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Painshill Park free entry Wednesdays in November

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Painshill Park is a stunning 18th Century landscape garden, Serpentine Lake
with magnificent follies.

http://www.painshill.co.uk/Home.aspx

Wed 02 Nov 2011 – Wed 30 Nov 2011
Free Entry every Wednesday during November! OK it’s not at it’s best this
time of year but the bones of the park are still there.

The park is open from 10.30am until 4pm (or dusk) with last entry at 3pm.

Win a Bramley apple tree!

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Fab competition on Facebook to win a bramley apple tree! You have to like and share the tree2mydoor page!

Chicken leads and nappies

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Too bizarre to be made up. Chicken leads so you can take them for a walk and nappies…

Go on have a giggle! I’ve heard of cats who like being on leads but never thought about chickens until I saw this link!

Goji berry

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Thompson & Morgan has these new items today

Goji Berry - 2 plants in 9cm pots

Goji Berry – 2 plants in 9cm pots £17.98
 Customer RatingOne of nature’s best-kept secrets! The nutrient rich super-fruits of the hardy Lycium shrub are a rich source of antioxidants and vitamin C. With a sweet liquorice flavour, goji berries make a delicious and healthy snack. Pick them fresh from your garden to add to cereals and juices, or dry them for the highest nutritional benefits. These hardy shrubs are easy to grow, even in dry, windy or coastal sites, and they are self-pollinating too! Goji berries begin to bear their nutritious fruit in autumn from the second year after planting, with their yield increasing year upon year.Plants supplied have been sourced and grown in the E.C. Height: 3.5m (11’). Spread: 2m (6’,6”).

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Nuts!

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Thompson & Morgan have these nuts trees that would be a great addition to any garden

Walnut 'Lara' - 1 tree

Walnut ‘Lara’ – 1 tree £39.99
Walnut trees make a magnificent feature for the larger garden. French Walnut ‘Lara’ is a spur bearing variety and slightly more compact than others, although it will still make spectacular proportions. This early bearing walnut produces excellent quality nuts with a unique creamy flavour from September. Walnut ‘Lara’ is propagated onto ‘Juglans regia’ rootstock. It is self-fertile and therefore does not require a pollination companion. Walnut trees may be slow to establish but will begin to produce nuts after about four years. Height: 12m (39’). Spread: 9m (29’).

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Winter sowing lettuce

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Thompson & Morgan have some winter lettuce – worth a look if you’re after growing some veg this winter but haven’t yet planted anything.

Lettuce 'Gem Collection' (Cos) - 2 packets - 1 of each variety (1400 seeds in total)

Lettuce ‘Gem Collection’ (Cos) – 2 packets – 1 of each variety (1400 seeds in total) £2.69
Thompson & Morgan’s Gem Lettuce Collection comprises one packet each of: – Little Gem (Summer-Autumn): Very compact, high-quality, small heads which are sweet and tasty. Useful for catch crops and small gardens. – Winter Gem (January-May): A specially-bred Little Gem Cos for sowing from September to January and for growing in a unheated greenhouse or in a cold frame for over-winter production.

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vegetable seed collections

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

For when you can’t decide what to grow. Buy a ready picked selection of seeds.
New items today at Thompson & Morgan

Customer Favourites Collection - 27 packets - 1 of each variety

Customer Favourites Collection – 27 packets – 1 of each variety £39.99
SPECIAL OFFER – Everything for under £40!Collection comprises one packet each of:Amberboa muricata Beetroot Wodan F1 Hybrid (Globe)Begonia x tuberhybrida illumination Apricot Shades F1 HybridCalifornian Poppy Fruit CrushCarrot Flyaway F1 HybridBrussels Sprout Trafalgar F1Climbing Bean CobraMarigold patula x erecta Zenith Mixed F1 HybridPapaver oriental Coral ReefDigitalis purpurea Candy MountainCourgette Defender F1 HybridEchinacea purpurea Pink ParasolNasturtium minus Princess of IndiaLettuce Chartwell (Romaine)Lettuce Ultimate MixedPea Oregon Sugar Pod (Mangetout)Petunia x hybrida Purple Velvet F1 HybridPetunia x hybrida Salmon Velvet F1 HybridPapaver paeoniflorum Ooh La LaRunner Bean White LadySweet Pea Sugar ‘n’ Spice™Sweet Pea Flying the FlagSweet Pea FragrantissimaScabiosa atropurpurea Beaujolais BonnetsSilene laciniata Jack FlashTomato Sungold F1Tomato Suncherry Premium F1 Hybrid

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Free raspberry plants

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

free raspberriesIf you grow raspberries in your garden or on your allotment you’ll know exactly how they spread.
Dig them up and replant them where you want them.
You can dig tiny spurs up out of the lawn if they creep onto that – or just dig up them from the veg veds they’ve spread to. Get as much root as you can – just because it cuts down the chance of a regrowth where you don’t want it.

Rhubarb Crowns and seeds for Autumn Planting at Thompson and Morgan

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

rhubarb victoriaFantastic range of autumn planting rhubarb available now at Thompson & Morgan. We love rhubarb in our house. It’s a great thing to grow in the garden as it’s early to harvest and means you can enjoy rhubarb crumble for pudding! Don’t pick any the first year no matter how much you want to. It really does impact the growth.
They need the leaves for gathering as much sunshine as possible to help the root system grow. So leave it alone! YES LEAVE IT ALONE!
Get some well rotted compost or manure for it and cover the area where you plant it. Leave apart from weeding around it carefully.
Rhubarb needs a long term bed so prepare the soil well. Weed completely several times, dig in well rotted manure and plant well.

Rhubarb 'Fulton's Strawberry Surprise' Patio Kit - 1 plant + 1 grow bag

Rhubarb ‘Fulton’s Strawberry Surprise’ Patio Kit – 1 plant + 1 grow bag £14.99
Strong, vigorous plants produce flushes of eye-catching, vivid red stems with a well balanced acidity. Rhubarb ‘Fultons Strawberry Surprise’ was voted the best flavoured rhubarb in RHS Wisley trials and holds an RHS AGM. The attractive stems are perfect for making delicious pies and crumbles. Height: 60cm (24″). Spread: 120cm (48″).These rhubarb crowns are supplied with 40 litre bags making them perfect for growing in small spaces such as patios and balconies. These young plants will quickly mature, resulting in crowns big enough to harvest from 2 years after planting.

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Thompson and Morgan offers

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

Thompson & Morgan are currently showing voucher codes on their main page – they’re changing for each day this weekend so go and have a look.
Code: AF10927 gives you £20 OFF ORDERS OVER £100 – expires end of October 2011.

Tons of great offers

40 bulbs just £3.49 with every order

Worth £9.99!

Primrose ‘Lucky Mixed’ – 84 plugs just £4.99 with orders over £25

84 plugs just £4.99 with orders over £25

Worth £12.99!

Potato ‘Lady Christl’

Only £2.99

Windowsill Salad & Herb Planter
Now £9.99

Strawberry ‘Elegance’ (Mid Season)

Now £6.99

Allium Collection

Now £9.99

Strawberry Full Season Collection

£13.99