New introductions in 2022 include:

Top & bush fruit & nuts
Apple – Totnes Apple	Sweet dessert apple from Dartington in South Devon.
Blackberry Reuben	Late season, compact thorny canes. Fruits very large, sweet, excellent.
Boysenberry Thornless	Large deep maroon fruits, thin skinned, fine sweet-tart flavour. Thornless.
Cherry Skeena	Early August. Good quality, dark skinned fruit with ruby red flesh and well balanced flavour, heavy cropper.
Crataegus azarolus White Italian	Azarole. Small Mediterranean tree which bears good crops of edible fruits.
Gooseberry Xenia	Early season, medium size red fruits of excellent flavour. Virtually thorn-free.
Juglans ail.cord. Bates	Heartnut. Bates is an early season selection with good crops of medium nuts.
Kiwi fruit Hayward	Bear very large fruit, of superior flavour.
Saskatoon – Mandan, Sleyt	Mid and early season fruiting varieties of saskatoon.
Perennial vegetables & herbs
Agastache aurantiaca	Giant orange hyssop. Vigorous perennial with aromatic leaves for drinks and flavouring. Orange flowers from summer great for bees.
Agastache mexicana	Mexican giant hyssop. Perennial with lemon-anise flavoured leaves for drinks and flavouring,
Allium fistulosum Red	Red welsh onion. Perennial, the bulbs (red), leaves and flowers are all edible.
Allium senescens	Ballhead onion.  Vigorous bulbous perennial edible bulbs, leaves, young shoots.
Aloysia trifolia	Lemon verbena. In mild frost-free conditions this will make a 2-3m high shrub. The incredibly fragrant leaves are used for flavouring and herb teas.
Aruncus dioicus	Forest asparagus. Hardy perennial, the shoots make excellent eating in spring. Later in the year it makes a great bee plant.
Asphodeline lutea	King’s spear. Perennial, yellow flowers are deliciously sweet and excellent in salads. The cooked roots are edible with a nutty flavour.
Asparagus Gijnlim	Early to mid variety, from. High yielding with thick spears.
Bergenia cordifolia	Siberian tea, Altai tea. An evergreen perennial which tolerates deep shade. Leaves in winter are traditionally used to make a tea.
Brassica Variegated Ewiger Kale	Perennial kale with pretty white-fringed leaves.
Calamintha spp. – Roman calamint	Roman calamint. Perennial with leaves used as a flavouring and for teas.
Claytonia sibirica	Siberian purslane. Perennial, leaves are edible, raw or cooked, and the plant can be used for ground cover.
Clinopodium vulgare	Wild basil. Perennial, used as a flavouring and medicinally.
Elsholtzia stauntonii	Mint bush. Upright shrub/perennial with dense spikes of mauve flowers. Mint-like scented leaves used for teas, flavouring etc.
Helianthus maximiliani	Maximilian sunflower. Tall tuberous perennial. produces edible tubers (a perennial artichoke).
Hesperis matronalis	Dame’s rocket. Biennial or short-lived perennial plant Produces a lot of very good edible leaves for using raw or cooked.
Hemerocallis Bonanza	Great edible orange-yellow flowers with a purple blotch over a long period.
Hemerocallis Frans Hals	Great edible orange and red flowers over a long period.
Hemerocallis Longfields Pearl	Great edible pale yellow flowers.
Hemerocallis Nile Crane	Evergreen, great edible lilac-lavender flowers.
Hemerocallis Pink Damask	Robust, strong growing, great edible salmon-pink flowers.
Hemerocallis Sammy Russell	Robust, strong growing, great edible dark red flowers with yellow throats.
Hosta Blue Angel	Has large blue-grey leaves and tall lavender-white flowers in summer. Edible shoots and flowers.
Hosta Francee	Has broad dark green leaves with white margins and lavender coloured flowers in summer. Edible shoots and flowers.
Hosta Guacamole	Has glossy light green leaves and lavender coloured flowers in summer. Edible shoots and flowers.
Hosta Krossa Regal	Makes a large clump with grey-blue to green leaves and tall pale purple flowers in summer. Edible shoots and flowers.
Hosta Royal Standard	Has lush light green leaves and tall  stems of white flowers in late summer. Edible shoots and flowers.
Hosta T rex	Has very large matt green leaves, edible shoots and flowers.
Kunzea ericoides	Kanuka. Evergreen shrub from New Zealand, hardy to about -5C. The shoot tips are used to make a tea and are also medicinal.
Lamium purpureum	Red dead-nettle. Perennial with reddish-purple flowers - a fantastic early bee plant. Young tops and leaves are edible in salads or stir-fries.
Lathyrus tuberosus	Earthut pea, Perennial scramber , nitrogen fixer, bee plant, fragrant flowers, and best of all, edible nutty flavoured tubers.
Laurus nobilis	Bay tree. A large evergreen shrub or small tree, the leaves are the familiar 'bay leaves' of kitchen use.
Maackia amurensis	A shrub to medium sized tree, leguminous and nitrogen-fixing. Has edible young leaves.
Melissa Mandarin	Mandarin balm. Perennial, lower and more spreading than lemon balm. Smells strongly of mandarin and is fantastic for flavouring in teas, salads etc.
Mentha longifolia	Horsemint. A vigorous native mint, great for wildlife and ground cover.
Monarda citriodora	Lemon bergamot. Perennial, has wonderful flavoured leaves for flavouring, salads, making teas etc.
