Helping your Garden Wildlife this Summer
If you enjoy your garden wildlife then here’s some tips to help and encourage them this
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1 tree that grows 5 dessert apples – Introducing Gourmet Fruit Trees
The term “family tree” usually brings to mind thoughts of ancestry and possible skeletons in the cupboard yet it also applies to a range of really exciting …
New Flowers for 2016!
Your copy of the Suttons Flowers & Vegetable Plant Catalogue 2016 should have been delivered by now. Bursting with traditional favourites and exciting new …
Blackcurrants, Fourberries and Jostaberries Growing Guide
Site and Preparation Blackcurrants prefer a well drained, fertile soil, in a sunny position which is sheltered from cold winds (Do not plant in ‘frost …
6 Tips for Pumpkin Carving this Halloween
“It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s lurking in the dark…” Or at least it could be, with your very own hand carved Jack O’ Lantern to …
Make Your Own Scarecrow
Are your children getting bored with the holidays yet? Are you all wondering quite why they need be so long? Here’s something to keep them quiet for a …
Buying a greenhouse
Greenhouses can be traced as far back as 35AD when Roman Emperor Tiberius had a glass house constructed specifically for growing supposedly medicinal …
How to Plant up your Hanging Basket
The following guidelines are based on using a simple wire hanging basket but can easily be adapted for any type. For a selection of hanging basket plants take …
Suttons Seeds Management Buy Out (MBO)
Fresh new beginnings for the 208 year old company. The Suttons team are delighted to announce that former owner Limagrain through Vilmorin & Co, and the …
My Garden Diary. – Reminders for December 1914
In the Vegetable garden the chief duty is to prepare for the coming spring. When the ground is frozen hard wheel out manure, secure stakes, and prepare …