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 …
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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 …
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 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 …
My Garden Diary – Reminders for June 1914
Please find below the June entry from our 1914 My Garden Diary. The information may be old and worded more formally than we are used to today but it remains …
My Garden Diary – Reminders for May 1914
As promised here is the second excerpt from the 1914 My Garden Diary (See here for April 1914). If you do everything then it looks like being a very busy …