Visit us for garden inspiration, take a step back and relax whilst you browse through our large range of plants, including bedding plants, vegetables, grasses, alpines, perennials, shrubs and trees, along with garden products such as troughs and trowels, tubs and trellis, tags, tools and everything else you need for your garden.
We’ve helpful knowledgeable staff on hand to assist you on every visit and because we aren’t part of a chain we stock what we like, we think you’ll like it too!
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Welcome to December at Bumbles
Don’t forget to visit our glasshouse for more present ideas – we have a wonderful range of houseplants to suit all pockets, give a living gift this year!
Look forward to seeing you soon at Bumbles and remember to please call us if you are looking for something in particular – we’d love to help!
Ross's Rambles... AutumnAs Autumn beckons we felt it was time for another one of Ross's Rambles....
Posted by Bumbles Plant Centre on Thursday, 12 September 2019
Watch Ross’s latest Ramble around Bumbles, see what’s in stock and ready for autumn planting!
Great Christmas gift ideas in the Glasshouse!
Calathea ‘Tasmania’ (Eternal Flame)
An exotic tropical plant with lush green leaves and vibrant orange flowers. Leaves open in the morning to catch the light and close in the evening.
Likes semi-shade or filtered sunlight.
This plant symbolises a new beginning, which is derived from the expression ‘turn over a new leaf’ which the plant does in morning and evening.
Tradescantia Zebrina (Wandering Jew)
An exotic tropical plant with lush green leaves and vibrand orange flowers. Leaves open in the morning to catch the light and close in the evening.
Likes semi-shade or filtered sunlight.
This plant symbolises a new beginning, which is derived from the expression ‘turn over a new leaf’ which the plant does in morning and evening.
Beaucarnea (Ponytail Palm)
Evergreen perennial with a trunk-like stem bearing a dense rosette of sword-shaped leaves. Mature plants produce small white flowers. Likes a light spot but not in direct sunlight.
This plant symbolises strength and imperturbability, which refers to the primeval power of the plant, which almost always manages to recover.
What’s New
Seasonal Top Tips from the Bumbles Team
1. SOIL IMPROVEMENT – Now is a great time to add soil improvers to your beds and borders which help to improve drainage, organic matter levels and encourage a slow release of nutrients to your plants in the spring.
2. FALLEN LEAVES – With the trees beginning to empty of leaves we now are all in tidy up mode and keeping areas as clean as possible. A lot of the leaves etc can be placed in a composter BUT remember that fallen leaves from cherries, peaches and any plants you may have had fungal issues this year should be burned or disposed of and not reused to help deter diseases next spring.
3, TOP DRESS SHRUB BORDERS – Now is a great time to top dress any shrub borders you have with bone meal and sulphate of potash to give your border a head start over winter and into early spring.
4. CLEAN GLASSHOUSES – For those with Glasshouses like ourselves with our indoor and exotic plant space now is the time to give the green house a winter clean and tidy to improve light levels in the winter as much as possible. Bubble wrap insulation if over wintering plants or seedlings that may be helped by the warmth being kept in as much as possible.
5. PANSY/VIOLA DEAD HEADING – Try as best as possible over the winter months to stay on top of picking over your pansies and violas regularly to encourage more flowers to brighten up your tubs and baskets over winter. High potash feed also helps to get the best results!
We are hope these tips and reminders are helpful!
Please ask us if you have any questions or need some advice, we’re very happy to help!