Garden Ready plants are larger plug plants for beds and baskets that can be planted straight into the garden. Buy yours online today.
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.
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Horticultural questions and answers 23rd August 2013 - topics include: Runner beans not setting, how to use liquid fertiliser, organic cabbage white butterfly control, growing Rhododendrons from cuttings, powdery mildew on Lupins, Gardenia not flowering.
Find out how to grow Foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea) in your garden. Foxgloves are perhaps one of the few native plants to be well received in gardens.
horticultural questions and answers 4th March - topics include: Planting hardy orchids, Wildlife shrubs for a north facing position, Growing Phalenopsis orchids, Moving shrubs and climbers, Grafting tomato plants, Fungal diseases on pansies.
horticultural questions and anwers 15th October - topics include: Planting hanging baskets, bedding plants for a south facing garden, storing begonias over winter, why onions bolt, how to kill invasive bamboo, growing globe artichokes in containers.
After delivery of your bare root plants, learn how to plant and grow bare root perennials with our handy video guide.
Rudbeckias are also known as cone flowers or Black-Eyed Susans. They are a vibrant group of summer and autumn-flowering annuals. Read more about rudbeckias.
The criterion for the germinating of a sweet pea is similar to any other dormant seed, it needs moisture and warmth to stir it into life, it then goes on to form a seedling followed by a fully grown plant which will eventually flower. The average gardener will probably sow a packet of mixed sweet…
A chance find in a seed store led to the discovery of a new nasturtium - 'Crimson Emperor', named Thompson and Morgan's Flower of the year 2013.
Horticultural questions and answers18th March - topics include: Pruning Tree Paeonies, Removing Dandelions from lawns, Pruning Camellias, Pricking out seedlings, Growing Echinacea plants
Pansies are well-loved bedding plants and some will flower in winter too. They're surprisingly easy to grow from seed - read our handy guide now.
Harden off half-hardy plants ready for planting in the garden. Harvest rhubarb and asparagus. Water young fruit trees well while they are putting on rapid growth.
Watch our video on growing tomatoes from plug plants to get your tomatoes off to the best start.
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.
Horticultural questions and answers 16th September - Topics include: How to prune Rhododendrons, Growing Butternut Squash, Underplanting a Beech Hedge, Harvesting Seeds, Overwintering Peach Trees
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What to sow in December: begonia, geranium, antirrhinum, laurentia, cyclamen, windowsill herbs, winter salad leaves, hardy broad beans, exhibition onions€¦
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.
Onions sets and shallot sets are easy to grow and make a low maintenance crop for beginner gardeners. Find out how to grow your own onions and shallots.
Peter Lewis writes about campanula varieties which deserve to be grown more widely. Campanulas, also know as bellflowers, are old garden favourites.
What to sow in February: sweet peas, antirrhinum, chrysanthemum, geranium, basil, brassica, cucumber, tomato, beetroot, carrot, radish, peas, spring onions€¦
Amaryllis bulbs are popular for their large flamboyant blooms. Naturally flowering in the winter and spring, amaryllis bulbs are often given as Christmas gifts. Growing amaryllis is so rewarding - they're easy to plant and with a little care can easily be encouraged to bloom again! Read on to learn…
Hanging baskets add a whole new dimension to gardening. Find out how to plant hanging baskets in our gardening guide.
Horticultural questions and answers 21st January - topics include: Growing melons, Pruning climbing fuchsias, Growing cut flowers for a constant supply, Wind breaks, Pruning clematis montana, Winter pansy problems
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Take a look at Thompson and Morgan's picks of the top 10 plug plants to fill your garden with colour. Plug plants are a cost effective and easy way to fill your garden.
Sweetcorn is easier to grow than you might think. Here are our tips on the best varieties to grow from seed and how to tell when your corn's ready to harvest.
Reaching the crucial part of the whole exercise, Ian Hodgson looks at seed sowing techniques. A forest of strong, healthy green seedlings is every seed sowers dream and a measure of the skills required to coax dormant seed into life...
Thompson and Morgan was delighted to read that Gardeners' World experts had given top marks to new vegetable seeds...
Regular pruning is easy, but essential to prevent raspberry canes becoming overcrowded, which will gradually weaken them. Find out when and how to prune them here.
Learn how to plant your bareroot trees and shrubs with our handy how to video guide.
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Late blight is a serious and widespread disease of the Solanaceae family. It is often called potato blight or tomato blight as it particularly affects these crops, and can destroy a tomato or potato crop in as little as 10 days. However the causal pathogen is the same. This destructive fungal…
In the latest edition of his gardening blog, Michael Perry explains how easy it is to grow exotic-looking plants...and impress your neighbours!
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