Garden Bulbs for the South
There are hundreds of choice bulbs that revel in southern warmth and humidity, and Scott Ogden profiles the best of them in this fascinating, comprehensive volume. In a series of chapters that takes us through the gardening year, Ogden introduces the plants that help to give southern gardens their distinct regional flavor, many with charmingly descriptive names: rain lilies, oxblood lilies, jonquils, crinums, and scores of others. Weaving in bits of history and lore, Ogden details each plant's appearance and growing requirements. Originally published to widespread acclaim in 1994, Garden Bulbs for the South has been updated and significantly expanded in this edition to include information on new varieties as well as nearly one hundred new photographs.

This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.
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Garden Bulbs for the South
There are hundreds of choice bulbs that revel in southern warmth and humidity, and Scott Ogden profiles the best of them in this fascinating, comprehensive volume. In a series of chapters that takes us through the gardening year, Ogden introduces the plants that help to give southern gardens their distinct regional flavor, many with charmingly descriptive names: rain lilies, oxblood lilies, jonquils, crinums, and scores of others. Weaving in bits of history and lore, Ogden details each plant's appearance and growing requirements. Originally published to widespread acclaim in 1994, Garden Bulbs for the South has been updated and significantly expanded in this edition to include information on new varieties as well as nearly one hundred new photographs.

This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.
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Garden Bulbs for the South

Garden Bulbs for the South

by Scott Ogden
Garden Bulbs for the South

Garden Bulbs for the South

by Scott Ogden

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Overview

There are hundreds of choice bulbs that revel in southern warmth and humidity, and Scott Ogden profiles the best of them in this fascinating, comprehensive volume. In a series of chapters that takes us through the gardening year, Ogden introduces the plants that help to give southern gardens their distinct regional flavor, many with charmingly descriptive names: rain lilies, oxblood lilies, jonquils, crinums, and scores of others. Weaving in bits of history and lore, Ogden details each plant's appearance and growing requirements. Originally published to widespread acclaim in 1994, Garden Bulbs for the South has been updated and significantly expanded in this edition to include information on new varieties as well as nearly one hundred new photographs.

This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781604695090
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 05/03/2013
Edition description: Second Edition,Revised,2nd Edition
Pages: 396
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Scott Ogden, along with his wife Lauren, has been featured on several television shows and in numerous publications, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Nature, Martha Stewart Living, Sunset, and Horticulture. Awards include two American Horticultural Society book awards and a landscape design award from the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. Before making horticulture and garden design his life's work, Scott studied geology and paleontology at Yale.

Table of Contents


Preface     7
Introduction     9
Rain Lily Day     13
Petite Afrique     44
Winter Blooms     67
Jonquils and Kin     93
Spring Treasures     116
Irises, Gladioli, and Shellflowers     151
Crinums and Spiderlilies     189
Summer Glories     235
Cannas, Gingers, and Aroids     286
Designing with Southern Bulbs     350
Bibliography     367
Sources     369
Index     376
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