Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden

The first book to be widely published in English by Dutch garden designer Jacqueline van der Kloet, one of the foremost gardeners in the New Perennial movement who has collaborated with Piet Oudolf. Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden is the first guide of its kind showing how bulbs can be incorporated into gardens alongside perennial plants and grasses so they appear to have grown naturally, with a nonchalant style that takes bulbs out of an old-fashioned traditionalism into a looser design space.

The book teaches home gardeners and designers how to plan for successive flowering periods that ensures that the same spot produces flowers again and again, with bulbs that flower early, in the middle of the season, and late into the fall. If these mixtures are assembled with bulbs that are suitable for naturalizing, or that will flower again many years in a row, the grower will benefit most, planting them once and then enjoying for years to come.

Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden is fully photographed, with tips on the basics of gardening with bulbs for both beginners and enthusiasts, including a brief history of bulbs, defining characteristics, colour considerations, garden planning, and planting tips for both traditional and modern styles in borders, containers, green roofs, and in grass as part of a meadow landscape.

There is a chapter on notable examples of bulbs in van der Kloet's garden designs around the world: the Keukenhof Garden and Floriade Festival in the Netherlands, Clumber Park in the UK, the Lurie Garden in Chicago (which she collaborated on with Piet Oudolf), and Shinko Central Square in Japan. The final chapter is a selection of Jacqueline's favorite bulb varieties for each season. Written in a friendly, welcoming, elegant, and disarming style, Jacqueline van der Kloet is poised to make a memorable debut in the English language gardening and horticulture world.

"This gorgeous book shows readers how to add some oomph to their gardens in the form of colorful bulbs, which aren't a one-season option as many might think. Van der Kloet's striking garden designs, captured in more than 200 color photographs, will make readers ooh and ah over nearly every page."--Library Journal, Best Life + Style of 2024
"Jacqueline van der Kloet's insights into designing with bulbs in unparalleled. In this, her first book to be widely published in English, she shares her innovative method for natural looking bulb displays."--This England
"An honest perspective, emphasizing a more naturalistic approach and detailing the best choices and techniques."--Gardens Illustrated
"The book is both beautiful and useful, offering advice for growing in containers, practical planting tips, suggested bulb-planting tools and even a list of bulbs that are pollinator favorites."--The Seattle Times
"Holland-based garden designer van der Kloet focuses on bulbs in this outstanding book...This gorgeous book expertly gives both experienced and novice gardeners the tools and inspiration they need to start or enhance their gardens."--Library Journal
"Growing bulbs in the Natural Garden handily covers all the basics, conveyed in van der Kloet's authoritative yet conversational first-person voice."--The American Gardener
"In her compact and beautifully illustrated book, van der Kloet passes on many good lessons."--Financial Times
"Packed with inspiration for the spring garden."--Living, etc.
"This beautiful new book teaches how to plant bulbs in your landscape alongside perennials and grasses in a naturalistic style. It's a must-have for any bulb gardener for planting tips, design idea, and learning about specialty bulbs."--PureWow
"Van der Kloet lends her expertise to gardeners everywhere...It's a bulb-packed book."--Horticulture
"I don't know anyone else with as much experience and knowledge when it comes to designing with bulbs. There is no one to beat her."--Piet Oudolf, author of Planting the Natural Garden

Jacqueline van der Kloet is an internationally acclaimed garden designer and one of Holland's best-known gardening authorities. She is a plant specialist whose advice is sought by designers and landscape architects. Her designs are prized for their beauty, naturalized schemes, bold uses of colour. Van der Kloet's client list includes some of the most prestigious public gardens in the world. In North America, she teamed with Piet Oudolf for innovative plantings at New York's Battery Park, New York Botanical Garden, and Chicago's Lurie Garden. Her work across Europe and Asia ranges from Holland's famous Keukenhof, to the palace Huis ten Bosch in Nagasaki, Japan to the Newport Bay Club at Disneyland, Paris. Her work includes many private gardens and frequently contributes to international exhibitions.

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