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The Essential Guide to Bulbs

How to Grow a Bounty of Beautiful Bulbs in Gardens and Containers

Jenny Rose Carey

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Timber Press
09 December 2025
The current trend of growing your own cut flowers has brought back into frenzied popularity many varieties that are actually grown from bulbs.

Bulbs are easy to plant and simple to grow if you have some guidance, but none of the bestselling titles currently on the market give much guidance on how to actually tend and grow and care for bulbs beyond the few varieties they use in their own particular aesthetics, often dahlias and chrysanthemums. But from bulbs, corms, and tubers come an astonishing variety of possibilities including colors, shapes and leaf qualities. While most gardeners are only familiar with the early show of spring bulbs like daffodils and tulips or the late show of gladiolus, this class of plants can actually provide three-season color and quite economically.

Bulbs are also valuable for small gardens and are easy to use in pots, where they can be changed out to bring seasonal drama.

An absolute must read for any gardener who wants to grow bulbs in the garden or containers, THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BULBS is a gorgeously photographed, comprehensive, and inviting resource that is destined to be a gardening classic. Bulbs have a universal appeal-they are extremely diverse with many varieties to choose from, and they are great in containers. While many gardeners may be familiar with the early show of spring bulbs like daffodils and tulips or the late show of gladiolus, there are so many more to choose from that provide three-season color, drama, and spontaneity in the garden. Plus, they're fairly economical, great for a tighter budget.

In this book, gardeners will discover:

- How to notice what bulbs you love and personalize your garden to match your vision

- Planting techniques and design ideas for growing bulbs in any size garden

- Incorporating bulbs for pollinators, and the importance of ecological methods

- Tips for creating a brilliant bulb container garden in every season

- A wide array of bulb varieties with in-depth planting information
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Imprint:   Timber Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 252mm,  Width: 202mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:   9781643263243
ISBN 10:   1643263242
Pages:   340
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jenny Rose Carey is a renowned gardener, educator, historian, and author, and the former senior director at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society s Meadowbrook Farm in Jenkintown. She previously worked at Temple University for over a decade, first as an adjunct professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture and then as director of the Ambler Arboretum. Jenny Rose has been lecturing nationally and internationally for many years. She is an avid hands-on gardener who has gardened in both England and the United States. Her Victorian property, Northview, contains diverse garden spaces, including a cutting garden, an herb garden, a dry garden, and various mixed flower beds. Jenny Rose and her gardens have been featured on the PBS series The Victory Garden, in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Grow magazine, and The Pennsylvania Gardener.

Reviews for The Essential Guide to Bulbs: How to Grow a Bounty of Beautiful Bulbs in Gardens and Containers

""A beautifully photographed, comprehensive resource.""--Woman's Way Magazine ""A super practical guide to help you get the very best bulb displays possible, with planting techniques and design ideas for growing bulbs, whatever the size of your garden.""--Garden Answers Magazine ""An outstanding manual, loaded with information to empower gardeners to feel confident about growing bulbs in the ground or in containers...Carey has written another useful book that should be a part of every gardener's library.""--The Washington Gardener ""Filled with stunning photographs and expert advice, seasoned gardener Carey provides all the guidance you need to select, plant, and care for your bulbs.""--Mirror UK ""Carey's writing is infectious and encouraging, always a sign of a true fan, and her new book introduces readers to an entire year of colorful blooms grown from bulbs...Carey's book is indeed ""essential"" reading for expert gardeners as well as newbies just dipping their trowel into bulb growing.""--The Seattle Times ""A comprehensive and inviting resource for growing bulbs, teaching readers everything they need to know about these spectacular flowers.""--The Detroit News ""The book is beautifully presented and opens your eyes to a world of bulbs where digging deeper reaps surprising rewards.""--Horticulture Week, UK ""The Essential Guide to Bulbs is exceptionally well laid out and will help everyone, beginners too.""--The Financial Times ""The Essential Guide to Bulbs covers every aspect of growing bulbs that you can imagine. It is beautifully presented and opens your eyes to a world of bulbs where digging deeper reaps surprising rewards.""--HortWeek ""The Essential Guide to Bulbs is a book you'll want to spend some time with, as Jenny Rose Carey takes you on a rich tour of the bulb world. You'll luxuriate in her descriptions--some familiar, others new--while benefiting from seasoned advice on selecting and designing with bulbs of every shape, size, and season."" --The American Gardener ""Readers will appreciate Carey's expertise and enthusiasm in this exuberant guide to bulbs, whether they are neophytes or experienced gardeners."" --Library Journal ""An excellent introduction to the world of bulbs--lovely and well organized, with beautiful photographs.""--Dr. John Lonsdale, Edgewood Gardens, Exton, PA ""This book is easy to read and packed with useful information from the history of bulbs to the growing of them genera by genera. If you want to grow bulbs, The Essential Guide to Bulbs is the book for you.""--John Amand, Managing Director, Jacques Amand International Ltd ""Wonderfully written and easy to navigate, The Essential Guide to Bulbs will ensure your success with all types of bulbs. The lovely photos and concise information will have you not only tucking them in all over your garden but clearing space just to add more. Jenny Rose Carey presents bulbs in a manner that makes them both approachable and irresistible. A worthy addition to any garden library."" --Brenna Estrada, author of Pansies


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