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Recipes | Fat Free Cherry Cake
A fat free cherry cake that is just delicious. A great way to use up your spare cherries that you may have grown in the garden.
Thompson and Morgan Clubs and Societies Discount Scheme | New Customers
Signing up to the Thompson and Morgan discount scheme for clubs and societies is free and you'll get great discounts, special offers and much more.
How many plants do I need in a hanging basket or container?
Learn how many plants to use per hanging basket or container, with our table of the most popular bedding plants, showing the quantities you'll need for the best display!
Plant the 'Power Daisy' to help bees survive winter
Planting Thompson and Morgan's hugely successful hardy annual, Power Daisy, could help bees survive the winter months.
New spring varieties inspiration page
Let us inspire you with our new spring varieties 2015! Take a look at our new varieties including our own breeding variety Dwaft Buddleja 'Buzz Candy Pink'.
Sowing and growing sweet peas video
Watch our video to learn how to sow your sweet pea seeds and how to grow your sweet peas from plug plants.
Heritage Seeds Range
A heritage seed is a variety that has been nurtured, selected and handed down through the family over many generations. View our range of heritage seeds.
Growing potted plants gardening video
Watch our video on how to grow potted plants. Potted plants can be transplanted into the garden and grown on, but do need some care before doing so.
Belstead Allotments - How we got a composting toilet for our site
Mrs Christine Simpson from Belstead Allotments in Ipswich explains why she wanted a composting toilet for the site and how she went about it.
Developing New Plant Varieties
In our flower breeding programme, we specialise in unusual annual and perennials. Charles Valin, our Plant Breeder explains how we develop new varieties.
Entry Rules for Flowers and Vegetables for Breeding and Selection
Thompson and Morgan are offering a £500 reward when you find or create a new plant. Plant breeding can be fun and rewarding. Read our terms and conditions.
How to beat downy mildew on Busy Lizzie plants
If your Busy Lizzies have been blighted with downy mildew, watch this video tutorial on how to treat diseased plants.
Horse Radish | Weed Control | Gardening Information
This page provides advice on how to get rid of horse radish in your garden. We're afraid you'll need to be persistent with this! Dig up as much of the roots as you can (dig deeply rather than just pulling them up from the surface).
In the pink container design
Not sure what to grow in your patio containers? Browse our 'Get the look' pages for planting ideas, colour themes and garden inspiration.
Top-rated new veg by Gardeners' World experts
Thompson and Morgan was delighted to read that Gardeners' World experts had given top marks to new vegetable seeds...
Seed Abbreviations
All seeds are divided into categories and these are shown in the catalogues and elsewhere by abbreviations, such as HA, HP and so on. This is a shorthand way of describing a plant's growing characteristics...
Facebook questions Oct 29th
horticultural questions and answers 29th Oct - topics include: Overwintering sweet peas plugs, pruning olive trees, why peaches drop their fruit, growing vegetables in winter, growing mushrooms, yellowing bay leaves.
How To Grow Potatoes In Bags
Learn how to grow potatoes in bags or containers, and make sure you have a great crop even in small patio spaces. TandM tells you everything you need to know.
Autumn Planting Vegetables
Whilst the soil is still warm you can plant up these vegetables now so that they will quickly establish prior to the cold winter weather. Why not also try some autumn planting shallots and rhubarb?
True Blue container design
Not sure what to grow in your patio containers? Browse our 'Get the look' pages for planting ideas, colour themes and garden inspiration.
'How To' Grow Potatoes
Follow our easy 'How To' Grow Potatoes guides to find out how to grow potatoes in trenches in the ground or in bags on the patio.
Flowers | How To Gardening Guides and Tips
From plants to bulbs and shrubs, there's a flowering plant for every taste and preference. View our Flower 'How To' guides to learn how to grow some of your favourite flower plants.
Recipes for home-grown fruit and vegetables
Looking for ideas of what do you with your freshly harvested fruit and vegetables? We've a range of recipes featuring fruit and vegetables all great ideas for what to do with your glut of fruit and vegetables when you harvest them.
Top 10 Summer Flowering Bulbs
Summer flowering bulbs take up very little space in the garden so you can squeeze a few into the fullest of borders. Take a look at our pick of the best summer bulbs.
Potato Recipes
Potatoes are one the of the most verstaile vegetables to cook with. Here's a few recipes to try including some classic favourites.
Top 10 Greenhouse Accessories
If you're looking to maximise space in your greenhouse or treating yourself to a new gadget. Take a look at our top 10 greenhouse accessories article for ideas.
News Archive August 2011
News Archive August 2011: Potato selector guide, yellow raspberries, early autumn, busy lizzies and downy mildew, save the English apple tree and more.
Facebook questions Jan 7th
Horticultural questions and answers 7th January - topics include: planting new beds, Downy Mildew on busy lizzies, planting and growing wisteria, growing autumn planted garlic, pruning autumn fruiting raspberries.
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