BUDS & BLOSSOMS 2016
Spring Blessings in 2016 Happy New Year! We are rocking and rolling in the greenhouses! It s gray and cold outside, but it s warm, sunny and green inside, and we are feeling especially blessed this season. You ll notice many new additions this year to our line of Bobbi s Bloomers. We have been busy working on some great new combinations for your and your customers. Great new early spring offerings include our Persian Glow basket and our Blue Eyed Beauty color bowl. Available early May are our new Angel Series Bobbis Bloomers. Available in Blue, Pink and White, our Angels are named for the Angelonia prominent in each combination. We hope you enjoy these beauties! This season we got an early jump on ordering and are excited to offer some fun new additions to our availability. These include a few Crazytunias - Sparky, Blackberry Cheesecake, Pink Frills and Lucky Lilac - that customers have been loving lately. We also are excited about the Verbena Lightshow series and some new Superbells - Evening Star and Holy Moly - that are sure to turn heads! Custom orders are always welcome. Please contact me with any questions. I d be happy to help you with any custom creations you have in mind. Our family picture now includes 15 grandchildren! You ll notice the picture keeps getting wider and wider with each passing year. We certainly are lucky! I hope you have a great spring season! Bobbi Eddinger, owner/designer Eddinger Grandchildren Summer 2015
Contact Information Buds & Blossoms 278 Chamberlain Road Middletown, CT 06457 budsandblossomsct@gmail.com phone: 860.346.3360 fax: 860.344.1949 Web sites www.bobbisbloomers.com Contents Early Spring Planters.......................... Hanging Baskets................... Gift Items......................... Full Sun Planters.......................... Window Boxes.................... Hanging Baskets.................. Part Shade Planters.......................... Window Boxes.................... Hanging Baskets.................. 6 9 12 14 18 19 25 26 27 Shade Planters.......................... Hanging Baskets................... Window Boxes..................... 30 31 32 Shipping Succulents Succulent Bowls.................... We deliver to Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York. Shipping charges depend upon traveled distance and start at 5% of total sale. Minimum orders may apply. Terms All orders are COD unless you have approved credit. You may apply for credit if you have done business with us in the previous year. Terms are net 30, 1.5% interest per month. There will be a $25 service fee for bounced checks. There will be a 3% surcharge when paying by credit card. 34
April Blue Bird Early Spring Available in early April, these baskets and planters are able to withstand cold and a light frost, giving you a jump start on spring. Bobbi s Bloomers for early spring are good in sun to part shade locations. April Pastel 5 April Blue Bird Robust spring performer in blues and whites. April Pastel (Improved) Soft Pastels in a frost-friendly bloomer. Early Spring Planters 6
April Rose Spring Sunshine 7 Spring Princess April Rose Cheer up your front step with these frost-friendly pinks! Spring Princess The Snow Princess Lobularia shows its flower power here in an early spring planter that will go the distance. Spring Wine Spring Sunshine Sunny yellow, coral and blue welcome warmer weather. Spring Wine A soft pink Arctotis highlights this easy care combination. Early Spring Planters 8
Persian Coral Persian Magenta Princess Persian Coralberry NEW Persian Glow NEW 9 Persian Coral (Improved) Substituting a coral calibrachoa for the coral diascia makes this a much easier care and long-lasting basket - even into fall. * 10 and 12 Hanging Baskets * Persian Coralberry NEW Try this new Early Spring offering, named after the interesting Proven Winner Calibrachoa Coralberry. * 10 and 12 Hanging Baskets * Persian Glow NEW A new Early Spring basket in lavendar and white. * 10 and 12 Hanging Baskets * Persian Velvet Persian Whisper Persian Whisper A cranberry diascia from the Romeo series gives this basket a bold look. * 12 Hanging Baskets * Early Spring Hanging Baskets Persian Magenta Princess The wonderful lobularia is fantastic, blossoming early and continuing all summer long. Also available with Persian Velvet petunia * 12 Hanging Baskets * Persian Velvet Deep purple petunias combined with white phlox and Lysimachia Persian Chocolate. * 10 and 12 Hanging Baskets * 10
