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  • Suttons: Offers of the week


    13 June 2010

    Don't forget to check out our latest Suttons offers page!

    1. Fruit and Flower Trellis Weekend. Healthy plants in 5 litre pots & hooped bamboo trellis

    2. Grow your own saffron in just 4-6 weeks! 35 Bulbs, only £9.95!

    Hurry! These offers will only be available for a short time!
    View Suttons fantastic offers of the week!
    Fruit and Flower Trellis Weekend
    Buy 2 and Save £5.00!

    Ideal for patio containers or borders, free-standing, or positioned against the wall or fence, these trellises are a wonderful structure to add a vertical height to your garden. Easy to maintain, we offer you some of the best in flowers and fruits such as the deliciously scented Jasmine Clotted Cream or the Grape Vine Sauvignon Blanc which produces grapes suitable for eating or winemaking! And with our new trellis kits, you not only get a tall, healthy plant in a big 5 litre pot, but also a sturdy 1.1 m (3'7") high hooped bamboo trellis on which to train it.

    Choose from
    Flowers - Fuchsia Lady Boothby, Jasmine Clotted Cream
    Fruit - Vine Sauvignon Blanc, Vine Cabernet Sauvignon, Kiwi Issai
    Sauvignon Blanc Grape Vine Trellis Kit

    A taste of the Mediterranean! This well-known variety from the Loire valley region of France produces grapes suitable for eating or winemaking. It will happily grow outside in the UK.

    Code: 201315 - 1 Plant & Trellis £19.95
    Cabernet Sauvignon Grape Vine Trellis Kit

    Originating from the Bordeaux region of France, this hardy variety will produce small, delicious black grapes that are suitable for both the table and for wine making!

    Code: 230825 - 1 Plant & Trellis £19.95
    Jasmine Clotted Cream Plant Trellis Kit

    This fast growing, beautifully perfumed jasmine will give you most pleasure grown on the patio, near a window of the house, or alongside a well-used path.

    Code: 201337 - 1 Plant & Trellis £19.95
    Kiwi Issai Fruit Trellis Kit
    Unusual, heavy-cropping climber

    An unusual variety! The little fruits are quite delicious and are produced in abundance - 1000 fruits per year is not unusual! It's self-fertile with remarkable pest and disease resistance.

    Code: 201300 - 1 Plant & Trellis £19.95
    Fuchsia Lady Boothby Plant Trellis Kit
    Unusual 'climbing' habit

    As the world's only climbing fuchsia, it's an excellent choice to clothe your trellis with its beautiful bicoloured blooms. An incredibly vigorous variety which can grow up to 3m (10') in a single year.

    Code: 201353 - 1 Plant & Trellis £19.95
    Saffron Crocus
    Grow your own saffron in just 4-6 weeks!

    Suttons 'Saffron Crocus' bulbs not only enable you to grow your own 'Red Gold', but are also unusual in the fact that you can plant bulbs in August and you will have beautiful blooms in only 4 - 6 weeks !!

    Code: 230248 - 35 Bulbs £9.95
    Code: 230255 - 70 Bulbs £14.95 - Save £4.95

  • Summer lawn care - tips - by Rolawn


    13 June 2010
    Rolawn

    Summer Lawn Care

    Mowing

    As we move into summer the growth of your lawn may start to slow down. Only mow when necessary, never taking more than one third of the length of the plant off at a time. Increasing the cutting height slightly is also recommended during the drier summer months, which should allow deeper roots to grow and reduce evaporation from the surface. Don't forget to make arrangements for your lawn to be mown whilst you are on holiday.

    Feeding

    It should not be necessary to feed your lawn during summer. Do not apply fertiliser during periods of drought as this may scorch your lawn.

    Watering

    During periods of drought your lawn may turn brown and straw coloured, however a well maintained lawn will invariably recover once the rains return. Good maintenance at other times of the year, aeration and appropriate feeding will help rooting and the lawn's ability to withstand and recover from periods of drought.

    If you can water it's best to do so at the first signs of drought, when the grass is still green but there is little growth and a dulling of the normal bright green colouration. Water evenly, in the early morning or the evening, when the water is more likely to soak in. 

    Weeds & coarse grasses

    Weeds and coarse grasses are best removed by hand or spot treated using a suitable selective herbicide.

    For further summer lawn care advice click here.

    Win one of 3 pairs of tickets to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2010

    We have 3 pairs of tickets to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2010 to give away worth up to £32 per ticket. For further information and details of how to enter click here.