Meet The Gardeners

Meet the Gardeners: Why These Seeds Were Chosen for You

Every seed in our Gardener's Choice range has a story-and behind each story is a gardener. At Heligan, the Productive Garden is more than a place of planting and harvesting. It's a living memory, carefully tended by hands that understand the rhythms of the land and the legacy of the past.

Our team of gardeners chose this season's seed selection with care. Not just for performance, though that matters. But for flavour, resilience, history, and beauty. The varieties you'll find-like Melon Blenheim Orange or Nero di Toscana Kale-are ones they have grown, tasted, saved, and trusted.

What makes these seeds special is not only that they're well suited to traditional gardening methods. It's that they come with stories: varieties passed down through Heligan's revival, brought back from the brink, or known for their remarkable character.

You might grow Onion Ailsa Craig and remember a grandfather who swore by it. Or plant Rainbow Chard and be surprised by the way it brightens up not just your garden but your plate. These are not anonymous seeds. They're part of a longer conversation-a living tradition.

Over the year, we'll be sharing insights from the gardeners who chose them: what to watch for, why they love them, and how they use the harvest. You can follow their advice through the Seed Journey Hub, and even contribute your own notes, images, and recipes.

So when you open a packet from this range, know that it's not just what you're planting. It's whose story you're continuing.

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Wellness & Lifestyle

To garden is to live seasonally, to return to presence through care, patience, and daily attention.

Here you'll find quiet reflections, sensory rituals, and simple ways to bring the gardens calm into your home and life.

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Flowers & Crafting

Some things we grow for colour, others for scent and some for the joy of preserving fleeting beauty.

At Heligan, flowers are not just grown, but gathered, dried, and woven into the rhythms of home and celebration.

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Tools & Techniques

From hand-forged blades to long-trusted methods passed between gardeners, the tools we use shape not just our soil but our understanding.

Here, you'll find the implements that bring the Heligan gardens to life and the quiet knowledge behind their use, shared by those who use them daily.

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From Garden to Plate

The journey doesn't end at the seed bed. What begins with planting often finds its way into the kitchen, into the jar, onto the plate.

Explore recipes, harvest rituals, and preserving techniques inspired by Heligan's productive gardens - carrying the gardens story into every meal.

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