How to Make Seed Bombs
How seed bombs work A seed bomb is a ball made of compost mixed with flour and water into which seeds have been embedded. Once the bomb has been thrown and the …
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.
Preparing, picking and looking after your Tea Plant
This guide provides extensive information to help you prepare, pick and successfully look after your tea
The Suttons Sons
At the outbreak of WW1 Leonard Goodhart Sutton was at the helm of Suttons & Sons and with 5 sons and 1 daughter he must have felt that his lineage was …
Lofos Plants Growing Guide
This guide provides Lofos growing information whose latin name is Lophospermum erubescens but may be also be found listed as Asarina erubescens or Maurandya …
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 …
Geranium Still Going Strong After 18 Years
Geraniums or Pelargoniums? No matter what name we choose to use these attractive plants are a very familiar summer sight. My father would plant them formally …
21st October = Apple Day!
Apple trees originated in the Middle East over 4,000 years ago and have been cultivated in the UK since roman times. So why have we only been celebrating Apple …
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 …