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Geranium Offers

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

Geranium Parade 30 Plants + 15 FREE
 £9.99
Colourful long lasting displays from this favourite geranium Order by the end of January to receive your plants by mid March. Order 50% more plants for just £3 extra! Click here These beautiful Geraniums will bring lasting colour to your garden throughout the summer. The large flowers in reds and pinks will brighten your borders from June to October. An old favourite and a well loved Geranium!

Geranium Fire Queen 30 plants + 15 FREE
 £9.99
Our best selling geranium with beautiful large red flowers Order by the end of January to receive your plants by mid March. Order 50% more plants for just £3 extra! Click here This classic large flowered red geranium is a beautiful example of a geranium. The red flowers stand proud of the green coloured leaves, giving a lovely backdrop to the large flowers. Geranium Fire Queen is good in dry conditions and will bloom throughout the summer.

Geranium Rose Pink Bicolour (Trailing) 6 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £9.99
An attractive pink trailing geraniumThis trailing geranium is a good all round performer with good all weather tolerance. It will produce a mass of pink flowers and cascade over the sides of your pots and hanging baskets. A lovely plant to use in your summer bedding plant displays.

Geranium Mixed Ivy (Trailing) 6 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £9.99
All weather tolerant. Proven performer Order by the end of January to receive your plants in April.A proven performer, this collection of trailing geraniums will provide months of colour in your hanging baskets. The delicate flowers will cascade over the sides of your hanging baskets and bring colour to your patios!

Geranium White Ivy (Trailing) 6 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £9.99
Perfect white geranium for summer displays Order by the end of January to receive your plants in April.This trailing geranium is a good all round performer with good all weather tolerance. It will produce a mass of white flowers and cascade over the sides of your pots and hanging baskets. A lovely plant to use in your summer bedding plant displays.

Geranium Red (Trailing) 6 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £9.99
An attractive red trailing geranium Order by the end of January to receive your plants in April.This trailing geranium is a good all round performer with good all weather tolerance. It will produce a mass of red flowers and cascade over the sides of your pots and hanging baskets. A lovely plant to use in your summer bedding plant displays.

Geranium Burgundy Bicolour (Trailing) 6 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £9.99
A stunning large purple flowered geranium Order by the end of January to receive your plants in April.This trailing Geranium has beautiful large purple flowers. Geranium burgundy bicolour has good all weather tolerance and will look stunning in your patio pots.

Geranium Parade 70 Plants + 35 FREE
 £10.99
Beautiful Geranium Parade Plug Plants Order by the end of January to receive your plants by mid March.These beautiful Geraniums will bring lasting colour to your garden throughout the summer. The large flowers in reds and pinks will brighten your borders from June to October. An old favourite and a well loved Geranium!

Geranium Fire Queen 70 Plants + 35 FREE
 £10.99
Stunning Red Geranium Fire Queen Order by the end of January to receive your plants by mid March.This classic large flowered red geranium is a beautiful example of a geranium. The red flowers stand proud of the green coloured leaves, giving a lovely backdrop to the large flowers. These red Geraniums are good in dry conditions and will bloom throughout the summer.

Geranium Fire Queen 24 Super Ready Plants
 £11.99
Our best selling geranium with beautiful large red flowers Order by the end of January to receive your plants by mid April.This classic large flowered red geranium is a beautiful example of a geranium. The red flowers stand proud of the green coloured leaves, giving a lovely backdrop to the large flowers. Geranium Fire Queen is good in dry conditions and will bloom throughout the summer.

Hardy Geranium Mavis Simpson 1 Plant 2 Litre
 £11.99
Versatile, easy to growHardy Geranium (Cranesbill) Buy 2 Shrubs and get the 2nd for half price! Click here A compact, easy to grow garden ready plant, also providing superb groundcover from this traditional favourite.

Geranium Parade 24 Super Ready Plants
 £11.99
Colourful long lasting displays from this favourite geranium Order by the end of January to receive your plants by mid April.These beautiful Geraniums will bring lasting colour to your garden throughout the summer. The large flowers in reds and pinks will brighten your borders from June to October. An old favourite and a well loved Geranium!

Geranium Verona Dream 24 Super Ready Plants
 £11.99
Unique designer mix with these lovely Geraniums Order by the end of January to receive your plants by mid April.These beautiful large flowered geraniums will flower throughout the summer. They are a unique designer Mix and an F1 Variety.

