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Plan your garden for a stunning display

Don’t get caught out with a dull garden next spring… just a bit of planning now could mean you have a display to be proud of!Pansy ‘Matrix Mixed’We offer a huge range of young plants which can’t be found elsewhere; selected for garden performance, and unique and often…

Top 10 Easiest Houseplants

A group of easy to grow houseplants including Zamioculcas (back left) Sanseviera (far left), Aspidistra (second right) and Spathiphyllum (far right). Image: ShutterstockWould you love to have some lush greenery in your home but don't feel that you have the expertise? Let's face it - we have all…

Tomatoes masterclass: best expert content

Try Tomato Gourmandia' F1 Hybrid for gorgeous texture and flavour, perfect for slicing onto sandwiches Image: Tomato Gourmandia' F1 Hybrid from Thompson & MorganDo you want to grow your own fresh tomatoes? Here's a collection of the best online content to get you started and refine your…

Vibrant veg growing blogs

Take some tips from these amazing bloggers about growing veg!Image: Shutterstock If growing veg is your thing, you'll love our selection of some of the best vibrant veg growing blogs around. From ingenious folk who garden the smallest of plots, to budding self-sufficiency enthusiasts and…

How to Grow Tomatoes

You can’t deny the flavour of fresh home-grown tomato straight from the vine. Their taste is far superior to the bland tomatoes offered in the supermarkets making them perfect for tomato soup and they’re really easy to grow.Growing tomatoes from seedGrowing tomato plants from seed is a…

How to prepare your garden for a holiday

Plan ahead to help your garden survive your summer holidayImage: Africa Studio You've invested blood, sweat and tears into your garden, so it's perfectly natural to worry about leaving your plants while you enjoy a break from the day-to-day routine. We asked garden designer, Nic Wilson of…

Under the Weather

‘Under the Weather’As I sit here at noon on a Wednesday, my home has been enveloped by a huge dark cloud once again and the rain is misting out the houses across the street. It is utterly miserable and I am going to have to turn the daylight stimulation bulb on any minute before I give…

Was Buying a House Called ‘Brambles’ an Omen? (part four)

Was Buying a House Called “Brambles” an Omen? (part four)It is early January 2014 and it feels like it has been raining nonstop since Christmas Eve.  The ground outside is splendidly squelchy; far from the horticulturist’s ideal and workable “crumbly tilth”. The cars,…

Steve’s Derbyshire Allotment

I can’t say I like anything at all about the dark drab dull winter months, I am very much a summer person and absolutely love the sunshine on my face while gardening, however having said that! it is now well over a month from the shortest day and each day has a little more light to it so I…

Expert gardening tips for beginners

Gardening is a lifelong learning curve based on shared knowledge, trial and error. Image source: Rawpixel. com If you're just getting into gardening and could do with some help and advice to set you on your way, we've got just what you need: handy tips from gardeners from across the blogosphere.…

Customer trials – update from Caroline Broome

Customer trials – update from Caroline BroomeCaroline has been sending us regular updates with photos of her trial products, but as we’re a little late adding them to the blog, please note that references to planting out times may be a bit out of date. We do apologise and will add…

THOMPSON & MORGAN TAKES FIRST AND THIRD PLACES FOR RHS CHELSEA PLANT OF THE YEAR

Hydrangea hybrid Runaway Bride 'Snow White' SunBelievable™ 'Brown Eyed Girl' We're thrilled to announce that our entry 'Hydrangea hybrid 'Runaway Bride 'Snow White' has today been awarded the prestigious accolade of RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year. When we announced yesterday that…

The history of the petunia

Surfinia petunias are a popular choice for hanging basketsImage: Petunia 'Surfinia Star Burgundy' from Thompson & Morgan There's always a plant that, like Marmite, you love or loathe, and through the ages the petunia has often divided opinion. In fact, during the 1500s people believed that…

Customer trial panel member profile – Shirley Reynolds

The latest Thompson & Morgan customer trial panel member to join the blogging team is Shirley Reynolds.Shirley ReynoldsGardening is my every day pleasure. I just love to see the daily changes of bare soil being hidden by wonderful coloured flowers.I tend my small garden like a mother does her…

Amaryllis – flamboyant and never understated

Commonly known as amaryllis, hippeastrum bulbs are hugely popular gifts for Christmas. There really is no question as to why increasing numbers are choosing the amaryllis as a Christmas gift, as their magnificent and showy blooms flower year after year, making fantastic houseplants.Growing…

Gardening Adventure – Gardening Beginner!

