Retailer Spotlight: Gambrills Flower Farm
Bloom is proud to be serving growers in Anne Arundel County through Gambrills Flower Farm, a family-owned garden center in Gambrills, Maryland. Gambrills Flower Farm offers not only garden essentials such as Bloom soil amendments in bulk, mulch and homegrown ornamentals, it also sells produce grown on the premises and
Photo of the Month: Green (Lawn) Carpet Looks
Yet another happy lawn greened up with Bloom, courtesy of Tim Caldwell of Potomac, Maryland. "This spring the Bloom you provided really did its job. Before we spread the Bloom, we had the yard aerated. I then spread a good quality seed suited for sun and shade. We used
Customer of the Month: Fingerboard Farm, Woman-Owned Hemp Operation
From hops to now hemp, everything truly has been grown in Bloom! This year, Bloom is working with a handful of hemp farms, including Fingerboard Farm, a 25-acre woman-owned operation in Ijamsville, Maryland. Dawn Furman Gordon, CEO, was inspired to grow hemp as a result of her journey with Lyme
Welcoming New Bloom Team Addition
Bloom is pleased to welcome Jimmy Larimore, Bloom Scale Technician, to the team! Jimmy is no stranger to wastewater, having worked for Charles County's wastewater treatment plant before joining DC Water three years ago. He's also no stranger to Bloom, having used it to topdress his lawn and incorporate into
Customer of the Month: Quiet Waters
Quiet Waters Park, a 340-acre park in Anne Arundel County, is new to Bloom, but its horticulturalist, Matt Pruett, is an old friend, having used our products at River Farm in Alexandria. "I am excited to bring Bloom here to Quiet Waters Park, having seen its benefits both as a soil
Enter to Win the Bloom & Grow Photo Contest!
In case you missed the announcement during Bloom's Earth Day event on responsible feeding and fertilization with Homestead Gardens, we are teaming up on a photo contest that will run all season! Take a photo of something you’ve grown in Bloom and upload via this form for a chance to win $150 gift certificate to Homestead
Spring 2021 Small Order Policy Changes
Bloom is heading into our busy season and want to update our customers on a few changes to our delivery and order policies. Orders of 1-5 yards: if you're in the immediate DC area, we can offer delivery for just $75 plus cost of material. We are no longer allowing self
Webinar Recaps: Sustainable Lawns & Farm Spreaders
Did you miss Bloom's March events? We missed you too, but we've got you covered with an instant replay! Click here for a recording of our lunch and learn with the Potomac ASLA chapter, featuring horticulturalist Ron Alexander. The featured topic was sustainable lawns, but Ron covered much more ground
Retailer of the Month: Herring Run Nursery
Blue Water Baltimore’s Herring Run Nursery, a vendor of 50-pound bags of Bloom, specializes in plants native to Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The nursery offers more than 250 native species of trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, and more to retail and wholesale customers alike. All nursery proceeds sales support Blue Water's mission