Geranium Balcony Trailing 24 Super Ready Plants
 £11.99
Trailing geranium producing an abundance of pretty pink flowers Order by the end of January to receive your plants by mid April.This trailing geranium has delicate pink and red flowers that will trail beautifully from hanging baskets and containers. They are good in dry conditions, making them perfect for hanging baskets. A fantastic plant for bringing colour to your garden.

Geranium Tutti Frutti 24 Super Ready Plants
 £11.99
Attractive brightly coloured geraniums in orange and pink Order by the end of January to receive your plants by mid April.These beautiful large flowered geraniums that will flower throughout the summer. They include bright orange and pink coloured flowers making a stunning bright display. These geraniums are drought tolerant.

Geranium Antik (Climbing) 6 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £12.99
Special series of climbing geraniums Order by the end of January to receive your plants in April.This is a special series of climbing geraniums. It is a very vigorous geranium making it ideal as a climbing plant with a little support. Why not plant around a pyramid frame and create some height and colour in your pots. Geranium Antik has a relaxed habit and so will display the flowers well.

Geranium Zonal Collection 6 Jumbo Ready Plants
 £12.99
A stunning collection of semi double pink geraniums Order by the end of January to receive your plants in April.A stunning collection of semi double flowered geraniums in a wonderful collection of pink and white flowers. Geraniums to make a stunning display!

Order by the end of January

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

Great deals – order now – before the end of the month to get fab prices on these begonias!

Begonia Super Landscaping Mix 50 Plants + 20 FREE £12.99

Begonia Super Landscaping Mix 24 Super Ready Plants £11.99

Begonia Super Landscaping Mix 100 Plants + 60 FREE £13.99

Begonia Stars 50 Plants + 20 FREE £16.99

Begonia Sparkle (Trailing) 70 Plants + 35 FREE £10.99

Begonia Sparkle (Trailing) 50 Plants + 20 FREE £12.99

Begonia Sparkle (Trailing) 30 Plants + 15 FREE £9.99

Begonia Sparkle (Trailing) 24 Super Ready Plants £11.99

Begonia Sparkle (Trailing) 100 Plants + 60 FREE £13.99

Begonia Sahara 70 Plants + 35 FREE £10.99

Begonia Sahara 50 Plants + 20 FREE £12.99

Begonia Sahara 30 Plants + 15 FREE £9.99

Begonia Sahara 100 Plants + 60 FREE £13.99

Begonia Destiny Pink 50 Plants + 20 FREE £13.99

Begonia Destiny Pink 24 Super Ready Plants £11.99

Begonia Destiny Marie Curie Mix 50 Plants + 20 FREE £12.99

Begonia Destiny Marie Curie Mix 30 Plants + 15 FREE £9.99

Begonia Destiny 70 Plants + 35 FREE £10.99

Begonia Destiny 50 Plants + 20 FREE £12.99

Begonia Destiny 30 Plants + 15 FREE £9.99

Begonia Destiny 24 Super Ready Plants £11.99

Begonia Destiny 100 Plants + 60 FREE £13.99

Begonia Compacta 50 Plants + 20 FREE £13.99

Begonia Apricot Sparkle (Trailing) 50 Plants + 20 FREE £12.99

Begonia Apricot Sparkle (Trailing) 24 Super Ready Plants £11.99

Begonia Apricot Sparkle (Trailing) 100 Plants + 60 FREE £13.99

Begonia Amber Delight 50 Plants + 20 FREE £12.99

Begonia Amber Delight 24 Super Ready Plants £11.99

Begonia Amber Delight 100 Plants + 60 FREE £13.99

A is for … seeds from Thompon and Morgan

Monday, January 28th, 2013

A is for … seeds from Thompon and Morgan


Achillea millefolium ‘Cassis’ – 1 packet (70 seeds)
 £1.49
Many stems with masses of attractive, intense cherry red flowers, over a very long period. ‘ Achillea Cassis is a first year flowering perennial, making an excellent border filler and cut flower. ‘

