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New products at Blooming Direct

Thursday, July 6th, 2017

Blooming Direct has these new items today

Pair of Hardy Canary Island Date Palm trees 80-100cm tall

Pair of Hardy Canary Island Date Palm trees 80-100cm tall £24.99
Add a pair of these tropical beauties to your patio or garden to create a real holiday feel for years to come! Their unique architectural shape and spectacular fanning foliage adds instant dramatic impact to your garden. Despite their tropical origins, these superbly exotic plants thrive in the UK and are winter hardy to – 6! The distinctive, lush green foliage fans out to create wonderful shadows on your patio all year round, making these palms a stunning centrepiece for any garden or patio. They love a sunny position and are perfect for patio pots! Please note: While your palm tree will be tolerant of dry conditions when fully established, in very hot, dry weather it will need to be watered every day along with the rest of your plants. I have just received a pair of Phoenix Palms from you. They are stunning, at least as big as advertised and exceptional value for money. My first time – but I’ll be back for more. SC, June 2015

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Friday, June 30th, 2017

Blooming Direct has cut the price of this product

Fragrant French Lilac bushes - pack of 3 varieities

Fragrant French Lilac bushes – pack of 3 varieities was £12.99 now £9.99
Blessed with strongly scented flowers from late spring into early summer, French lilacs are desirable deciduous shrubs that really make their presence felt. Appearing in great profusion at the end of branches clothed with heart shaped green leaves, the tiny packed clusters of purple buds open to reveal a mass of brightly coloured tubular flowers that smell great and act as a magnet to wildlife. A real sun lover, lilacs can be grown in just about any soil or can be raised in large containers. For a sensational floral display, year after year, deadhead when two new shoots appear beneath faded blooms and remove any wayward branches to keep a compact shape. Varieties Included: . Syringa Vulgaris Firmament – clear lilac to lavendar blue blooms. Syringa Vulgaris Prince Wolkonsky Double – dark red purple flowers. Syringa Vulgaris Sensation – purple blue flowers with contrasting white margins.

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Wednesday, June 28th, 2017

Blooming Direct reduced the price on this product today

Strawberry Cambridge Favourite Fruit Bush - Pack x 20 Runners to Grow Your Own

Strawberry Cambridge Favourite Fruit Bush – Pack x 20 Runners to Grow Your Own was £16.99 now £6.99
Nothing compares to eating sweet, juicy and delicious strawberries picked from your garden! Cambridge Favourite reliably produces bumper crops of medium-sized orange-red fruits throughout June just in time for Wimbledon! Each one has a deliciously sweet flavour and if you can resist eating them fresh from the plant they are perfect for making jams and puddings! Each plant can produce up to 400g (1lb) of strawberries this June and more in subsequent seasons. They will be supplied as frozen runners so no need to worry about late frosts. They dont look pretty, but each one will have a small bud waiting to burst into life and loads of potential to grow and bear delicious fruit!

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Saturday, June 24th, 2017

Blooming Direct has cut the price of these products

Garden Bloom Chrysanthemum Collection x 12 Jumbo Plug Plants

Garden Bloom Chrysanthemum Collection x 12 Jumbo Plug Plants was £4.99 now £2.99
Garden Bloom Chrysanthemums bear a single large flower rather than the multiple flowers that Spray types produce. These are really fashionable with top florists and command very high prices per stem, so if you grow your own you can have a magnificent display indoors and out and also save a small fortune! Throughout the growing season, remove the side shoots on a fortnightly basis (these are the little growths between the leaves and the stem) as this directs all of the energy in to the single large top flower. They bloom from September to October, so they make a perfect companion to the spray chrysanthemums, with each plant giving you approximately 3-4 stems of cut-able flowers. They are ready to cut as soon as you see the first sign of colour appearing and when they get to this stage, cut the stems quite low down, around 15cm (6′) from the ground level, and remove the lower leaves from the cut stems prior to plunging them in to a tall vase of cold water. As an indoor display, they will last at least 2 weeks, but do change the water every few days as this keeps them in the best possible condition. Support them throughout the growing season with a strong bamboo cane per plant. Although a little more work is involved in growing Bloom Chrysanthemums, the quality and impact of the flowers will more than repay you for your effort!

