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Tawny Mining Bee | Garden Pests and Diseases | Gardening Tips

Tawny mining bees are largely harmless, but can cause unsightly damage to lawns. Here's how to respond to their presence in your garden.

Preparing for the 18th annual Open Weekend

For almost two decades Thompson and Morgan has opened its doors and grounds to enable customers to see a spectacular showcase of our range of flowers and vegetables, including new additions. Read on to discover the work and preparation that goes into making the weekend a success.

Selfie tandc's

Take a selfie with your favourite Thompson and Morgan plant at our open garden at Jimmy's Farm and you could win a prize. Here are our terms and conditions.

Your favourite 'grow your own' recipes

Browse through our list of recipes shared by our customers, which they make using their own delicious home-grown produce.

Apple Scab | Garden Pests and Diseases | Gardening Tips

Apple scab is a common condition which isn't too harmful, but can weaken trees over time. Find out how to deal with it in this article from the TandM experts.

Cosmos

Graham Rice discusses the genus of Cosmos that has been named after the Greek for 'beautiful'. There are two main types of cosmos that are grown from seed.

How to prune tree peonies

Tree peonies require little maintenance beyond deadheading. But should your mature shrub need more attention, here’s how to prune it correctly.

Top Tips for Growing Sunflowers

Richard Hope, winner of this year's Thompson and Morgan Tallest Sunflower Competition, gives us his top tips for growing sunflowers.

Facebook questions Dec 22nd

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

Euonymus Scale | Garden Pests and Diseases | Gardening Tips

Euonymus scale can damage leaves by sucking sap from the plant. Find out how to control infestation and limit damage to your garden here.

Trees and shrubs from seed

Trees and shrubs from seed, including Bonsai and pruning and trimming advice

Grow Your Own

Get everything you need to grow your own beautiful flowers or delicious crops of fruit and vegetables. We have an extraordinary range of equipment and fertilisers to help you.

How to prune a Christmas tree | Pruning

Christmas trees respond well if the growing tips are snipped back in late summer or autumn. Here's how to prune your Christmas tree.

National Pumpkin Sowing Day

As sponsors of the UK's giant pumpkin growing competition each autumn at the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth's annual event in Southampton, Thompson and Morgan is launching National Pumpkin Sowing Day.

Top recycling tips for the garden

Gardeners are hoarders! Creative recycling can often produce some of the most inventive ideas and could save you a small fortune in buying the latest gardening kit.

What to do in the garden in May

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.

Facebook 20,000 'Likes' Giveaway

Terms and Conditions for our Facebook 20,000 'Likes' Giveaway. Like and share our Facebook page for your chance to win a £10 Thompson and Morgan Gift eVoucher.

Chainsaw Buying Guide

Want to buy a chainsaw? Not sure which one is for you? Our chainsaw guide has all the information you will need

Vegetables | 'How To' Gardening Guides

You don't need an allotment to grow your vegetables. View our 'How To' vegetable gardening guides to learn how to grow some of your favourite garden vegetables.

Plants for Wildlife | Plants for a Purpose

There are so many benefits to attracting wildlife into your garden. Apart from saving the decline of our native species, garden wildlife also acts as a natural pest control

Christmas Gift Plants Guide

Want to know how to prolong the life of your Christmas Living Gifts? How to get the best displays from your Indoor Christmas Plants.

Gardening Videos for Beginners

We've picked our top six gardening videos for beginners to help you get the best from your garden. Even the most seasoned grower was once a beginner gardener.

Facebook Question and Answer Session 27.06.14

Gardening questions and answers with Thompson and Morgans horticultural expert, Sue Sanderson.

Christmas Twitter Competition

Win your perfect Christmas gift with Thompson and Morgan's Twitter Christmas giveaway.

Yellowing Clematis Leaves | Pests and Diseases | Gardening Information

This page provides advice on yellowing clematis leaves in your garden. It is normal for plants to shed leaves as they age, particularly those at the base of the plant that are starved of light...

Top 10 Greenhouses

There's a greenhouse to suit every garden - large or small! We've selected our Top 10 Greenhouses to help you create the perfect growing conditions for your garden plants.

Everlasting Flowers

Read about everlasting flowers in our article. There are four popular ways of drying flowers: Air drying, glycerine, moist drying and by using a desiccant.

Edible Garden Show Competition

Terms and conditions for our Edible Garden Show competition.

RHS Award of Garden Merit

The RHS Award of Garden merit helps gardeners make informed decisions when selecting which plants to purchase. Thompson and Morgan offers a wide range of AGM varieites of flower and vegetable seeds and plants and fruit trees and plants.

How To Grow Asparagus

Growing asparagus in the UK is simple, and once established, asparagus beds are relatively low maintenance. Read our how to grow asparagus guide.

What Is A Potting Bench

Want more space to sow your seedlings or pot up your plants? Why not consider a potting bench. It provides lots of room for all your garden preparation.

Conserving Annuals and Biennials

The National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG), a registered charity, was formed some eight years ago to study the urgent problem of the disappearance of an ever increasing number of our garden plants.

Germination to Picking Out

Ian Hodgson concludes his series for gardening beginners by considering the stages from seed germination to pricking out the seedlings.

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