Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    Colourful Carrot Plants

    Fun to grow and tasty, too!

    • Flavours including sweet, peppery and earthy
    • Great for getting kids into gardening
    • Great for crunching raw (add to lunchboxes)
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 20 Organic 'White Lisbon' Spring Onion Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    'White Lisbon' Spring Onion Plants

    Fast-growing and full of flavour

    • Lovely and mild (with just a little 'bite')
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Finely slice and toss over soy-braised pork
    • Harvest from April to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 3 Organic Garden Mint Plants Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    Garden Mint Plants

    Fresh and fabulously fragrant

    • The classic cool and refreshing flavour
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Make your own mint juleps!
    • Pick your mint from June to November

    Currently out of stock

  • Cucumber 'Mini Hana F1' Plant Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    'Mini Hana F1' Cucumber Plant

    The perfect size for lunch boxes

    • Smooth-skinned with superb flavour
    • F1 variety (better performance and yields)
    • Spiralise, then pickle in sugar and vinegar
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Ridge Perfection' Cucumber Plants Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    'Ridge Perfection' Cucumber Plants

    Incredibly vigorous and productive

    • Excellent flavour (refreshing and sweet)
    • Grow indoors or outdoors
    • Pickle in vinegar and sugar
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Cucamelon Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    Cucamelon Plants

    The cucumber x melon hybrid!

    • Distinctive tangy, citrusy flavour
    • Incredibly fast-growing
    • Perfect for pickling
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 3 Organic Thyme Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    Thyme Plants

    A kitchen staple, fresh all year

    • Intense, almost mint-like, herby flavour
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Whip up a thyme and garlic butter
    • Pick your thyme all year long

    Currently out of stock

  • ‘New Ace’ Red Sweet Pepper Plants Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    'New Ace' Red Sweet Pepper Plants

    Award-winning favourite

    • Sumptuously sweet red peppers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Use to make a red pepper hummus
    • Harvest from July to November

    Currently out of stock

  • Proven Winners Tomato Plants Collection Vegetables
    From £15
    £30 From £15

    Proven Winners Tomato Plants Collection

    Tomatoes you can trust

    • Includes 'Moneymaker', 'Gourmansun' and more
    • Incredible taste and productivity
    • Eat fresh or use in a Caprese salad
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Charlotte' Salad Seed Potatoes Vegetables
    From £4
    £7 From £4

    'Charlotte' Second Early Salad Seed Potatoes

    The UK's fave salad potato

    • A marriage of earthy, nutty and sweet flavour
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Cube, sauté and sprinkle with sea salt
    • Second early - ready from July

    Currently out of stock

  • Tomato 'Roma' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £10
    From £10

    'Roma' Tomato Plant

    The classic Italian tomato

    • Tangy, meaty and intensely flavourful
    • Heavy yields of almost seedless fruit
    • Ideal for traditional sauces and soups
    • Harvest your tomatoes from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Beefmaster' Tomato Plant Vegetables
    From £10
    From £10

    'Beefmaster' Tomato Plant

    Go big or go home...

    • Huge, meaty tomatoes (up to 1kg each)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • The best topping for your burger
    • Harvest from July through to September

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Apache' Chilli Pepper Plants Vegetables
    From £10
    From £10

    'Apache' Chilli Pepper Plants

    Colourful dwarf chilli

    • Intense sweet-savoury balance (75,000 SHU)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Perfect for homemade hot sauce
    • Harvest from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Ultimate Chilli & Pepper Plant Collection Vegetables
    From £16
    £32 From £16

    Ultimate Chilli & Pepper Plant Collection

    It's getting hot in here

    • Includes 'New Ace', 'Yellow Bell' and more
    • Grow in borders, raised beds, pots and more
    • Add some sweetness and heat to your curries
    • Harvest from July to November

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Tumbling Tom Yellow' Tomato Plants Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    'Tumbling Tom Yellow' Tomato Plants

    Cascading yellow cherry toms

    • Punchy pops of sun-kissed sweetness
    • Incredibly easy to grow
    • Toss in a fresh Panzanella salad
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Autumn Allotment in a Box | Best Autumn Vegetables Vegetables
    From £11
    £22 From £11

    Autumn Allotment in a Box | Best Autumn Vegetables

    Fresh veg throughout autumn

    • Includes beetroot, broccoli, kale and more
    • Four sizes available to fit any garden
    • Freshen up your autumn diet with fab flavour
    • Harvest throughout autumn, winter and spring

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Chocolate Cherry' Tomato Plant Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    'Chocolate Cherry' Tomato Plant

    Who needs choccies, eh?

    • Jam-packed with fine, fruity flavour
    • Get 150-200 fruits from just one plant
    • Puree and add to bolognese sauce
    • Pick from July until September

    Currently out of stock

  • Beginner's Allotment in a Box | Easiest Vegetables to Grow Vegetables
    From £31
    £70 From £31

    Beginner's Allotment in a Box | Easiest Vegetables Collection

    New to gardening? Start here

    • Includes garlic, carrots, spinach and more
    • Easy growing, tasty and a good variety
    • Use to make refreshing summer salads
    • Harvest at various points throughout the year

    Currently out of stock

  • Solent Wight' Garlic Plants Vegetables
    From £8
    From £8

    Garlic Plants

    Unlock new levels of flavour

    • Reliable in the UK climate
    • Exceptional taste and aroma, keeps for months
    • Grow in raised beds, pots or borders
    • Harvest from July to August

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Darko' Beetroot Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    From £7

    Beetroot Plants

    Ridiculously easy to grow

    • The perfext mix of sweet and earthy
    • Perfect for raised beds and suitable for pots
    • Boil or pickle (you can eat the leaves, too!)
    • Harvest from June to August

    Currently out of stock

  • French Tarragon Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    French Tarragon Plant

    Levels up dressings and sauces

    • Bold, peppery flavour with liquorice notes
    • Low maintenance and suitable for cuttings
    • Your ticket to dreamy béarnaise sauce
    • Harvest from May through to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Chives Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Chives Plant

    Snip, sprinkle and salivate

    • Delicate notes of onion and garlic
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Bake a cheese and chive soda bread loaf
    • Best harvested from May to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Coriander Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Coriander Plant

    Always fresh when you need it

    • Highly aromatic with a fresh, citrusy flavour
    • Easy to grow with no pruning needed
    • Pair with carrots for a warming soup
    • Pick your coriander from June to October

    Currently out of stock

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Meet Cameron

An experienced hand from seed to harvest

When it comes to veg plants, if Cameron doesn’t know about it? It ain’t worth knowing. They’re one of his horticultural passions and the quality of the produce he – well, produces – at the nursery is testament to that fact. Cameron pairs time-honoured horticultural traditions alongside the very best modern techniques in our fabulous, purpose-built nursery in Evesham. With a background that saw him place at the Grand Finals at the Young Horticultural Awards back in 2022, we’re proud to have someone that really knows his onions.

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Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

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Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

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| 2 Jun
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| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
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The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

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| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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| 22 May
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| 8 Nov

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