Myrica californica	Californian wax myrtle / bayberry. A large evergreen shrub from California; the leaves are used as a flavouring and made into a tea.  The waxy covering of the fruit can be used to make aromatic candles and soaps.
Myrica pensylvanica	Northern bayberry. Deciduous shrub , leaves and fruits are used as a flavouring; waxy covering of the fruit can be used to make aromatic candles and soaps.
Myrrhis odorata	Sweet cicily.  Perennial known for its sweet anise-flavoured leaves, seeds and roots, which can also be eaten raw or cooked.
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort plantain. Perennial with long narrow leaves – excellent in salads through spring.
Pycnanthemum muticum	Cherokee mint. Perennial with beautifully flavoured leaves excellent for teas etc.
Rudbeckia laciniata	Sochan, Cutleaf coneflower. A robust herbaceous perennial with yellow flowers. The young leaves and shoots are highly valued as a cooked vegetable.
Rumex acetosa de Belleville	Sorrel.  A productive leaf variety with less acid leaves.
Satureja montana	Winter savory.  A dwarf evergreen Shrublet , leaves and flowering tops are well known as a flavouring, especially with beans.
Schinus molle	Peruvian pepper. An evergreen shrub/tree, a commercial source of pink peppercorns to use as a spice, the leaves are also sometimes used for flavouring.
Silene vulgaris	Bladder campion.  Perennial with nice edible leaves raw in salads or cooked.
Scorzonera hispanica Russian Giant	Black salsify, Scorzonera. Hardy herbaceous perennial with edible roots, also excellent edible leaves and flowers for salads or cooking.
Stellaria holostea	Greater stichwort. Perennial, often sprawling in hedges. The leaves and stems are edible in spring when tender and delicious.
Toona sinensis	Toon. Tree, often coppiced as bush, for its fine edible leaves used raw when young in salads or cooked when older.
Ulmus pumila	Siberian elm. Small tree, one of the few elms resistant to Dutch elm disease. The young leaves and buds, and immature fruits are edible.
Viola cornuta	Horned violet. Evergreen perennial with edible leaves and beautiful edible violet flowers over summer.
Viola soraria	Common blue violet. An herbaceous perennial, has beautiful purple/white flowers. Edible leaves, flower buds, flowers.
Other useful plants
Acacia species	Several species of evergreen nitrogen-fixing trees, great for bees and as green manure trees, and doing increasingly well in UK.
Acanthus mollis	Bear’s breeches. Strong deep-rooted perennial to.  Ground cover; the leaves are used medicinally.
Astragalus mongholicus	Chinese milk vetch. Perennial legume, as well as being a good nitrogen fixer it is also a valued Chinese medicinal plant.
Baptisia tinctoria	Yellow false indigo.  Perennial , a useful nitrogen-fixing plant.
Cladrastis lutea	Yellow wood.  A small tree, a yellow dye is obtained from the valuable heartwood. Bees love the flowers.
Elaeagnus x ebbingei Coastal Gold	Form of E.x ebbingei yellow splashes on the leaves.  Edible fruits and cross pollinates with unnamed forms.
Galega officinalis	Goats rue. Perennial nitrogen-fixing plant, a robust bush, great bee and green manure plant.
Juniperus virginiana	Eastern red cedar, Pencil cedar. Tall evergreen tree.  The small blue fruits are edible. The timber was used for pencils, hence the name.
Lathyrus sylvestris	Flat pea, Wood pea. A perennial legume, a scrambling tendril climber to,   can be used as a green manure and bee plant.
Lespedeza commutata	Bush clover. Shrub/perennial, a legume, and great bee plant.
Ligusticum lucidum	Shining lovage, Licorice root. Clump forming short-lived perennial to , flowers excellent for beneficial insects.
Lotus corniculatus pleniflorus	Bird’s foot trefoil.  A nitrogen-fixing perennial ground cover with masses of yellow flowers in summer.   Pleniflorus is a better ground cover.
Metasequoia glypt	Dawn redwood.  Large deciduous fast-growing tree conifer it has very valuable timber, similar to that from the other redwood species.
Phormium tenax / P.colensoi	Evergreen shrubs with valuable long strong leaves used for twine, basketry and making fibre.
Pinus pinaster	Maritime pine.  Large evergreen tree,   a major source of resin, giving pitch, rosin, tar and turpentine.
Quercus cerris	Turkey oak is a fast growing species, bears large crops of high-tannin acorns, edible once processed/leached.
Rhaponticum carthamoides	Maral root. Herbaceous perennial, widely grown in Russia and Eastern Europe, long used medicinally.
Rhus glabra	Smooth sumach. Shrub with fruit clusters which are soaked in water to make a lemonade-like drink; young shoots are also edible raw.
Saponaria officinalis	Soapwort. Perennial, contain saponins and leaves or roots can be used as soap.
Silphium laciniatum	Compass plant. Upright herbaceous perennial growing 2-3m high, with yellow flowers summer and autumn. One of the very best attractors of beneficial insects like hoverflies.
Solidago canadensis & Goldkind	Goldenrod. Perennial, leaves and flowering stems are long known as medicinal.
Ulmus glabra	Wych elm, Scotch elm.  Large European tree with numerous traditional uses.  Not as susceptible to Dutch elm disease as the English elm.
Valeriana officinalis	Valerian. Strong perennial a well-known medicinal plant.