Garden firm Thompson & Morgan sows seeds for £200m sale

One of Britain’s oldest mail order plant and seed companies could be about to change hands for up to £200m By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 16:50 EDT, 31 July 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 31 July 2021 One of Britain’s oldest mail order plant and seed companies could be about to change … Read more

The new barbie stars: Gunpowder potatoes with fennel seeds, chilli, coriander and cashews

The new barbie stars: Gunpowder potatoes with fennel seeds, chilli, coriander and cashews By Rukmini Iyer Published: 00:03 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 00:03 BST, 25 April 2021 This might be one of my favourite dishes – beautifully spiced potatoes with crisp cashews, sharp with lemon. SERVES 4 as a side PREP: 15 minutes … Read more

University lecturer slams Amazon for sending five packets of seeds in massive boxes

University lecturer slams Amazon’s excessive packaging after packets of carrot seeds were delivered in FIVE separate cardboard boxes Dr Robin Pettitt shared images on Twitter of the five large boxes of packaging  University lecturer ordered five bags of carrot seeds from online retail giant Revealed the seeds came packed separately, and said he was going to … Read more

University lecturer slam Amazon for sending five tiny packs of seeds in massive boxes

University lecturer slams Amazon’s excessive packaging after packets of carrot seeds were delivered in FIVE separate cardboard boxes Dr Robin Pettitt shared images on Twitter of the five large boxes of packaging  University lecturer ordered five bags of carrot seeds from online retail giant Revealed the seeds came packed separately, and said he was going to … Read more

Can Indian seeds really roll back the years? Ingredient said to reduce wrinkles and calm blemishes

You may not know how to say it, but bakuchiol is the hottest thing in skincare. Pronounced ba-koo-chee-ol, this hard-working ingredient tackles the biggest beauty bugbears including wrinkles, brown spots, breakouts and inflammation. Made from the seeds of the Indian babchi plant, it has been used to treat skin diseases for centuries — and now … Read more

Seeds of discovery: Grow your own and you will be richly rewarded this summer 

Seeds of discovery: Grow your own and you will be richly rewarded this summer Nigel Colborn advises people starting seed growing to begin with easy plants The gardening expert suggests plants including calendulas or Shirley poppies They can be sowed in mid-March in pots and be ready for planting out in May  By Nigel Colborn … Read more

Halsey received matching ‘Seeds’ tattoo with beau Alev Aydin

Halsey and boyfriend Alev Aydin got matching ‘Seeds’ tattoo at desert shop… seven months before announcing pregnancy By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 20:20 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 20:20 GMT, 28 January 2021 Halsey got matching ‘Seeds’ tattoos with her boyfriend Alev Aydin, seven months before announcing her pregnancy.  Tattoo artist Amanda Owley … Read more

Department of Agriculture identifies mysterious seeds sent to Americans in all 50 states from China

REVEALED: Mysterious seeds sent from China to Americans in all 50 states include cabbage, mint, sage and roses, Department of Agriculture tests find Mint, cabbage, sage and roses have all been identified in mystery seed packets  The packages were sent unsolicited to people all across the U.S. from China The USDA advises recipients not to … Read more

Plant seeds sent to US from China part of online review scam

Police believe they may have solved the mystery of unsolicited seed packages being sent to U.S. addresses from China – a bizarre phenomenon reported in at least 31 states. The packages may be be tied to a fake product review scam, known as ‘brushing’, police said. ‘We have done some researching and it does appear … Read more

Hundreds of British gardeners ‘receive unsolicited deliveries of garden seeds sent from China’

Horticulturalists have issued a warning after ‘hundreds’ of British gardeners received unsolicited deliveries of seeds thought to have been sent from China. The mysterious packages have been posted to customers who previously made legitimate seed purchases through sites such as Amazon marketplace and eBay. But many of the gardeners were left baffled after receiving unexpected … Read more