This majestic perennial veg makes an attractive addition to the vegetable plot, plus it is ideal for the flower garden too, where it attracts bees to its thistle like flowers when left unharvested. Globe Artichoke 'Green Globe Improved' form larger, heavier globe-shaped heads with more consistent quality. With a greatly reduced number of sharp spines, this improved variety boasts terrifically tasty hearts – a delicacy when pickled, plus the base of the leaves can also be eaten.The Kew Pollinators range of seeds from Thompson and Morgan has been specially created alongside the experts at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to attract and support a wide range of pollinators, including bees, butterflies and beetles, as well as a number of other important pollinating insects. Helping these pollinators to thrive is hugely important for our eco-system as a whole and these seeds, in their striking packaging inspired by artwork from the Kew archives, will help to create the environment which they