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My Fuchsia Experience so far – by Lucas Hatch
Last year I bought the Thompson & Morgan Fuchsia ‘Giant Collection’. It included some of the biggest fuchsia flowers I had ever…
Home-grown fruit & veg is back on the menu
More and more people are keen to get their hands into trying home-grown fruit & veg in order to cut down the cost of their weekly…
How to grow fuchsias
There are few plant groups that are as diverse as the fuchsia. These exotic looking beauties are firm favourites for their…
How to get an Allotment – with Michelle Stacey
Hi, my name is Michelle and I was a contestant on BBC2 big allotment challenge 2014, and also BBC1 allotment wars…
A year in the greenhouse – Amanda
Hello everyone, my name is Amanda and this is the first of what I hope will be one of my many blogs for Thompson & Morgan…
Fuchsia Festival at Driftwood
It’s like a fuchsia festival every summer in my garden! I have been collecting them since inheriting 2 standard specimens from family members, one from my Aunt, Margaret Grindrod, in 2004 (plant pictured in 2005 on left) and one from my father, Ron Stonebanks, in...
Great British Garden Revival
I am not sure if it is a common perception but due to working within the horticultural industry, it is clear that here in Britain we are a nation of gardeners. With the development of the industrial sector and the new homes within our largest towns and city centres;...
Fuchsias
It’s the beginning of Thompson & Morgan’s Fuchsia Festival; and we think you’re heading for a long, colourful and care-free summer! In the UK, we know fuchsias quite well. Even if you’re a non-gardener, I bet you’ll have had a grandma or uncle who grew fuchsias of...