Garden Bulbs

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Bulbs for Garden Habitats (604 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.04 2007 on 11:26:13 Topic: Other / Books

Where most bulbs books repeat the seasonal approach to bulb gardening by bloom time, assuming the usual fall ritual of mass planting bulbs by the bushel, this book advocates more careful study of natural habitats and cultural needs before planting. All gardeners have experienced the frustration of having a bulb flower in the first year after planting, but poorly or never again thereafter. ...

Garden Bulbs for the South (795 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 10:58:58 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

There are hundreds of choice bulbs that revel in southern warmth and humidity, and Scott Ogden profiles the best of them in this fascinating, comprehensive volume. In a series of chapters that takes us through the gardening year, Ogden introduces the plants that help to give southern gardens their distinct regional flavor, many with charmingly descriptive names: rain lilies, oxblood lilies, jonquils, crinums, and scores of others. ...

Annuals, Perennials, & Bulbs (562 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.06 2007 on 19:54:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Stunning flower gardens that bloom through the seasons depend on the artful combination of annuals, perennials, and bulbs. In this book, Anne Halpin shows you how to grow these plants and gives foolproof design techniques for any landscape. The extensive section on using color in the garden can guide you through the tricky process of plant placement and selection. Practical techniques are emphasized too. You will learn how to care for soil, start plants from seeds, grow and care for plants in co ...

400 Best Garden Plants (620 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.05 2007 on 08:07:16 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A Practical Encyclopedia of Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, Trees and Shrubs | This fully comprehensive guide to the outstanding garden plants of every season should be on the book shelves of both novice gardeners and green-fingered experts. More than 425 full-color photographs illustrate detailed listings for specific varieties of annuals, perennials, bulbs, and trees. ...

Hippeastrum 'Mambo' - Amaryllis (559 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.11 2007 on 11:35:26 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title and Article's text

Giant Amaryllis are easy and thrilling to grow indoors, and a great gift for a child or the home bound person. Unlike many other amaryllis bulbs on the market, our large hybrid bulbs will produce two 18-24 stems, each bearing 4 or 5 huge, long lasting flowers that are over 8 inches in diameter. Start one or two bulbs into growth every 7-10 days to grace your home from holiday time until spring. ...

Crinum amoenum - Crinum Lily (640 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.08 2007 on 09:49:02 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

This crinum lily makes an imposing presence in the garden. Dark green strap-like leaves may be more than 3 feet long by 4 inches wide. These are held erect and arranged in a spiral rosette to form impressive clumps up to 5 feet in height by 7 feet in width. The leaves emerge from huge bulbs that may weigh ten to twenty pounds! Flowers are shaped like tubes that flair open into a crown of narrow petals. The flowers are white and are arranged in clusters atop thick, succulent stems. ...

Tulipa 'Blushing Apeldoorn' - tulip (995 readers)

Contributed by havlis 02.04 2008 on 14:40:39 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title and Article's text

Darwin hybrids were created by crossing formerly wild species of tulip from Central Asia (t.fosteriana). The result being huge flowers with almost regular pyramid shape before they open, brilliant colours, and tall, sturdy stems – excellent for cutting. Moreover, they can stand a little neglect if you leave them in the ground for a few years. That on the proviso you do not cut off the leaves before they wither. ...

The Way We Garden Now (475 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.09 2007 on 09:03:10 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Energizing, Inspiring, Edible, and Exciting: That’s what bestselling author Katherine Whiteside says gardening ought to be. Whether you have a half acre of land in the country or a tiny patch of grass in the city, whether you’re an experienced digger or you’ve never held a trowel, Whiteside offers forty-one versatile projects that will make anyone into a proud gardener. ...

The Well-Designed Mixed Garden (837 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.04 2007 on 10:35:21 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs | The Well-Designed Mixed Garden is a design book with a difference. Written for gardeners who are passionate about plants of all kinds (hence the mixed garden of the title), it reflects decades of professional experience and artistic innovation. As with her bestselling book The Well-Tended Perennial Garden , master designer and plantswoman Tracy DiSabato-Aust provides not only inspiration but also scrupulously organiz ...

Making the Most of Shade (1136 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.03 2007 on 11:12:11 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A gorgeous celebration of the shade garden-featuring nearly 300 perennials, annuals, bulbs, ferns, ornamental grasses, and climbing plants that will thrive without direct sunlight. A shaded garden can be a soothing sanctuary that even the most dedicated sun worshipper can welcome on a hot summer day. But how do you get plants to grow in a spot where trees and shrubs hide the sun? In this stunning volume, garden expert Larry Hodgson shows how to create a lush and lovely garden filled with plants ...

