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de Jager's New and Exclusive Bulbs

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:39:15 +0100

A new and exclusive daffodil, Faith, and a new Chilean crocus bulb, Tecophilaea cyanocrocus var. leichtlinii, star in the de Jager Autumn 2010 collection. Faith made its British debut with a stunning display at RHS Wisley in April 2010. 5,000 bulbs, donated by de Jager, bloomed in the canal area in front of the Wisley laboratory prompting garden visitors to ring de Jager to compliment them on the fantastic show. As only a limited number of bulbs were available for Spring 2010 they were only available to members of the Women’s Institute through de Jager’s WI bulb scheme.

Daffodil Faith is an outward facing daffodil, which is bright white with a trumpet shaped glorious pink cup and a rolled rim. It flowers in April at a height of 16 ins and the bulb size is 12-14cm. The Chilean Crocus, Tecophilaea cyanocrocus var. leichtlinii, has petals that are an intense vivid gentian blue with a white throat. Its flowers are 2 inches across when fully open. The bulb has had limited availability in this country but now de Jager is making it more widely available by offering it in the new Autumn Bulb Catalogue.

Says de Jager owner, George Clowes, “We only managed to procure a limited number of the beautiful Faith daffodils last season so we donated some to Wisley and offered some for sale to WI members. The rest we used to increase our stocks for the Autumn 2010 catalogue so that we can now make them available to everyone.”

The new catalogue contains over 620 spring flowering bulbs, including 64 varieties which are either new or re-introductions. de Jager prides itself on sourcing a wide range of interesting and unusual varieties for its customers having only supplied top quality, top size bulb since 1868.

The new de Jager Tulip Festivals at six highly prestigious historic properties across England and Ireland - Alnwick Garden; Chatsworth; Leeds Castle; Powerscourt, Ireland; Lost Gardens of Heligan and Waddesdon Manor were highly successful despite the fact that, due to the cold Spring, tulips were late blooming at some venues. Watch out for the dates to be announced for the 2011 Festivals.

de Jager is also continuing to work hard through the new catalogue to raise substantial funds for breast cancer charities from the sale of a specially branded ‘‘Pink Bulb Range’’, having handed over £10,000 to Breast Cancer Campaign for the 2009/2010 season. When de Jager customers order from the ‘‘Pink Bulb Range’’ identified by the breast cancer pink ribbon in the catalogue and on its website www.dejager.co.uk, 10% of the sale of those bulbs will go to breast cancer charities.

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Contact Sue Hinton or David Saunderson of DSH PR on 01252 408820, email sue@dshpr.co.uk. Issued by DSH PR www.dshpr.co.uk on behalf of P. de Jager & Sons Limited.

Pink Bulb Range - Supporting Breast Cancer Charities

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:00:31 +0100

We are very proud to be continuing to support the fight against Breast Cancer with our Pink Bulb Range. This terrible illness has touched so many of our lives and we will help raise much needed funds with our customers support.

The twenty products in the de Jager Pink Bulb Range are identified by the breast cancer pink ribbon in the catalogue and on www.dejager.co.uk. 10% of all sales of these bulbs will be donated to selected Charities to help with their efforts to combat this dreadful illness.

RHS Wisley and Hyde Park

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:51:33 +0100

This spring we continued with some exciting developments including spectacular spring flowerbeds in the RHS Garden Wisley and in the Queen Mother's Rose Garden in Hyde Park. Both featured the new and exclusive Faith Daffodil, which we are delighted to be offering to customers for the first time this season. It is a spectacular bright white variety with a pink trumpet and a beautiful rolled rim.

Better buying for keener prices

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:15:07 +0000

BETTER BUYING FOR KEENER PRICES

Prices for P. de Jager & Sons Limited lilies in its new Spring 2010 Catalogue have been reduced following new supply arrangements. It means that de Jager's customers will be assured the same top quality, top sized bulbs at lower prices, saving them an average of 17.5% and up to 45% in some instances - and that's despite the Pound's fall against the Euro over the past year.

Says de Jager owner, George Clowes, "We always endeavour to get the best bulbs at the best prices for our customers and when an opportunity arose for our lily collection to be bought at keener prices we jumped at the opportunity and are pleased to pass those savings on without compromising quality."

The new catalogue contains over 365 summer flowering bulbs, including 73 varieties which are either new or re-introductions. de Jager prides itself on sourcing a wide range of interesting and unusual bulbs for its customers.

