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How to Plant Bareroot Trees and Shrubs Video

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

How to prune Olive Trees

Olives are very slow growing and require little pruning in their early years. The crown of the tree will normally branch naturally. Here's our guide to pruning olive trees.

Buy Flower Plants and Seeds UK - Order Flowers Online

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Fruit Tree pollination | The Woodland Trust Jubilee Woods Project

Pollination occurs when bees and insects take pollen from one tree and transfer it to another of the same species to start the fruit growing process.

Planting and growing plug plants video

Learn what to do with your plug plants once they're delivered to your home. Watch our video for planting and growing on tips.

Facebook questions Dec 22nd

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

How to Grow Basil

Basil is a useful herb to have in the kitchen and it's really easy to grow. Learn how to grow your own Basil plants from seed.

In the garden this month October

What plants, seeds, flowers, vegetables to sow and grow in your garden this October

Top 10 Plug Plants

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.

Bare Root Trees and Plants

Grow Your Own Sprouting Seeds

Tokely's Tales Gardening Blog - September 2012

Andrew has been winning prizes left, right and centre at his local allotment show - onions, courgettes, beetroot, potatoes, parsnips, leeks and more raked in the awards!

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.

Top 10 Perennial Plants

Take a look at our top ten Perennial Plants. TandM’s guide reveals the best easy to grow, long-life alternatives to annuals.

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.

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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Handling Small Seeds

Many plants have fine, dust-like seeds. They are produced in copious amounts to ensure that at least a few germinate. Find out how to handle small seeds.

How We Grow and Send Your Plants

Find out how we grow and send your plants and seeds. Learn how TandM send out your chosen plants, plugs, bulbs and seeds in this simple guide.

World's Highest Price Paid For Snowdrop Bulb

Leading plant, seed and bulb supplier Thompson and Morgan have bought the World's most expensive snowdrop bulb, Galanthus Woronowii Elizabeth Harrison.

Facebook questions April 1st

Facebook QandA session Friday 1st April 2011 - Topics include: Plant lights, supporting runner beans, growth in Begonia corms, what to use a half-full strawberry planter for and when to apply feed to your plants.

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.

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.

Pinks: Evocaton of the Past | Dianthus | Flowers | Plants | Seeds

Richard Bird looks at old-fashioned pinks, which more than any other plants evoke the gardens of yesteryear. Mention old-fashioned pinks to anybody, gardener or non-gardener, and they will immediately know what you are talking about. They have an evocative quality about them that almost defies…

How to Grow Tomatoes from Plug Plants Video

Watch our video on growing tomatoes from plug plants to get your tomatoes off to the best start.

Planting up winter hanging baskets video

Learn how to plant up an easy fill hanging basket for winter following our video tutorial from gardening expert Michael Perry.

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.

How To Grow Pumpkins

It's almost Halloween! But once again, you may well be kicking yourself after forgetting to sow any pumpkin seeds. Way back in spring you were busy sowing summer crops and Halloween was the furthest thing from your mind. But now you are faced with disappointment of picking your pumpkin from the…

Sowing and Germinating Sweet Peas

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…

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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.

Transplanting Tomato Plants Video

We demonstrate how to plant tomatoes out in their final positions in this video.

Plants For Shade | Plants For A Purpose

Learn about the best flowers, fruits and vegetables for shade in your garden. See TandM's top tips for designing a shady garden.

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.

Thompson and Morgan | Facebook Question and Answer Session

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.

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.