The Essential Guide to Bulbs

The current trend of growing your own cut flowers has brought back into frenzied popularity many varieties that are actually grown from bulbs.

Bulbs are easy to plant and simple to grow if you have some guidance, but none of the bestselling titles currently on the market give much guidance on how to actually tend and grow and care for bulbs beyond the few varieties they use in their own particular aesthetics, often dahlias and chrysanthemums. But from bulbs, corms, and tubers come an astonishing variety of possibilities including colors, shapes and leaf qualities. While most gardeners are only familiar with the early show of spring bulbs like daffodils and tulips or the late show of gladiolus, this class of plants can actually provide three-season color and quite economically.

Bulbs are also valuable for small gardens and are easy to use in pots, where they can be changed out to bring seasonal drama.

An absolute must read for any gardener who wants to grow bulbs in the garden or containers, THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BULBS is a gorgeously photographed, comprehensive, and inviting resource that is destined to be a gardening classic. Bulbs have a universal appeal-they are extremely diverse with many varieties to choose from, and they are great in containers. While many gardeners may be familiar with the early show of spring bulbs like daffodils and tulips or the late show of gladiolus, there are so many more to choose from that provide three-season color, drama, and spontaneity in the garden. Plus, they're fairly economical, great for a tighter budget.

In this book, gardeners will discover:

- How to notice what bulbs you love and personalize your garden to match your vision

- Planting techniques and design ideas for growing bulbs in any size garden

- Incorporating bulbs for pollinators, and the importance of ecological methods

- Tips for creating a brilliant bulb container garden in every season

- A wide array of bulb varieties with in-depth planting information

"An excellent introduction to the world of bulbs--lovely and well organized, with beautiful photographs."--Dr. John Lonsdale, Edgewood Gardens, Exton, PA
"This book is easy to read and packed with useful information from the history of bulbs to the growing of them genera by genera. If you want to grow bulbs, The Essential Guide to Bulbs is the book for you."--John Amand, Managing Director, Jacques Amand International Ltd
"Wonderfully written and easy to navigate, The Essential Guide to Bulbs will ensure your success with all types of bulbs. The lovely photos and concise information will have you not only tucking them in all over your garden but clearing space just to add more. Jenny Rose Carey presents bulbs in a manner that makes them both approachable and irresistible. A worthy addition to any garden library."

--Brenna Estrada, author of Pansies

Jenny Rose Carey is a renowned gardener, educator, historian, and author, and the former senior director at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society s Meadowbrook Farm in Jenkintown. She previously worked at Temple University for over a decade, first as an adjunct professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture and then as director of the Ambler Arboretum. Jenny Rose has been lecturing nationally and internationally for many years. She is an avid hands-on gardener who has gardened in both England and the United States. Her Victorian property, Northview, contains diverse garden spaces, including a cutting garden, an herb garden, a dry garden, and various mixed flower beds. Jenny Rose and her gardens have been featured on the PBS series The Victory Garden, in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Grow magazine, and The Pennsylvania Gardener.

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.