Seeds

Originating from British breeding programs in the 1960s and 70s, the Tigerella tomato became known for its striking appearance: round, medium-sized fruits striped with red and orange, as if hand-painted. In a harmonious vegetable garden, it attracts the eye as much as the appetite, and serves as a reminder of the richness of cultivated biodiversity.

In the garden, Tigerella adopts a vigorous, indeterminate growth habit: it climbs and branches out if supported by sturdy stakes. Its fruiting is generally early for a standard tomato, offering a sustained harvest of striped fruit that brightens the garden's growing area. Its presence fits well into an approach of respectful cultivation, where the plant is observed, understood, and guided throughout the seasons.

Planted in welcoming, well-drained soil, this variety proves a reliable companion for the gardener: productive, consistent, and unique enough to delight family and visitors alike. In a diverse vegetable garden, its colorful fruits contribute to the joy of the age-old ritual of daily harvesting.

Originating in the United States, the Valencia tomato is a heritage variety renowned for its consistency, beauty, and remarkable flavor. Selected for outdoor cultivation, it has adapted gracefully to temperate climates like ours. Its vibrant orange hue brightens the vegetable garden, and its indeterminate growth habit results in a vigorous plant that benefits from support on a stake throughout the season.

In a harmonious garden, it integrates naturally with the cycle of the seasons, offering round, smooth, medium-sized fruits of a beautiful bright orange around mid-summer. It easily finds its place in a supportive, nutrient-rich area, surrounded by herbs and companion flowers.

Known in the Germanic world as Reisetomate , the "Voyageuse" tomato belongs to those old varieties stemming from the great diversity of Solanum lycopersicum , first domesticated in South America and then widely distributed in Europe. Its striking fruit, formed of numerous small lobes fused together, immediately intrigues in the privacy of the garden: it looks like a small bouquet of miniature tomatoes, gathered into a single compact cluster.

In a thriving, supportive vegetable garden, it behaves like an indeterminate field tomato: it climbs steadily, develops ample foliage, and bears its distinctive, bright red fruit throughout the summer. Each lobe detaches almost without a knife, which once made it a practical companion for travel, quick meals, and picnics, embodying an age-old tradition and a deep appreciation for the changing seasons.

A benevolent presence in a diverse and nourishing environment, the Traveling Tomato offers both culinary and educational value: it attracts attention, sparks questions, and encourages observation and understanding of the richness of cultivated biodiversity. Through respectful cultivation practices, it reminds us how playful, inquisitive, and full of surprises our relationship with the living world can be.

Despite its name suggesting whiteness, the White Pour tomato reveals a vibrant red fruit, a nod to the fertile paradoxes of life. Originating in Ukraine, this early-maturing tomato embodies the wisdom of deceptive appearances, where outward simplicity conceals a well-ripened richness.

Its determined and compact habit (50 cm at maturity) makes it perfect for container gardening. In a productive vegetable garden, it forms a small, stable, productive, and vigorous presence, especially in two-gallon pots. Its rapid growth—barely 60 days—and resistance to cracking make it a faithful companion for changeable summers and small, sunny spaces. A variety that reminds us that modesty is sometimes a sign of profound generosity.

Native to Mexico and Central America, the Gigante Verde tomatillo belongs to the large Solanaceae family. A close relative of the tomato, it is distinguished by its fruit enclosed in a papery husk that dries out, revealing a green berry traditionally used in salsas and cooked sauces. In a vegetable garden, its light, branching silhouette and small green blossoms provide a discreet yet constant presence throughout the summer.

In the vegetable garden, it's a valiant companion for sunny spots. Its root system establishes itself well in welcoming, well-drained soil, and its discreet flowering gives way to an abundance of green fruit at optimal ripeness. Selected for its larger fruit size, Gigante Verde lends itself well to generous harvests and processing, contributing to a harmonious garden where each plant enhances the diversity of both the table and the landscape.

The Purple tomatillo is a remarkable variety, renowned for its purple fruit and its central role in Mexican-inspired cuisine. Belonging to the Physalis genus, it is distinguished by its fruit encased in a papery husk, picked before full ripeness for its characteristic acidity.

In the garden, this variety proves productive and fast-growing . The abundant fruits ripen quickly and are produced throughout the season on vigorous, easy-to-grow plants. The flavor is rather tart , but becomes more complex and fruity when cooked, revealing an intense aroma that enhances sauces, salsas, and stews.

The Purple tomatillo has one key characteristic: fruiting requires cross-pollination . Even though the flowers are self-fertile, the pollen must come from another plant of the same species. It is therefore essential to cultivate at least two plants to allow for pollinating insects or wind.

In the ecumene, the Purple tomatillo is perceived as a plant of relationship and interdependence. It reminds us that some cultures can only fully express themselves in the presence of other individuals, highlighting the importance of living interactions in the garden.

Native to the highlands of Mexico, the tomatillo has long been a staple in kitchen gardens and popular cuisines. The Queen of Malinalco variety is distinguished by its elongated fruits, encased in a pale beige lantern that splits open when ripe to reveal a golden-yellow skin.

In the garden, this vigorous annual forms a large, branching bush dotted with small yellow flowers with dark spots at the center. In a harmonious vegetable garden, it naturally finds its place near tomatoes and peppers, contributing to a vibrant and diverse space. Its generous and gradual production follows the cycle of the seasons: the first flowers swell in midsummer, and the harvest often continues until the first frosts.

A valuable companion in organic gardens, it offers a fruit that is both tangy and sweet, highly prized in cooking for fresh sauces and preparations inspired by Mexican traditions. When grown properly in fertile soil and full sun, Queen of Malinalco becomes a reliable plant, faithfully delivering summer harvests.