Achillea millefolium ‘Summer Pastels’ F2 Hybrid – 1 packet (90 seeds)
 £1.49
A completely new concept in hardy perennials. ‘ Achillea Summer Pastels is easy to grow, flowering in just 4 months from sowing and producing lots of flowers from spring to first frosts. ‘ The colour range of Achillea Summer Pastels is too wide to describe but includes cream, butter, lemon, all imaginable shades of salmon, orange, red, plus mustard, ochre, bronze, grey and beige, in fact, almost the complete spectrum of pastels. ‘ Suitable for border, pots, containers and even windowboxes, or as a flowering pot plant. ‘ Flowers can be used fresh or dried. ‘ Flowers spring to summer. ‘ Height: 60cm (2ft). ‘

Achillea ptarmica ‘Double Diamond’ – 1 packet (80 seeds)
 £1.69
Compact bushy plants are smothered with mainly double, dazzling white pom-pom flowers. ‘ Improved selection of this fabulous first-year-flowering hardy perennial, growing to 30cm (12in) in the first year and 80cm (32in) in the second. ‘ Ideal for the front and middle of borders, as ground cover or as low hedging where it will attract bees and other beneficial insects. ‘ Also makes a lovely cut or dried flower. ‘

Amberboa muricata – 1 packet (100 seeds)
 £2.19
Easy to grow annual which produces tall stems clothed with large, attractive, purple-mauve flowers, adding height to borders and ideal for cutting. ‘ Spectacular sown en-masse in drifts and will flower all summer long until the first night frosts of autumn. ‘

Agastache aurantiaca ‘Fragrant Mixed’ – 1 packet (60 seeds)
 £2.29
A truly amazing display of tall, brightly coloured spikes of tasselled florets appear to burst out like flames from the lanced and highly perfumed foliage. ‘ Very quick and easy to grow, this lovely perennial will enhance your borders and containers, whilst its balmy fragrance will attract insects away from your summer patio! Excellent first year flowering variety. ‘ Height: 50-60cm (20-24in). ‘

Achillea millefolium ‘Summer Berries’ F2 Hybrid – 1 packet (40 seeds)
 £2.49
An easy to grow, first year flowering perennial, Achillea Summer Berries is ideal for adding a sumptuous mixture of fruity colours to borders. ‘ Achillea Summer Berries makes an excellent cut or dried flower, as well as attracting bees and butterflies to your garden. ‘ Height: 60-75cm (24-30in). ‘

Agastache aurantiaca ‘Apricot Sprite’ – 1 packet (30 seeds)
 £2.69
Never before has flower power been experienced from a border plant of this kind. ‘ A staggering display of apricot spikes of tasselled florets, erupting like flames from the laced, richly fragrant foliage. ‘ Very quick growing, excellent in bedding, borders and containers. ‘ Bred and selected by T&M for its dwarf, compact habit, and was awarded a Fleuroselect Quality Mark. ‘ All this and it also flowers in its first year from seed. ‘

Antirrhinum nanum ‘Twinny Peach’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (30 seeds)
 £2.99
One of the best new antirrhinum introductions for many years, Antirrhinum Twinny Peach is the first dwarf double F1 Hybrid variety available. ‘ Compact, bushy plants with many branching stems produce stunning double blooms in breathtaking peach shades. ‘ The blooms are so double and tightly closed that bees are unable to enter, which prolongs the flowering period in the garden and adds to the outstanding garden performance of Antirrhinum Twinny Peach. ‘ Simply stunning planted in borders or containers. ‘

Aquilegia x hybrida ‘Green Apples’ – 1 packet (20 seeds)
 £2.99
The first green flowered Aquilegia with this spectacular Clematis-like flower formation. ‘ The buds open in a delightful lime-green shade, fading to a sumptuous apple-green before ageing to a gentle cream. ‘ Makes an interesting feature for borders. ‘

Aquilegia x hybrida ‘Firecracker’ – 1 packet (30 seeds)
 £3.29
Truly outstanding, with blazing, long-spurred blooms of contrasting orange-red and canary-yellow, complemented by blue-green foliage. ‘ Ideal planted en masse, turning borders into an explosion of colour. ‘

Poached egg plant

Monday, January 28th, 2013

Insects love this plant so its well worth including in your garden!


