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How to grow Hyacinths

These popular spring bulbs produce showy and highly fragrant flowers on neat compact stems. Ideal for growing in containers, window boxes or garden borders, try growing hyacinth bulbs indoors too for fragrant Christmas gifts or simply to brighten up your own home!

How to grow parsley

Because it takes so long to germinate many gardeners have trouble raising parsley. David Batty explains how to get round the problem. The cultivation of parsley goes back at least to the Ancient Greeks who used it to crown their athletes, and also wore it to fend off drunkenness! It has long been…

Help with Voucher Codes

This page is a help guide providing information on where to find your voucher code on your promotional or gift vouchers and what to do or check if your promotional or gift voucher code has not been recognised.

How to prune pear trees

It’s a good idea to prune your pear trees regularly to encourage them to crop well and stimulate the growth of new fruiting wood. Find out when and how to prune here.

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Greenhouse Article Index

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

Award-Winning Seeds and Plants

Years of hard work has paid off and Thompson andamp; Morgan has won several awards for flower and vegetable seeds and plants.

Planting Up Hanging Baskets

Read our helpful guide to planting up hanging baskets. Fill them with the right number of plants for striking spring, summer or winter basket displays.

How to grow bulbs, corms and tubers

Planting bulbs, corms and tubers is an easy way to ensure colourful displays in your garden, particularly in spring before the rest of the garden has woken from its winter dormancy. Bulbs can be planted in containers or borders, and look particularly effective when naturalised in grass. There are…

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.

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 November

What to sow in November: winter salads, windowsill herbs, spring onion, pak choi, broad bean, sweet peas, foxglove 'Camelot', verbascum, lupin, delphinium€¦

Instant Impact Range of Outdoor Potted Plants

Looking for instant impact? Here are our suggestions the best shrubs, trees, perennials and evergreen plants to get your garden off to a flying start.

Daisies | Bellis Perennis

Many delightful daisy varieties have been developed from the humble lawn daisy. Jean Andrews describes some of the daisies in her National Collection.

Thompson and Morgan facebook question and answer session March 4th

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.

Plants for ground cover | Plants for a purpose

Ground cover plants are useful in the garden for covering bare patches of soil beneath trees or shrubs or for covering steep banks where access is difficult. Their roots also help to stabilise soil on steep slopes. Ground cover plants brighten up otherwise dull areas and will suppress weeds, making…

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 sow and grow in June

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

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€¦

Best of...Container Plants

There are many varieties of flowers, fruit andamp; vegetables that are perfect for the patio. See our list of the best container plants for inspiration.

Clubs and Societies Discount Scheme | Existing Customers

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Why choose Thompson andamp; Morgan? We strive to meet our own high standards and put our customers first - your happiness is our priority.

Plants that Flower Once | Annuals | Perennials | Biennials

Plants that flower and fruit only once in their lives rely on seed to perpetuate themselves. Daan Smit discusses these monocarpic plants. There are many distinct growth forms in the plant world and the monocarpic plants represent one of the most curious. The word monocarpic derives from the Greek…

How to Plant Bareroot Trees and Shrubs Video

Learn how to plant your bareroot trees and shrubs with our handy how to video guide.

Perennial Plants for Pots

Container gardening offers a world of opportunity in tiny town gardens, concreted areas, and even on balconies. Coming back year after year, perennial plants in pots are an easy solution to brightening up your patio or balcony areas! We've put together some simple patio container ideas to help you…

How To overwinter in a cold frame

Do you have tender plants that need care during winter? This article explains how to overwinter your plants in a cold frame.

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€¦

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Fruit Trees for Small Gardens

Even if your garden is small you can still grow all the fruit you would like. Our range of fruit trees caters for large and small gardens alike.

Flower of the year 2013

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.

What to sow and grow in August

Here’s what to plant in August, including flowers, fruits and vegetables. There's still plenty of seeds to sow in August too. If you want to know what to sow and what to grow in August, check out our helpful checklists for advice.

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…

Growing Foxgloves Growing from Seed

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.

What to do in the garden in December

Now is the time to plant deciduous trees and shrubs in your garden. Start preparing the soil for spring - add plenty of well-rotted manure. Read more here€¦

In the Garden this Month September

View our list vegetables and flowers that you can order in September, to sow and see results from in the coming month!

How To Grow Blueberries

Growing blueberries is really easy and can produce great results. Blueberry plants and bushes prefer an acid soil in a nice sunny or semi shaded position.

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