2010 sees the launch of the new de Jager Tulip Festivals at 6 highly prestigious historic properties across England and Ireland: Alnwick Garden - Saturday 10th April through to Thursday 15th April; Chatsworth - Saturday 1st May to Thursday 6th May; Leeds Castle - Tuesday 20th April to Tuesday 27th April; Powerscourt, Ireland - Wednesday 14th April to Sunday 18th April; Lost Gardens of Heligan - Monday 26th April to Monday 3rd May and Waddesdon Manor on Thursday 1st April to Friday 30th April.

de Jager is also continuing to work hard through the new catalogue to raise substantial funds for Breast Cancer Campaign from the sale of a specially branded ‘‘Pink Bulb Range''. When de Jager customers order from the ‘‘Pink Bulb Range'' identified by the breast cancer pink ribbon in the catalogue and on its website www.dejager.co.uk, 10% of the sale of those bulbs will go to the charity. Additionally a specially designed ‘‘Pink Bulb Box'' containing pink flowering bulbs retailing at £30 (inc. VAT) will contribute £2.60 from every box sold to Breast Cancer Campaign.

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Contact Sue Hinton or David Saunderson of DSH PR on 01252 408820, email sue@dshpr.co.uk. Issued by DSH PR www.dshpr.co.uk on behalf of P. de Jager & Sons Limited.

Stars of 'Oliver' plant bulbs for Breast Cancer

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:16 +0000

19th November 2009

"GOTTA PLANT A BULB OR TWO OLIVER!"
DEJAGER SUPPORTS BREAST CANCER CAMPAIGN

Photographed left to right back row are: George Clowes of de Jager, Jodie Prenger (Nancy), Lady Rose Clowes of de Jager and Franklin Jacoyange of Breast Cancer Campaign. Front row left to right are: Lyndsey Gardiner (Oliver!), Clare Rickard (Oliver!) and Mary Cormack (Oliver!)

Star of hit West End Musical Oliver! Jodie Prenger (Nancy) and three other female cast members took time out of rehearsals today at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (Thursday 19 November) to exercise their green fingers and dig in with their pink spades to help Breast Cancer Campaign. They planted a range of pink and white bulbs in the Rose Garden of London's Hyde Park to raise awareness for the charity. The bulbs come courtesy of P. de Jager & Sons, which has pledged its support to Breast Cancer Campaign for a year. As a result there'll be a host of pink and white flowers to admire in the Rose Garden next Spring.

Actress Jody Prenger, who plays Nancy in Oliver! said, "By planting the pink bulbs we want to encourage gardeners across the UK to purchase P. de Jager's Pink Bulb Range, identified by the pink ribbon on the packaging, and to help raise much needed funds to support Campaign's invaluable research."

Breast Cancer Campaign, who aim to be the leading specialists in breast cancer research throughout the UK, have teamed up with premier flower bulb suppliers, P. de Jager & Sons, this year, to raise substantial funds from the sale of a specially branded ‘‘Pink Bulb Range''. When de Jager customers order from the Pink Bulb Range identified by the breast cancer pink ribbon in the catalogue and on its website www.dejager.co.uk, 10% of the sale of those bulbs will go to the charity. Additionally a specially designed Pink Bulb Box containing pink flowering bulbs retailing at £30 (inc. VAT) will contribute £2.60 from every box sold to the charity. Look out for the new de Jager Spring 2010 catalogue, which is due out any day now!

Breast Cancer Campaign aims to find the cure for breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research into the disease. Each year 45,500 women and 300 men are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK and Campaign's research aims to make significant impact on the lives of patients by improving diagnosis and treatment.

Cameron Mackintosh presents his triumphant new staging of Lionel Bart's masterpiece Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which was last seen at the Palladium in 1994. Oliver! is one of the most beloved British musicals, vividly bringing to life Dickens' timeless characters with its ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more.

P. de Jager & Sons has always had a reputation for supplying top size, top quality bulbs, lots of varieties and unusual species for over 140 years. The website, www.dejager.co.uk, and 2010 Spring catalogue are full of sensational summer bulbs and corms. There are 366 varieties and more than 73 are new and reintroduced.

