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BULB, CORM & TUBER sa BULB FORCING sa CAMASSIA sa CROCUS sa DAHLIA sa DIERAMA sa FRITILLARIA sa HYACINTHUS sa LILIUM (LILY) sa NARCISSUS sa TULIP x CORM x TUBER xx FLOWER xx PLANT Bulbs to plant for colorful blooms that grow bigger and better every year. Includes planting and naturalizing tips. Exotic bulbs. Tips on selecting and raising lesser-known spring bulbs. Early to rise. Two planting options for small, early-blooming spring bulbs. Where bulbs shine. Ideas on locations for planting spring bulbs. Small bulbs. Two plans for a gardens of small bulbs (1) Kidney shaped 4x6-ft. bed. (2) Braided Ribbon bed in violet, blue and white. All-season color. How to plant bulbs for year-round bloom. Flowering bulbs. How to plan a bed and plant spring-flowering bulbs. Use a metal corkscrew-style pet stake to drill holes in the ground for planting bulbs. Fall-planted bulbs. Buying and planting pointers. Splendor in the grass. Spring bulbs brighten a dormant lawn. Choosing and planting flower bulbs in a lawn to provide early spring color. Especially useful with late-greening grasses, such as buffalograss. Heavy-duty bulb planting tool is made from plumbing pipe and angle iron. It allows you to stand upright and use your legs and weight to dig the hole. Tip on using grape hyacinth or Madonna lily as markers to identify the location of bulb plantings in the fall. Tip on a way to code the flower color of stored bulbs and tubers. Tip tells how to protect spring bulbs by planting them in plastic pots. Tip tells how to have an outdoor container of spring bulbs by planting individual bulbs in small pots in the fall. Variations on a stem. A guide to understanding runners and stolons, stem tubers, rhizomes, corms and bulbs. Tip shows how to wrap bulbs in chicken-wire mesh to deter rodents. How to use gravel to protect bulbs from voles. Tip suggests using hot peppers to keep squirrels from digging bulbs. The basics of lifting, cleaning, curing and storing tender, summer-flowering bulbs such as amaryllis, dahlias, cannas and gladioli. Summer-flowering bulbs that can be easily overwintered indoors. Tips on raising (1) acidanthera, (2) amarcrinum and crinum, (3) Aztec lily, (4) montbretia, (5) Peruvian daffodil, and (6) pineapple lily. Technique for fertilizing spring-flowering bulbs either before or after planting. Tip on using a length of metal pipe as a bulb planter. Tip on "naturalizing" minor bulbs in a lawn by planting several in the same hole. Tips on overwintering tubers, roots and bulbs. (1) Store roots in perlite. (2) Store bulbs in vented plastic bags. (3) Store amaryllis bulbs in refrigerator. Bulbs, the ideal companions. Creating a combination bed that includes both bulbs and perennials. Chart lists bulbs by their bloom times and perennials, annuals, shrubs and trees that flower at the same time and are appropriate companion plantings. A flurry of snowdrops. Fall-planted bulbs in clumps that produce broad drifts of white flowers in early spring. Overwintering tender bulbs. A description of lifting and storing bulbs and corms indoors. Tip describes how turkey grit around bulbs deters rodents. Tip describes burying pots of bulbs in the garden for easy removal after bloom. Tip suggests planting granite grit with bulbs to deter rodents. How to use a wrecking bar as a bulb-planting dibble. Advice on natural multiplication of Galanthus bulbs and on replanting those that are pushed to the surface. Top-notch tools for planting bulbs. Tip on how to plant tender bulbs in clay pots for easy lifting and replanting year after year. Tip recommends storing tender bulbs over winter in cardboard egg cartons. A guide to perennials, bulbs and shrubs that bloom in winter gardens in a USDA Zone 8 garden. A guide to little bulbs and flowering shrubs that bring winter show. The differences between bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers explained. A guide to heat-tolerant bulbs that bloom in warm climates and advice on their culture. Summer-blooming bulbs. Advice