Suttons Seeds has been working some magic and boasts the ‘world’s first fully blight resistant tomato’. Each Crimson Crush plant can produce up to 200g of tomatoes with a rich flavour says the developer. Three plug plants are £7.99. The seed company also has a new duo black and white tomato plant for those who like to try something different. The Duo is one plant with two stems: Indigo Rose black tomatoes on one side and White Cherry toms on the other. Certainly a talking point! (www.suttons.co.uk).

Colourful vegetables from Dobies of Devon will brighten up vegetable patches with the Purple Sun carrot – packed with vitamins and antioxidants (£2.19 for 180 seeds); the heavy cropping Pink Baby Plum tomato (£2.49 for 10 seeds) and the Northern Lights leek (£1.99 for 50 seeds) which has leaves that change from blue-green to purple (www.dobies.co.uk).

David Austin Roses has three new roses which will be available after their launch at RHS Chelsea. Sir Walter Scott – as the name suggests – is hardy and will thrive in tough conditions. It’s a Scottish rose bred with an old rose to create a small, repeat flowering bush which has rosettes of rich pink fragrant blooms. One for the front of a border. Kelmscott, also pink but bigger and much blousier, is a showstopper so if you are looking for drama this Leander hybrid will do the honours. Desdemona is a musk hybrid that David Austin promises will be exceptionally long-flowering with pure white chalice-shaped blooms which maintain their shape in wet weather. Wow! (www.davidaustinroses.co.uk)

Hoselock gets my vote for 2015 must-have garden gadgets. The Ultra Twist two-in-one spray hose nozzle is a water-gun spray that, with one twist, becomes a sprinkler. No more looking around the garden for the elusive sprinkler! There’s also a small and lightweight hose for people with patios or perhaps those who can’t manage a heavy hose. The Pico hose comes in Hoselock’s seasons range of funky colours – purple, lime and pink to make watering more fun than a chore. I also like the look of the Green Power Thermal Weeder, a spot heat gun that zaps weeds without any chemicals. I haven’t tried it but will confirm how I get on later in the season (www.hozelock.com).

If you like to keep things really green, Showa has brought out the 4552 bio-degradable gardening glove (£6.99). The gloves are durable, light and comfortable with a sponge nitrate coating (www.showagloves.com).

Garden designer and scientist James Wong has spent three years researching his RHS book Grow for Flavour – and he spent much of his time working at Brogdale, in Faversham.
James, a University of Kent graduate, is also the ‘face of Fiskars tools’. Fiskars’ new Xact TM garden digging tools and cutters are tough and lightweight, plus I’m told by the Fiskars’ team, the new tree axe can even take a truck driving over it (www.Fiskars.co.uk).

Thompson & Morgan has a new patio raspberry, Ruby Beauty (£9.99) that looks a real treat and Jazzy, a new salad potato (20 tubers for £6.99) with a height and spread of 60cm (24in), so great for the patio or kitchen garden – and the potato will crop in 11 weeks. Cosmos Cupcakes are one of Thompson & Morgan’s stunning new releases. They have an unbroken single petal in pink and white and will flower from July to October (£1.99 for 100 seeds). These delicate pearl-colour half-hardy annuals can be sown from March (www.thompson-morgan.com).

If you hate using slug pellets, STV Products has created attractive, reusable copper bands to go round pots. The Slug and Snail Band (£4.99) is 35mm wide and extends to 55cm and generates a small repellent charge when a slug or snail attempts to cross it.
Multiple bands can be linked to protect larger areas (stvpestcontrol.com). Weedol has released its new battery-run Power Sprayer so there’s no need for the usual pumping action when spraying weeds. The five-litre product starts at £27 and will soon be in garden centres.

For the garden fashionistas, online plant supplier Crocus has launched a classy range of garden products that are attractive and functional. Convertible Butterfly cloches in army green caught my eye and offer just the versatility gardeners need as they can be used horizontally or vertically – and they’re lightweight and stylish, too. Wire birds on stakes (£9.99) will look pretty in a border and mark where you have planted out precious plants. They come in white, sky blue, green or pewter and would make a lovely gift (ww.crocus.co.uk).

For the practical and well-organised gardener, Brother has brought out a label printer that’s practical and fun to use – the P-touch looks like a calculator but produces waterproof labels for horticulturists with a guaranteed lifespan of three years, price from £34.99 (www.brother.co.uk).

Whichford Pottery continues to produce the most delightful and elegant hand-made clay pots which can be custom-made with inscriptions for weddings, anniversaries or perhaps a romantic line from Shakespeare. A specially designed pot in various sizes will raise funds for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity from £18 (www.whichfordpottery.com/charity).