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Trouble shooting your Geranium growing problems
If you’re looking for answers to your geranium and pelargonium troubleshooting questions, you’ve come to the right place.
Taking geranium & pelargonium cuttings
Taking cuttings is an easy way to get more of your favourite pelargoniums. Here’s our step-by-step guide to successfully taking your own geranium cuttings.
How to Overwinter Geraniums
If you want to know how to overwinter your favourite tender geraniums (more correctly called pelargoniums) to enjoy the following year, we’ve got you covered.
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...
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, 15 - 21st...
Living Green: Growing Your Own Vegetables
We all know how tasty fresh vegetables are in meals and salads. However, no matter how well you seem to time your visits to the grocery store, finding the freshest of produce is mostly by sheer luck. Growing your own vegetables gives you a break from grocery store...
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...
Flowers You Should Avoid Planting Near One Another
There’s certainly an art to orchestrating your garden. Learning about which flowering plants work well together or which are incompatible due to their unique growth conditions is the key to creating gorgeous and harmonious combinations in your yard. Below are several...