Limnanthes douglasii – RHS Garden Explorers Children’s Seeds – 1 packet (100 seeds)
 £1.49
I am a bright little plant that looks just like fried egg. ‘ I am easy to grow and will produce hundreds of flowers all through the summer. ‘ Height: 15cm. ‘Why Not . ‘. ‘. ‘ draw this pretty flower and see if you can name the different parts? Petal, Sepal, Anther and Stigma. ‘ The Garden Explorers website will help you. ‘

Limnanthes douglasii – 1 packet (150 seeds)
 £2.29
The Fried Egg or Poached Egg plant will attract hoverflies to your garden to beat the aphids. ‘ Bees also love this low, spreading carpet of fragrant golden and white blooms that will grace the front of the border, rockery or path edging. ‘

Interesting tomatoes

Monday, January 28th, 2013

Grow something different this year> These are some of the more interesting varieties of small tomatoes you could grow. Thompson and Morgan have an excellent range of tomatoes, both from seed and available as plug plants. Grow these plum and cherry tomatoes and make some really excellent salads this year! Different colour tomatoes will make a meal a delight!

Tomato ‘Rainbow Blend’ comprises four fabulous varieties in a bright range of colours:
Tomato ‘Katiebell’ (yellow)
Tomato ‘Lizziebell’ (orange)
Tomato ‘Luciebell’ (red)
Tomato ‘Flamingo’ (pink)


Tomato ‘Rainbow Blend’ F1 Hybrid – 10 Postiplugs
 £14.99
What more could you want from a tomato? Flavour, colour AND good yields. ‘ Selection from over 70 tomato varieties by 3 different breeders for sweetness, flavour and colour, has produced this blend of the very best ‘baby plum’ tomatoes. ‘ Plants are productive as well as attractive - up to 12 fruits per truss and up to 10 trusses per plant when grown under glass. ‘ Fruits are very juicy, with high levels of sweetness and each one weighs on average 16-20g (½ - ¾oz). ‘ A delicious and colourful addition to your garden AND your salad bowl. ‘

Tomato ‘Rainbow Blend’ F1 Hybrid – 5 Postiplugs
 £10.99
What more could you want from a tomato? Flavour, colour AND good yields. ‘ Selection from over 70 tomato varieties by 3 different breeders for sweetness, flavour and colour, has produced this blend of the very best ‘baby plum’ tomatoes. ‘ Plants are productive as well as attractive - up to 12 fruits per truss and up to 10 trusses per plant when grown under glass. ‘ Fruits are very juicy, with high levels of sweetness and each one weighs on average 16-20g (½ - ¾oz). ‘ A delicious and colourful addition to your garden AND your salad bowl. ‘

Tomato ‘Rainbow Blend’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (8 seeds)
 £2.99
What more could you want from a tomato. ‘. ‘. ‘ Juicy, sweet and colourful! Simply stunning mix of four colours of ‘baby plums’ - Katiebell (yellow), Lizziebell (orange), Luciebell (red) and Flamingo (pink) - will make attractive and productive plants this summer. ‘ Contrasting fruit colours will add to the interest and taste of your salads, sauces and a whole host of other tomato dishes. ‘ Fruits are oblong and very juicy, weighing on average 16-20g (½ - ¾oz) and with high levels of sweetness. ‘ A ‘must-have’ tomato for your garden this season. ‘

Tomato ‘Falcorosso’ F1 Hybrid – Duchy Originals Organic Seeds – 1 packet (6 seeds)
 £2.99
Bush. ‘Early to ripen, Tomato ‘Falcorosso’ produces supermarket quality, large cherry-sized, plum shaped fruits with up to 20 cherry tomatoes produced per truss. ‘ This excellent bush variety is ideal for growing in the greenhouse and shows great resistance to Fusarium, Verticillium Wilt, Cladosporium and Mosaic Virus. ‘ Due to their wide ranging pest and disease resistance, there will be no need for the use of chemicals, making them perfect for organic gardeners. ‘ Height: 100cm (39"). ‘ Spread: 50cm (20"). ‘

Tomato ‘Roma VF’ – 1 packet (75 seeds)
 £2.79
A specially bred plum tomato that is ideal for preserving and making ketchup, tomato juice and soups. ‘ Tomato ‘Roma VF’ produces fleshy, juicy, almost seedless fruits with a deliciously different flavour which makes it an excellent variety for eating fresh too. ‘ This semi-bush variety is very heavy cropping and has good resistance to verticillium and fusarium wilt. ‘ A versatile variety that can be grown outside or in the greenhouse. ‘ Height: 150cm (59"). ‘ Spread: 50cm (20"). ‘

