Welcome to Thompson & Morgan’s gardening blog
Ten top YouTube gardening channels
With so many sources of online gardening help, advice and information to turn to, it can be difficult to know where to start. To help you sort the good from the not so good, we’ve checked out a plethora of gardening YouTube channels for the quality of their content....
read more
Drought tolerant plants
There are lots of good reasons to grow drought tolerant plants. During hot summers the need for frequent watering is time consuming. Not to mention costly to the environment and your pocket too, should rainfall in your area fail to keep up with demand. We asked The...
read more
Perfect for pollinators
Planting for pollinating insects has never been more important. As insect populations decline across the world, we need to find ways to help these essential invertebrates, for our future as well as theirs. Gardeners can play a vital part in this recovery. With over...
read more
Best In Class – Another Award for Chelsea Garden
Thompson & Morgan is incredibly proud to have won another award for its Behind the Genes garden. Designed and created in partnership with Sparsholt College Hampshire, the garden was also awarded a gold medal this morning. Chris Bird, Sparsholt College’s senior...
read more
Gold Medal for Behind the Genes Chelsea Garden
Thompson & Morgan and Sparsholt College Hampshire have just announced a gold medal win at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Their joint creation, the Behind the Genes garden, was this morning awarded a gold medal in the Discovery area of the Great Pavilion. Yesterday, Thompson...
read more
Thompson & Morgan Takes Third With Agapanthus ‘Fireworks’
We’re so pleased to announce that its Plant of the Year entry Agapanthus ‘Fireworks’ has been placed third today at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It was one of six plants that we heard this morning were on the final shortlist of 20 entrants.
read more
Six Thompson & Morgan Entries Make Shortlist for RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year
We’re thrilled to announce that the shortlist announced on Sunday afternoon for RHS Chelsea Flower Show’s Plant of the Year, includes six of our entrants. This beats last year’s tally of five plants, two of which went on to be placed first and third places in this...
read more
Plot to plate recipes for National Vegetarian Week
At Thompson & Morgan, we’re passionate about growing our own food. But sowing, growing and nurturing delicious produce is only half of the story. Harvesting, preparing and eating these vitamin-packed wonder foods is just as important, right? This year, 13 - 19 May is...
read more
Recent Comments