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Wednesday, June 21st, 2017

Reduced lines at Blooming Direct

Pack of 12 Felicia Blue Daisy Plug Plants for Beds, Borders, Pots

Pack of 12 Felicia Blue Daisy Plug Plants for Beds, Borders, Pots was £12.99 now £6.49
Lovely little daisy like blooms that are invaluable as part of a mixed basket or container as they add a colour combination that is seldom seen. This variety is more compact, needs no dead heading and is heat tolerant. They are easy to care for and are among the last plants to cease flowering at the end of a long summer.

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Friday, June 16th, 2017

Reduced price on products today at Blooming Direct

Gladioli Bulbs mixed colours - pack x 100 bulbs

Gladioli Bulbs mixed colours – pack x 100 bulbs was £12.99 now £3.99
Imagine tall spires of Gladioli in a sweet-shop confection of colours, bursting skywards in full Summer. They really are so simple to grow, each bulb primed to burst into life this Spring. Each bulb will give one sensational stem of flower this Summer, which can be cut for the house when in tight bud, or left to brighten your garden. Pretty hardy, they have survived the last 3 Winters in Martins garden, providing bigger and better displays the following year. Extremely easy and low maintenance, and yet very rewarding and at less than 10p each, incredible value for money too!! Supplied as a mixed pack of 100 bulbs in at least 8 colours, size 8/10 corms. Will reach 90-120cm tall. Flower July & August.

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Thursday, June 15th, 2017

Blooming Direct reduced the price on these items today

Jumbo Flowered American Fuchsia Collection x 12 Jumbo Plugs

Jumbo Flowered American Fuchsia Collection x 12 Jumbo Plugs was £12.99 now £6.49
Like many things in America, it seems the bigger, bolder and braser the better! And the same is true of Jumbo Flowered American Fuchsias – a must for every summer flowering display! So many keen gardeners consider any hanging basket incomplete without at least some fuchsias, so if you have grown fuchsia before and liked them, you will certainly love these giants too. With layer upon layer of delicate petals they are breathtakingly beautiful and always draw admiring glances. A regular best-seller with our Customers, they simply perform year in year out, whatever our Summer weather throws at us. Just look at their size and impact, each flower is up to 10cm (4 inches) across. Each collection contains 3 plants each of: Voodoo – deepest ruffled purple centres, with redSwingtime – bright red and whiteOrange King – striking orange centres, with salmon pink outerHolly’s Beauty – gorgeous soft lavendar pink These 4 varieties have been selected for their huge flower size and Summer long performance and beautiful colour combinations. They always look best when planted up where they can trail and you can look up in to the blooms, as they cascade over the side of baskets. Follow the crowd, and see why Jumbo Flowered American Fuchsias are lighting up British gardens too!

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Wednesday, June 7th, 2017

Price reduction at Blooming Direct

Hardy Cotton Palm (Washingtonia) 1M in 20cm pot

Hardy Cotton Palm (Washingtonia) 1M in 20cm pot was £19.99 now £14.99
This exotic palm is sure to turn your garden in to a tropical paradise for years to come! Tough and architectural, these palms will make a striking addition to any garden, with their spiky foliage creating vivid, dancing shadows in the summer sun. They have large, deeply ridged, fan-shaped leaves that will spread luxuriously out above the stout trunk, forming an impressive canopy of bright green foliage. Commonly called Cotton Palms because of their wisps of ‘cotton’ like strands that fall from each leaf, they provide a wonderful spectacle in any setting. Growing as tall as you let them, these stunning palms are perfect as a centrepiece, or to add height to borders. They’ll also look great in a large pot on your patio!

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Saturday, May 27th, 2017

Blooming Direct reduced the price on this item today

Begonia semp. 'Organdy Mix' 40 plug plants

Begonia semp. ‘Organdy Mix’ 40 plug plants was £7.99 now £3.99
Perfect for patio pots, containers and hanging baskets these brilliant begonias will explode with a mass of pink, white and red blooms all summer long! Flowering prolifically against the bronze-green foliage, they will add massive impact wherever you plant them.

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Sunday, May 21st, 2017

Blooming Direct reduced the price on these products today

Petunia grandiflora Frenzy Mix 40 plug plants

Petunia grandiflora Frenzy Mix 40 plug plants was £7.99 now £3.99
These unbelievable petunias will bring your beds and baskets to life with their sumptuous, velvety flowers. Compact and easy to manage, they are brilliant for patio pots, or flower borders and the gorgeous mix of colours will look spectacular all summer long.

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