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New products at Blooming Direct

Sunday, September 28th, 2014

New product today at Blooming Direct

Pack of 6 potted Strawberry Sweetheart Plants

Pack of 6 potted Strawberry Sweetheart Plants £6.99
Who could resist these terrific dark red berries? Ready for picking from June, the small conical fruit of Sweetheart are aptly named as the to-die-for berries strike the perfect balance between sweetness and acidity theyre absolutely delicious with a splash of fresh cream! Producing large crops for up to three years, these compact plants are supplied ready to plant in the ground or into patio pots, and they will love a sunny spot with well drained, fertile soil. Water them regularly, especially during hot, sunny weather and feed once a week when flowers appear, using a fertiliser thats high in potash, and youll be rewarded with an abundant, delicious harvest! One of the best new strawberry varieties for the home gardener, producing crops up to 50% more than the established variety Elsanta in years 2 and 3..

Price reductions at Blooming Direct

Friday, September 26th, 2014

Blooming Direct reduced the price on this product today

Pansy 'Matrix Mixed' 40 maxiplugs

Pansy ‘Matrix Mixed’ 40 maxiplugs was £9.99 now £4.99
Proven over time to be one of the best and most reliable Winter Pansies, this divine mix of a kaleidoscope of colours will brighten any garden or patio in Winter and well into Spring. With their dark blotched centres like ‘happy faces’, they are perfect for mixed patio planters, pots, and tubs, as well as border planting at about 15cm apart. Very easy to grow, they will reach 15cm tall and spread, and flower form January right through into Summer, giving months of unparalleled flower power.

Price reductions at Blooming Direct

Thursday, September 25th, 2014

Price reduction at Blooming Direct

Primrose 'Primlet Double Mix' pack 12 jumbo

Primrose ‘Primlet Double Mix’ pack 12 jumbo was £14.99 now £7.49
Wave upon wave of pretty, rosebud shaped flowers appear from late winter right through to spring! One of the best rosebud forms around, this unique style of primrose adds a new twist to Spring gardens. This cheerful variety is perfect for brightening up your winter garden, and is also brilliant indoors on a windowsill! Compact and low-growing, they are perfect for flower beds and excel in patio pots. They grow to about 20cm (8).

New products at Blooming Direct

Thursday, September 25th, 2014

New products today at Blooming Direct

Pair of Plaited Stem Oleanders - White

Pair of Plaited Stem Oleanders – White £29.98
Breathtaking! Winter Hardy Standard Oleander A Riot Of Sumptuous White, Sweetly Scented Flowers & Luxurious Evergreen Foliage! A magnificent addition to any patio or balcony, these stunning, winter hardy Standard Oleander will create a wonderful fragrance and a Mediterranean feel all summer long. Gorgeous, sweet scent from their exotic, white blooms will gently waft through the warm air in your garden simply delightful in early evenings in the summer. Flowering all summer long, they are wonderfully exotic, yet incredibly they are UK winter hardy to -5C too. They are very easy to grow they literally thrive on neglect and love hot, dry weather. No wonder Oleander are such a big favourite with UK plant lovers! These Mediterranean beauties will add height, vivid colour and sweet fragrance to your garden for years to come!

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New products at Blooming Direct

Saturday, September 20th, 2014

Blooming Direct just added these new products

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Price reductions at Blooming Direct

Friday, September 19th, 2014

Blooming Direct reduced the price on this item today

Pansy 'Matrix Pastel Mix' pack 12 jumbo plugs

Pansy ‘Matrix Pastel Mix’ pack 12 jumbo plugs was £12.99 now £6.49
Not everyone likes bold and brash – sometimes a softer pastel shade will do the job just as well. So we have selected a lovely cool pale pastel toned mix of the world-leading Pansy Matrix series, so you can create your own area of tranquility in pots and tubs. Soft pale powder blues, creams, creams and yellows, classic Sprongtime colours often seen as snowdrops, bluebells and daffodils emerge again, perfect for cheering up tubs, baskets, and borders.

