Photos taken at Blackmore and Langdon, in May, 2022., prior to the R H S., Chelsea Show.
Groups of Begonias being prepared for transportation to Chelsea.
1. Dr Sparky, looking a class bloom.
2. A superb group of quality blooms of Burnout, destined for Chelsea.
3. Can Can.
A favourite with the Ladies at Chelsea.
A beautifully formed, exquisite example of the begonia Can Can, raised by B & L.
A real Show stopper.
Pictures sent in by Ian Rhys Williams taken on his visit to Blackmore and Langdon, Open Sale weekend- Fri/Sun, 6 to 8th, May, 2022.
1st May
Photos provided by John Chiswell. These pots will be on sale during Blackmore and Langdon’s Sale and Open days, next weekend, Friday to Sunday, 6th 7th, & 8th, May.
These pots are destined for the Chelsea Flower Show on Tuesday, 24th, to Sunday, 28th, May, 2022.
They look stunning, with their large healthy green foliage.
A fantastic spectacle, that can be viewed during B & Ls Open Day, next week.
This is the same begonia- John Smith that was last taken on 21st of April, nine days previously. Please refer to previous photo. What a difference in nine days. Will it hold until, Chelsea, when B & Ls stand Will be judged on 23rd., May? We’ll have to wait and see.
This is B & Ls Blackout bench, where cuttings are placed on the hotbed for five days in complete darkness. Notice that the outside of the material is coloured white.This is to reflect the heat from the begonias to keep them cool. The inside colour is black, this helps to keep the cuttings in complete darkness inside.
Cuttings under cover where they will stay for five days in complete darkness.
22nd April
Timed for Chelsea and about ready to open in a short while.
The B & L., sale weekend / Chelsea Preview weekend, beginning on Friday to Sunday, 6th, 7th, & 8th, May, these blooms will be almost fully open. Always a pleasure to see them.
News update.
Blackmore and Langdon Open Sale Day, see below.
Photo 1.
These are the benches containing started cutting tubers destined for mail order from B & L.
A good many have/ will be potted up already in five inch pots for B & Ls, Open Sale Day.
These will flower this year.
Blackmore and Langdon. Photo 1 & 2,
placed in the Flowering House for growing for Chelsea. Photo 3,
for Hampton Court.
A reminder.
B & Ls open day will be on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 6, 7 & 8th, May, 2022.
Photos 2 & 3, how they are packed securely in four inch pots, for safe dispatch, ready to be potted up on arrival.
Orders by post start, Tuesday, 19th, April.
To place orders, tel, B & L, on 01275 332300, also see B & Ls Web page.
Post code, BS39 4JL.
Update 21st March
Photos taken at Blackmore and Langdon recently. Many of these, are available as started cutting tubers, sent out by post. A fantastic array of Begonias.
Update on Blackmore and Langdon, March 2022.
Photos 1, 2 & 3.
B & L, use lights to mimic fourteen hours daylight.
They are set from 4:00 P M., through until 6:00 A M., the next morning.
These pots under lights are five inches diameter.
They are timed for BLACKMORE AND LANGDON’S OPEN DAYS, ON 6th, 7th, & 8th, May, 2022.
Photos, 4,5,6,7 & 8.
These are some of the cutting tuber varieties, that will also be potted up in readiness for B & Ls open day in May.
These will also be for sale soon, when potted up.
Notice too the labels that have no names- just coded numbers.
They are the selected cutting tubers that have showed promise and will be trialled again to see if they make the grade and named for future years.
Selected started cutting tubers from B & L.
As some of you may know, you can order started cutting tubers via post, or collection, from B & L.
Many growers’ prefer to buy started Double Tuberous Beginias this way.
It saves heating costs and the trouble of starting your tuber during the colder early months of Spring.
For more information, contact B & L, directly for what is available.
Tel ., 01275 332300.
My visit to Blackmore and Langdon, 8th, March 2022.
As usual, Dorothy and I received a very warm welcome from Nich and Steve.
Well, at least Dorothy had a very warm cup of coffee. I was unable to have a cup of tea, as they’d run out of tea bags ( Nich will not live that down for quite a while)! !
John Chiswell was there too and both he and Nich gave us a tour of the nursery.
Nich had started his Chelsea tubers during Christmas week and had potted them up in stages into four litre pots ( eight inch pots).
Another, final potting into five litre pots , if required would be done.
Please see photos.
The pots destined for Chelsea, were looking good with green healthy leaves.
Blackmore and Langdon, sowed their Double Tuberous seeds a few weeks ago.
These seeds are from crosses, hybridised from named Double Tuberous Begonias.
These will be pricked out shortly and grown on in individual pots.
From these thousands of seedlings, they will be whittled down until just a handful are selected, in order to find those few that will make the grade, after trialing.
Finally, they will be named and will join those A1, named Begonias, that will be released for sale in a few years time.
Blackmore and Langdon started cutting tubers.
These are some of the Double Tuberous Begonias, destined for the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show, have been potted up into 3 and four litre pots.
Looking very healthy.