Blue Eyed Beauty Ice NEW Lilac Ice Opal Ice Purple Ice Early Spring Gift Planters 11 Get ready for spring with these color bowl planters, perfect for table top decoration. Cold and light frost tolerant, the combinations in these gift planters delight the senses and usher in the new season with brilliant colors and texture. Blue Eyed Beauty Ice NEW Limited release with a new Osteo - yellow with a blue eye. Really nice and eye-catching. Lilac Ice A wonderful lilac colored planter for a gift or to top your outside table. Also available in white. Opal Ice An Opal Innocence Nemesia adds dimension and a profusion of color to this table top planter. Purple Ice Purple Osteospermum dazzle in this table top stunner. * ALL Above are 12 Gift Bowls * 12Early Spring Gift Planters
Artistic Soul Black Satin 13 Full Sun Available starting the beginning of May, these baskets and planters are combinations that perform well when exposed to full sunlight. These combinations do best when the location has six or more hours of direct sun in the middle of the day when the sun is strongest. Southerly and westerly exposures, unless shaded by trees or your house, are considered full sun locations. All of our full sun Bobbi s Bloomers can thrive with more than the required six hours per day, but need regular water to endure the heat. Classic Geranium Red Artistic Soul A fragrant combination of purple and yellow blossoms. * 12 Planter and 24 Window Box* Black Satin A chic combo of black/purple and green featuring a unique black petunia. Classic Geranium Red (Also available in Pink) Traditional geranium planter with spike and vinca vine updated for a new look. * 12 Planter and 24 Window Box in Red or Pink * Full Sun Planters 14
Lavender Mauve Red Temptation Lemonade Rose Glow 15 Orange Flash Lavender Mauve A sophisticated combination takes great shape with a center of Red Star Cordyline. Lemonade Refreshingly bright planter in yellows for that sunny spot. Orange Flash Perfect contrast of color and a flashy orange petunia will capture your attention. Serena Red Temptation An unusual cuphea in red and purple is the focus of this planter. Rose Glow An early-blooming Lantana, grasses and dark foliage make for a carefree planter. * 12 Planter and 24 Window Box * Serena An outstanding heat-tolerant combination with a lavender angelonia. * 12 Planter or 24 Window Box * Full Sun Planters 16
Strawberry Morning Artistic Soul Stonewashed NEW Rose Glow Summer Blues 17 Strawberry Morning Mix of pinks with a touch of dark foliage. Stonewashed NEW A nice combo showcasing the colors peach and blue with an interesting Sweet Caroline potato vine. Summer Blues A favorite planter with a purple fountain grass in the center. *12 Planter and 24 Window Box * Artistic Soul Purple and yellow fragrant combo. * 12 Planter and 24 Window Box * Rose Glow An early-blooming Lantana in pinks, grasses and dark foliage make this window box carefree. * 12 Planter and 24 Window Box * Geranium Window Box - Red or Pink Classic geranium window box features center spike, begonia and vinca vine for added interest. * 12 Planter and 24 Window Box * Full Sun Window Boxes 18
Angel Series NEW Blue Angel Bordeaux Blue Skies 19 Pink Angel Angel Series - Blue, Pink or White NEW Designed with Summer in mind. Angelonia has also been called Angel Earrings. Enjoy yours in Blue, Pink or White (not pictured). * 12 Hanging Baskets * Blue Skies A true-blue favorite, blues with a touch of Blackie. Cranberry Lime Twist Bright Eyes Bordeaux An interesting petunia, combined with white diascia and Lysimachia Persian Chocolate make this basket sweet. Bright Eyes Our best seller in magenta, pinks and dark accents with the verbena Bright Eyes. Full Sun Hanging Baskets Cranberry Lime Twist (Improved) A touch of lime with a cranberry colored calibrachoa. * 12 Hanging Baskets * 20
