The Bulb Expert

The Bulb Expert

Author: D. G. Hessayon

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780903505420

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Covers a whole range of bulbs which can provide indoor and outdoor displays all the year round.


Light Bulb

Light Bulb

Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2021-08-03

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1635923956

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EUREKA! Great things happen when science crosses history! Discover the all-true stories of your favorite inventions with this new multicultural STEM series that takes readers on a journey through time and around the world. A perfect choice for kids ages 4–8 who love to figure out how things work! Electric lights--without them, we'd be in the dark! Here is a "biography" of the light bulb, an essential invention that lights up our days and nights. From the first spark of Thomas Alva Edison's idea to the spread of electric lights around the world, Light Bulb is a fun and informative look at an invention that makes a huge difference in our lives. This STEAM nonfiction title is part of the new Eureka! series, each book covering one groundbreaking, world-changing discovery that millions of people use every single day.


The House Plant Expert

The House Plant Expert

Author: D. G. Hessayon

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780903505611

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"The house plant expert Book two covers the new house plants which have been introduced in the last decade"--Back cover.


Bulbs for Warm Climates

Bulbs for Warm Climates

Author: Thad M. Howard

Publisher: Univ of TX + ORM

Published: 2010-07-05

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0292735189

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Bulb gardening in the southwestern and southern United States presents challenges unknown in cooler climates. Bulbs that turn Holland into a kaleidoscope of color droop and fade in our mild winters, hot summers, and uncertain rainfall. Yet hundreds of native and naturalized species of bulbs thrive in these same conditions and offer as many colors, shapes, and fragrances as even the most demanding gardener desires. These are the bulbs that Thad Howard describes in this comprehensive guide to bulbs that will grow in USDA gardening zones 8 and 9. Writing from more than forty-five years’ experience in collecting and cultivating bulbs, Howard offers expert advice about hundreds of little-known, hybrid, and common species and varieties that grow well in warm climates. His species accounts, which are grouped by family, describe each plant and its growing requirements and often include interesting stories from his collecting expeditions. Lovely color photos illustrate many of the species. Howard also gives reliable information about refrigerating bulbs, using them in the landscape and in containers, choosing scented ones, making potpourri, buying, collecting, cultivating, and hybridizing bulbs, and dealing with pests and diseases. He concludes with lists of plant societies and suppliers and a helpful glossary and bibliography.


The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Bulbs

The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Bulbs

Author: Richard Wilford

Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 071124717X

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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: how to grow and display ornamental onions; how to plant hippeastrums indoors on a windowsill; how to establish a carpet of anemones; how to layer bulbs in containers 'lasagne' style; how to plant a drift of snake's head fritillaries; how to establish bulbs in a shady border; how to design a spring bulb extravaganza; how to make a cutting patch for bulbs; how to grow tulips from seed; how to naturalise autumn-flowering bulbs; how to establish a winter bulb garden; and how to time a three-month display of tulips. Bulb problems and pests 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.


Bulb Forcing for Beginners and the Seriously Smitten

Bulb Forcing for Beginners and the Seriously Smitten

Author: Art Wolk

Publisher: AAB Book Publishing Company

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780972973052

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You can grow tulips, daffodils, crocuses, and the rest of their spring-blooming brethren indoors, all winter long, when the view outside your window reveals snow, sleet, or icy rain. Instead, imagine your windowsills filled with an array of dazzling flowers. In this informative and entertaining book, famed bulb forcer Art Wolk humorously reveals the secrets he's used for three decades to win silver cups and baskets of blue ribbons. And, he admits, bulb forcing requires no Green Thumb. As long as you can put soil and bulbs in a pot without mortally wounding yourself, you'll succeed. Wolk's book is filled with laugh-out-loud humor and more than 350 glorious photos that show you exactly how to produce your own indoor, wintertime flower show every year.


Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs

Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs

Author: Editors of Creative Homeowner

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781580118156

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"Practical tips for growing annuals, perennials, and bulbs in your own garden. Also includes garden design techniques"--Provided by publisher.


The New Bedding Plant Expert

The New Bedding Plant Expert

Author: D. G. Hessayon

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780903505451

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An illustrated guide to buying, raising and using bedding plants.


Buried Treasures

Buried Treasures

Author: Jānis Rukšāns

Publisher: Timber Press (OR)

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0881928186

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For decades, J nis Ruk ns has been scouring remote and dangerous regions of Europe and Asia to bring back the botanical treasures that he describes in this book. Packed with accounts of his extensive travels, "Buried Treasures" also offers an abundance of trustworthy information about the care and cultivation of every major and minor genus of bulb-forming plant."


The Flowering Shrub Expert

The Flowering Shrub Expert

Author: D. G. Hessayon

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780903505390

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Over 250,000 copies sold! Did you know you could choose among more than 200 different types of flowering shrubs? That's how many you can learn to plant and care for here, with full-color photos of every bloom along with close-up drawings of each flowering parts, and a chart that shows the many colors available for each plant. From common plants to more exotic ones, you'll love this leafy tour that includes such shrubs as acacia, allspice, angelica, azalea, bird of paradise, buckeye, butterfly bush. A month-by-month guide shows how to enjoy shrubs in bloom every day of the year.