Welcome Back Seeds
For 2017 we’re bringing back 12 of your favourite seed varieties. At Suttons we’re all for innovation, introducing new and improved vegetable and flower …
Flower Seeds
Enjoy fascinating flower seed facts and tips here on the Suttons blog. For a fantastic choice of flower seeds shop with Suttons online.
Calendula – October’s Flower
The birth flower for October is Calendula, a herb also known as Pot Marigold. This is an incredibly versatile edible plant and has been used in many ways over …
How to reduce the effects of hay fever in the garden
One in five people suffer from hay fever at some point in their life, and find summer a time to be endured rather than enjoyed. As hay fever is an allergic …
Calendula – October’s Birth Flower
The birth flower for October is the Calendula, otherwise known as the Marigold or Pot Marigold. In total there are about 20 different species, some annual and …
My Garden Diary – Reminders for October 1914
Please find below October’s gardening advice from 1914. Many of the tasks still apply today with October being a busy month for us gardeners. Winter …
Flowers in War Time
For something that is often very small a flower has the ability to provoke intensely strong emotions. Flowers bring joy and also give comfort to those who are …
My Garden Diary. – Reminders for September 1914
Many of us think that September is a pretty quiet time in the garden but really there is much to be done with seed aplenty to be sown. Please read on to …
Suttons at War
In the early stages of the war there was no shortage of men enlisting and by December 1914 Suttons had 75 men in the Forces. In early 1915 a staff notice …
My Garden Diary – Reminders for August 1914
This garden diary would have been written and printed in 1913. Little did they know that war was just around the corner. Read on for the August advice given to …