{"title":"Hyacinth","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFew spring bulbs deliver fragrance quite like the hyacinth. Their dense, plump spikes of star-shaped florets pack an extraordinary scent into a single stem — sweet, heady and unmistakable, filling a border, patio or room with the unmistakable perfume of spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailable in a rich palette of colours, from classic blues and purples through soft pinks, creamy whites and warm apricots, hyacinths bring structure and formality to spring displays, working beautifully in bedding schemes, container plantings and mixed borders alongside tulips and daffodils. Reliably perennial and fully hardy, they return year after year, though blooms may become slightly looser and more relaxed after the first spectacular season — a natural, welcome softening rather than a decline.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"copy-of-scilla-siberica","title":"Muscari Valerie Finnis (20)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNamed in honour of the celebrated British plantswoman, Muscari 'Valerie Finnis' offers a colour unlike any other grape hyacinth — a soft, ethereal powder blue, quite different from the deep cobalt of the more familiar varieties. Compact, densely packed spikes of small, bell-shaped flowers carry a gentle, sweet fragrance, appearing above attractive silvery-green foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eReaching 15–20cm, Valerie Finnis is beautifully weatherproof and naturalises readily without becoming invasive, multiplying gently year after year. Its pale colouring makes it a particularly lovely companion for white or apricot tulips and narcissi, and it looks wonderful drifted beneath deciduous trees or edging a shaded border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlant bulbs in autumn, 7–10cm deep and 5–7cm apart, in well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailable from Pengelly Garden Centre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pengelly Garden Centre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40963858825384,"sku":"","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0380\/1766\/3020\/products\/valerie.jpg?v=1693214361"},{"product_id":"copy-of-muscari-valerie-finnis-1","title":"Muscari Armeniacum (30)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe classic grape hyacinth, Muscari armeniacum is a spring garden essential loved for its dense, jewel-bright spikes of deep violet-blue flowers, each tiny egg-shaped bloom neatly tipped in white. It's the variety most people picture when they think of muscari — simple, reliable, and utterly charming en masse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eStrong-growing and easy, this RHS Award of Garden Merit winner reaches around 20cm, with narrow, arching green foliage that appears in autumn ahead of the spring flowers. It naturalises freely to form generous drifts, making it ideal for underplanting beneath daffodils and tulips, edging borders, carpeting beneath trees and shrubs, or filling patio containers. Bees find it irresistible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlant bulbs in autumn, around 10cm deep, in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. As with all muscari, bulbs are ornamental only and should not be eaten; gloves are recommended when handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailable from Pengelly Garden Centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pengelly Garden Centre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717017833640,"sku":"","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0380\/1766\/3020\/products\/muscari_bca01611-47b1-46ba-8efa-c8b5d7696f4a.jpg?v=1663062131"},{"product_id":"copy-of-muscari-azureum","title":"Muscari latifolium 30 bulbs","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA more sophisticated take on the classic grape hyacinth, Muscari latifolium is instantly recognisable by its striking bicolour flower spikes — deep violet-blue florets below, topped with a paler, sky-blue crown of sterile flowers. Unlike most Muscari, it produces just a single broad, strap-like leaf per bulb, giving it a neater, less untidy habit that suits both formal and informal planting schemes. Flowering in mid-spring, it looks superb massed in drifts, threaded through borders, or paired with later-flowering tulips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eReaching around 15-40cm in height, this variety is best planted in early autumn, 8-10cm deep, in well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. It's fully hardy and undemanding once established, gradually building into generous clumps over the years without becoming as invasive as some of its more vigorous grape hyacinth relatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pengelly Garden Centre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717548904616,"sku":"","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0380\/1766\/3020\/products\/lati.jpg?v=1663075724"},{"product_id":"hyacinth-bulbs-prepared-17-18-each","title":"Hyacinth Bulbs Prepared 17\/18 Each","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFor fragrant flowers indoors well ahead of the outdoor season, these Prepared Hyacinth Bulbs are specially heat-treated to fool them into thinking winter has already passed. Pot them up in early autumn and, with the right cool, dark chilling period, you can be enjoying dense, richly scented spikes of colour indoors as early as Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSupplied at a generous 17\/18cm bulb size — larger bulbs mean stronger stems and a fuller flower spike — these are top-quality bulbs ready for forcing in bowls of compost, bulb fibre, or in a dedicated hyacinth vase over water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTo force: pot with the nose just above the compost surface, then keep somewhere cool and dark (around 9°C) for 10–12 weeks until a 2–3\" sprout has developed, before moving into a warmer, brighter spot to bring into flower. Once planted, bulbs and sap can irritate skin, so gloves are recommended when handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach bulb is hand-selected before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailable from Pengelly Garden Centre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PengellyGardenCentre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58681059049846,"sku":"-","price":1.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0380\/1766\/3020\/files\/Hya1.jpg?v=1789120253"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0380\/1766\/3020\/collections\/Hyacinth_698fb5b4-9092-455e-8ed0-e9e2343e2e31.jpg?v=1789119058","url":"https:\/\/www.pengellygardencentre.co.uk\/collections\/hyacinth.oembed","provider":"PengellyGardenCentre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}