Gardening Adventure – Gardening Beginner!My beginner’s garden is still very much that. I still don’t seem to know what I am doing but I think it’s coming together. Though I do know that I am not dedicating enough time to it. Still, I spent a sunny day back in April (that…

Autumn news update from Thompson & Morgan

Left: T&M Flower of the Year Nasturtium 'Orchid Flame' Right: Beetroot Morello Photo credit: Thompson & Morgan New Season We're pleased to announce that we've seen a strong start to sales from our newly-launched 2019 mail order seed range. Flower of the Year, Nasturtium 'Orchid Flame', Beet…

Tomato Soup Recipe

Tomato SoupThompson & Morgan Print Recipe Pin Recipe Prep Time 15 mins Cook Time 45 mins Total Time 1 hr Course Soup Servings 4 Calories 123 kcal Ingredients 1x2x3x2 bay leaves1 carrot1 celery stick1 medium onion1 kg fresh tomatoes2 tbsp olive oilPinch of sugar2 tsp tomato purée1. 2 litres hot…

Expert tips to make your garden wildlife-friendly

A small garden pond gives this song thrush somewhere to bathe and drink. Image source: Ondrej Prosicky By making just a few small changes to the way you garden, you'll really help native wildlife to thrive. To get you started, here's some expert advice courtesy of some of the best gardeners and…

Ellen Mary's Top 5 Houseplants

Houseplants are bang on trend at the moment and rightly so because not only are they aesthetically pleasing and a great way to soften interiors but they are unbelievably good for us to have around. Many house plants remove large amounts of common toxins from the air around us. My own house is full…

Top tips to attract wildlife to your garden

A few changes to your garden can make it a paradise for wildlifeImage: Coatesy The best way to attract more wildlife to your garden is to provide a habitat complete with food and forage sources, shelter for a wide variety of creatures, and an accessible water source. We asked some of our favourite…

Geoff Stonebanks Driftwood Garden Update

I saw this posted on social media recently! 'Gardening is an art that uses ´¼éowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas'. It was credited to Elizabeth Murray. It really tugged at my own perception of how I garden myself. As someone who has no formal background in gardening of any…

Beautiful botanical crafts on Instagram

Check out these crafty creatives inspired by mother natureImage: Marisa Morton / Unsplash Nature has always provided inspiration to artists - whether writers or musicians, poets or makers. If an afternoon in your garden or a walk in the woods leaves you energised and buzzing with creativity, why…

Making a start on your plot

So you’re now the proud tenant of your new plot. You look, you scratch your head, you stand and survey. The fact of the matter is, there is only one way to get a plot up and running and that’s hard work. I started with cutting through the bramble jungle, once cut down to ground level…

Yacón – makes sugar-free sweetener!

Yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius) aka Peruvian ground apple, Bolivian sunrootYacon – makes sugar-free sweetener!Sweet-tasting tuber makes ‘no-sugar’ syrup suitable for diabeticsHere’s an interesting tuber with the texture of water chestnuts and a sweet taste of pear with a…

Houseplant Watering Guide

Image: ShutterstockTo water or not to water? That is the question asked by many a gardener, their watering can hovering over a stubbornly mute Aspidistra which refuses to reveal whether it's thirsty or not! 'When did I last water it?' you ask yourself. 'Last week? Last month? .... Last year?' At…

It’s your neighbourhood – community gardening

My wife Pat and I are involved in ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ along with 37 other groups, we are known as Forest Road Greenbelt Garden’s. This competition was set up to encourage the improvement of our community gardening through innovative use of trees, plants and shrubs.Our…

Houseplant Doctor : Answers to Top Houseplant Questions

Image: Shutterstock From crispy leaves to soggy succulents, our Houseplant Doctor gives expert answers to your top houseplant questions. How often should I water my houseplant? Image: Thompson & Morgan There is no fixed rule because how often you need to water your houseplant depends on a host…

Make a change to your plant choices

Make a positive change to your plant choices this spring – new from Michael PerryPerhaps you’ve become used to growing the same plants each year, regardless of whether they perform well for you or not! You may even doubt your own gardening skills when those plants fail or succumb to…

Why is Sustainable Gardening so Important These Days?

In essence, sustainable gardening is not a new term, but the practice has started gaining traction recently. What gardening sustainably means, what does the process involve, and what makes it so important today? What is Sustainable Gardening? It is vital to make one crucial distinction. Cultivating…

Ten Wonderful Wildlife Blogs

Feel inspired - and grab your binoculars - for a chance to spot these elusive little creatures this summer Image:Shutterstock If you love nothing better than to 'stand and stare' in the hope of spotting some of the UK's phenomenal, but rather shy, wildlife, have we got a treat for you. Here's our…

Garden ready trio

Our new garden ready trio consists of our three customer favourites, Sweet William Mixed, Polyanthus Most Scented Mixed and Primrose Husky Mixed. There is no need to wait, our garden ready trio can be planted straight into your garden – it couldn’t be easier! Our garden ready plants…

Garden pests and other wildlife!

[et_pb_section bb_built="1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4″][et_pb_text] Early summer is the perfect time to step out in the garden with a nice cuppa, and bathe in the satisfaction that all of that hard work this spring was worth the effort. And so it was that whilst surveying my…

High value, low cost plants Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’

Of all the garden plants which give high value for a small financial outlay, one of my favourites has to be Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’. For the price of a packet of seeds, you are unlikely ever to be without this plant as it readily self-sows, although not so much that it seems if…

Make a change to your plant choices – 3

Next in my ‘Make a change to your plant choices’ theme are some hard-working plants for beds, baskets and borders.Laurentia ‘Indigo Stars’If your bedding and basket plants don’t usually last beyond August, then try this…Laurentia ‘Indigo Stars’This…

Capel St Mary Allotments Association - Flower and Produce Show

Last weekend I volunteered to help out at my local Allotment Show, they were a bit short on numbers, so I helped out on the refreshment stall, we all need a cup of tea and piece of cake from time to time. It was a perfect way to have a behind the scenes look at the show. It has given me more ideas…

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