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 …
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Paper Shortages & Catalogues
Suttons pioneered many advertising techniques including the production of catalogues, even when there was a national paper shortage as during WW1. Back in 1840 …
My Garden Diary – Reminders for August 1914
This garden diary would have been written and printed in 1913. Little did they know that war was just around the corner. Read on for the August advice given to …
Suttons Annual Excursion 1914
Suttons has always looked after its staff and we’re a pretty sociable bunch but we no longer have the luxury of a company organised annual excursion! The …
The King’s Twenty-Guinea Cups – Farming Crops and Awards
We are always delighted to hear from customers about their gardening experiences, whether this be in the back-garden, on the allotment or even grown …
The Children’s Salad Garden
Suttons has always been keen to encourage the next generation of gardeners. Back in 1914 we offered the following “apparatus” to enable children to grow …
Over 300 Varieties of Sweet Peas in 1914
Sowing Sweet Peas direct in the garden during April and May means you will reap the benefits when they flower between June and September. Hopefully, if the …
Lawnmowers in 1914
1914 to 2014 There have been so many changes in the last 100 years and hopefully most will have been improvements. Many gardening tasks remain the same, for …