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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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Our Chelsea stories are from the archive. Bloms no longer exhibits at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Tulipa batalinii Bright Gem with blue forget-me-nots against an old stone wall

Pots Plotting the Spring

Date: 25/10/2026

Tulip planting is upon us when the rest of the garden starts going to sleep. Look for signs like slowed growth, especially visible in the lawn, changes in leaf colour on nearby trees, all the time paying close attention to the weather patterns. After the storms this weekend there is likely to be some tidying […]

Gardening News

Tulip planting is upon us when the rest of the garden starts going to sleep. Look for signs like slowed growth, especially visible in the lawn, changes in leaf… Read More

Before you reach for the trowel

Date: 18/10/2026

It is important for us gardeners to be weather wise. Autumn is when plants are most likely to dry out, especially with colder winds, so keep watering sparingly if the top of the soil feels dry. This is especially important for pot grown bulbs. Root growth will pause when temperatures get down to freezing so […]

Gardening News

It is important for us gardeners to be weather wise. Autumn is when plants are most likely to dry out, especially with colder winds, so keep watering sparingly… Read More

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

Mind the Gap

Date: 11/10/2026

There is a point every spring, usually after the tulips and before the start of summer, when our borders can look rather flat. This is where alliums come in. I have always felt that they are not as widely grown as they should be. Their rounded flower heads, carried above the surrounding planting, give the […]

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There is a point every spring, usually after the tulips and before the start of summer, when our borders can look rather flat. This is where alliums come in. I… Read More

La Symphony tulips in orange, yellow and red

La Symphony Tulips: A Festival Favourite

Date: 07/10/2026

Occasionally, nature gives us a helping hand, producing plants that complement each other in ways far exceeding our own design capabilities. Our La Symphony collection is a perfect example. The varieties are all sports of one tulip; they grow to the same height, have the same flowering time and their colours make for a perfect, […]

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Occasionally, nature gives us a helping hand, producing plants that complement each other in ways far exceeding our own design capabilities. Our La Symphony… Read More

Bright yellow crocus flowers with dark purple striping on closed petals in early spring bloom.

I Didn’t Forget the Crocus This Year

Date: 04/10/2026

October marks the start of bulb planting. Paul Blom shares why crocus deserve a place in the garden, with advice on planting depth, soil and growing in pots.

Gardening News

October marks the start of bulb planting. Paul Blom shares why crocus deserve a place in the garden, with advice on planting depth, soil and growing in… Read More

Dense pink Fondant hyacinth flower spikes in full bloom

Spring Is in the Air. Quite Literally

Date: 27/09/2026

Hyacinths have long been a family speciality, and I do think they are often overlooked in our British gardens. Perhaps because we have become so accustomed to seeing bowls of hyacinths we sometimes forget what a truly outstanding garden plant they are. Mention Keukenhof and most people immediately think of tulips, yet there are also […]

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Hyacinths have long been a family speciality, and I do think they are often overlooked in our British gardens. Perhaps because we have become so accustomed to… Read More

Colchicum The Giant in flower among autumn leaves

All Good Things Begin With Dirt

Date: 20/09/2026

“To forget how to dig the earth and tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” Mahatma Gandhi Colchicums have just come into flower in my garden, a sure sign that we need to get ready for bulb planting. This should be approached as a marathon rather than a sprint. Work out your planting order. Apart […]

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“To forget how to dig the earth and tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” Mahatma Gandhi Colchicums have just come into flower in my garden, a sure sign… Read More

The Prince Collection tulips

The Prince Collection

Date: 16/09/2026

Every spring the same thing happens at Pashley Manor. Visitors walk past a great many tulips and stop at the Prince tulips, planted up in big terracotta pots. They are, by some distance, the most popular tulips with show visitors, and I have never tired of them myself. The Prince Collection is a mixture of […]

Gardening News

Every spring the same thing happens at Pashley Manor. Visitors walk past a great many tulips and stop at the Prince tulips, planted up in big terracotta pots.… Read More

Three purple hyacinth flower spikes in white pot with soil and green foliage visible.

Bulbs to Flower on Christmas Day Without the Aid of a Greenhouse

Date: 13/09/2026

Another good old downpour, but no lifting of the hosepipe ban on the horizon. At least nobody needs to water their lawn. I’d love to see their water usage modelling, who knows. Although Christmas is still several months away, late September onwards is the time to start potting our Christmas Bulbs. The challenge of growing […]

Gardening News

Another good old downpour, but no lifting of the hosepipe ban on the horizon. At least nobody needs to water their lawn. I’d love to see their water usage… Read More

The Prince Collection tulips

Pots and Containers

Date: 07/09/2026

Paul on choosing pots and containers for spring bulbs, the compost that suits them, and the Prince tulips that steal the show at Pashley Manor.

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Paul on choosing pots and containers for spring bulbs, the compost that suits them, and the Prince tulips that steal the show at Pashley… Read More

Crates of bulbs stacked on racking in the Bloms warehouse

Wait and Dig

Date: 30/08/2026

When should bulbs be planted? When the soil conditions are right. A note on patience, preparation and getting your orders in as September arrives.

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When should bulbs be planted? When the soil conditions are right. A note on patience, preparation and getting your orders in as September… Read More

Choosing Daffodils

Date: 24/08/2026

Rain at last, and thoughts turn to autumn planting. Paul opens the daffodil season: when to plant, how deep to go, and a look at the main divisions.

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Rain at last, and thoughts turn to autumn planting. Paul opens the daffodil season: when to plant, how deep to go, and a look at the main… Read More