New products at Blooming Direct
by John - February 10th, 2018.Filed under: Blooming Direct, New Products.
Blooming Direct just added these new lines
Camellia ‘Margraret Davies’ (Pink) 1L £9.99
One of the nation’s favourite early spring plants, they have a reputation as being tricky. Given the right conditions, they are very straightforward and problem free, providing fabulous displays of flowering when almost every other plant is still asleep for Winter.
The key is they need acidic soils – like Rhododendrons. This means they can easily be grown in pots in ericaceous composts, and provided they are fed with specialist ericaceous feed, will provide many years of colour and interest.
They are evergreen, and their neat, shiny tough leaves will provide a backdrop all year. Flower buds start swelling late the previous Summer, and keep getting bigger all Autumn and Winter, until they burst open in early Spring. The flowers can be caught by frosts when they are opening, but the buds are generally fine, and the plant is 100% hardy and tough.
‘William Bartlett’ produces the most beautifully, fully petalled double pale pink flowers, with random red flecks in. The flowers are incredible in the detail of the row after row of petals, perfectly formed.
Pear Garden Pearl Patio Fruit Tree Bare Root 1.2m Tall £9.99
The perfect Patio Pear tree for growing in large pots or small gardens, where space is a premium.
Part of the world-leading Zaiger range of self-fertile and dwarf patio fruit trees, the dark green and juicy fruits of Garden Pearl will delight. It really is like an orchard pear tree in miniature, except for the size of crop and size of fruits!
Being very slow growing it will barely reach 1.2M (4ft) in 10 years or so. Self-fertile, so very easy to grow, it produces lovely pure white blossom displays in April, followed by luscious juicy pears in late Summer.
One of the easiest of all patio fruit trees to grow, it is definiteley one for the shortlist.
Lobelia Fountains Mix (Trailing) 40 plug plants £7.99
This vibrant mixture of lobelia looks sensational when spilling over the sides of hanging baskets, patio pots and window boxes, and will provide an unrivalled show of trailing colour from summer until the first frosts of autumn. Ideal in sun or a slightly shaded position, Fountain Mix boasts 30cm long stems covered by a mass of tiny flowers in a wide range of shades, including white, rose, blue and purple.