Articles of interest by Adrian Bloom.

Here Adrian Bloom shares articles, reflections and observations from many years working with plants and gardens. This page will grow over time as new pieces are added.

GALANTHUS SAM ARNOTT,   A VERY GOOD SNOWDROP

With a name like S. Arnott, this snowdrop, now well over 100 years after its first appearance would have to be  a very good cultivar to still be popular and in demand .....and it is.

So, what’s the story? Sam Arnott himself was born in 1852, in Dumfries Scotland and was …..

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A Family Business. 100 Years since the founding of Blooms Nurseries Limited.

We are pleased to announce that BNL is in our 100th year of when Alan Bloom set up Blooms Nurseries – originally in Oakington, Cambridgeshire, then moving to Bressingham in 1946. It was in 1947 that Blooms Nursery became Blooms Nurseries Limited.

The full history would take too long to tell but, over the coming year, will share with you snapshots of some of the plants, the original catalogues and some of the many people who have helped us on the journey so far.

Part One - 1934/35

We don’t have copies of the first few plant lists which indicate that, the nursery business Blooms Nurseries started in Oakington in Cambridgeshire in 1926 when my father was only 20 years old…..

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