Postcards from the Past
A few weeks ago we posted a picture of this old postcard featuring a delightful hand drawn illustration of a pansy that was used to send out to customers to …
Suttons Gardening Blog
Welcome to the Suttons gardening blog! Here you’ll find helpful seeds and plants advice from horticultural experts. From easy expert gardening tips, this free and comprehensive online library is suitable for all UK gardeners.
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 …
How to reduce the effects of hay fever in the garden
One in five people suffer from hay fever at some point in their life, and find summer a time to be endured rather than enjoyed. As hay fever is an allergic …
Aphids on the Rampage
It seems that my garden has been invaded this year by hordes of aphids. I don’t think I’ve ever seen quite so
VE Day – Victory in Europe
It can’t have escaped your notice that today is the 70th anniversary of VE Day. The day when war in Europe officially ended with the Allies formally …
Shrubs for Air Raid Shelter Gardening!
When people are passionate about something they tend to enjoy sharing that passion with like-minded people and we are lucky enough to have a great many …
Suttons and Burncoose Nurseries
Suttons are very pleased to have teamed up with award winning Burncoose nurseries, based in Cornwall. Through this arrangement Suttons customers now have …
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 …