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Cauliflowers

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

How many to plant? Do you like one a week? One every two weeks?

If you sow more than you need then offer them to a neighbour.
Cauliflowers at Thompson & Morgan

Cauliflower 'Coloured Collection' - 30 plants - 10 of each variety

Cauliflower ‘Coloured Collection’ – 30 plants – 10 of each variety £14.99
This superb range of coloured cauliflowers will provide you with a variety of tastes, textures and nutritional values. Harvest coloured curds through the summer; as autumn approaches the colours become more pronounced, continuing until late November. Height: 45cm (18″). Spread: 60cm (24″).Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, and adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules. Collection comprises:Cauliflower ‘Cheddar’ (Orange) – (Summer – autumn heading). Aptly named for its stunning yellow-orange heads containing a high level of beta carotene. Cauliflower ‘Gitano’ (Romanesco) – (Autumn heading). A Romanesco type which is one of the most nutritious brassicas you can grow. Deep green heads with an erect pyramidal curd full of spirals. Cauliflower ‘Nessie’ (white) – (Summer – autumn heading). An outstanding cauliflower producing pure white curds which wont discolour.

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Leek seeds – start off in March

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Leek seeds at Thompson & Morgan. If you’ve not started them off already then get ordering!
Start them in a tray and then prick out into pots and then transplant out when they are more the size of pencils.
Leeks are great winter vegetables and an essential for every garden.

Leek 'Cairngorm' F1 Hybrid - 1 packet (40 seeds)

Leek ‘Cairngorm’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (40 seeds) £2.99
The first F1 leek from seed, produced by British breeding from specially selected top prize-winning show leeks! This stocky variety has superb vigour and uniformity making it ideal for growing individually as a pot leek. Early autumn maturity makes Leek ‘Cairngorm’ ideal for the show bench as well as outside in the vegetable plot, where stems will stand until after Christmas. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 30cm (12”).

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Start off in March

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

A fab hint I’ve just read today is to dig the trenches where your potatoes are going to go and leave them open for a few days. This allows the sunshine to get to the bottom of the ground and warm it up a bit. I don’t know how effective this is – and equally if you have a frost then the frost would get to the bottom of the soil too.

Get your purple sprouting broccoli seeds in now too. Or order your plants from T&M now.
New items at Thompson & Morgan

Broccoli 'Rudolph' (Extra Early Purple Sprouting) - 15 plants

Broccoli ‘Rudolph’ (Extra Early Purple Sprouting) – 15 plants £5.99
One of the earliest varieties producing large, high quality, rich purple spears with an excellent flavour. The tender spears of Purple sprouting broccoli ‘Rudolph’ can be harvested from early autumn, but are at their best from November onwards, making a great addition to your Christmas dinner. These large framed plants are super hardy and will provide an excellent yield in the coldest months. Height: 90cm (36″). Spread: 60cm (24″).Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, and adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules.

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Bluebells

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Bluebells at Thompson & Morgan! Buy them in the green! English bluebells are very pretty spring flowers.

Bulbs 'In The Green' Collection - 30 bulbs 'in the green' - 10 of each variety

Bulbs ‘In The Green’ Collection – 30 bulbs ‘in the green’ – 10 of each variety £11.99
 Customer RatingPlant a carpet of colour with our ‘Bulbs in the Green’ Collection. Once established, these easy to grow, native bulbs require little maintenance. They will quickly cover the ground beneath deciduous trees and shrubs, or naturalise in grass for a spectacular springtime display.Bulbs supplied ‘in the green’, will have just flowered. Being supplied in current growth means the plants will be much easier to establish in your own garden. Collection comprises: English Bluebells – The nodding, violet-blue flowers of these hardy, native bulbs attract insects to their delicately scented flowers. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 8cm (3”).Snowdrops (single flowered) – Drifts of graceful nodding snowdrops signal winters end with an understated elegance. Height: 15cm (6”). Spread: 10cm (4”).Winter Aconites – A springtime carpet of golden–yellow blooms that will quickly multiply. Height: 8cm (3”). Spread: 5cm (2”).Useful links:How to grow bulbs, corms and tubers 

Bulbs ‘In The Green’ Collection – 60 bulbs ‘in the green’ – 20 of each variety £19.99

English Bluebells – 20 bulbs ‘in the green’ £11.99

English Bluebells – 25 bulbs £11.99

English Bluebells – 50 bulbs £17.99

English Bluebells – 50 bulbs ‘in the green’ £19.99

English Bluebells – 75 bulbs £20.99

Lavender plants

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

I love lavender. It’s such a lovely scented plant to have in the garden. The bees love it too!
It’s ideal for a hot dry sunny part of your garden and if it’s near the path then brushing past the plant with release the lovely smell too.

Thompson & Morgan has this range of lavender plants available.

Lavender 'Munstead' - 1 jumbo plug

Lavender ‘Munstead’ – 1 jumbo plug £5.00
 Customer RatingThis neat, compact variety of English lavender bears masses of dark purple-blue flower spikes. The fragrant stems of Lavender ‘Munstead’ are ideal for cutting or drying, and the nectar-rich flowers are particularly attractive to bees. Lavender makes an excellent low hedge or path edging where the perfume can be appreciated as you brush past the aromatic evergreen foliage. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 60cm (24”). Culinary note: Lavender flowers are edible. Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

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Fantastic tough plants for shadey areas

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

Hardy Geraniums available at Thompson & Morgan – If you can kill a hardy geranium, maybe you should give up gardening. They are utterly indestructible, failsafe, foolproof plants.
Hardy geraniums will do well in shade – if it’s dry shade then they’ll love it there too. I have some under a privet hedge which flower profusely in the summer. They take very little care and look fab. The bees love them too.

