Scratching the Gardening Itch
By Jonathan Jones At the turn of the year I start to get an itch. It is a very specific gardening itch. Like a lot of persistent itches, it’s next to …
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Suttons Autumn Favourites
Many summer flowering plants will keep going right through to the first frosts and then of course there are other plants that simply come into their own during …
Preparing Lawns for Summer
Lawns require a little extra care at the time of year, the reward being beautiful green carpets in the summer. Winter can be tough on lawns, especially for …
What’s so special about spring?
Throughout the cold and dark of the winter months many of us long for spring. The time for rebirth, renewal of growth, green shoots and a thousand and one …
What’s good about winter?
So what’s good about winter? Thankfully the answer is that there’s simply loads of things that are good about winter, especially for gardeners. Here’s …
My Garden Diary. – Reminders for November 1914
The Vegetable seeds to be sown this month are few, and although success depends on the character of the season, it is advisable to risk, on dry soil, a small …
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 …
Cut Flowers from your Garden
Our top hints for how and when to pick your Cut Flowers - At this time of the year our gardens are hopefully so full of colour that some blooms can be spared …
The Importance of July and August Sown Vegetables
In 2014 we no longer sell Dandelions as we doubt there’s much demand however we do supply the other vegetable seeds featured in the below article …
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 …