Tomato ‘Tumbling Tiger’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds)
 £2.69
Basket/ Container. ‘Tomato ‘Tumbling tiger’ produces prolific crops of up to 300 fruits per plant. ‘ The striped, plum shaped tomatoes have a delicious, juicy flavour - just perfect for snacking on! This British bred cherry tomato has a neat, compact bush habit that makes it ideal for growing in a 20cm (8") pot on the windowsill, or in a 35cm (14") basket or container, where it takes on a gentle trailing habit. ‘ Height: 30cm (12"). ‘ Spread: 45cm (18"). ‘

Tomato ‘Roma Nano’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (450 seeds)
 £2.69
Semi-BushTomato ‘Roma Nano’ is a traditional plum tomato producing juicy, fleshy fruits with very few seeds, making them ideal for pastes, soups, sauces and sun drying. ‘ This semi-bush variety can be grown in the greenhouse but will have a richer, fuller flavour if grown outdoors. ‘ Grown as a semi-bush variety, it is easy to grow with minimal training and no side shooting. ‘ Height: 150cm (59"’). ‘ Spread: 50cm (20"’). ‘

Tomato ‘Principe Borghese’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (600 seeds)
 £2.69
Bush. ‘Determinate. ‘Egg sized, deeper than round plum fruits. ‘ Tomato Pomodoro Principe Borghese has a characteristic sharp taste as ‘vine ripened’ fruits for salad and ideal as a sun dried variety. ‘ A huge cropping tomato over the season. ‘

Tomato ‘Il San Marzano Lungo’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (300 seeds)
 £1.99
The large, cylinidrical fruits of cordon Tomato ‘Il San Marzano Lungo’ have deep red skins and dry, meaty flesh, making them superb for cooking, and unsurpassable for making sauces. ‘ This flavoursome plum tomato is early to ripen and crops well over a long season. ‘ Height: 200cm (79"). ‘ Spread: 50cm (20"). ‘

Tomato ‘Rosada’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (6 seeds)
 £3.49
CordonCordon tomato ‘Rosada’ has slightly larger oval-shaped fruit than the popular variety ‘Santa’, with a more pronounced calyx, a slightly thinner skin, and with much better resistance to fruit splitting. ‘ For an exceptional flavour, these delicious cherry tomatoes have a high sugar and high acid content to give that real tomato taste. ‘ Expect abundant crops from this RHS AGM variety. ‘ Tomato ‘Rosada’ is best for the greenhouse, but will also grow in a sunny spot outdoors. ‘ Height: 200cm (79"). ‘ Spread: 50cm (20"). ‘

Tomato ‘Ildi’ – 1 packet (40 seeds)
 £2.49
Mini, sweet yellow, pear shaped cherry tomatoes with up to 80 fruits per truss. ‘ Tomato ‘Ildi’ is a cordon variety that naturally stops growing at 150-180cm (5-6’) carrying 3-4 trusses per plant. ‘ Trusses keep well and can be picked, hung in a cool garage, and kept for weeks without the fruit dropping. ‘ Perfect for containers or planters in the greenhouse or on the patio, but can also be planted in a sunny spot in the garden. ‘ Height: 180cm (72"). ‘ Spread: 50cm (20"). ‘

Easier tomatoes!

Monday, January 28th, 2013

Grown for you these tomato plants take lots of the effort out of growing tomatoes.

Just order them and they’ll arrive ready for going into bigger pots in the greenhouse.


Tomato ‘Sweet Aperitif’ – 10 Postiplugs
 £14.99
In a recent tomato day for the gardening trade and press, this variety came out tops! We’ve managed to get our hands on some to offer to you at home. ‘ Bite-size, cherry fruits with an unmistakable sweetness!

Tomato ‘Suncherry Premium’ F1 Hybrid – 10 Postiplugs
 £14.99
The sweetest-tasting, shiny-red skinned cherry variety available, making the perfect companion for our ever-popular, orange-skinned Sungold. ‘ Ripens early and produces a huge crop of tasty, bitesized fruits throughout the summer. ‘

Tomato ‘Rainbow Blend’ F1 Hybrid – 10 Postiplugs
 £14.99
What more could you want from a tomato? Flavour, colour AND good yields. ‘ Selection from over 70 tomato varieties by 3 different breeders for sweetness, flavour and colour, has produced this blend of the very best ‘baby plum’ tomatoes. ‘ Plants are productive as well as attractive - up to 12 fruits per truss and up to 10 trusses per plant when grown under glass. ‘ Fruits are very juicy, with high levels of sweetness and each one weighs on average 16-20g (½ - ¾oz). ‘ A delicious and colourful addition to your garden AND your salad bowl. ‘