The Arikara sunflower is an old variety of Helianthus annuus associated with the Arikara people, who settled in the Great Plains of North America. In an ecological garden, it evokes both the ancestral act of sowing for food and the simple joy of watching, day after day, the large flower heads follow the sun's path.

This variety is distinguished by its imposing stature and typical sunflower flowers, which dominate the vegetable garden and provide a bright marker in the cycle of the seasons. The abundant seeds serve as valuable food, both for the table and for the birds that visit the living garden.

Placed on the edge of a vegetable garden or in a quiet corner, the Arikara sunflower quickly becomes a benevolent presence: it structures the space, shelters small useful fauna and participates in this harmonious garden where each plant finds its place in a rooted and respectful approach to life.

Native to the Great Plains of North America, the sunflower ( Helianthus annuus ) has long been a staple food for people and a companion plant in the fields. In its ornamental mixed variety, the sunflower comes in a mosaic of heights, shapes, and colors ranging from bright yellow to coppery tones, sometimes brick red or soft lemon.

Sown in fertile soil, this mix creates a veritable living tableau throughout the summer. The taller plants stand guard over the vegetable garden, while the more compact varieties weave their way into flowerbeds or along the edge of a quiet corner. The abundant centers of their flower heads attract bees, bumblebees, and other winged visitors, contributing to a harmonious garden rich in biodiversity.

Easy to grow where the season is warm enough, this mixed ornamental sunflower is a reliable plant: an age-old practice of sowing in spring, some careful care at the start, and the reward of a generous flowering that accompanies the cycle of seasons until the first frosts.

The giant Mammoth sunflower , Helianthus annuus, is one of those companions that transforms the vegetable garden into a true landscape. With its imposing stature and large golden inflorescences, it creates a vertical landmark in the living garden, visible from afar and appreciated by both humans and small wildlife.

Throughout the changing seasons, this sunflower silently follows the light, first offering broad, inviting foliage, then large flower heads adorned with thousands of blossoms that attract pollinators. In late summer, the seed-laden heads become a sought-after food source for birds, extending its beneficial presence in the garden's ecosystem.

The Eclipse dwarf sunflower is a compact form of the tall sunflower, chosen for its very dark center which makes its bright yellow petals stand out. A descendant of North American sunflowers, it adapts naturally to vibrant gardens where the aim is to combine simple beauty with an abundance of life.

Its compact size makes it ideal for small spaces: borders, the front of the vegetable garden, or even large containers. Despite its modest stature, it follows the cycle of the seasons like its larger relatives, offering a warm summer bloom and a welcome presence for pollinators. In a productive garden, its flowers are like miniature suns that accompany the gardener throughout the summer, until the seeds, so prized by wildlife, begin to form.

Inspired by the abundant blooms of Mexico, this variety of Zinnia haageana —also known as Mexican zinnia—displays a dazzling array of burgundy, deep purple, saffron yellow, and creamy white hues. Its double flowers, approximately 4 cm in diameter, attract pollinators continuously until the first frost, adding warmth and vibrancy to the garden.

This compact, bushy, and hardy plant grows to between 35 and 45 cm tall, making it ideal for borders, sunny flowerbeds, or urban containers. In an eco-friendly garden, it thrives in welcoming, well-drained soil and appreciates regular, but not excessive, watering. Gentle deadheading encourages continuous flowering.

A hardy variety, it tolerates heat and drier periods well, while also resisting powdery mildew—a real plus for humid summers. The Aztec Burgundy Bicolor zinnia embodies the vibrant simplicity of flowers that ask for little and give much.

The elegant zinnia is a bright and generous annual, native to Mexico, known for its heat resistance and good disease tolerance. Grown in full sun, it blooms vigorously and consistently throughout the summer.

This mixed variety offers a rich palette of colors — pink, orange, purple, golden yellow and cream — borne by large flowers that can reach up to 12 cm in diameter . They rise proudly at the end of sturdy stems , measuring 60 to 90 cm , giving the plant a striking presence in flowerbeds and vegetable gardens.

In the garden, the elegant zinnia plays an important ecological role. Its brightly colored flowers attract a wide variety of beneficial insects , including pollinators and butterflies. This fauna not only contributes to pollination but can also play a role in the natural regulation of certain pests affecting vegetable and fruit plants.

Zinnia elegans ' Queeny Limes Party Mix' transforms flowerbeds into colorful scenes where every bloom makes a statement. Its unexpected hues—lime, soft pink, soft orange, and tangy yellow—create a unique palette in the garden, a blend of vibrancy and refinement. The flowers, often double and dense, reveal velvety textures that attract butterflies and curious onlookers.

The plants reach approximately 75 cm in height and thrive in well-drained soil in full sun. Hardy, undemanding, and vigorous, this zinnia offers a long flowering period that lasts until the first chill of autumn, creating a luminous link between the seasons. Its upright habit makes it ideal for lively borders, cheerful flowerbeds, or sunny containers.

The Red Spider Zinnia intrigues and captivates with its spider-like blooms: its thread-like, recurved petals form intense red corollas, above a bronze-yellow center typical of zinnias. Its striking appearance brings a unique contrast to colorful flowerbeds, flowering vegetable gardens, and gardens that value diversity and pollinating plants.

Originating from Zinnia tenuiflora , an ancient species from Mexico, this annual variety reaches approximately 60 cm in height, with an upright, branching habit and narrow, matte green foliage. Its flowering period extends from summer until the first frosts, sometimes even into October if the soil remains favorable.

In a harmonious garden, it finds its place among aromatic herbs, wild perennials, or native plants, where it supports active biodiversity. Its simple yet abundant flowering attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects, making it an ecological choice that is as aesthetically pleasing as it is effective.