In Memory
A plaque honouring the 23 Suttons employees who fought and died for their country during WW1 was erected in the Suttons Abbey Hall building. During WW1 Abbey …
Suttons Seeds
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 …
School Wins Sunflower Competition
Suttons Seeds ran a competition in conjunction with South West in Bloom this year. We supplied schools with some free Sunflower Giraffe seeds and challenged …
Letter to our Customers – 1914
“It will be a satisfaction to those who have for so many years supported our House to know that we have been able to maintain our large staff at full time …
My Garden Diary. – Reminders for September 1914
Many of us think that September is a pretty quiet time in the garden but really there is much to be done with seed aplenty to be sown. Please read on to …
Sunflower Giraffe – A brand new giant!
To celebrate 2015 being the Year of the Sunflower Suttons is introducing 14 new varieties so there’s more to choose from than ever! Sunflowers are easy to …
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 …
Suttons at War
In the early stages of the war there was no shortage of men enlisting and by December 1914 Suttons had 75 men in the Forces. In early 1915 a staff notice …
What is it? Garden Tools from 1914
My shed is full of garden tools that I don’t use very often and some that I don’t use at all. Looking through the 1914 Suttons catalogue I saw that …
Northlew WW1 Memorial Evening
Many of you will know from previous blogs that the Dartmoor village of Northlew lost proportionally more enlisted men during WW1 than any other town or village …