Thompson & Morgan The Thompson & Morgan horticultural team produces a wealth of content around gardening and food production. Since the first seed catalogue was published in 1855, Thompson & Morgan has grown to become one of the UK’s largest Mail Order Seed and Plant companies. Through the pu...
Over at Thompson & Morgan’s blog, Sue Sanderson says that deciding how you want to eat or cook your tomato is the first step to growing your own. Her useful ‘tomato selector guide’ helps you to narrow down the huge range of different varieties to your specific culinary needs. If you...
Thompson & Morgan has grown to become one of the UK’s largest Mail Order Seed and Plant companies. Through the publication of our catalogues and the operation of our award-winning website, Thompson & Morgan is able to
Image:Shallot ‘Hermine’from Thompson & Morgan Onions and shallots are perennial vegetables, both grown for their edible flavoursome bulbs. Shallots (Allium ascalonicum) are very closely related to onions (Allium cepa) and have more in common with each other than other members of the allium fa...
Image:Chilli Pepper ‘Basket of Fire’ F1 Seedsfrom Thompson & Morgan Are you unsure which chilli pepper to grow? The family behind@london.organic.home.gardenrecommends chilli ‘Basket of Fire’: “It produces up to 200 chillies per plant and they mature in a rainbow of colours from dark ...
The Thompson & Morgan horticultural team produces a wealth of content around gardening and food production. Since the first seed catalogue was published in 1855, Thompson & Morgan has grown to become one of the UK’s largest Mail Order Seed and Plant companies. Through the publication of our ...
Spring is traditionally considered the best time to plant perennials, but you can plant them at any time from spring to late autumn. Many perennials are sold during the summer as garden-ready plants and add instant colour to your border. Good watering is essential to establish new plants, so...
Sowing annual flower seeds Calendula is a quick and easy annual that’s easy to grow in almost any garden Image source:Calendula officinalis nana ‘Fruit Twist’from Thompson & Morgan You can sow manyhardy annualslike calendula, sunflowers, nasturtiums and Californian poppy indoors from March, in...
So now the colder months begin and the long, darker nights draw in I am reflecting back on the last growing year at certain successes and trials in the garden and allotment sites. One of the big successes has been therunner beans. I planted 3 different Thompson & Morgan varieties – all...
Image:Basil ‘Siam Queen’from Thompson & Morgan Don’t have a south-facing garden? A number of culinary herbs tolerate semi-shade–particularly chives, parsley, mint,lemon balmand coriander. As long as they’re in the sun for at least half a day (preferably morning), these herbs don’t...