Hanging Baskets
One of the quickest and easiest ways to liven up a porch, patio, decking or drive is to add colourful hanging baskets. A spectacular hanging display will …
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Chocolate Flowers
Chocolate Easter eggs may be a tasty treat but chocolate flowers will also give you a chocolate hit, either from their scented blooms or richly coloured …
February 1906
In February 2016 lets take a look back to see what advice was being given to gardeners back in February 1906. The tone was rather more dictatorial than likely …
Language of Roses
The language of roses and other flowers, floriography, has been used in many parts of the world for thousands of years but only really took off here during …
New Flowers for 2016!
Your copy of the Suttons Flowers & Vegetable Plant Catalogue 2016 should have been delivered by now. Bursting with traditional favourites and exciting new …
Calendula – October’s Flower
The birth flower for October is Calendula, a herb also known as Pot Marigold. This is an incredibly versatile edible plant and has been used in many ways over …
Gardening Advice from 1906
Back in 1906 the magazine One & All Gardening described itself as “A popular annual for amateurs, allotment holders and working gardeners” and included …
The Floribunda Sweet Pea
Suttons Horticultural Manager, Tom Sharples, has been in the seed trade for over 40 years and it takes something really special to get his pulse racing but the …
New Flower Seed Varieties
A great deal of expertise, time and energy is spent creating and maintaining our comprehensive flower seed range with much of it being completed at least a …
Night-scented Plants
Hopefully every gardener will have the opportunity, weather and warmth to enjoying sitting outside on at least a few evenings this summer. Chatting and eating …