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de Jager bulbs premiere on QVC television

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:31:51 +0100

de Jager bulbs premiered on QVC television on Saturday 5th September. On the programme three varieties of daffodils were featured and it was great to see how quickly the bulbs sold through. The highlight of the programme was when the presenter showed a plate of de Jager daffodils alongside the same quantity of garden centre daffodils, which very obviously showed how much bigger de Jager bulbs are in size. The QVC measuring equipment showed a huge peak in demand at this point which proves that BIGGER BULBS really are better.

Two more Saturday morning bulb features are scheduled for de Jager this month during Richard Jackson’s gardening hour from 9.00 am to 10.00 am on Saturday 12th and Saturday 26th September.

Gardener of the Year 2009 Competition

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:29:10 +0100

de Jager were one of the main sponsors of the Garden News magazine’s legendary Gardener of the Year competition for 2009, which started life in the late 1980s and last run in 2003.

The competition returned with more prizes than ever before and, with 12 varied categories, it gave every gardener a chance to enter, whether they have a small flat with a window box, a patio full of colour or a productive vegetable patch or any size of garden;

Geoff Hodge, who was the gardening editor of Garden News when the competition ran previously, judged the competition

Maurice and Vilma Green were the overall Gardener of the Year winners for 2009. They previously won the tile in 1997. Their garden contains a mix of shade-loving plants such as tree ferns (Dicksonia Antarctica), shrubs and perennials. The couple has gardened for all their married life – 58 years. “We enjoy every day we spend in the garden. It keeps us fit and healthy,” says Vilma. de Jager have sent the couple vouchers so that they can choose lots of bulbs to complement their planting.

Says judge Geoff Hodge, “It was great to see Maurice and Vilma Green again, not only to meet the gardening made couple, which is always a delight, but also to have the privilege of looking around their garden again. “It has been more than 10 years since I last saw the garden and it looked as good as ever. “Some people, pleased with their garden, leave it alone and then suffer the subsequent decline. But not Maurice and Vilma. New areas have been created, things moved around, old, tired plants removed and new ones introduced. Beds of conifers, that had reached their peak performance, had been pruned almost bonsai-like to provide new features. “Their attention to detail is immaculate, their plants’ requirements noted and met and then grown to perfection.”

New, Pink and Festivals

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:20:10 +0100

As well as 622 varieties of spring bulbs in its new Autumn 2009 catalogue, including 77 new or reintroductions to the range, P. de Jager & Sons is also announcing its new partnership with Breast Cancer Campaign and that it will be working with six of the country's most prestigious stately homes to bring new tulip and dahlia festivals to the nation during 2010.

P. de Jager & Sons has always had a reputation for top size, top quality bulbs, lots of varieties and unusual species and the company's success is down to the fact that bigger bulbs give better performance. Experienced staff at de Jager are always on hand to give advice and to help if people need quotes for larger quantities of bulbs or bulbs that are not featured in the catalogue.

During the next year de Jager will be working hard to raise substantial funds for Breast Cancer Campaign from the sale of a specially branded ''Pink Bulb Range''. When de Jager customers order from the ''Pink Bulb Range'' identified by the breast cancer pink ribbon in the catalogue and on its website www.dejager.co.uk, 10% of the sale of those bulbs will go to the charity. Additionally a specially designed ''Pink Bulb Box'' containing pink flowering bulbs retailing at £30 (inc. VAT) will contribute £2.60 from every box sold to Breast Cancer Campaign, whose mission is to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure.

Six historic venues - Alnwick Garden, Chatsworth, Leeds Castle, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Powerscourt in Ireland and Waddesdon Manor will host de Jager tulip and/or dahlia festivals in 2010. Dates will be announced in the next few weeks so watch this space!

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Contact Sue Hinton or David Saunderson of DSH PR on 01252 408820, email sue@dshpr.co.uk. Issued by DSH PR www.dshpr.co.uk on behalf of P. de Jager & Sons Limited.

Notes to editors

Breast Cancer Campaign aims to be the leading specialist in breast cancer research across the UK and the Republic of Ireland making a significant impact for the benefit of patients
Campaign currently support 119 research projects, worth over £15.1 million in 44 centres of excellence across the UK
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and accounts for nearly one in three of all cancers in women
Every year in the UK over 45,500 women and almost 300 men are diagnosed with breast cancer, around 12,000 women and 90 men will die from the disease.

de Jager Supports Breast Cancer Campaign

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:18:20 +0100

Breast Cancer Campaign, who aim to be the leading specialists in breast cancer research throughout the UK, has teamed up with premier flower bulb suppliers, P. de Jager & Sons Limited, to raise substantial funds from the sale of a specially branded ‘‘Pink Bulb Range’’. When de Jager customers order from the ‘‘Pink Bulb Range’’ identified by the breast cancer pink ribbon in the catalogue and on its website www.dejager.co.uk, 10% of the sale of those bulbs will go to the charity. Additionally a specially designed ‘‘Pink Bulb Box’’ containing pink flowering bulbs retailing at £30 (inc. VAT) will contribute £2.60 from every box sold to the charity.

