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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.

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Giant Yellow | Giant Pendular Begonias

Growing Begonias

Date: 24/03/2024

GROWING BEGONIAS Begonias are one of the most useful summer flowering plants. They can be used in beds, containers and hanging baskets. Begonias are easy to care for and will grow even in partial shade. PLANTING Plant the tubers hollow-side up in moist compost. For outdoor cultivation, start in an unheated greenhouse or cold frame […]

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GROWING BEGONIAS Begonias are one of the most useful summer flowering plants. They can be used in beds, containers and hanging baskets. Begonias are easy to… Read More

Camassia esculenta in a field

Camassia

Date: 08/07/2023

Beautiful Camassia Discover the hidden charm of Camassia bulbs, an excellent addition to any British garden. Known for their splendid beauty and versatility, these bulbs will give your garden a captivating landscape that’s truly a feast for the eyes. Camassia leichtlinii The Great Camas, scientifically known as Camassia leichtlinii, are a garden showstopper. Towering at […]

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Beautiful Camassia Discover the hidden charm of Camassia bulbs, an excellent addition to any British garden. Known for their splendid beauty and versatility,… Read More

Planting Guide: Fritillaria

Date: 09/06/2023

Unique, emblematic and often unusually coloured, fritillaria are beautiful and rewarding plants to grow, they love the light shade of woodland conditions and can be stunning in pots.

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Unique, emblematic and often unusually coloured, fritillaria are beautiful and rewarding plants to grow, they love the light shade of woodland conditions and… Read More

Winter Flowering Crocus Assortment

Growing Crocus

Date: 08/06/2023

Crocus will thrive in good ordinary garden soil and can be used almost anywhere in the garden if the sun can reach them.

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Crocus will thrive in good ordinary garden soil and can be used almost anywhere in the garden if the sun can reach… Read More

Allium Purple Sensation, round purple flower heads on tall stems in a mixed summer border

All About Alliums

Date: 08/06/2023

These ornamental onions will thrive anywhere and will live for many years. Their richly coloured ornamental blooms, in a wide range of shapes and heights, are lovely in borders and excellent for naturalising in grass and woodlands

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These ornamental onions will thrive anywhere and will live for many years. Their richly coloured ornamental blooms, in a wide range of shapes and heights, are… 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.

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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.

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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