Geranium pratense 'Purple Haze' - 1 packet (5 seeds)

Geranium pratense ‘Purple Haze’ – 1 packet (5 seeds) £0.99
One of the hardy Geranium discoveries of the century!
‘Purple Haze’ is a stunning plant, producing amazing foliage with a unique bronze-purple hue, a shade rarely seen in hardy Geranium foliage.
The leaves are deepest in shade during spring, gradually changing to an attractive deep green with strong purple edging. Even more exciting is the striking contrast of the blooms, perfectly themed in shades of gorgeous violet-mauve. Height: 60-75cm (24-30in).

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Buy berrys online from T&M

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Thompson & Morgan has these fantastic value fruit offers

Berry Collection - 2 plants in 9cm pots - 1 of each variety

Berry Collection – 2 plants in 9cm pots – 1 of each variety £19.99
Blackberries and Tayberries are the easiest of all the berries to grow in the UK. Tolerant to most site and soil conditions, they will even produce a reasonable crop if grown in semi shade. Height: 2m (6’). Spread: 2.5m (8’). Collection comprises 1 plant each of: Blackberry ‘Loch Ness’ – Perfect for the smaller garden, producing its firm, glossy-black, conical fruits on short, upright, thornless canes.Tayberry ‘Buckingham’ – A cross between a loganberry and a black raspberry, producing large, deliciously sweet, aromatic fruits up to 5cm (2”) long.Our 1 year old plants are container grown rather than field grown to provide you with stronger, superior quality plants.

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How many types of raspberries?

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Thompson and Morgan have a good range of autumn and summer fruiting raspberry canes.

Raspberry ‘Allgold’ (Autumn fruiting) – 3 canes £12.99

Raspberry ‘Allgold’ – Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection – 3 canes £12.99

Raspberry ‘Autumn Bliss’ (Autumn fruiting) – 3 canes £11.99

Raspberry ‘Autumn Treasure’ (Autumn fruiting) – 6 long canes £18.99

Raspberry ‘Full Season Collection B’ – 9 canes – 3 of each variety £19.98

Raspberry ‘Full Season Collection’ – 9 canes – 3 of each variety £19.99

Raspberry ‘Glen Ample’ (Summer fruiting) – 6 canes £16.99

Raspberry ‘Glen Fyne’ (Summer fruiting) – 3 canes £13.99

Raspberry ‘Glen Moy’ (Summer fruiting) – 6 canes £12.99

Raspberry ‘Joan J’ (Autumn fruiting) – 3 canes £11.99

Raspberry ‘Polka’ (Autumn fruiting) – 3 canes £9.99

Raspberry ‘Tulameen’ (Late Summer fruiting) – 6 canes £12.99

Raspberry ‘Valentina’ (Summer fruiting) – 3 canes £11.99

Fruit tree collections

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

An easy way of getting several fruit trees
Brilliant offers available at Thompson & Morgan
I think everyone should plant a fruit tree this year! It’s a small investment in the future. A fruit tree will give you free fruit for years to come.

Pear 'Family Pear Tree' - 1 tree

Pear ‘Family Pear Tree’ – 1 tree £39.99
An entire orchard on just one tree! Family fruit trees have three different varieties grafted onto one stem, which will pollinate each other and crop at different times to extend the picking season. Perfect for the smaller garden with room for only one tree; and even suited to growing in a large patio container (holding at least 30 litres of compost). Pear rootstock: Quince A. Height and spread if not containerised: 4m (13’).Family pear varieties: Pear ‘Conference’ – One of the best known dessert pears, and tolerant of even cold, shady positions.Pear ‘Williams Bon Chretien’ – Often simply known as ‘Williams’, the fruits of this superb pear turn yellow as flesh ripens.Pear ‘Doyenne du Comice’ – A classic dessert pear with a sweet, juicy flavour.Useful links:How to grow fruit trees Fruit rootstock guide 

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Lettuces at Thompson and Morgan

Monday, March 12th, 2012

They have loads of lettuces available at Thompson & Morgan
Here are some bargains – grow a few lettuce leaves in pots! Sow little and often for a regular supply!
Don’t forget you can cook lettuce as well as eat it raw in salads.

Salad Leaves 'Niche' - RHS Garden Explorers Children's Seeds - 1 packet (200 seeds)

Salad Leaves ‘Niche’ – RHS Garden Explorers Children’s Seeds – 1 packet (200 seeds) £0.99
Do you think plain old lettuce is boring? See how many different shaped, coloured and flavoured leaves you can grow with this lovely mixture. You can harvest me almost all through the year as well. I can be grown in the garden or in containers on the patio.Contents: Radish Saisai, Edible Leaf Carrot, Cress Wrinkled Crinkles, Kale Red Russian, Golden Purslane, Salad Burnet, Amaranth Red Garnet.

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