Floors Castle Garden Centre, Kelso, Scottish Borders: Kitchen Garden

Growing your own food is very popular at the moment and we stock a whole range of seasonal plants to get you started.

Fruit Trees are available all year round and, because they are container grown, they can be planted at any time of year. We usually have available a good selection of apples, pears, plums and sometimes nectarines, peaches, cherries and nuts. The fruit trees are available on a variety of rootstocks, which determine the eventual size of the tree. We also have available fan trained fruit trees for growing up against walls. All our fruit trees have been selected to do well in Northern regions.

Fruit Bushes are mainly available in the spring, with a good choice of gooseberries, currants, blackberries and sometimes cranberries and blueberries (pictured right).

		Raspberry Canes (pictured left) are available as bare-rooted canes, wrapped in a plastic sleeve, from November through to late winter. We usually have a range that includes autumn fruiting types.

		Strawberry Plants are available from early spring right through to September. These are all locally grown and are available in small pots, or hanging baskets for a more unusual ornamental feature.

		Vegetables are available as young plants in the spring. The range includes brassicas, Kelsae onion, lettuce, beans and sweetcorn.

		Herbs are available for much of the year, although tender varieties such as dill, tarragon and basil are only available when the risk of frost has passed. All our herbs are intended to be planted outside although some can survive on a windowsill for some time.