- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Expert; Reissue edition (1 Aug 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0903505428
- ISBN-13: 978-0903505420
- Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 18.4 x 24.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 26,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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There are few more cheerful sights than spring-flowering crocuses heralding another season of hope and the pleasures of springtime colour in our gardens. Gardeners who are devotees of bulbs will have expectations of drifts of daffodils and "unsurpassed" tulips brightening even the darkest day. These three species plus the fragrant hyacinth make up what Dr Hessayon refers to as the "big four" that dominate the bulb scene. We are reminded that there is so much more, the learned Hessayon gives us the full story of the garden bulb--a fascinating story, would you believe it, from the "dawn of civilisation" up to your own garden?
The main purpose of this book is to reveal just how many different bulbs are available apart from the "big four", plants which are a joy to discover and which will brighten every season of the year. As with all the "Expert" titles this book is an easy read. It tells you in a most straightforward manner what to buy and where to buy it and then reveals, in an illustrated A to Z guide, hundreds of different species--a selection that is bound to intrigue and challenge you.
The largest section of the book is the provision of expert knowledge on a vast range of available plants, old favourites and new varieties. For those who only buy plants with pronounceable names, there is an idiot-proof pronouncing dictionary so that, within minutes, names from ACHIMENES to ZEPHYRANTHES will roll off your tongue like that of a learned botanist. If that sounds too intellectually challenging, Chapter 3 provides a back-to-basics straightforward description of how to grow bulbs--for the absolute beginner there is even an illustration of a spade and a hole!
A delightfully practical book packed full of interest and expert knowledge. --T W Falinska
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A guide to year-round colour using indoor and outdoor bulbs.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Great addition to the Dr Hessayon range,
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This review is from: The Bulb Expert: The world's best-selling book on bulbs (Expert books) (Paperback)
Another Dr Hessayon book that I added to my collection after doing a NVQ Horticulture course at college.
The book is easy to read and the layout is easy to get around. The book covers an explanation about what bulbs are and what the different type of bulbs do. The book has a section on different varieties of bulbs which are placed in alphabetic order, which does really help. The book covers everything from site and soils, gives great plant details and there propagation. Also some fantastic and clear photo evidence is shown to make is easy to identify the bulbs. The book also covers plant and planting care, How to increase your stock and also where to plat your bulb to get the best out of them, for example shady or sunny areas in your garden. Basically this book will give the information so you will have plants all year round growing in your garden A great addition to the Dr Hessayon range I already have.
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The REAL Expert,
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This review is from: The Bulb Expert: The world's best-selling book on bulbs (Expert books) (Paperback)
This really is the best book on bulbs and at an affordable price. It tells you all you need to know about bulbs and how to grow them without using over-technical or hard-to-follow instructions. Every gardening bookshelf should have one.
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Bulb fest,
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This review is from: The Bulb Expert: The world's best-selling book on bulbs (Expert books) (Paperback)
Had loads of bulbs and did not know what to do with them but do now great help Thanks
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