on selecting and planting in both pots and outdoors. Storage rack for tender bulbs (canna, gladioli, begonia, etc.) has a wooden frame that supports four plastic laundry baskets with mesh sides. Rodent-resistant bulbs. A guide to varieties grouped by season of bloom. Bulb planting basics. Selection, quantity, soil preparation, etc. How to protect bulbs from early emergence. Tips on caring for bulbs after they have finished blooming. The bulbs of summer. A guide to summer-flowering bulbs, corms and tubers. Suggestions on how to incorporate them into the perennial garden. Includes information on crocosmia, foxtail lily, cannas, glory lily, tiger flowers, lily of the nile, bugle lily, nerine and autumn crocus. Includes advice on storing tender bulbs indoors over winter. Tip summarizes how to store summer bulbs for the winter. Fall bulbs. A guide to autumn-blooming bulbs worth growing and some garden design ideas. Advice on planting bulbs in layers. Tip suggests combination plantings of ornamental grasses and spring-blooming bulbs. Tip suggests using an auger bit to drill holes for planting bulbs. Technique for storing tender bulbs (tuberous begonias, cannas, gladioli and dahlias) from year to year. A brighter idea. Light up summer with spring-planted bulbs. A guide to planting and raising tuberous begonia, dahlia, gladiolus, anemone, ranunculus, acidanthera, tigridia, canna, calla lilies, etc. Knowing and growing bulbs. Proper planning in the fall assures success in the spring. Includes an illustrated chart to identify what is (and isn't) a bulb. Includes a characteristics chart of spring- and fall-bloomers. Bulbs for all seasons in the mixed border. Tips on how to keep squirrels from digging up spring bulbs. Good company for bulbs. Suggestions of perennials to dress up the spring border. Step-by-step guide to naturalizing bulbs. A guide to a dozen flowering bulbs from the Cape Province of South Africa. Advice on designing and maintaining bulbs in a perennial garden. Dividing clumps of snowdrops, winter aconites, hardy cyclamen and similar bulbs. Fall-blooming bulbs. A sampler of 13 varieties. A list of bulbs that are not eaten by rodents and techniques to protect those that are varmint-prone. Mastering minor bulbs. A look at spring-, summer- and fall-blooming bulbs. Bulbs for high summer. A guide to tender summer-blooming bulbs. How to grow tulips and hyacinths in southeastern Florida and some flowering tropical bulb alternatives. Tips for planting bulbs. A description of tubers and why plants sprout and reach maturity faster from tubers than they do from seeds. Fall guide to planting the garden, lawn and orchard. Advice on handling new bulbs, bare-root perennials and nursery stock when planting must be delayed. Advice on interplanting bulbs in perennial beds. Recommendations for seven early Spring blooming bulbs. Tips on how to stop rodents from eating bulbs. Bulbs that burst with summer-blooming beauty. A guide to acidanthera, cannas, calla lilies, dahlias, gladiolus, lilies, tuberoses and tuberous begonia. Includes tips on growing bulbs from seed. Advice on the use of bonemeal for fertilizing tulip and daffodil bulbs. How to make an underground barrier to keep moles, voles, gophers and mice from feeding on bulbs. Tip recommends using a bulb drill to plant large number of bulbs in a short time. How to plant a big container with layers of spring blooming bulbs that will flower from early through late spring. Brighten a landscape with spring bulbs. Design ideas and instructions for planting and care. Six spring bulbs you can plant in containers that will bloom indoors. Bulbs forever. Suggestions on the best bulbs for naturalizing. Bulb basics. Describes grades of bulbs, soil preparation, planting, watering, division and troubleshooting. To chill or not to chill. Advice on whether and how to chill bulbs for planting in mild climates. Tip shows how to plant bulbs in underground baskets to foil gophers. Advice on planting spring bulbs. | |||||||||
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