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Just working through a busy Jan/Feb 2009 calender, really busy months not only for making deliveries of our Primulas into garden centres, we also have to asses various trials across the country to check just how our potential new introductions are performing, we also like to view new lines from other breeders in the UK and Europe to see what maybe of interest there!
Begonia planning is well underway, the mother stock was potted back in September and nurtured to give the best possible quality cuttings, rooting will start mid Jan, we have two new introductions - watch the web site for more info.
We have a trade press event lined in up for early February in London, so we will be have enough to do!

We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas.

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Good Morning

We've made an early start in the South East, later this week will see a few early deliveries into garden centres in the South East of the country.
Regular and more substantial availability will kick off from early January and as varieties come into flower from there on in.
This year we have two growers, one in the South East covering centres in this area and the other is based in the Gloucester area delivering throughout the UK.
Look out for the Brilliantgardens.com labels!

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Hello

Had a long drive across to Norfolk earlier in the week to meet up with Howard one of our Primula breeders.

Keep an eye on the web site for an interview coming soon!

It was an opportunity to have an early look at some of his own variety trials, I suppose theres two levels, one being improving what is there already and secondly looking for brand new varieties from a range of ideas and crosses hes done.

Its early days but there could be some really nice bicolour flowered types along with a few other possibilities.

This year from Howard we have the varieties Greensleeves, Double Cream and Fruits of the Forest.

We will be back there in early January and again late January to make a final assessment.

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Hello

Just had a walk through all the Primulas we have in our trials, they have been frozen for most of the week but certainly don't look any worse for that!

These trials are potential new introductions for flowering 2010 and beyond so its very important to ensure they are tested fully and then assessed next spring.

All told this year we have just over 50 individual lines to judge on a whole range of criteria, there will be lines which move forward rather quickly, others that will take a few more years to get right and yet others which will go on the compost heap!

Every year we go through this process to ensure BrilliantGardens.com and our customers are given the best choice possible in Primulas.

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Had an icy and snowy trip to the midlands yesterday (Tuesday) to view one of the two nurseries with our Primulas growing.

The plants are looking really good and on line for a January start to retailers.

Some of the earliest available varieties will be the new Double Cream and Fruits of the Forest designer mixtures.

Then closely followed by Frilly and Frilly Oranges & Lemons and the brilliant Woodland Walk.

Our collectors variety (only available in very limited numbers) Greensleeves should be in centres early/mid January.

From late January the dark leafed varieties like Fairy Glen and the new Rose Passion should be out there!

Following up probably from around mid - February will be the later flowering varieties such as Forsythia Yellow, the gorgeous Glorious Laced Gold and Silver and the brand new Cheshire Life.

Stonewash is another variety which is later to flower coming through from the middle of February - keep an eye out for those fantastic denim blue stripy flowers.

The traditional Cowslip and Wild Primrose will the follow.

We will try and keep you up to date with what varieties are in centres at anyone time, you can always ask here!

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Welcome

Hello and Welcome to the first Brilliantgardens.com blog!

The aim of this blog is to keep information flowing from ourselves at BG.com to you!

It is an easy and quick way to keep regular news updated.

There is a link from our main site at http://www.brilliantgardens.com/

For those who have yet to visit, we are breeding in new varieties of Begonia and Primula which are available in good garden centres across the UK.

Starting January you can find our Primula range in garden centres, Begonias will follow May/June time.

Plan to view the Primula production Tuesday this week, will update Wednesday!

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