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 …
Suttons Seeds
My Garden Diary – Reminders for May 1914
As promised here is the second excerpt from the 1914 My Garden Diary (See here for April 1914). If you do everything then it looks like being a very busy …
Growing for Showing – Aubergines, Cucumbers… i need a greenhouse
Growing for Showing – Someone somewhere is messing with time. A few weeks ago everything was calm, everything on time, my best laid plans were ready to …
Vintage Suttons Seed Tin
Many of you have purchased a Suttons Seed tin recently. In fact the take-up has been so good we’re thinking of launching a different version each year and …
My Garden Diary – Reminders for April 1914
As promised here is the detail from the Suttons My Garden Diary for April 1914. Most of the vegetable and flower seeds can still be found on our website …
Suttons Seeds in 1914 a Prelude to World War One
By 1914 Suttons had already been in business for 109 years and had witnessed the Napoleonic and Boer Wars, the Irish Potato Famine and other horrors. 1914 …
In Your Garden March
What to do in your garden in March Previous month: Jobs to do in your garden in February Next month: Jobs to do in your garden in
Gardening Advice
Welcome to ‘Suttons Growing Guides’ Here you will find detailed growing guides and articles specially designed to help you achieve success in your …
A Suttons Letter from the Past
Suttons was formed back in 1806 and has held the Royal Warrant since 1858. So we’re pretty old and over the years must have issued thousands of different …
Prize Winning Cow Buys Amaryllis Bulb!
We have some wonderful customers who thankfully often take the time and trouble to share their gardening stories with us. These stories range from the …