Tomato ‘Losetto’ – 10 Postiplugs
 £14.99
Basket/ Container. ‘The first of its kind! An outstanding new cascading bush tomato with built-in blight resistance. ‘ Producing masses of sweet and juicy cherry tomatoes that can be harvested over a long period from July to September. ‘ Perfect for containers or planters in the greenhouse or on the patio, but can also be planted in a sunny spot in the garden. ‘ Height and spread: 30cm (12"’). ‘

Tomato ‘Sungold’ – Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection – 10 Postiplugs
 £14.99
Cordon. ‘ An outstanding cordon cherry tomato for glasshouse or outdoor culture. ‘ Tomato ‘Sungold’ has an exceptionally high sugar content, that easily rivals ‘Gardeners Delight’, making its attractive, golden-orange fruit irresistibly sweet and juicy. ‘ The high yields of delicious fruit (each approximately 13g) are ideal for salads or as a tasty snack. ‘ This popular variety also has good resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and fusarium wilt. ‘ Height: 200cm (79"’). ‘ Spread: 50cm (20"’). ‘ Tomato ‘Sungold’ plants are delivered from late April for growing under glass and from late May for growing outdoors. ‘ Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, and adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules. ‘

Tomato Auto-Waterer – 6 collars
 £12.99
Growing tomatoes in growbags is undoubtedly the best way to grow them, but consistent watering can be a problem, particularly during hot weather. ‘Not any more - thanks to these handy collars. ‘ Simply place the collar around the young tomato plants at the time of planting. ‘ Each clear plastic collar will form a reservoir to reduce water run-off, ensuring that your plants are consistently fed and watered, and avoiding inconsistent cropping and damaged fruit. ‘

Tomato ‘Sweet Aperitif’ – 5 Postiplugs
 £10.99
In a recent tomato day for the gardening trade and press, this variety came out tops! We’ve managed to get our hands on some to offer to you at home. ‘ Bite-size, cherry fruits with an unmistakable sweetness!

Tomato ‘Sungold’ – Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection – 5 Postiplugs
 £10.99
Cordon. ‘ An outstanding cordon cherry tomato for glasshouse or outdoor culture. ‘ Tomato ‘Sungold’ has an exceptionally high sugar content, that easily rivals ‘Gardeners Delight’, making its attractive, golden-orange fruit irresistibly sweet and juicy. ‘ The high yields of delicious fruit (each approximately 13g) are ideal for salads or as a tasty snack. ‘ This popular variety also has good resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and fusarium wilt. ‘ Height: 200cm (79"’). ‘ Spread: 50cm (20"’). ‘ Tomato ‘Sungold’ plants are delivered from late April for growing under glass and from late May for growing outdoors. ‘ Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, and adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules. ‘

Tomato ‘Losetto’ – 5 Postiplugs
 £10.99
Basket/ Container. ‘The first of its kind! An outstanding new cascading bush tomato with built-in blight resistance. ‘ Producing masses of sweet and juicy cherry tomatoes that can be harvested over a long period from July to September. ‘ Perfect for containers or planters in the greenhouse or on the patio, but can also be planted in a sunny spot in the garden. ‘ Height and spread: 30cm (12"’). ‘

Tomato ‘Rainbow Blend’ F1 Hybrid – 5 Postiplugs
 £10.99
What more could you want from a tomato? Flavour, colour AND good yields. ‘ Selection from over 70 tomato varieties by 3 different breeders for sweetness, flavour and colour, has produced this blend of the very best ‘baby plum’ tomatoes. ‘ Plants are productive as well as attractive - up to 12 fruits per truss and up to 10 trusses per plant when grown under glass. ‘ Fruits are very juicy, with high levels of sweetness and each one weighs on average 16-20g (½ - ¾oz). ‘ A delicious and colourful addition to your garden AND your salad bowl. ‘

Tomato ‘Suncherry Premium’ F1 Hybrid – 5 Postiplugs
 £10.99
The sweetest-tasting, shiny-red skinned cherry variety available, making the perfect companion for our ever-popular, orange-skinned Sungold. ‘ Ripens early and produces a huge crop of tasty, bitesized fruits throughout the summer. ‘

