Thompson & Morgan's 18th annual Trial Ground Open Weekend

Thompson & Morgan invites you to its 18th annual Trial Ground Open Weekend,  which is taking place on Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st July 2011 between 10.00am and 4.00pm on both days.

What is an open weekend?

Every year, we carry out extensive plant trials to discover potential new introductions to the T&M range and ensure the varieties we already stock are still meeting our performance standards. Open weekend gives visitors a unique opportunity to see our trial grounds up close and to get a sneak preview of newly developed experimental varieties some of which have won awards for their innovative qualities. For example, Buddleja Buzz™ which won Best New Plant at the Grower of the Year Awards in 2010.

As well as seeing all these new varieties, you will also have the opportunity of viewing T&M's beautiful show gardens, see many of the plants from the next year's range planted up and in full bloom, meet our experts, see demonstrations, get expert advice and find out more about the company.

What you'll see on the day...

More than 1000 patio containers / Technical advice & demos / More than 500 rows of outdoor trials some of which have not been seen by the public before! / Show gardens / Plant sales area / Quizzes & competitions / Refreshments / The Begonia Society / The Alpine Society / The Fuchsia Society and Arthur Davies Award Winning Vegetable Display. Plus there are free seeds for every visitor!

How much is it to come along?

Entrance is £3 per person. Max £10 per car. 50p from each entry fee will be donated to The Treehouse Appeal.

Free £5 T&M voucher

You can receive a FREE £5 T&M voucher when you join The Begonia Society The Alpine Society or The Fuchsia Society at their displays on the day!

Directions

If you're familiar with the area, we are easy to find just off the A12/A14 on the outskirts of Ipswich close to the Holiday Inn hotel. If you are coming from further away, see Google Maps information for more help, or if you have a Sat Nav tap in our postcode IP8 3BU.

Full Address:

Thompson & Morgan
Poplar Lane
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP8 3BU.

Coach Parties

If you have a garden club or society and would like to bring a coach party to our Open Weekend event then please note that all coaches must be booked in advance. To book in a coach party please contact agifford@thompson-morgan.com (please detail the date that you would like to attend, the number of people that you are planning to bring and full contact details of the organiser). The cost per person via coach is £2.50.

In 2010

In 2010 as well as our trial grounds, show gardens, advice and demonstrations, we also had displays from The Begonia Society, The Geranium Society and The Fuchsia Society and the web team. We featured the ever popular plant sale and topical quiz - not to mention the question and answer time with our experts. The refreshment marquee with its delicious array of cakes and sandwiches provided somewhere for visitors to tear themselves away from the beautiful flower borders and containers. There was also a free packet of seeds for every visitor and the chance to pick up a few bargains, plants and gardening equipment!

For further information...

Email ccare@thompson-morgan.com or call 0844 573 1818. Or, if you want to find out more about how we prepare for Open Weekend click here to get all the insider information on all the hard work that goes into our Trial Ground Open Weekend.