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Help with using my Order Code

This page provides guidance on using your order code on the www.thompson-morgan.com website. Why can't I use my order code in conjunction with my promotional code...

Autumn Cottage Garden Bedding Plants from just 5p per plant

If you're looking for winter and spring plants and bulbs for colour or you just want some long-lasting perennials and shrubs or clematis, then now's the time to do it! Pansies, Primroses and Polyanthus come as plug plants and Jumbo plugs. Perennials arrive potted and will quickly establish.

Cultural Instructions

Read our comprehensive cultural instructions designed to accompany plants supplied by us including plugs, young plants, bare roots and fruit trees.

Auriculas

Auriculas have come a long way from the simple Primula auricula from which they take their name. Find out more about the classifcation of auriculas.

Greenhouse Article Index

An overview of all our greenhouse articles to help choose and get the most from your greenhouse.

Facebook Questions 14th June 2013

Horticultural questions and answers 14th June 2013 - topics include: Mandevilla not flowering, aphids on apple trees, Oleander toxicity, sweet rocket changing colour, ground cover lilies height, controlling lily beetle, yellowing leaves on sweet peas, how to grow lavender from seed, how to prune…

What to sow and grow in January

What to sow in January: pelargonium, begonia, carnations, pinks, pansies, sweet peas, celery, herbs, exhibition onions, chit first early potatoes, broad beans€¦

Thompson and Morgan Facebook Question and Session 22nd July 2011

Horticultural questions and answers 22nd July - Topics include: Controlling Bay Suckers on Bay trees, Treating Peach Leaf Curl disease, Evergreen trees for exposed sites, Mutated Zinnia flowers, Treating Red Spider Mite infestations, Growing Egret Orchids.

Help with using my Promotional Voucher Code(s)

This page provides guidance on using your promotional code on the www.thompson-morgan.com website. Why can't I use my promotianal code in conjunction with my order code...

Russian Vine Weed | Weed Control | Gardening Information

This page provides advice on how to get rid of Russian vine weed in your garden. As you have probably found, Russian Vine (Fallopia baldschuanica) can be very invasive€¦its other common name is Mile-a-Minute plant! Firstly, cut the plant back hard to just a few feet above ground level.

Save the English Apple Tree with Copella and Thompson and Morgan

Thompson and Morgan have teamed up with Copella, the UK's favourite apple juice, in a major on-pack promotion in Sainsbury stores this summer. Throughout August and September, you can receive a free Cox's Orange Pippin apple tree from Thompson and Morgan, by collecting 3 promotional codes from…

How To Prune a Clematis

Clematis plants are often classified according to their pruning requirements. Read our 'how to' guide to find out the correct time for pruning clematis.

What to do in the garden in September

Prune climbing and rambling roses. Keep feeding and deadheading hanging baskets to prolong the flowering period. Harvest maincrop potatoes. Read more here€¦

What to sow and grow in October

What to sow in October: crepis, hollyhock, oriental poppies, hellebore, wildflowers, winter salad leaves, carrots, windowsill herbs, hardy annuals€¦

Top 10 Winter Bedding Plants

Winter bedding plants are biennial or perennial plants which are planted in the autumn, some flowering throughout the winter during milder spells, before putting on a burst of vigorous growth in the spring. We've listed our 10 best winter bedding plants for a welcome splash of colour in your winter…

What to sow and grow in June

What to sow in June: nigella, sunflower, calendula, candytuft, winter cabbage, salad vegetables, courgette, carrots, broccoli, swede, sweet corn€¦

Plants For Shade | Plants For A Purpose

Learn about the best flowers, fruits and vegetables for shade in your garden. See TandM's top tips for designing a shady garden.

Tokely's Tales Gardening Blog - November 2011

With the weather so mild, working outside is very pleasant. The dark evenings give me time to look through catalogues and prepare my order for the new season.

Your Seed Sowing Calendar | Best times to sow seeds

Learn which flower, fruit and vegetable seeds you can sow and grow throughout the year. Get our guidance on which seeds to sow now.

Help Centre

Need help placing an order or want to check your delivery status? Our knowledgeable customer service team is here to assist at every stage of the process.

What to do in the garden in July

Prune wisteria now - remove the whippy side-shoots. Keep an eye out for pests and diseases - early detection is crucial to prevent them spreading. Read more here€¦

The Millennium Seed Bank

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership is the largest ex-situ plant conservation project in the world. Thompson and Morgan works in partnership with Kew offering the Kew Collection of Flowers, Kew Kids and the Urban Garden Collection. A royalty is paid to Kew from the sale of every packet in this range.

How To Grow Pumpkins

It's almost Halloween! But once again, you may well be kicking yourself after forgetting to sow any pumpkin seeds. Way back in spring you were busy sowing summer crops and Halloween was the furthest thing from your mind. But now you are faced with disappointment of picking your pumpkin from the…

What to sow and grow in February

What to sow in February: sweet peas, antirrhinum, chrysanthemum, geranium, basil, brassica, cucumber, tomato, beetroot, carrot, radish, peas, spring onions€¦

How to Grow your Plants

Whether your plants are delivered as bareroots, bulbs or plugs, you can follow our step by step guides to get your plants off to the best possible start.

How to prune magnolia trees

Unless they’re being trained, magnolias don’t need regular pruning. In fact, it’s best to avoid pruning established trees unless absolutely necessary. Find out more here.

Thompson and Morgan Facebook Question and Answer Session 16th September

Horticultural questions and answers 16th September - Topics include: How to prune Rhododendrons, Growing Butternut Squash, Underplanting a Beech Hedge, Harvesting Seeds, Overwintering Peach Trees

Facebook questions Dec 22nd

Horticultural questions and answers 22nd Decmber - Topics include: Horticultural lighting, rejuvenating camellia plants, winter protection for tree ferns.

How To Grow Spring Onions

Learn how to grow Spring Onions. An easy to grow crop which can be harvested in a short amount of time. TandM's guide shows how to grow this tasty salad vegetable.

Garden Ready Plants

Garden Ready plants are larger plug plants for beds and baskets that can be planted straight into the garden. Buy yours online today.

autumn plants inspiration

Our Autumn Catalogue range brings you a fabulous selection of bulbs, trees and shrubs to fill your gardens and features many new varieties for this year, including some world exclusives.

Facebook questions December 12th

Horticultural questions and answers 12th December - Topics include: blackleg on pelargonium cuttings, pinching out coleus plants, heeling in bareroot magnolia plants, propagating hyacinths, collecting seeds.

What to do in the garden in November

The big clean up begins! Cut back yellow leaves from perennials and clear fallen leaves from around rose bushes to prevent diseases spreading. Get more tips€¦

Facebook questions Jan 13th 2012

Horticultural questions and answers 13th January 2012 - Topics include: Slowing tomato ripening, Lilies sprouting early, Rabbit friendly plants, Reducing clematis rootballs, Pruning rambling roses, Planting patio fruit trees.

Thompson and Morgan Facebook horticultural question and answer session

Horticultural question and answer session with our horticultural expert Sue Foster. Topics include: Pests and Diseases, when to harvest autumn planted potatoes, when to plant arum lilies, black bamboo cultivation tips, overwintering burgundy shamrock, runner beans.

What to sow and grow in December

What to sow in December: begonia, geranium, antirrhinum, laurentia, cyclamen, windowsill herbs, winter salad leaves, hardy broad beans, exhibition onions€¦

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