Sutton Manor Nursery

Sutton Manor Nursery, olive tree and pot nursery in Kent

Sutton Manor Nursery is a family-run nursery located in the heart of the Kent countryside, in Sutton at Hone, between Farningham and Dartford. The company has grown from a modest nursery to occupy a five-acre site, where it grows and cares for olive trees, topiary trees and pleached trees in containers. Its activity focuses on online sales with delivery to customers across the United Kingdom.

Specialisation in olive trees and specimen trees

The tree catalogue includes Tuscan olive trees, gnarled olive trees organised into the Piccolo, Bella and Grande ranges, multi-stem olive trees from the Arcadia range and plateau olive trees from the Mesa range. It also offers bay trees in various forms: standard stem, spiral stem, corkscrew stem, ball or globe, and varieties such as 2-metre Angustifolia. The range is completed by trees such as holly (Ilex), Prunus Caroliniana and pleached trees, including Red Robin (Photinia) and Elaeagnus Ebbingi, with trunk girths ranging from 8-10 cm to 12-14 cm and frames of 120×120 cm in some cases.

Resin, stone, clay and terracotta pots

The pots section covers several families. Resin pots include the Milan, Capri, Barolo, San Marino and Mediterranean collections. In stone and clay there are the Wabi Sabi, glazed, Iron Stone and Atlantis pots. The company also sells 100% Italian terracotta and Vietnamese terracotta, as well as specific models such as the Milan 65 pot in terracotta (resin) and the Milan 100 in charcoal (resin).

Garden furniture and gift vouchers

The range is completed by outdoor furniture organised by collection: Alicante & Piacenza, Eva, Florence, Puglia and Rug. The company also offers gift vouchers. Among the featured products shown on the site were the Milan 100 pot in charcoal (resin), the Can Tho Wabi-Sabi Sable pot and the Alicante Barrel High Dining 6 Seat Set in terra.

Online sales and service

Sutton Manor Nursery serves customers mainly through its online store, with free delivery on all orders and shipping across the United Kingdom. The company states that its team compares prices with other nurseries and online suppliers to maintain a price promise policy. The trees are personally selected by the owner, William Mitchell, and undergo DEFRA approved checked and licensed controls. The nursery presents itself as one of the UK's largest stockholders and online suppliers of olive trees, pleached trees, topiary and other specimen trees, and notes that its pots and trees are chosen by landscapers and designers.

Background and clientele

The company states that, over the past decade, it has grown from a modest garden nursery into a five-acre site. Its trees come from selected European suppliers, with particular attention to Mediterranean specimens. The site showed a rating of 4.9 out of 5 based on 520 reviews.

Location and contact

Sutton Manor Nursery, Dartford Road, Dartford DA4 9HZ · Phone: +44 1322 868 735 · Email: enquiries@suttonmanornursery.co.uk · Hours: Monday to Sunday: 09:00-17:00