Grow your own delicious strawberries. Planted before the end of July, you will reap your first harvest this summer! This collection consists of 18 summer fruiting strawberry plants, 6 each of the following:
Strawberry 'Malling Centenary' (early)
Bred in the UK by East Malling Research, this new variety was chosen to mark the 100th anniversary of the research station in 2013 and is considered to be the British strawberry of the future! Bred for the supermarkets but with the aim of putting flavour back into the berry, it has a unique combination of outstanding taste, heavy yields and good shelf life. The fruits are very juicy and the eating quality is consistently good with high sugar levels and an excellent strawberry flavour. We think that Malling Centenary also has great potential as a garden variety - Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr. was certainly impressed with the flavour when he was filmed tasting the fruit for the BBC's Great British Food Revival and the variety was shortlisted for 'Plant of the Year' at the 2013 Chelsea Flower Show.

Strawberry 'Marshmello' (mid)
A fantastic midseason variety, described by French chef Raymond Blanc as the sweetest strawberry he has ever tasted! Marshmello was bred from the cross Honeoye x Hapil and selected for its superb flavour rather than its shelf life. The large, glossy-red berries are not firm enough for the supermarkets but it is a very popular variety on 'Pick Your Own' farms and has become a firm favourite amongst home gardeners. The plants are strong and vigorous with excellent disease resistance.

Strawberry 'Mara des Bois' (perpetual)
This very special perpetual fruiting strawberry is the only variety to combine the aromatic flavour of the wild alpine strawberry with the fruit size and yield of the modern cultivars. When fully ripe, the medium sized berries are extremely fragrant and develop an intense flavour and aroma similar to the woodland strawberry. Highly sought after by top chefs, if you travel to France and visit the local markets you will see fruits of this wonderful variety on sale when in season. Resistant to powdery mildew.
