Welcome to Thompson & Morgan’s gardening blog
How to make a small garden feel more spacious
Small gardens have to work harder than big ones. When your outdoor space is limited, you’ll need clever design and innovative planting to make it feel roomier. We asked some of our favourite British garden-designers for their top tips on making a small garden feel...
Top tips for family gardens
Kids have a natural love of nature, but they’re easily lured back indoors by screen time. If you’d like to get your children out in the garden for fresh air, learning and fun, we’ve compiled some great tips courtesy of our favourite family and gardening bloggers....
News update from Thompson & Morgan
Further ‘reveals’ from our new Spring Range We’ve just released details and images of a number of new products that will feature in our Spring 2020 range. All three of the striking varieties in the new Summer Paradise series of alstroemeria - ‘Holiday Valley’, ‘Spring...
Top tips to attract wildlife to your garden
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 wildlife gardeners and bloggers for tips on how...
Introducing a Low Calorie/ Low Carb/ High Fibre Alternative to Potato
We are launching two intriguing new winter squash varieties. Intriguing because when cooked, they taste just like mashed and baked potatoes whilst offering fewer calories, along with lower carbohydrate and higher fibre content. With today’s trends towards healthy...
What grew in the garden
This spring, we asked five of our favourite garden bloggers if they were planning anything new and exciting over the summer. Their responses varied from experiments with onions to enticing a hedgehog into their garden, and more. Now it’s autumn, we’re intrigued to see...
Win our ‘Urban Jungle’ house plant collection!
This competition has now closed, but thank you to all those who have entered. Please keep an eye on our competition pages for future giveaways.
Gardening with grasses
Do your borders lack colour, height and movement throughout the year? Professional garden designer Nic Wilson of dogwooddays recently redesigned the beds in her own back garden to striking effect. Her secret weapon? Grasses. By integrating their elegant structure and...