Not wanting to speak too soon, there is a sense that in 2022 many things are trying to return to normal. And so is Brighter Blooms, we would argue. We started the year seeing all the friendly faces we are used to (and more!) throughout January and February at all the Potato Days, and we […]
This is the first entry in our blog posts to mark the end of the growing season, and to reflect back on a year somewhat closer to normality. There have been several outings, and despite some initial nervousness over what might flower shows feel like, we have decided that there’s nothing quite like being part […]
We concluded our last blog post by saying that we would not commit to a date for the next blog post, and with hindsight, that was an apt thing to conclude with – in April 2019. Rewinding back to what happened in 2019, we attended all the shows we normally attend, and as an addendum, […]
Our worries were confirmed this weekend, when some of you who visited this weekend pointed out that we have not posted anything on the blog section of our website for a year: people DO read our blog posts! And just to put your minds at rest, we would like to take this opportunity to let […]
Often times we get what we think are good ideas. And then we proceed to see what it takes to make them happen, and doubt over how good an idea it was in the first place starts creeping in! Organising the nursery for unknown numbers of public is a rather serious task (as we found […]
A Happy New Year to all from us at Brighter Blooms! Each year starts with a (sometimes new) list of wishes, aspirations or concerns. What will be the star performing Zantedeschia in 2018? What will 2018 bring to the grow-your-own movement, what famous new face will join the existing enthusiastic alotmenteers this year? What will […]
After a rather intense run of flower shows, with very little time in between, we have finally found a few moments to write a quick update for our website. Of course, at the flower shows, the public get to see the finished product – beautiful, colourful flowers. But the questions we are always ask is […]
We are delighted to introduce two new Zantedeschia varieties this year – Zantedeschia ‘Dubai Nights’ and Zantedeschia ‘Eyeliner’. Dark flowers have proved to be the most popular colour with our customers from when we started our business. In the 8 years we have been growing and exhibiting Zantedeschia, dark flowers have continued to outsell by […]
Here at Brighter Blooms we continue our quest to convince the public that Zantedeschia (Calla Lily) should decorate every patio in the land! But first of all, we were keen to acquaint you all with the versatility of the genus. In 2014 our entry to the Plant of the Year competition was the majestic Zantedeschia […]
At the end of February we’ve organised the first public event at the nursery. The event was aimed for keen allotment holders, enthusiastic gardeners and anyone else who goes for the grow-your-own philosophy and lifestyle. We were delighted to see so many people at the event and to see how popular the grow-your-own and eat-well […]