The ‘Pink Bulb Range’ identified by the breast cancer pink ribbon and special ‘Pink Bulb Box’ will feature in de Jager’s new spring collection on sale from the end of May 2009.

“We have been looking for a suitable charity to support for some time,” says de Jager owner, George Clowes, “and Breast Cancer Campaign just ticked all our boxes. We are now looking to gardeners who love growing bulbs to adopt a pink theme. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all had pink displays in our flower beds next spring and supported Breast Cancer Campaign?”

P. de Jager & Sons has always had a reputation for top size, top quality bulbs, lots of varieties and unusual species. The website and 2009 Autumn catalogue are full of sensational spring bulbs with 622 varieties. There are more than 77 new and exciting bulbs, with many unusual varieties added to this year’s range.

Breast Cancer Campaign’s mission is to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure.

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Contact Sue Hinton or David Saunderson of DSH PR on 01252 408820, email sue@dshpr.co.uk. Issued by DSH PR www.dshpr.co.uk on behalf of P. de Jager & Sons Limited.

Notes to editors

Breast Cancer Campaign aims to be the leading specialist in breast cancer research across the UK and the Republic of Ireland making a significant impact for the benefit of patients
Campaign currently support 119 research projects, worth over £15.1 million in 44 centres of excellence across the UK
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and accounts for nearly one in three of all cancers in women
Every year in the UK over 45,500 women and almost 300 men are diagnosed with breast cancer, around 12,000 women and 90 men will die from the disease.

Demelza House Set To Bloom With Over 2,500 Bulbs - 14th May 2009

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:13:04 +0100

A donation of more than 2,500 gladioli bulbs from bulb company, P. de Jager and Sons Limited, based in East Sutton, is set to have a big floral impact this summer on Demelza House Children's Hospices.

The top quality, top size bulbs were donated to the hospices to be planted in their grounds and to help them to fundraise. The bulbs will be planted in time for a fantastic bloom in the summer to cheer up the grounds of the two Demelza House Children's Hospices in Sittingbourne, Kent and in Eltham, South East London.

"We are about to launch our Autumn 2009 catalogue," says de Jager's owner, George Clowes, "and so when we needed to clear the warehouse of the remaining gladioli bulbs we looked for a worthy cause and Demelza House fitted the bill for us. We hope they will receive many years of enjoyment out of the bulbs."

Says fundraiser Hayley Richardson, "We are always grateful for contributions to help us with our work, whether monetary or in kind, and the bulbs are a fantastic way of brightening up our grounds and we look forward to many years of seeing them bloom."

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Notes to editors:

Picture Caption: de Jager's general manager, Bob Willard, hands over the gladioli bulbs to Hospice fundraiser Hayley Richardson.

Demelza is an organisation providing hospice care for over 450 children with life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses and their families across Kent, East Sussex and South London through two hospices and the Demelza Community.

P. de Jager & Sons Limited, based in East Sutton, have been supplying top quality and top size garden bulbs for over 140 years. Visit www.dejager.co.uk for more information.

For further information contact Sue Hinton or David Saunderson of DSH PR on 01252 408820. Issued by DSH PR on behalf of P. de Jager & Sons Ltd.

Handy Bulb Planting Guide - 5th March 2009

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:09:59 +0100

As a result of frequently asked questions from the public, premier bulb suppliers P. de Jager & Sons in East Sutton, Kent have produced a handy bulb planting guide. The free guide is available to anyone. Just contact de Jager on 01622 840229 or email de Jager at sales@dejager.co.uk. Even postage is free.

The 20 page guide, with wipe clean covers, contains valuable information on the best planting positions for different varieties of bulbs, how deep to plant them, their soil preference and, where appropriate, how to bring them on before planting out.

