The New Product Development team at Thompson & Morgan has been busy.

The first item on the newly-formed team’s agenda has been to put together T&M’s biggest ever introduction of new seed varieties.

Over 60 varieties will be introduced in the company’s 2019 seed range; a significant number are from Thompson & Morgan’s own renowned breeding programme headed by Charles Valin, T&M’s resident master plant breeder.

Joseph Cordy, Thompson & Morgan’s head of B2B sales, said: “We are delighted to be able to announce the biggest ever range ‘refresh’ in our retail seed offering; this confirms our commitment to innovation and quality. There are some really exciting new varieties, including several which are completely exclusive to Thompson & Morgan.

"This is just the start of an extensive programme of innovation in which we are investing heavily and further announcements concerning the range will follow.”

T&M’s head of commercial, Chris Wright commented: “Joseph has been working closely with the horticultural team since joining Thompson & Morgan and this news is a direct result of all the hard work they’ve put in. He is already proving to be a major asset to the company and as he has said, there’s a lot more to come!”

The 2019 seed range will be available to garden centres and other retailers from July 2018.