Staff at Suttons Seeds have presented a cheque for £8,500 to Greenfingers, the charity dedicated to creating gardens at children’s hospices nationwide.

The seed suppliers raised the funds by donating £1 from every £1.99 packet of Nasturtium ‘Jelly Beans’ sold from March onwards.

David Arnold, Marketing and Sales Director of Suttons Seeds, said: “We are thrilled to have raised £8,500 for Greenfingers through our promotional counter display unit.

“We’d like to thank the garden centres and retailers who helped us to support this worthy charity by placing our specially designed display units at till points in their stores.

“Nasturtium ‘Jelly Beans’ are a particularly popular variety and one of the easiest flowers to grow. They produce brilliant colours and look excellent in hanging baskets, tubs and borders.”

The fundraiser was held as part of Garden Re-Leaf Day, which is a nationwide initiative to encourage members of the horticultural industry to mark the start of the spring gardening season by organising events or activities.As well as creating awareness of gardening, one of the main aims of the day is to raise money for Greenfingers.

Sue Allen, from the Management Committee at Greenfingers, said: “It was a huge pleasure for Greenfingers to be presented with the cheque from Suttons Seeds.

“Without such support, Greenfingers would not be able to continue in its work of building much needed gardens for children’s hospices. 

“So much money can be raised by a company pledging the percentage of a sale. Suttons Seeds has raised a huge sum of money and brought the charity to the attention of thousands of gardeners in the country.”

To find out more about Greenfingers visit www.greenfingerscharity.org.uk