Bright future

It may seem a little premature to be planning next year’s summer borders, even before the last of this year’s swallows has packed its bags, but the new range of seeds for Suttons has some eye-catching options to plant out in spring for stunning borders come summer. Among those to look out for are

Helianthus annuus ‘Tiger’s Eye’ (above), a bi-coloured sunflower with a ring of orange ray florets whose tips are almost yellow, and

Eschscholzia californica ‘Lady Marmalade’, a Californian poppy, with fragrant, double flowers that resemble a rose and are a big draw for bees and hoverf lies. Sunf lower seeds cost £3.99 for 12, while the poppy seeds are £2.99 for 130. Find these and the full range at suttons.co.uk