Description
| Product ID: | 9780711239340 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Kew Experts |
| Title: | The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Bulbs |
| Subtitle: | The art and science to grow your own bulbs |
| Authors: | Author: Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Richard Wilford |
| Page Count: | 144 |
| Subjects: | Gardening: plants and cultivation guides, Gardening: plants |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Kew Gardeners Guide to Growing Bulbs is an exquisite mix of practical and giftable reference for all gardeners to grow colourful bulbs in beds, borders, containers and indoors. The new Kew guide to planting and cultivating bulbs features 12 easy and inspiring projects, detailed information on 66 of the most important species to grow, accompanied by Kew's beautiful botanical illustrations. With expert advice from Kew bulb expert Richard Wilford and the Kew Gardens team, this is the ultimate companion to growing and planting with bulbs. In this book Richard Wilford shows the key differences between bulbs, corms and tubers, he explains the importance of planting times and techniques, he explains simple methods for propagation, as well as planting instructions for growing in borders, within grassy areas or in containers. He identifies the most popular flowering times and provides bulbs of interest all year round. He presents all the important bulbs, from winter snowdrops, crocuses, cyclamen, hyacinths, irises; spring daffodils, tulips, snowflakes, lily-of-the-valley; summer alliums, lilies, agapanthus, foxtail lily; as well as autumn snowflakes, colchicum, cyclamen and amaryllis. The 12 special projects are broad and attractive. They comprise:
Bulb problems and pests are easily handled in the troubleshooting section, and a handy checklist of what to do, when guides growers throughout the year. The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Bulbs is part of the Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing series and is accompanied by Growing Herbs, Growing House Plants, Growing Vegetables, Growing Orchids and Growing Fruit. The only book you'll need to grow more than 66 species, beautifully, practically, successfully. |
| Imprint Name: | Frances Lincoln |
| Publisher Name: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-09-03 |