Tomato ‘Sungold’ – 5 jumbo plugs
 £10.99
Sungold - celebrating 20 years of the sweetest tomato, as voted by gardeners, - Non-stop cropping, - Bite-sized orange fruits, - Everyone loves them, Cordon. ‘An outstanding cordon cherry tomato for glasshouse or outdoor culture. ‘ Tomato ‘Sungold’ has an exceptionally high sugar content, that easily rivals ‘Gardeners Delight’, making its attractive, golden-orange fruit irresistibly sweet and juicy. ‘ The high yields of delicious fruit (each approximately 13g) are ideal for salads or as a tasty snack. ‘ This popular variety also has good resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and fusarium wilt. ‘ Height: 200cm (79"’). ‘ Spread: 50cm (20"’). ‘Tomato ‘Sungold’ plants are delivered from late April for growing under glass and from late May for growing outdoors. ‘ Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, and adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules. ‘

Tomato ‘Ferline’ F1 Hybrid – 5 jumbo plugs
 £10.99
CordonCould this be the answer to many gardeners’ prayers? In recent trials Tomato ‘Ferline’ has shown impressive blight tolerance in a garden situation, and resistance to fusarium and verticillium wilt. ‘ A useful variety for outdoor cultivation in even the wet summers! Grow these vigorous, indeterminate plants as cordons either under glass or outdoors, to produce heavy crops of deep red fruits of up to 150gm (5oz) in weight, with a very good flavour. ‘ Height: 200cm (79"). ‘ Spread: 50cm (20"). ‘

Tomato ‘Cherrola’ F1 Hybrid – 5 jumbo plugs
 £10.99
Cordon. ‘Tomato ‘Cherrola’ bears long trusses of up to 20 well-spaced, dark red fruits weighing on average 20g (¾oz)! This delicious cherry tomato has an excellent balance of sweetness and acidity giving the fruits an outstanding flavour. ‘ Delicious in salads and sandwiches or eaten straight from the garden as a snack! This heavy cropping cordon variety is suitable for growing outside or under glass where it will ripen particularly early. ‘ Height: 200cm (79"’). ‘ Spread: 50cm (20"’). ‘ Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, and adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules. ‘

Tomato Seeds at Thompson and Morgan

Monday, January 28th, 2013

A-Z of tomato seeds at Thompson and Morgan.

indoor and outdoor, cordon, bush, indeterminate, semi-derminate, outdoor bush, hybrids, F1s, cherry, beef, plum,.

Tomato ‘Ailsa Craig’ – 1 packet (75 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Alicante’ – 1 packet (100 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Bajaja’ – 1 packet (15 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Balconi Red’ – 1 packet (20 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Balconi Yellow’ – 1 packet (20 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Balconi’ Collection – 2 packets – 1 of each variety (40 seeds in total) £4.49

Tomato ‘Berry’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (7 seeds) £3.69

Tomato ‘Black Cherry’ – 1 packet (25 seeds) £2.49

Tomato ‘Black Russian’ – Heritage – 1 packet (30 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Brandywine’ – Heritage – 1 packet (30 seeds) £2.49

Tomato ‘Brutus’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (20 seeds) £2.79

Tomato ‘Cherrola’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Cherry Cascade’ – 1 packet (8 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Cossack’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (20 seeds) £2.29

Tomato ‘Costoluto Genovese’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (450 seeds) £2.69

Tomato ‘Country Taste’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (6 seeds) £3.49

Tomato ‘Craigella’ – Heritage – 1 packet (30 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Cristal’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (8 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Cuore di Bue’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (390 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Falcorosso’ F1 Hybrid – Duchy Originals Organic Seeds – 1 packet (6 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Ferline’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (15 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Gardener’s Delight’ – 1 packet (65 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Gartenperle’ – 1 packet (20 seeds) £2.49

Tomato ‘Glacier’ – 1 packet (30 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Glacier’ – Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection – 1 packet (30 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Golden Cherry’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (15 seeds) £3.29

Tomato ‘Golden Sunrise’ – 1 packet (80 seeds) £2.29

Tomato ‘Il Pantano Romanesco’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (300 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Il San Marzano Lungo’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (300 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Ildi’ – 1 packet (40 seeds) £2.49

