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www.thompson-morgan.com offer one of the best of the
UK seed catalogues, with excellent photographs and many
unusual varieties of flowers and vegetables. Their 'flower
of the year' for 2004 is a Hanging Basket Sweet Pea
called Sugar 'n' Spice, a compact variety in rich pinks
and whites, bred especially for baskets and containers.
Other T&M exclusives are a green Pansy 'Envy', a
Brown/white Osteospermum 'African Moon' and a yellow/white
Nemesia 'Shooting Stars, which has a coconut fragrance.
Unusual vegetables include the Microwaveable Pumpkin
which is tangerine/yellow, weighs only 280g (6-8 per
plant) and microwaves in 4 minutes. For the Cottage
Garden there are white, green and gold cucumbers, and
'Wok Broccs' - a British bred purple sprouting broccoli
. There are also Runner Beans suitable for the flower
garden - 'Sun Bright' with golden foliage and red flowers
and 'Summer Medley' with both red and white flowers.
Their multi-coloured 'Bright Lights' Swiss Chard looks
good in the herbaceous border or in containers.
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