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The opening up of a flower bud. (Also, an increase of algae in water.)

There are good blooms and not-so-good blooms. The good blooms are those that come to mind right away: the beautiful flowers in your garden in their open and peak stage (before they start to wilt and wither away). It is the bloom of a flower that breeders strive to enhance – a larger bloom, brighter bloom or a longer lasting bloom. Don't forget that the blooms are also one of the ways that a plant attracts pollinators in order to ensure longevity of the species.

Now, should you hear a gardener say in a distraught manner that they have “bloom in their pond,” that is not a good thing. Oftentimes, bloom is used as shorthand for algae bloom. This is a condition in a body of water when the population density of algae increases, discoloring the water and making the once-clear garden pond not so attractive. Some blooms can change the color of the water to yellow-brown or red and may be hazardous to humans.