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Win a pair of pre-planted hanging baskets from Thompson & Morgan

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One lucky winner will receive a gorgeous pair of Tutti Frutti Pre-Planted Hanging Baskets from T&M. Completely garden ready, all you need to do is remove them from the box and hang! These hassle-free pre-planted baskets contain a carefully curated mix of vibrant blooms for a long season of colour. Browse our full range of pre-planted hanging baskets for inspiration.

8 brilliant benefits of hanging baskets

Trailing fuchsias look elegant tumbling out of baskets
Image: Pre-planted Trailing Fuchsia Hanging Basket from T&M

Hanging baskets are a popular way to flank an entrance, brighten up a blank wall or jazz up a boring fence. But there are so many more benefits to growing your favourite blooms in baskets:

1. Saves space: You don’t need a huge garden to enjoy a blaze of colour, texture and scent. Making the most of the vertical space keeps your lawn or patio free for other things.
2. Adds kerb appeal: Colourfully cascading flowers create instant impact and help your home stand out from the crowd.
3. Easy access: Planting, weeding and watering are so much easier when you don’t have to crawl on your hands and knees! Deadheading the spent blooms is less of a chore too.
4. Prevents pests: Slugs and snails are far less likely to attack your favourite blooms if they’re suspended off the ground. It will also keep cats, rabbits and other animals off your precious plants.
5. Less weeding: Densely-packed hanging baskets get fewer weeds than beds and borders. Being at eye-level makes them easier to pluck out if they do appear.
6. More sun exposure: If your garden is too shady for some flowers, there’s often a wall or fence that gets the sun for a bit longer than everywhere else.
7. Shows off special plants: Trailing plants are shown to particular advantage in a hanging basket. But many other plants can also be showcased more effectively at eye-level where you can enjoy their delicate petals, colours and scents.
8. Keeps it fresh: Choose a completely new colour theme for your baskets each year to keep things interesting. And you don’t have to stick to flowers. Try unusual foliage plants, juicy fruits or even vegetables.

For more advice on how to plant hanging baskets, see our step-by-step guide. And to learn everything you need to know about hanging baskets, our helpful hub page is a fantastic resource.

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1. This competition is open to UK mainland residents aged 18 or over.
2. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
3. The promoter is Thompson & Morgan – A division of Branded Garden Products Limited.
4. The Competition opens at midday on the 6th April 2023, and closes at midday on the 24th April 2023. Entries received after that date and time will not be considered.
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9. There will be one winner randomly selected who will receive:
   2 X 10in (25cm) Pre-Planted ‘Tutti Fruitti’ Baskets
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11. The winner will be chosen from a random draw of correct entries.
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Thompson & Morgan

Since the first seed catalogue was published in 1855, Thompson & Morgan has grown to become one of the UK’s largest Mail Order Seed and Plant companies. Through the publication of our catalogues and the operation of our award-winning website, Thompson & Morgan is able to provide home gardeners with the very best quality products money can buy.