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 …
General
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 …
100+ Years Being Sold and Still Going Strong!
Veg varieties from our 1914 catalogue still on sale in 2014! So much has changed over the last 100 years at Suttons with flower and veg varieties coming and …
The New Suttons Seeds Trial Grounds
It’s official. Suttons trial grounds have relocated to a larger site closer to head office. After 23 years battling with the poor soil and cramped conditions …
Spring Lawn Care
Now that the days are getting lighter, warmer and longer it’s the perfect time to get your lawn into shape for summer. Mow Regularly You will end up with a …
Seasonal Gluts
Visiting a green-fingered friend of mine over the weekend I came away with an armful of her surplus vegetables. It set me thinking what do people do with the …