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Price reductions at Blooming Direct

by John - April 21st, 2017.
Filed under: Blooming Direct, Price Reductions.

Reduced items at Blooming Direct

Braeburn Apple Patio Fruit Tree Bare Root 1.2m Tall

Braeburn Apple Patio Fruit Tree Bare Root 1.2m Tall was £14.99 now £7.49
‘Braeburn’ is the UK’s most popular eating apple variety by far and it will easily grow and flourish superbly in your garden! The crisp and juicy white-fleshed fruits have what is considered by most to be the perfect sweet/tangy flavour balance, literally providing a flavour explosion with every mouthful! The gorgeous fruit will be ready to pick fresh from your tree by mid-October each season and will store well until the end of January if kept chilled but frost free. Because it is ‘self-fertile’ it does not need another variety to act as a ‘pollinator’. Perfect to plant in to your garden or grown in a pot on your patio.

Conference Pear Patio Fruit Tree Bare Root 1.2m Tall

Conference Pear Patio Fruit Tree Bare Root 1.2m Tall was £14.99 now £7.49
‘Conference’ Pear produces a large crop of fruits with clear white flesh that are ready to pick each September. The long, tapering fruits are packed with an irresistible sweetness and lip-smacking juice that will drip from your chin when you bite in to a ripe one! Because of its outstanding flavour, it remains the most popular pear grown in Britain by a long measure both in commercial orchards and home gardens. It is perfect for you to grow because it is very heavy cropping and when picked unripe, it is great for keeping for 2 or more months. ‘Conference’ is largely ‘self fertile’ and will be supplied on Quince rootstock.

Cherry Garden Bing Patio Fruit Tree Bare Root

Cherry Garden Bing Patio Fruit Tree Bare Root was £19.99 now £9.99
Have you ever wanted to grow juicy cherries in your garden, but just don’t have the space? Well now you can – with our perfect for patios Cherry ‘Garden Bing’ tree. Cherry ‘Garden Bing’ was specially bred by the Zaiger family in America – probably the world’s largest fruit tree breeders. The commercial variety ‘Bing’ Is one of the staples of the fresh cherry industry, and through breeding work they have created a very dwarf variety, still with the taste and yield of it’s parents. The beauty of ‘Garden Bing’ is it’s petite size – after 5 years or so it will still be about 1M tall.. They produce a very well-branched tree structure, so bear a lot of sweet cherries that are easy to pick and enjoy. And on top of this, you get an absolutely amazing spring blossom display too – a cloud of pure white flowers in April. These are self-fertile, so will pollinate each other, and produce deep red fruit to pick in August. The perfect fresh cherries fresh in your garden – much easier than you think.

Primula auricula - pack of 12 jumbo plug plants

Primula auricula – pack of 12 jumbo plug plants was £12.99 now £9.99
This lovely and relatively rare Primula has its origins in mainland Europe, but will thrive in UK gardens. It is a hardy perennial that will flower each year from March through to early June. Once planted it will quickly form evergreen clumps erupting with beautiful bright-eyed blooms that stand proud of the foliage, so plant them about 20cm (8in) apart to give them room to grow. They will thrive in a well drained spot, preferably in partial shade; you can even plant them in pots on your patio! For an exquisite posy carefully cut several stems and display them in a vase in your house where they will be sure to command interest from everyone who sees them.

Set of 3 Honeyberry 'Balalaika' hardy plants in 9cm pots

Set of 3 Honeyberry ‘Balalaika’ hardy plants in 9cm pots was £12.99 now £9.99
Now you can pick this brand new and delicious summer superfruit from your own garden! This amazing Honeyberry Balalaika a type of sweet honeysuckle produces some of the healthiest fruits around, and best of all they taste great! The sweet, juicy fruits have a melt-in-the-mouth flavour that is similar to blackberries, with a hint of kiwi! They are rich in super-healthy vitamins and minerals, and contain even more antioxidants than blueberries! Simply wonderful in sauces, puddings, jams, jellies and desserts, you can even pick them straight from the bush for a yummy, healthy snack. These unusual and interesting additions to your fruit garden are self-fertile, and will produce their dark-blue, strange-looking, elongated fruits in abundance from this summer onwards, giving you bigger crops each year! Whats more, they have gorgeous berries and elegant, mid-green foliage, and they will look great in patio pots!

Hellebore Double Queen mix - 6 x 9cm

Hellebore Double Queen mix – 6 x 9cm was £19.99 now £14.99
The Most Beautiful Winter-Flowering Plant – and so on trend too – Hellebore Double Queen mix. Large, Ruffled & Speckled Blooms in double flowered forms. Every one is totally unique because it has come from seed! Adding delightful colour to your winter garden, these beautiful blooms, each of 2-3 diameter, are dainty to look at but incredibly tough whatever the weather! Each collection includes a mix of 6 double flowered 2 year old plants; you will get a stunning mix of colours, many with speckles and darker edges to their petals. With flowers from February – April they are a must for every Spring garden! So easy to grow, they will slowly establish into small clumps, increasing in flower number year after year – it is not uncommon to have upwards of 50 flowers in 5 years. They thrive on shade, and lower light spots, yet can be grown well in pots provided they do not dry out in summer.