Budget Seeds

Budget Seeds, seeds and gardening with a warehouse in Darlington

Budget Seeds is a seller of seeds and gardening items operating through its online store. The company is part of Pretty Wild Seeds Ltd and presents itself as a supplier of quality seeds at reduced prices, with shipping of seed packets for £2.50 per order with no limit on quantity and free collection from its Darlington warehouse.

Its catalogue is designed for both beginner and experienced gardeners, as well as for allotments, schools and gardening clubs. The company states it has decades of experience in the seed trade and notes that its seeds are certified by DEFRA.

Catalogue of seeds and products

Budget Seeds' offering covers a wide variety of categories. Featured products include vegetable seeds, with varieties such as Greyhound cabbage, wholesale Brunswick cabbage, Paris Market carrot, Sakura calabrese and Early Nantes carrot. The catalogue also includes flower seeds, plants, seasonal bulbs, trees and shrubs, fruit, herbs and lawn.

Alongside seeds, the store sells other gardening items and accessories:

• Compost, growing media, coir and fertilisers, including organic products.
• Greenhouses, polytunnels, heaters and propagators.
• Garden tools, accessories, footwear and frost protection.
• Bird feeders and nest boxes, and poultry products for chickens and ducks.
• Homeware items such as logs, coal, MDPE water pipe, netting and mesh.
• Pest control and weedkiller.
• Christmas trees and wreaths.

Pictorial and bulk seeds

A significant part of the catalogue is the pictorial packets, presented with images and organised by crop type: flowers, fruit, trees and shrubs, herbs, vegetables and wildflowers. The company also offers bulk and wholesale seeds, with formats that allow you to choose the packet size, and tropical foil sachets, plain foils and premium foils.

For the professional and large-scale sector, it has agricultural mixes, ornamental and sports turf mixes, equine mixes, shade and drought mixes, and Stewardship scheme mixes, which include buffer strips, nutrient management, soil health and farmland wildlife of arable and horticultural land.

Seeds as gifts and for events

Budget Seeds sells seed products designed as gifts or favours for different occasions. The range includes seedsticks for birthdays, Christmas, funerals, weddings, thank you teacher and promotional, as well as custom seed envelopes and cards, seed collection boxes, seed mats, grow your own kits, gift pots and gift vouchers. It also offers advent calendars and garden ornaments.

Orders for allotments, schools and clubs

The company makes larger-volume orders easier for organisations. For allotments, schools and gardening clubs it provides an order form that allows large purchases to be processed for all members of the organisation. It states that all seeds are packed individually, so there is no need to split bulk bags. The process consists of downloading the brochure, noting the required product quantities and placing the order online.

Shipping and collection

The site states a shipping cost of £2.50 per order of seed sachets or packets, with no limit on quantity, and the option of free collection from its Darlington warehouse. The company says its prices are lower than those of other suppliers, with quantities designed to be manageable and avoid waste, and with quality equal to that of the big brands. Packets, according to the site, start from 15p.

Location and contact

Phone: 01325 353596 · Email: info@budgetseeds.co.uk