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Rhapsodyin BlueRhapsody in Blue was top ofmy list when we sat
down todecide on what collections tooffer. I love the idea of
creat-ing a complete set of amazingblue flowers. The name itselfis
also cool, and captures
the tones and quality of thecontent and is also evocativeof so
many beautiful things Gershwins incredible pianopiece, cool jazz by
Miles Davis,poetic songs by Joni Mitchell,transcendent art by Van
Goghand much more. This collec-tion of 73 bulbs is full of har-mony
and beauty, comprisingsapphire shades of anemone,allium, iris,
crocus, hyacinth,chionodoxa and muscari.
COLLECTION DETAILS73 flower bulbs10 Allium azureum,10 Anemone de
Caen BluePoppy,15 Chionodoxa forbesii,3 Hyacinth Delft Blue,
10 Iris reticulata Cantab,10 Muscari ArmeniacumValerie Finnis,15
species Crocus Blue Pearl
Save 35%Regular price, $40.95
Sun price $26.95
Triple-deckerDelight
Triple-decker Delight is perfectfor anyone with a balcony ordeck
or small-space gardenor someone who just wants acolourful show of
flowers ina container by the front door.
This is the way the Dutch plant
bulbs. They have no room insmall city spaces, so they plantin
layers in containers to createa continual sequence of colourthrough
spring. The triple-decker term refers to the threelayers of bulbs
that are placedin a container one on top ofthe other to flower at
differ-ent times in a sequence. Thistechnique is sometimes
calledlasagna planting. The beautyof this collection is that you
getit all in one the container,potting soil and three layers
ofspring flowers crocus, daffo-dils and tulips. It is a project
youcan do in no time at all, evenenlist the help of your childrenor
grandchildren for fun, andthen just sit back and wait forthe show
to begin.
COLLECTION DETAILS34 flower bulbs, decorativecontainer, potting
soil and coirfibre soil enhancer.18 mixed species crocus,8 Flower
Carpet daffodils,8 Ile de France tulips
Save 30%Regular price $34.95
Sun price $24.95
Mighty MiniDaffodilsMighty Mini Daffodils is a col-lection I
have wanted to do foryears. It contains all my favou-rite miniature
narcissus, onesthat always perform flawlesslyand some of which also
offerfragrance and novelty. Proof
that good things do come insmall packages, these MightyMinis can
be dotted in clumpsaround the garden or used incontainers or even
windowboxes. They are extremelyversatile and being short,they never
flop over and areindifferent to wind and rain. Iwould buy at least
two of theseand really go to town addingclusters of them under
treesand shrubs and dotted hereand there through a rockery
orhillside.
COLLECTION DETAILS:60 daffodil bulbs10 Canaliculatus,10
Hawera,10 Jet Fire,
10 Pacific Coast,10 Rip Van Winkle,10 Tete a Tete
Save 30%Regular price $38.95
Sun price $26.95
Fab four for spring, plus two bestsellers
ConnoisseurTulipThe Connoisseur Tulip collec-tion is our most
unique setbecause the bulbs are totallyexclusive to The
VancouverSun from one of Hollandstop producers, J.S. Pennings.You
wont find any of thetulips in this collection forsale anywhere
else. TheresRed Hat fringe tulips, strik-ing Russian Princess
Darwintulips, Backpacker and White
Touch peony tulips, and,my favourite of the bunch,Vincent Van
Gogh, an ele-gant arty fringe tulip. It reallyis a collection for
tulip con-noisseurs as well as flower-lovers who appreciate
havingsomething unique and differ-ent in their garden.
COLLECTION DETAILS40 tulip bulbs8 Backpacker peony tulips,
8 Red Hat fringe tulips,8 Russian Princess Darwintulips,8
Vincent Van Gogh fringetulips,8 White Touch peony tulips
Save 37%Regular price $64.95
Sun price $39.95
Symphonyof Spring
The Symphony of Spring andAwesome Alliums collectionswere such a
huge hit last yearthat we felt it necessary to makethem available
again for thosewho didnt get the chance to trythem since they sold
out prettyquickly. Both collections havebeen upgraded to spice up
themix even more.
The Symphony of Spring is spe-cifically designed to
produceflowers from the first momentof spring through to the
begin-ning of summer. So the ball getsrolling with crocuses and
thencome Dutch Master trumpetdaffodils (new this year), fol-lowed
by a top-notch assort-ment of tulips, finishing off withthe much
loved allium PurpleSensation.
COLLECTION DETAILS
50 flower bulbs8 Monte Orange tulips,8 Akebono tulips,6 Allium
Purple Sensation,10 Dutch Master trumpetdaffodils,18 mixed species
crocus
Save 40%Regular price $40.95
Sun price $24.95
AwesomeAlliums
The Awesome Alliums collec-tion comprises six differenthybrids,
each one a stellarperformer, including ones Ihave been planting for
years inmy garden. Allium christophii(the star of Persia)
producesan astonishing spaceship of aflower with countless
metallic-like star-shaped flowers. MountEverest is an all white
beauty.Purple Sensation is probablythe bestselling allium of all
timebecause it is such a winner.Allium moly luteum is a beauti-ful
yellow and Allium neapolita-num sends up sweetly scentedwhite
flowers. Allium sphaero-cephalon has egg-shaped bur-gundy flowers
in early summer.
The total assortment is a knock-out and its great to find
themall in one complete package fora bargain price.
COLLECTION DETAILS58 allium bulbs5 Allium christophii,15 Allium
moly luteum,2 Allium Mount Everest,15 Allium neapolitanum,6 Allium
Purple Sensation,15 Allium sphaerocephalon
Save 45%Regular price $55.95
Sun price $29.95
