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You are invited to Thompson & Morgan's
15th Annual Trial Ground Open Weekend

T&Ms Trial-ground, Poplar Lane, Ipswich

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th July 2008 10.00am to 4.00pm



* A FREE PACKET OF SEED FOR EVERY VISITOR
* PLUS a £2 voucher redeemable against purchases of over £15
* Technical Advice and Demonstrations
* Quizzes and competitions
* Quality refreshments all day
* NEW 2009 Seed range available
* Gardeners Question & Answer Time featuring Howard Drury and Andrew Tokely - T&M Horticultural Manager
* Horticultural Societies and Coaches are welcome
* Only £1 entrance (under 16 FREE)

In addition, Arthur Davies - renowned vegetable grower expert - who has won numerous medals at The Chelsea Flower Show and many other Royal Horticultural Society gardening shows for his vegetable displays - will present a fantastic show selection of Thompson & Morgan's vegetable varieties, specially grown for presentation at this Open Weekend.



Signposted from the A12 and A14 and close to
the A12 & A14 junction.
Poplar Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk IP8 3BU
Tel:01473 688821 or email ccare@thompson-morgan.com
Horticultural Societies and coaches welcome.

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good Diggin, Chuffa.

If anyone goes, would you ask T and M how they can call a purple fuchsia "blue". It's faffing PURPLE! I wanted blue (Delta Sarah)

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~ What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea ~ Gandhi

Am I correct in thinking that on a lot of flowers, the final colour can be affected by the Ph of the soil it is grown in. I know that with Hydranga(?) they are either pink or blue flowers dependant on the Ph.

Could this be the problem about the purple/blue fuchsia?

its true of Hydranga's but i don't know about fuchias

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good Diggin, Chuffa.

Went to T & Ms a few years ago. It was a good day out and their flowers in the long containers on the fence were stunning. There were also helpful people for queries. Worth a £1 entry. They have beds where you can see growing flowers of their seeds and you get a real sense of what you can achieve.

I wish the site was nearer for me.

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I wish i could make a yo-yo work.
http://www.guerrillagardening.org/

I got three "blue" fuchsias from T & M a couple of years ago and was disappointed with the
colour, until I moved them into pots with ericaceous compost and then I did get my blue flowers.

That's a top tip Tam, I'll give it a go.

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~ What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea ~ Gandhi