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It’s time for summer bulbs!

If you enjoy having (lots of) flowers in your garden, you can go all out with summer bulbs. These garden jewels are the crowning glory to the floral beauty of your green oasis. A fantastic display of colour Summer bulbs are summer-flowering bulbs or tubers that you plant in spring. They will bloom in summer…

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Taylors Bulbs – LIVES Charity Donation

Taylors Bulbs are delighted to be able to present William Grover from LIVES with a cheque for £3298.11 from the proceeds of our charity bulb sale in November 2023. The money was doubled through their Big Give campaign and put towards a Medic 50 critical care car for first responders Taylors Bulbs are proud to…

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Choosing Your Seed Potatoes

With over 50 potato varieties in our range, choosing which Seed Potatoes to plant can be a bit daunting! So here is a short guide to help choose which varieties to grow: Harvesting Time – You might notice that our different seed potato packs are colour coded; blue for “First Earlies”, orange for “Second Earlies”…

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New Point of Sale Material for Autumn 2023

Taylors Bulbs have launched a new point of sale kit which their customers will have the option to use this autumn. The kit contains 6 new banners which are designed to sit on the bulb pre-pack stands or slat wall to add interest and consumer information. The banner categories are: Wild Garden Tulips Planting Bulbs…

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Taylors Bulbs make it 30 Gold Medals @ RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023

  Pictured: Adam Taylor. Rebecca Brookhouse, Charlotte Daubney, Sam Buffin and Ian Clark   The specialist daffodil collection of Taylors Bulbs, based in Lincolnshire have worked their way through yet another nerve racking and tense build-up to put on a gold medal winning display of daffodil flowers at the Chelsea Flower Show. This Gold Medal…

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Spalding Jobs Fair

We are pleased to be attending Spalding Jobs Fair on Friday 19th May at Springfields Exhibition Centre, Camel Gate, Spalding, PE12 6EU. Come along and talk to Sue and Kevin about oppourtunities to work for Taylors Bulbs. The event is opend 10am – 2pm.

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Taylors Bulbs – RHS Long Service Award Medals, March 2023

Taylors Bulbs are delighted to have presented four Royal Horticultural Society Long Service Awards at a presentation on 9th March 2023. The RHS award is to recognise working in the horticultural industry for 40+ years.  Recipients each receive a RHS engraved medal and a certificate. Di Beales started working full time for Taylors in February 1983.…

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Planting flower bulbs for biodiversity

Insects cannot survive without nectar and pollen. Flowers produce these two crucial substances. By planting bulbous flowers in our gardens and on our terraces and balconies, we can help insects find enough nectar and pollen. A celebration With their sparkling colours, spring-flowering bulbs are a real asset in the garden. As the garden awakens, they…

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Useful tips for planting flower bulbs

If you like a garden with colour and atmosphere, why not plant flower bulbs this autumn so you can enjoy colourful flowers in the spring. Here are six tips to get you started! Tip 1: location Many flower bulbs thrive under shrubs and trees. They get less rain and light there in winter because of…

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Perennial flower bulbs: plant once to enjoy for years to come

Flower bulbs that you will enjoy year after year. It may sound too good to be true but it really isn’t. Why not plant perennial flower bulbs in your garden to see for yourself? Growth cycle of perennials Flower bulbs that bloom every year are called perennial flower bulbs. After they bloom, these flower bulbs…

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New Potatoes in December? Here’s how……..

August and September is the perfect time to plant Seed potatoes for December harvest – just think, you could even have new potatoes with your Christmas dinner! Our short video shows you how to do it: Available from mid-July – September, check our Stockist Locator (www.taylors-bulbs.com/stockists/) for your nearest retailer. Here are the varieties available…

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Garden Re-Leaf Day Cycle Challenge – Updated

UPDATE: We are pleased to say Kate and Ian completed the 100 mile cycle challenge, raising just over £1000 between them. On March 13th 2020, Kate Treviss and Ian Clark from Taylors Bulbs will be cycling 100 miles to raise money for Greenfingers Charity as part of Garden Re-Leaf Day 2020. Starting from British Garden…

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Taylors Bulbs; Getting Children Gardening This October

As part of their centenary celebrations, Taylors Bulbs are launching a nationwide campaign to get children planting bulbs this October. The ‘Little Daffodils’ initiative will be widespread throughout the UK at participating garden centres, who will be working with local schools or holding their own planting events for children to have the opportunity to learn…

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Autumn 2018 Bulbland Competition – The Results

Our judges have been busy deliberating and the 2018 Autumn Bulbland Competition Results are in! We received lots of entries from a wide range of garden retailers again showcasing the high-quality visual merchandising skills which are abundant within our customer base. Thanks to all of our customers who entered, and we would like to commend…

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Taylors Bulbs – Retailer Training Day, Wednesday 18th July 2018

By popular demand we are pleased to announce the return of our Retailer Training & Open Day. The day is constructed to benefit Garden Centre Managers and staff responsible for the bulb departments. Wherever you are located, we know it will help maximise your bulb sales and be worth your investment in time and resources.…

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Autumn 2017 Bulbland Competition – The Results

Our 2017 Autumn Bulbland Competition Results are in! We received a large number of high quality entries from our wide and varied Garden Centre customer base highlighting their great visual merchandising skills and showcasing the effort they all applied to their autumn 2017 displays. NATIONAL WINNER, GOLD MEDAL Woodcote Green, Surrey We particularly liked the…

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Bulbland Competition Winner – Spring 2017

Our Bulbland/Grow Your Own display competition winners for spring 2017 were Garsons of Titchfield. We particularly liked the use of spray paint used in their “Colour Your Summer” theme which was carried across onto their wooden crates for loose bulbs. This combined with high standards of housekeeping throughout their display made them worthy winners. Runners…

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Countdown to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017

It’s that time of year again when the Walkers team here at Taylors Bulbs start to get nervous ahead of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (23rd – 27th May). And with particularly good reason after winning our 23rd consecutive Chelsea Gold in 2016. The pressure is certainly on and as always, each year brings its…

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