"De Jager have always included planting information when sending out bulbs and we frequently receive questions on what to do with certain bulbs," says the company's owner George Clowes, "So we thought it would be a good idea to bring all that knowledge and advice together in a bulb planting guide that gardeners can keep to hand. We are always striving to help our customer get the most out of their bulbs and we have had such a good initial response for the guide that we decided to print 200,000."

The bulb planting guide is A6 in size - 6 5/8ths high (17cm) by 4 ¾ inches wide (12cm).

"de Jager supply top quality, top size bulbs and they really do make a huge difference both in terms of flowering and naturalisation. Smaller size bulbs will be less expensive but the results will be very noticeably inferior," adds George.

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Contact Sue Hinton or David Saunderson of DSH PR on 01252 408820, email sue@dshpr.co.uk. Issued by [DSH PR|http://www.dshpr.co.uk] on behalf of P de Jager & Sons Ltd.

Size Matters – Buy Bigger Flower Bulbs for Mothers’ Day and Easter

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:20:13 +0000

NEWS RELEASE 12th February 2009

Size Matters – Buy Bigger Flower Bulbs for Mothers’ Day and Easter, says de Jager.

Forget the bouquet for Mothers’ Day or Easter. That’s the advice from Britain’s premier bulb company, P de Jager & Sons, which has put together gifts that go on giving – a special Mothers’ Day/Easter range of great value flowering bulb gift packs. “Because bulbs flower year in year out, these gift packs mean that you will be remembered every year they bloom,” says de Jager’s owner, George Clowes. “Bright colours are the fashion tip for 2009 and so here at P de Jager & Sons we are bringing in new and exciting colourful bulbs to our spring and summer ranges.”

Prices start at just £5 plus P&P for Easter egg size box of bulbs. Other great value packs are:

• Mothers’ Day – the gift that goes on giving. A surprise parcel containing top size bulbs in various varieties and many colours. Each variety separately packed and labelled. At a special price of £15 (inc. VAT) plus P&P.

• Especially for Easter – a gift that gives lasting pleasure for many months. A special Easter parcel containing top size bulbs in various varieties and many colours. Each variety separately packed and labelled at a special price of £15 (inc. VAT) plus P&P.

To order visit www.dejager.co.uk and just click on the special offers icons on the home page. P. de Jager & Sons Limited has been selling top quality and top size bulbs for over 140 years. de Jager cannot over-emphasise the importance of size. “Top size bulbs really do make a huge difference both in terms of flowering and naturalisation. Smaller size bulbs will be less expensive but the results will be very noticeably inferior,” adds George.

Contact Sue Hinton or David Saunderson of DSH PR on 01252 408820, email sue@dshpr.co.uk.

Issued by DSH PR on behalf of P de Jager & Sons Ltd.

SPRING BULBS DONATED TO HOSPICE SHOPS

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:02:33 +0000

PRESS RELEASE

SPRING BULBS DONATED TO HOSPICE SHOPS

Quality bulb supplier, P. de Jager and Sons Limited, based in East Sutton, have generously given The Heart of Kent Hospice £2500 worth of Hyacinth and Tulip bulbs to offer shoppers for a donation to the charity.

The top quality, top size bulbs were donated to the Hospice to help them make the most of fundraising and they will be available in all of the Hospice’s shops up until Christmas.

The bulbs can still be planted for a fantastic bloom in the spring, or are a great idea to pot up to bring some cheer into the house this winter.

"We wanted to help encourage people to visit the Hospice's shops," said George Clowes, owner of www.dejager.co.uk. "Due to the economic downturn, donations to all charity shops are down at the moment and we hope that by providing a different reason for people to visit, they will keep visiting The Heart of Kent Hospice shops. There is no charge for the bulbs, just a donation to the Hospice's funds.

Please support your hospice shops this Christmas for cards and gifts and pick up a high-qualilty pack of either Tulip or Hyacinth bulbs. The Hospice’s shops are located in: Borough Green High Street, Coxheath - Hamilton Road, Headcorn - The Foreman’s centre, Larkfield - St Martin’s Square, Lenham Square, Senacre Square, Snodland - Malling Road, Staplehurst High Street, Maidstone – Starnes Court and West Malling High Street.

Picture Download available on Press Page.

Picture Caption: George Clowes hands over the bulbs to Hospice volunteer Richard Lawson at the Head office in East Sutton, Kent.

