Martock Broad Bean
The Martock Broad Bean is one of the first varieties accepted into the Heritage Seed Library and one of the oldest that we protect.
The Martock Broad Bean is one of the first varieties accepted into the Heritage Seed Library and one of the oldest that we protect.
This climbing French bean is one of the show-stoppers of the Heritage Seed Library collection.
Marianna’s Peace tomato dates back to the turn of the 20th Century and stands out within our collection of over 140 tomatoes due to its back story.
Freer’s Mummy pea originates from the gardens of Lord Carnarvon at Highclere Castle (now known the world over as Downton Abbey!).
A true Italian heirloom, this sweet pepper has been grown by the Nardello family since the 19th century. However, it took an interesting route to get to the Heritage Seed Library.
This variety was given to the Heritage Seed Library by Garden Organic’s very own organic growing expert Sally Cunningham.
This is a brand new addition to the Heritage Seed Library collection, with pre-accession trials only completed in September 2024, hence our information is a little limited.
John’s Purple Carrot has been protected within the Heritage Seed Library Collection for nearly 40 years.
This bean was passed to our donor, Mr Luxton, by his father in 1960. Mr Luxton senior had been given seeds of this variety by Major Cook, who was a colleague of his with The Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Albert, France from 1954.
This dwarf French bean is a little different to most. From a botanical point of view, it’s not one but two varieties of beans grown together, hence ‘Comrades’.