New products at Blooming Direct

Sunday, September 14th, 2014

Blooming Direct has these new lines today

Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) 1.2M tall

Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) 1.2M tall £29.99
Need something to cover an unsightly wall, or add some attractive interest and height to your garden? This wonderful Star Jasmine is perfect! It produces waves of gorgeous pure-white star-like flowers across summer, each one with simply stunning fragrance! Evergreen and winter hardy, it will add year-round interest the foliage is a rich purple in winter then a deep-green in spring and summer. Ideal for growing up posts, walls, arches and fences, and will thrive in a sunny, sheltered spot. Plant it somewhere where youll be able to smell its incredible fragrant flowers! It is relatively slow-growing about 10-20cm per year in the UK so it will not take over like other climbers.

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New products at Blooming Direct

Friday, September 12th, 2014

Blooming Direct just added this new item

Set of 3 x 11 (28cm) Pinecone Planters with gold-painted fi

Set of 3 x 11 (28cm) Pinecone Planters with gold-painted fi £12.99
Perfect for bulbs, bedding, shrubs, houseplants and more, these wonderful metallic looking planters will add an exquisite decorative look to your home or garden, without the cost of real metal pots. Hand finished in gold paint, using a brand-new technique developed last year, they will add a touch of class to your home or garden. Each one has raised drainage holes and water reservoirs to allow your plants to thrive! Made from heavy-duty injection moulded plastic, they’re tough & durable, and also frost & UV resistant, so theyll withstand the worst of our British weather too! This set of 3 planters represents great value especially when compared to normal prices for metallic pots!

New products at Blooming Direct

Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

Blooming Direct just added these new items

Complete Patio Potato Growing Kit Including Seed Potatoes, P

Complete Patio Potato Growing Kit Including Seed Potatoes, P £19.99
This Complete Patio Potato Growing Kit means that anyone can now grow delicious, fresh potatoes you dont even need a garden a patio, balcony or courtyard will do! Just add compost and water and you will harvesting your first New potatoes as early as May from a March planting. We have included 3 fantastic varieties to give a range of harvest dates. ‘Swift’ (Early) – as it’s name implies, this is a very fast-cropper, reaching harvest in 8-9 weeks from planting in April. Gorgeous, soft new potatoes are produced in abundance. ‘Charlotte’ (Salad), perfect as a new potato, or use in salads, yet keeps well for boiling too. ‘Desiree’ (Maincrop) – the classic red skinned, yellow fleshed potato that has been a garden winner for decades. Great for boiling or mashing, but we love them best as jacket potatoes, with a lovely crispy skin. This is the perfect way to grow your own potatoes whats even better is it requires no back breaking digging whatsoever! The Heavy Duty 30 Litre Pots can be used again and again and the Organic Potato Fertiliser can be used all around your vegetable garden.

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Price reductions at Blooming Direct

Saturday, September 6th, 2014

Price reduction on this product at Blooming Direct

Complete Hardy Fuchsia garden ready collection - 6 varieties

Complete Hardy Fuchsia garden ready collection – 6 varieties was £12.99 now £8.99
Elegant and beautiful, fuchsias are a must-have for any gardener. This wonderful collection of some of the best hardy shrub varieties has been specially selected because of the wide range of colours they produce. The beautiful foliage ranges from lime to dark green, even cream tipped leaves. Flowering as early as June, theyll come alive with an explosion of pink, purples, reds, whites even blue the spectacular flowers hanging daintily from their stems. Perfect for borders, pots & containers, they will provide structure and colour all summer long. These very hardy, reliable garden performers will thrive in your garden, coming back with bigger and better displays each year, and in such a range of flower colours, flower shapes and habits. You will get our selection of 6 different coloured named varieites, including those shown here, as big garden ready, multi-trimmed plants to plant straight out.