Spring Bulbs: Daffodils, Tulips and Hyacinths - Hardcover

Stebbings, Geoff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713489243 ISBN 13: 9780713489248

Verlag: Batsford, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

A gardeners' guide to the most popular spring bulbs, covering narcissus, hyacinths and tulips – the most widely planted and, arguably, the most useful of spring garden bulbs.

 

This book cuts to the quick of the subject, offering solid horticultural advice and practical information on plants that are readily available and relevant to gardeners. Full background details on the plants and their cultivars are given along with advice on what to choose, how to plan their use, and what to plant them with. Additional details on breeding and commercial production will help demystify the subject for gardeners. The book is fully illustrated with over 100 stunning images of the most beautiful spring flowers.

 

Additional information includes an overview of the historical development of each type of spring bulb; guidance on tulips as cut flowers; daffodils for showing and pots; and the expansion of colours for Hyacinths.

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Reseña del editor

A gardeners' guide to the most popular spring bulbs, covering narcissus, hyacinths and tulips - the most widely planted and, arguably, the most useful of spring garden bulbs. This book cuts to the quick of the subject, offering solid horticultural advice and practical information on plants that are readily available and relevant to gardeners. Full background details on the plants and their cultivars are given along with advice on what to choose, how to plan their use, and what to plant them with. Additional details on breeding and commercial production will help demystify the subject for gardeners. The book is fully illustrated with over 100 stunning images of the most beautiful spring flowers. Additional information includes an overview of the historical development of each type of spring bulb; guidance on tulips as cut flowers; daffodils for showing and pots; and the expansion of colours for Hyacinths.

Reseña del editor

How many varieties of daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths would you suppose are accessible to garden-variety gardeners? Hundreds is the answer, and you can try any of 240 species and cultivars of daffodils, 190 tulips, and 80 hyacinths, all beautifully photographed in close-ups of blooms and wide views of beds. An award-winning horticulturist, landscape designer, and gardening author provides the basics of how to choose the right ones for your needs, plan their arrangements in beds for a variety of displays, as well as how to plant and care for them to get the most satisfying rewards of exploding color. A special gallery explains how to showcase your handiwork in cut flower arrangements and potted displays for pleasure and for competition.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Batsford
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0713489243
• ISBN 13: 9780713489248
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar