Bulbs for All Seasons - Softcover

Gingras, Pierre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1552095878 ISBN 13: 9781552095874

Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Experienced gardeners will know that bulbs are one of the most important garden elements. In this highly useful guide, more than 200 bulbs currently available on the market are presented by season, from the relatively unknown and exotic to the reliable and indispensable.

For every season there are outstanding bulbs: spring brings snowdrops, crocuses, tulips and decorative garlic and in summer dahlias, lilies and gladioli; in fall autumn crocuses and precious saffron. Finally, in winter, amaryllis, cyclamen, oxalis and clivias plants brighten homes in the darker winter months and throughout a good portion of the early year. For those in warmer climates, many of these winter bulbs are just one more season of garden color.
Pierre Gingras also discusses:

the characteristics of true bulbs, corms, tuberous roots and rhizomes
gardening in microclimates
tips on buying bulbs
mulching and hardiness
growing basics, fertilizing, and forcing
propagating and naturalizing.

Bulbs for all Seasons features more than 70 different species, including Amorphophallus titanum, an arum species that produces the biggest flower in the world. There is also a glossary of terms as well as a bibliography and detailed index. Easy to read yet comprehensive, this book is the ideal reference source for all gardeners.

About this title

About the Author:

Pierre Gingras is the gardening columnist for a major daily newspaper. In addition to gardening, he has a passion for ornithology and is the author of a publication on North American birds.

About this edition

• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1552095878
• ISBN 13: 9781552095874
• Binding: Paperback