Gardening With Kids (337 readers)

Contributed by amazon 21.02 2008 on 09:02:42 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Children find gardening fun and fascinatingwatching a bean sprout or a pumpkin grow bigger every day can seem like a miracle, as well as a huge achievement. And gardening can help kids connect to and understand more about nature, the seasons, and the food we eat. In Gardening with Kids, Catherine Woram and Martyn Cox tell you everything you need to know, from choosing and preparing your site, and growing from seeds, bulbs, and cuttings, to choosing plants from the local garden center. ...

ABCs Of Bulb Gardening (386 readers)

Contributed by bloomingbulb 13.05 2007 on 12:14:19 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title and Article's text

Flowering plants that overwinter and multiply by means on fleshy stems of leaves are called bulbs. The bulbs we grow in our gardens today are native to temperate zones all over the world, the woodlands, meadows and mountains of the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North America. The Dutch have been extremely successful over the centuries in collection and hybridizing new species of bulbs and improving them for reliable garden performance. Tulips in particular, once played an important role in the ...

Christopher Lloyd's Garden Flowers (790 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.04 2007 on 19:12:05 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Perennials, Bulbs, Grasses, Ferns | Christopher Lloyd knows perennials as well as anyone else alive. Now available in paperback, this book represents the fruit of Lloyds lifetime study of perennials. Genus by genus, he sets down everything he has learned, thought, seen, tried, liked, or regretted about them, individually or in combination. He is formidably knowledgeable, iconoclastic, opinionated, and always entertaining. Here, meticulously recorded, are his expert opinions about numerous variet ...

The Plant Doctor (484 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.08 2007 on 10:50:09 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A Practical Guide to Having a Healthy Garden | Every spring, plant lovers around the world are faced with life-or-death questions such as: Will it be petunias or pansies? Marigolds or morning glories? Do I dare plant azaleas in the shade? Although most of us still rely on friends or dumb luck to figure things out, there is a better way. The Plant Doctor is a gardeners one-stop resource for common gardening questions. Whether youre a novice struggling to keep your day lilies alive or a more exper ...

Flora (941 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.04 2007 on 10:18:26 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A Gardeners Encyclopedia | This comprehensive, beautifully illustrated encyclopedia of plants contains information on more than 20,000 plants from all around the world. Organized in an A-Z format by botanical name, the individual entries provide a detailed description of each plant and its features, including notes on origin, cultivation requirements, growth habit, propagation, and pests and diseases. ...

Fritillaria meleagris - Guinea-Hen Flower (630 readers)

Contributed by amazon 05.09 2007 on 09:02:34 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title and Article's text

Very easy to grow and very easy to get to bloom. Fantastic markings on each petal gives the plant its common name, Guinea Hen Flower. It is also known as the Checkered Lily, Rattlesnake Lily, and Snakes Head Lily. The proper name for this plant of many names is Fritillaria meleagris. ...

A to Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants (3634 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.11 2006 on 09:26:20 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

The most comprehensive, detailed, and lavishly illustrated guide to garden plants ever published, first published in 1997, has now been completely revised to include nearly 250 new plants and photos. The AHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants is an essential reference for all gardeners, from novices to experts. ...

Professional Planting Design (803 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.03 2007 on 20:07:23 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, Professional Planting Design covers the basics as well as the advanced concepts of planting design including: selecting plant characteristics, types of mixed bed plantings, structuring and composing mixed beds, creating mixed palettes for seasonal variation, designing in elevation and plan view, and choosing plants. Youll find coverage of design, landscape architecture, and horticulture interwoven throughout the guide, along with detailed steps f ...

Helleborus 'Mrs. Betty Ranicar' - Hellebore (759 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.07 2007 on 14:25:52 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Helleborus Mrs Betty Ranicar is named after a fine Tasmanian plantswoman, and is an orientalis hybrid that produces crowds of fantastic, heavily double, snowy white blooms that will be a delight amongst vivid spring bulbs in the shady border. Be one of the first to grow such a top quality double Helleborus from seed! ...

Hippeastrum 'Lady Jane' - Amaryllis (697 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.10 2007 on 09:52:15 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title and Article's text

Amaryllis Lady Jane Apricot rose with a faint stripe of white. Hollands finest strain produces more huge flowers per bulb than any other strain. The spectacular breathtaking beauty of the brilliant colors must be seen to be believed. Blooms over 8 across. ...