Welcome to Thompson & Morgan’s gardening blog
Gardening like my mother taught me
From an early age lots of people have influenced my gardening. My grandfathers were both keen gardeners, my…
Reward launched for UK’s tallest sunflower
We are offering a £1,000 cash prize to find the nation’s tallest sunflower. With Sunflowers high on everyone’s sowing…
NEWS: Thompson & Morgan trial grounds
Like Willy Wonka opening the gates to his chocolate factory, the chance to get a glimpse of the immaculate…
Driftwood Garden and Thompson & Morgan 2015 Trials!
The year is moving on at a pace and there are only a few weeks to go until the garden gate is opened again for a summer…
Plants for hanging baskets
There are so many beautiful plants for hanging baskets out there, from trailing plants to your annuals and evergreens…
Potting on chillies
My chilli seedlings have been ticking along nicely in the conservatory, and until the weekend I’d paid them little attention…
Flower gardens of Keukenhof
When I think of tulips, I think of Amsterdam. I think most people do. It’s almost certainly to do with the song which I have hummed in…
Growing a Standard Fuchsia – by Carol
There are so many ways to grow a fuchsia however perhaps the most effective is as a standard. Standards give height to a…







