How to Force Indoor Bulbs
To force indoor bulbs is to trick them into flowering early. Forcing it through a false, shortened winter and enjoy indoor spring colour. For Christmas …
Autumn
October Newsletter
“Just before the death of flowers, And before they are buried in snow, There comes a festival season When nature is all aglow.” – Author …
Autumn Colour
If summer colours are lilacs, pinks and blues then autumn colours are reds, golds, bronze and purples. The colours of autumn are rich and warm whilst in …
Pumpkins and Winter Squash
Pumpkins and winter squash are synonymous with autumn. Being muck loving plants they will have produced a good crop if grown in a sunny spot with plenty of …
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 …
Sweet Pea – Queen of the Annuals
If asked on BBC’s Pointless programme to name a pretty and perfumed flower the sweet pea would be a high scorer and therefore an answer to be avoided. Well …
Sowing seeds in November
I’m not at my best in Autumn – I was reminded of this when I realised that I’d written this post (Becoming reconciled with Autumn) just …
Spicy Leek and potato soup
Another seasonal recipe Spicy Leek and Potato Soup Knob of butter or drizzle of oil 2 leeks, sliced finely 200g potato, peeled and cubed 1 chopped onion 2 …
More Pumpkin/squash recipes
Ok, this is a two fold post as first of all I thought you might like to know how to make your own pumpkin puree to use for pies and muffins etc from all the …
How to keep your plants cosy over winter
With the autumn well underway and the winter fast approaching, now is the time to think about keeping your plants cosy for the winter and protecting them …