Tomato ‘Legend’ – 1 packet (15 seeds) £2.49

Tomato ‘Losetto’ – 1 packet (6 seeds) £3.69

Tomato ‘Maskotka’ – 1 packet (15 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Moneymaker’ – 1 packet (75 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Moneymaker’ – Duchy Originals Organic Seeds – 1 packet (30 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Orkado’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (8 seeds) £2.29

Tomato ‘Principe Borghese’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (600 seeds) £2.69

Tomato ‘Rainbow Blend’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (8 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Red Alert’ – 1 packet (30 seeds) £2.89

Tomato ‘Rio Grande’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (450 seeds) £2.69

Tomato ‘Roma Nano’ – Vita Sementi® Italian Seeds – 1 packet (450 seeds) £2.69

Tomato ‘Roma VF’ – 1 packet (75 seeds) £2.79

Tomato ‘Rosada’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (6 seeds) £3.49

Tomato ‘Satyna’ F1 Hybrid – SowStrong® Collection – 1 packet (8 seeds) £2.49

Tomato ‘Shirley’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £3.99

Tomato ‘Striped Stuffer’ – Heritage – 1 packet (30 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Stupice’ – 1 packet (30 seeds) £2.19

Tomato ‘Suncherry Premium’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (6 seeds) £3.69

Tomato ‘Sungella’ – 1 packet (20 seeds) £3.49

Tomato ‘Sungold’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Sungrape’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (6 seeds) £3.99

Tomato ‘Super Marmande’ – 1 packet (100 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Sweet ‘n’ Neat Cherry Red’ – 1 packet (5 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Sweet Baby’ – 1 packet (20 seeds) £0.99

Tomato ‘Sweet Million’ F1 Hybrid – Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection – 1 packet (6 seeds) £3.49

Tomato ‘Sweetest Tomato Duo’ – 2 packets – 1 of each variety (16 seeds in total) £4.99

Tomato ‘Tamina’ – 1 packet (95 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Terenzo’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (6 seeds) £0.99

Tomato ‘The Amateur’ – Heritage – 1 packet (30 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Tigerella’ (Mr Stripey) – RHS Garden Explorers Children’s Seeds – 1 packet (50 seeds) £1.49

Tomato ‘Tigerella’ – 1 packet (75 seeds) £2.09

Tomato ‘Tumbling Junior’ F1 Hybrid – Kew Collection Seeds – 1 packet (10 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Tumbling Tiger’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.69

Tomato ‘Tumbling Tom Red’ – 1 packet (15 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Tumbling Tom Yellow’ – 1 packet (15 seeds) £2.99

Tomato ‘Tumbling Tom’ Collection – 2 packets – 1 of each variety (30 seeds in total) £4.49

Tomato ‘Vilma’ – 1 packet (20 seeds) £1.99

Tomato ‘Yellow Stuffer’ – Heritage – 1 packet (30 seeds) £0.99

Tomato ‘Zlatava’ – SowStrong® Collection – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.49

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Firestorm seeds now only 49p. The first scarlet flowered runner bean that is completely self-fertile.
Harvest these all Jult to October. Should provide you with lots of delicious runner beans. I love them lightly cooked and served with pasta and a swirl of pesto!


Runner Bean ‘Firestorm’ – 1 packet (40 seeds)
 £2.99
‘Firestorm’ is the first scarlet-flowered runner bean that is completely self fertile. ‘ Producing a good crop of stringless beans which are slightly thicker, slightly sweeter and more tender than other varieties. ‘ And the flowers are an attractive bonus. ‘

Runner Bean ‘Snowstorm’ – 1 packet (40 seeds)
 £2.99
The white-flowered counterpart of ‘Firestorm’, this tasty variety comes from the same British breeding programme of ‘self-setting’ beans. ‘ ‘Snowstorm’ shows a higher percentage of ‘self setting’ and a larger pod than ‘Moonlight’. ‘

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Thrown off his plot

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

Mr Carcamo who was in the BBC’s allotment wars left his plot in the end after his committee didn’t take his rent payment from him.

Here’s the stories from the press
Hands off my pumpkin patch! Grower’s fury as he claims jealous allotment owners are hounding him off plot because of his massive crop

Read more at Dailymail

Original story – committee members from the Stotts Lane Allotments, in Failsworth, have issued an eviction notice because they are envious of the quality of the soil on his patch

The council originally intervened in his first eviction from his allotment

All the photos – from the first story show him with pumpkins which he’s grown on his plot! How can he not have tended it if he’s grown such good pumpkins?