A new world record has been set for the most expensive snowdrop after a single bulb was sold for £725.
The Galanthus woronowii ‘Elizabeth Harrison’ snowdrop bulb was snapped up by Ipswich-based Thompson & Morgan (T&M).
T&M emerged as the successful bidder after more than 30 galanthophiles (snowdrop enthusiasts) embarked on a bidding frenzy for the unusual yellow-headed bloom on an internet…
From February, Amateur Gardening will begin giving away THOMPSON & MORGAN SEEDS with every issue, taped to the front cover, completely FREE!
And to celebrate the new season, we want an AG reader to help us name one of these seed varieties!
Here’s a description of the Sunflower seed that we would like you to name, to help give you inspiration:
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Bitain’s biggest garden retailer is to stop selling the nation’s favourite bedding plant.
B&Q, which has 357 stores, pulled the plug on busy Lizzies (Impatiens walleriana) after impatiens downy mildew struck in 2011.
B&Q usually sells 20 million busy Lizzies a year, making it the UK’s biggest retailer of the hanging basket favourite.
The firm warned of a “chronic shortfall of busy Lizzies…
Super-sized dahlias are proving that big is beautiful.
Giant dahlia ‘XXXL Series,’ exclusive to Thompson & Morgan, has dinner plate-size flower heads from early summer into autumn.
“These are the biggest flowered patio dahlias that we have seen,” said T&M’s Michael Perry.
“We think it’s time for dahlias to enjoy a revival thanks to their long-flowering and ability to lengthen the flowering season…
The busy Lizzie, one of gardeners’ favourite bedding plants, could be wiped out within five years as a virulent disease tightens its grip.
Busy Lizzies (Impatiens) are being struck down by downy mildew which thrives in mild, wet summers.
“The UK busy Lizzie market could be dead in five year’s time unless something is done,” said Paul Hansord, managing director of Thompson…
Gardeners who discover new plants can bag big cash rewards.
Thompson & Morgan, the Ipswich seed company, is offering rewards of £500 to gardeners who come up with a new plant that makes it into its range.
Gardeners are being urged to search their plots for novelties or dabble at breeding in a bid to come up with striking new plants.
T&M’s plant…