The Hospice is a specialist palliative care centre whose purpose is to provide expert care and support for patients with advanced cancer, motor neurone disease or other life threatening illnesses where curative treatment is no longer possible. The Hospice is located in Aylesford, Maidstone, Kent. The Hospice was built in 1991. Care is free and the centre running costs are £7,900 per day with a yearly cost of almost £3 million.

P. de Jager & Sons Limited, based in East Sutton, have been supplying top quality and top size garden bulbs for over 140 years. Visit www.dejager.co.uk for more information.

For further information contact Sue Hinton or David Saunderson of DSH PR on 01252 408820. Issued by DSH PR on behalf of P. de Jager & Sons Ltd.

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A BRIGHT LIGHT IN THE ECONOMY

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:22:30 +0100

News Release

Bucking current trends in the gardening industry, sales at P. de Jager & Sons Limited, the premier garden flower bulb wholesale and retail company based in East Sutton, Maidstone, are romping ahead at 43% up on last year and still rising. It is only four months since George and Rose Clowes bought the company and they are delighted with progress so far!

39% of retail sales are from the new website launched in June and 28% of total retail sales are from new customers via the web. The company is also seeing larger orders arriving from existing de Jager customers both wholesale and retail.

De Jager was bought by George and Rose Clowes in May and straightaway a new website was commissioned, the Autumn catalogue was brought together and a marketing plan produced and put into action. The task was to direct as many retail orders as possible to the new website.

Says George Clowes, “We have a wonderful team at East Sutton. They started the year fearful of their jobs and now it is all hands on deck and everyone is giving their very best to growing the company. It is brilliant to see such dedication and commitment.”

Sue Hinton, of Hampshire-based DSH Public Relations, the company that was asked to advise and support the marketing of de Jager says, “It is so invigorating to have the chance to work for a company that is passionate about success and where everyone works so hard. We had to hit the ground running at the end of May, working all hours of the day and night, and it is wonderful to see the company turnaround. Nobody minds working hard when George is at the helm because he is so enthusiastic and hardworking himself. He appreciates all the effort that people put into the company.”

P. de Jager & Sons Limited have been flower bulb specialists since 1868. The company has always been known for its top quality, top sized bulbs, with an unequalled range of more than 1100 varieties, giving something for everyone, whether you have a stately home or just a window box. The company has a rich history and a reputation for introducing stunning new varieties and has won several gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show.

P. de Jager & Sons Limited can be contacted as usual at sales @dejager.co.uk or on 01622 840229 (fax: 01622 844073).

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Background: George Clowes is a businessman, with a track record of investing in and growing companies. Rose Clowes owns a long-established property advisory business.

For further information contact Sue Hinton or David Saunderson of DSH PR on 01252 408820. Issued by DSH PR on behalf of P de Jager & Sons Ltd.

CUSTOMER BUYS BULB SPECIALIST

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:54:25 +0100

News Release

P. de Jager & Sons Limited, top quality bulb specialists since 1868, has been bought by loyal customers George and Rose Clowes, from North Oakley in Hampshire. Thelma de Jager, who has served the business for over 50 years, decided to retire and with no opportunity for family continuity, the new ownership ensures the company has a growing future.

“Thelma is taking a well earned retirement but has kindly agreed to remain connected with the company in the richly deserved position of Life President,” said George. “We have exciting plans to develop P. de Jager & Sons, including a new retail website that will go live later this month offering an introductory 10% discount. The new Autumn 2008 catalogue will also be out very soon.”

P. de Jager & Sons has always been known for its top quality, top size bulbs, with an unequalled range of more than 1100 varieties, giving something for everyone, whether you have a stately home or just a window box. Established by Thelma’s late husband, Dick’s family 140 years ago, P. de Jager & Sons Limited is rich with history and has a reputation for introducing stunning new varieties and has won several gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show.

The company will continue to be based in the Old Forge, East Sutton, Maidstone with the same team under the leadership of Bob Willard. Jo Heale remains in charge of the warehouse and is now entering her 37^th year with the business.

“As former customers, we knew it was important to retain the team that we all know so well and whose experience and knowledge all customers value,” added George.

P. de Jager & Sons Limited can be contacted as usual at flowerbulbs@dejager.co.uk or on 01622 840229 (fax: 01622 844073).

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Background: George Clowes is a businessman, with a track record of investing in and growing companies. Rose Clowes owns a long-established property advisory business.

For further information contact Sue Hinton or David Saunderson of DSH PR on 01252 408820. Issued by DSH PR on behalf of P de Jager & Sons Ltd.