Welcome to Thompson & Morgan’s gardening blog
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...
The Fuchsia Festival
We will be celebrating all things fuchsia in 2015 with a filled fuchsia festival calendar of online activities running right through to autumn. We have top growing advice from our experts, exciting blogs from customers and staff and on top of that we are launching...
Therapeutic Gardening – How has it helped Melanie ?
Here Thrive, the UK charity that uses therapeutic gardening to change lives, shows how it has made a difference to Melanie’s life. Two years ago when Melanie came to Thrive just after her father died, she was, in her own words, a different person. Losing both parents...