Welcome to Thompson & Morgan’s gardening blog
Money saving garden tips: cost-effective plants and flowers
You can fill your garden with colour and interest, even on a tight budget, given a little time and patience. We asked our favourite gardening experts to suggest cost-effective plants and flowers to bring your garden to life. Here’s what they said…
How to grow spinach
Spinach seeds are one of the quickest and easiest crops to grow, and a great way to fill gaps between taller, or slower-growing vegetables. Here’s how to grow spinach, courtesy of our horticultural team…
Money saving garden tips: cost-effective fruit and veg
We asked our favourite gardening experts to share tips on cost-effective fruit and vegetables to grow at home. Here are some of their tried-and-tested suggestions…
Money saving garden tips: cost-effective seed sowing
We asked our favourite gardening experts to share their best money-saving tips for sowing seeds. Here’s their practical, tried-and-tested advice…
How to use our hedging calculator
Our hedging calculator takes all the guesswork out of ordering hedging plants. Simply choose the variety you want, add the length you need, and decide how thick you want your hedge to be. Our helpful tool instantly calculates the number of plants to order, and applies...
Pond plants masterclass: best expert content
Here are some of the best independent videos, articles and posts to help you plan a new water feature or spruce up an existing one.
Featured Gardener: Leigh Johnstone
Meet Leigh of @beardygardener and learn how this award-winning garden designer uses his horticultural knowledge to help others…
Eight ways to save money with a gardening group
Gardening groups are a wonderful way to connect people in a meaningful, shared endeavour. Nurturing plants as part of a team can offer physical, mental, and social benefits as well as helping you to learn new skills. For budget-conscious growers, gardening clubs and...







