RHS Award of Garden Merit.

This potato variety has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM), by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) because it has proved to be reliable in appropriate conditions and a good performing plant. For more information on RHS Award of Garden Merit plants visit .rhs.org.uk/plants.  To see the potatoes in the list, click on LISTS half way down this page, then scroll to potatoes

What is the AGM?

With more than 75,000 plants available in RHS Plant Finder alone, how can you tell which plants are best for all-round garden value? The AGM is intended to help gardeners make that choice, and is only awarded to plants that are:

• excellent for ordinary use in appropriate conditions*
• available
• of good constitution
• essentially stable in form and colour
• reasonably resistant to pests and diseases

We are delighted that so many of the varieties that we grow and supply have gained this prestigious award.  If you think other varieties should have this award, or have any comments please contact them directly.

The Slow Food Ark of Taste

The Ark of Taste is a key international project of the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. It aims to catalogue and promote quality products from around the world that are rooted in culture, history and tradition and that are in danger of disappearing. We are proud to have these potatoes in our repertoire and are working with the Ark of Taste to have more of our varieties listed. To read more about this, see their page.

This project strives to draw attention to the products and the history behind them, inspiring people to take action to protect them.

Have a great time in the kitchen!  Let us know what you have cooked!  Upload pics to our social media @potatohouseuk using #potatohousetoeat and #ThePotatoName (eg #shetlandblack).

Do you know we also sell seed potatoes?  If you like this variety you can grow it in your garden.  If you have never grown potatoes before, don't worry, we're here to help.