Chrysanthemum ‘Garden Bloom’ Collection

Chrysanthemums are a sure sign that autumn is on its way and this ‘Garden Blooms’ collection is a great choice for filling your garden with gorgeous colour late on in the season. Unlike other chrysanthemums, ‘Garden Bloom’ produces single large flowers that are very popular with florists, so if you grow your own, you’ll be able to create fabulous cut flower displays right from your garden. In bloom from August to October, you will get approximately 3-4 stems per plant and will be ready to cut once you see the first sign of colour appearing. Keep the supported throughout the growing season with string bamboo cane and enjoy a gorgeous display just as the other flowers are starting to fade. Delivered as 12 plug plants, 3 of each colour variety, ready to grow on before planting out from April to June.

Top Tips

Space plants out to keep them compact – the more tightly they are packed, the taller they will grow. 20-30cm (8-12in).

Care Guide

• Give your plugs a little attention on arrival – unpack them immediately, and either mist them or stand them in water for an hour – they may be slightly dry or yellow after being in a dark box in the post, but they?ll quickly recover. If you can?t do this, they can sit in Mini Greenhouses for a week if upright and not too wet.
• We recommend that you leave them to settle for a day somewhere warm, light and airy such as a windowsill or greenhouse.
• When you’re ready to pot on, use a good quality, multi-purpose compost, and fill 3-4in pots (7-10cm).
• Make a hole in the compost with a dibber or your finger, then holding each plug by its root ball, place it into the hole and gently firm the compost around it.
• For great results, we recommend using our Windowsill Planters or 9cm pots in Shuttle Trays.
• Give your plants a good water initially, then only when the top compost starts to dry as they don?t like to be left in standing water.
• Grow on either on a bright windowsill or a greenhouse for 3-4 weeks before potting up into containers or into flower beds.
• If planting directly into flower beds when all risk of frost has passed, prepare the ground well, removing weeds and digging in some compost or well-rotted manure if your soil is not already rich.
• Plant approx. 20cm (8?) apart to allow them room to grow. Feed using a high-potash feed such as Blooming Fast Superior Soluble Fertiliser for Flowers & Fruits, to encourage flowering.
• Dead-head when flowers fade to encourage more blooms.