Hole in One Merlot Picassa in Chartreuse 21 Lemon Lime Cooler Hole in One A fun, trendy statement in hot pink and chartreuse. Picassa in Chartreuse A lovely petunia joins Ipomoea Marguerite and Sedum Angelina for the perfect contrast in this combination. Lemon Lime Cooler A sun-loving mix of chartreuse, white and yellow. Miss Scarlet Merlot An elegant basket with a wine-colored ivy geranium. * 12 Hanging Basket * Miss Scarlet Bright shades of red with a fabulous coleus. Silver Falls NEW A new 12 basket in soft blues, white and an oversized Ace of Spades Ipomea, designed for summer success. Includes Dichondra Silver Falls, a favorite of ours for easy care! * 12 Hanging Baskets * Full Sun Hanging Baskets 22
Strawberry Morning Sweet Peach Tricolor Magic 23 Sweet Caroline Strawberry Morning Mix of pinks with a touch of white. Sweet Caroline An enticing mix of purple, orange and bronze. Yellow Velvet Yellow Velvet Popular hanging basket in deep purple and bright yellow. Tricolor Magic Purple and white with a hint of pink in a beautiful Tricolor Ipomea. * 12 Hanging Baskets * Sweet Peach The popular Verbena Lanai Peach teams up with a Sweet Caroline Ipomoea for a new look Full Sun Hanging Baskets 24
Part Shade Available starting the beginning of May, these planters and baskets require three to six hours of sun each day for optimum blooming. Part shade and part sun are two terms that are often used interchangeably. Morning or late afternoon sun is best. Porch and patio locations that get filtered sun throughout the day would be fine for our part shade Bobbi s Bloomers. Too little sun causes the plant s flowering to stop. India Frills Red Ruffles 25 Pink Fireworks India Frills A fun, frilly coleus is the namesake of this planter for part shade. Pink Fireworks The pink grass Fireworks and Oxalis Plum Crazy make this combo fun. Red Ruffles Burgundy and cherry cream colors make an elegant contrast. * 12 Planter, 24 Window Box * Part Shade Planters 26
Apricot Jenny NEW Lavender Anniversary Pink Chablis Autumnal NEW Basket of Roses 27 Apricot Jenny NEW Our favorite Solena Begonia Apricot graces a new part shade hanging basket * 12 Hanging Basket * Autumnal NEW For you hummingbird lovers - this basket with a new interesting Fuchsia hums! * 12 Hanging Basket * Basket of Roses Elegant blooms contrast with striking foliage in this lovely basket. * 12 Hanging Baskets * Rose Ring NEW Lavender Anniversary Attractive foliage with lavender accents make this a soft, sultry mix. * 10 and 12 Hanging Baskets * Pink Chablis Full of flower power, this basket even has blooming foliage! Rose Ring NEW An accidental improvement from our old Summer Wave. A stray plug Pink and a mixed up liner in Rose is now a new fantastic basket! Part Shade Hanging Baskets 28
Pink Splash Shade Apricot Begonia Available starting the beginning of May, these planters and baskets will flourish and flower with little or no sun. Full shade is found on the north or northeast side of buildings, walls or fences or under mature trees. Our full shade combinations will also do well with limited morning sun, happiest with shade by 11 a.m. and then throughout the rest of the day. Covered porch or patio locations would be ideal for our full shade Bobbi s Bloomers. White Splash Red Hat Society NEW 29 Apricot Begonia Back by popular demand. A lovely color contrast between the apricot and purples of the torenia. Pink Splash Soft pink with great foliage make this combination shine in the shade. Red Hat Society NEW The hanging basket introduction from 2015 sold out at first offer. This is the wonderful complimentary planter. White Splash An elegant white planter for that perfect shady spot. Shade Planters 30
Apricot Begonia Apricot Begonia 31 Pink Moon Red Hat Society Apricot Begonia A rich color combination of apricot and blues. Pink Moon Award winner from the First Annual Kathy Pufahl Container Competition. Red Hat Society Bright red begonias and a red and purple fuschia are truly outstanding in this combination. * 12 Hanging Baskets * White Splash Apricot Begonia Our popular blue and apricot combo in window box format. * 24 Window Box * Pink Splash Soft pinks and stunning foliage. * 24 Window Box * White Splash White flowers and foliage in white tones shimmer in the shade. * 24 Window Box * Pink Splash Shade Baskets & Window Boxes 32
Succulents 33 Succulents offer a new and interesting trend in container gardening. With unique textures, shapes and colors, these living scultpures are drought tolerant and very easy to grow. Succulent Pots * 6 x 4 ceramic with saucer, 10 and 12 terra cotta bowls, 8 terra cotta square planters, 8 eco planters* Succulent Selections 34
BUDS & BLOSSOMS 2016