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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.
Thompson and Morgan - Open Weekend
Each year, Thompson and Morgan open their trial grounds to the public for 2 wonderful days at the end of July or beginning of August. Visitors have the opportunity to view new varieties and customer favourites, take home planting ideas, and buy from the brand new seed range before anyone else.
Autumn Planting Bulbs
Every garden needs spring bulbs - plant them in the autumn when the soil is moist and as soon as the days start to lengthen they'll send up their shoots bringing a dazzling array of colour to your garden.
Grow Your Own Mushrooms
How to grow your own mushrooms with easy to use mushroom cultivation kits, spawn and dowels.
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.
Black Eyed Susan
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.
Recipes | Coco Calypso Cocktail
A great recipe for using up your spare strawberries. Inspired by a holiday in Jamaica, grow and make your own cocktail with this easy to follow - delicious - recipe.
Order from Thompson and Morgan and receive the best-selling Begonia 'Apricot Shades' for just £1.99
Your online garden centre for the finest ranges of seeds, plants and bulbs. Order today and receive the best-selling Begonia 'Apricot Shades' for just £1.99.
How to Plant up a 3-tiered Planter Video
Plant up a three-tiered planter for spectacular colour on your patio this summer. Watch our video to learn how.
Recipes | Plum Curd
This delicious recipe is ideal for plums but can also be used with other fruit such as apricots, peeled apples or peaches. Taken from her book, Minding 'My Peas and Cucumbers: Quirky Tales of Allotment Life', Kay Sexton has kindly donated this recipe which shows us a great way to use up a glut of plums.
Growing peas video | gardening video
Follow our how to grow peas video tutorial for advice on planting, growing and harvesting both shelling and edible podded peas.
How to grow tomatoes step1
Grow your own tomatoes and you'll be eating fresh, tasty toms straight from the vine! Our easy step-by-step guide helps you get the most from your tomato seeds.
How to prune ribes sanguineum / flowering currant
Here’s how to prune your Ribes to keep it strong, healthy and smothered in blossom, year after year.. Prune in early summer after flowering.
Recipes | Broad Bean and Mint Salad
Use up your glut of broad beans to make this fresh, summery salad! Clare says "I have lots of braod beans this year which is great. I always freeze them and they freeze really nicely."
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...
What Are Multi Tools Used For
Multi tools are an ideal gift for any gardener. They are extremely useful and can be kept in a pocket or on a belt. Multi purpose multi tools
How to prune raspberries
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.
How To Sow Wild Flower Seeds
Learn how to sow wild flower seeds. Cultivating annual or perennial wildflowers from seed in your garden is easy with TandM’s guide.
Camelias | Pruning
This page provides advice on how to prune camelias. March is the time to prune your Camellia, as soon as the flowers fade. Remove any dead growth first, and then trim each stem back to a healthy outward facing bud to shape the plant and remove the faded blooms. Reduce the long stems at the top of…
Plants for Sunny and Dry Borders | Plants for a Purpose
Learn which are the best plants for sunny and dry borders. Sunny gardens are ideal for lots of plants but not-so for others. Read TandM’s guide covering annuals to edibles.
Tokely's Tales Gardening Blog - May 2012 - RHS Chelsea Flower Show
I have lost count of how many times I have visited the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, but one thing is guaranteed - I always see a few gardens and new plants or ideas that inspire me in my own garden. Read Andrew Tokely's gardening blog here
Four Favourite Varieties | Gardening for Beginners
4 unmissable favourites for the complete gardening novice. The Thompson and Morgan Gardening for beginners range features 4 products to get any beginner gardener started. First time gardeners can quickly fill gardens with colour, flowers and vegetables with these tried and tested varieties.
Michael Perry's Gardening Blog April 2012 - Easy Exotics
In the latest edition of his gardening blog, Michael Perry explains how easy it is to grow exotic-looking plants...and impress your neighbours!
How to grow Runner Beans
Learn how to grow Runner Beans. TandM’s guide shows how easy it is to produce huge crops from your own garden.
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.
Hypericum | St John's Wort | Pruning | Gardening Information
This page provides advice on when and how to prune a hypericum. Pruning a St John's Wort (Hypericum) can vary depending on the species you're growing.
How To Grow Sweet Peas
Learn how to create a classic, fragrant Sweet Pea garden. Follow the step by step guide at TandM from sowing to cutting.
Growing garlic in containers video
Learn how to grow garlic in containers with our video tutorial. Garlic can happily grow in a bags or container, and is perfect for beginner gardeners.
How to Grow Sunflowers Video
A great way to involve children in gardening - learn how to grow sunflowers in this video.
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.
How to grow fuchsias
Fuchsias are versatile and easy to grow in any garden. Read on to learn how to grow fuchsias, and buy some fuchsia plants online today.
Tokely's Tales Gardening Blog - December 2011
The allotment has already been dug over, the shed tidied and the greenhouse checked ready for the new season. Now time to lift veg for Christmas dinner.
Hedge Planting Guide
How do you choose between buying potted hedge plants and bare root hedging? Hedges provide a living boundary, screens from neighbours or the road. Factors to consider when buying hedge plants include speed of growth, budget, size required.
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