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Save the bees with bee friendly varieties

…you bit to protect our bee population then go for a packet of scabious seeds or a wild flower mixture of seeds. Do your bit to help save the bee, and don't forget you could also get lots of delicious honey from a hive! Bees are essential for pollination so plant bee-friendly varieties to attract them…

Encouraging wildlife in your garden

…garden: 1. Save the bees The number of bees in the UK is declining at an alarming rate, yet there are few explanations. It's suggested that the decline in native and wild flower rich grassland could be a cause. To help save the bees, we have put together a list of bee friendly varieties for you to grow…

News archive April 2011

…competition has now closed. Click here to read the competition rules Help to save the bees by growing bee-friendly plants By Thompson & Morgan on Monday, April 18th, 2011 Butterflies aren't the only minibeasts in danger, bee populations are in serious decline too. Plans are afoot to build so-called 'bee roads'…

Thompson & Morgan Facebook Question and Answer SEssion 8th July 2011

…that Wes could be right when he suggests that this is a sign of tawny mining bee activity. They are mainly distributed throughout southern and central Britain, and are active between April and September. Tell your friend to keep his eyes peeled for them as they are fairly easily recognised with their…

Collecting Seed

…that do. By collecting your seed, particularly of the rarer or unusual forms, you can exchange it or give it away to friends or send it to one of the specialist society seed exchanges. Local gardening clubs welcome seed in plant sales or as prizes. So do not allow seed to go to waste just because you…

Developing New Plant Varieties

…get them to market." As one of the few UK seed companies to run a dedicated flower breeding programme, we specialise in unusual annual and perennial species. 2009 saw the introduction of T&M's successful Buddleja 'Buzz™'. A world first dwarf, garden-friendly buddleja that won't take over the garden…

Thompson & Morgan Facebook Question and Answer Session 16th September

…and muscari which also provide bees with valuable nectar at a time of year when it in short supply. Lily of the Valley and our native Primrose might also be worth a try if the soil is reasonably moist. Name: Christina Goozee Question: My "Day Lily" is amass of seed pods after the flowers Should I pick…

Just For Fun - Games Competitions and Puzzles

…at rearranging words? Why not try correctly unscrambling our gardening anagrams: 1. Wanting Care 2. Egocutter 3. A Dire Buck 4. Secret Own 5. Blurry Bee 6. Wilder Leek 7. Rain On Act 8. Tap Peeler 9. O Mad Girl 10. To Wet A Poetess If you think you have got all 10 of our gardening anagrams correct, why…