Complete Practical Handbook of Garden Bulbs: How to Create a Spectacular Flowering Garden Throughout the Year with Bulbs, Corms, Tubers and Rhizomes - Softcover

Complete Practical Handbook of Garden Bulbs

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 264 pages. Beautiful bulbs provide a display of spectacular colours and dramatic shapes throughout the seasons, from the best-loved and well-known daffodils and tulips to the exquisitely dainty fritillaries and delicate anemones. This glorious book shows how bulbs can be used to transform every garden, not just in spring but f or every season. A fascinating overview of the remarkable history of bulbs and b ulb gardening is followed by a comprehensive practical section. Clear and helpfu l step-by-step techniques show how to plant bulbs in beds and borders, beneath t rees, in grass, and in different tubs, window boxes and hanging baskets. There i s expert information on feeding, watering, deadheading, propagation and overwint ering, as well as how to identify the different pests and diseases and how best to deal with them. The beauty of bulbs does not have to be confined to garden bo rders, and this book explores the creative potential of bulb gardening in patio containers and baskets, under glass and also indoors. Advice on equipment, mater ials, and all the various pots, planters, baskets and troughs is given, and an a t-glance calendar of care is a useful seasonal summary of what to do when, to cr eate maximum impact, colour and drama in your garden. An easy-to-use bulb direct ory presents the best bulbs for colour, scent, shape and different soil and clim ate conditions. Succinct text entries provide information on the origins, hardin ess and cultivation of over fifty key bulbs. With its lavish photographs and pra ctical advice, this is the ideal reference book for anyone wanting a few bulb-fi lled pots or for more ambitious gardeners who plan to create a spectacular displ ay of colour throughout the year. Artikel-Nr. 6735aa

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