BLOMS BLOG

Welcome to the Bloms Bulbs blog – your hub for the latest garden news, practical planting advice, and exclusive peeks into our award-winning displays. Learn more about our 70 gold medal wins at the Chelsea Flower Show and explore our show gardens across the UK.

In ‘Garden News’, you’ll find timely horticultural updates and insights from Bloms Bulbs. Our ‘Planting Advice’ section offers expert guides to help your garden thrive in every season. ‘Show Gardens’ will take you behind the scenes of our renowned displays, admired by audiences and judges alike.

Join us at Bloms Bulbs, where gardening expertise meets passion.

Lily Beetle

Date: 17/01/2023

Lilies are a beautiful and popular choice for gardens and landscapes, and for good reason. These flowering plants are known for their vibrant colors and sweet fragrance, and they are relatively easy to care for. However, if you have lilies in your garden, you may have encountered the lily beetle, a small red beetle with […]

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Lilies are a beautiful and popular choice for gardens and landscapes, and for good reason. These flowering plants are known for their vibrant colors and sweet… Read More

Reijman's Firecracker | Large Flowered Dahlias

Top Ten Dahlia Tips

Date: 17/01/2023

Dahlia tubers are a popular garden plant that have exploded in popularity in recent years. There are many reasons why dahlias make an excellent garden plant. First and foremost, dahlias are known for their beautiful, colorful flowers that bloom in a range of shades including red, pink, purple, orange, and yellow. These flowers add a […]

Gardening News

Dahlia tubers are a popular garden plant that have exploded in popularity in recent years. There are many reasons why dahlias make an excellent garden plant.… Read More

Pashley Manor Gardens

Date: 10/01/2023

Pashley Manor Gardens is a beautiful garden located in the East Sussex countryside. Each year, the garden plays host to the amazing Tulip Festival.

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Pashley Manor Gardens is a beautiful garden located in the East Sussex countryside. Each year, the garden plays host to the amazing Tulip… Read More

Glenarm Castle Gardens

Date: 06/01/2023

Welcome to Glenarm Castle and to one of Northern Ireland’s oldest estates and home to one of Bloms Bulbs show gardens. Tulip Festival 2026Saturday 2nd May – Monday 4th May For 400 years Glenarm Castle has been the family home of the Earls of Antrim, Situated 40 minutes from Belfast, it is a place of […]

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Welcome to Glenarm Castle and to one of Northern Ireland’s oldest estates and home to one of Bloms Bulbs show gardens. Tulip Festival 2026Saturday 2nd… Read More

Constable Burton Border

Constable Burton Hall Gardens

Date: 06/01/2023

The tulip festival at Constable Burton Hall Gardens is an annual event that attracts visitors from around the area. Located in the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, the Constable Burton Hall Gardens are home to a stunning collection of tulips that are in bloom each spring.

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The tulip festival at Constable Burton Hall Gardens is an annual event that attracts visitors from around the area. Located in the beautiful North Yorkshire… Read More

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Date: 02/01/2023

London – 21st-25th May 2024 – 8am to 8pm The Chelsea Flower Show is an annual event held in London that celebrates horticulture and gardening. It is a highly prestigious event, attracting thousands of visitors from around the world. One of the highlights of the show is the floral pavilion, where a wide variety of […]

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London – 21st-25th May 2024 – 8am to 8pm The Chelsea Flower Show is an annual event held in London that celebrates horticulture and gardening. It is a… Read More

Rhapsody in Blue hyacinths, deep violet-blue spikes densely packed with florets

Growing Hyacinths

Date: 01/01/2023

Hyacinths are ideal for spring bedding, being relatively short they are perfect for the front of borders and for containers.

Gardening Advice

Hyacinths are ideal for spring bedding, being relatively short they are perfect for the front of borders and for… Read More

Growing Daffodils

Date: 01/01/2023

Choosing the Right Daffodils It can often seem quite daunting to choose just the right plant, given the enormous range from which to choose. Start with the desired position within your garden. Here are some considerations to take into account.

Gardening Advice

Choosing the Right Daffodils It can often seem quite daunting to choose just the right plant, given the enormous range from which to choose. Start with the… Read More

Growing Tulips

Date: 01/01/2023

How Tulips Grow. As British gardeners we appreciate that tulips are not native to our shores, or indeed even Holland, but rather Turkey and Asia Minor, with very different climatic and growing conditions than we experience. Tulips grow in drifts on mountain slopes and in valleys, experience cold winters, plenty of water in the spring and dry baked summers.

Gardening Advice

How Tulips Grow. As British gardeners we appreciate that tulips are not native to our shores, or indeed even Holland, but rather Turkey and Asia Minor,… Read More