Shallots Growing Guide
A milder and sweeter alternative to onions, shallots are just as easy to grow and are available as sets or seeds. Growing Shallots from Sets Choose a sunny …
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Garlic Growing Guide
Garlic is an essential ingredient of any kitchen garden. Incredibly easy to grow and full of health benefits, it really is worth finding the space to grow your …
October Newsletter
“Just before the death of flowers, And before they are buried in snow, There comes a festival season When nature is all aglow.” – Author …
September Newsletter
“Spring flowers are long since gone. Summer’s bloom hangs limp on every terrace. The gardener’s feet drag a bit on the dusty path and the …
Supporting Marie Curie by Growing Daffodils
Suttons supporting Marie Curie For the past few years we have been very proud to be support Marie Curie. 10% of all our daffodil bulb sales go to the charity …
Romans Gave Us Aqueducts, Roads and Cucumber!
Monty Python forgot to mention the cucumber but they arrived in England with the romans and thankfully were left behind. Emperor Tiberius ate them daily and to …
August Newsletter
“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.” – Jane Austen August is payback time. After all the work …
Suttons Plant Nursery
After weeks of sunshine I’m not quite sure why I chose the first rainy day to visit our perennial nursery. Did I say rain? It was more like a monsoon with …
July Newsletter
“Hot July brings cooling showers, Apricots and gillyflowers.” – Sara Coleridge Let’s hope Sara Coleridge is right and that we have plenty …
Suttons at Chelsea
The biggest event in the gardening calendar is undoubtedly the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Taking place between 23-27 May in the grounds of the Royal Hospital …