The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Bulbs

Fill your garden with color by learning how to choose, plant, and care for bulbs. 

From the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this essential guide by bulb expert Richard Wilford is the ultimate companion for anyone looking to plant and enjoy bulbs throughout the year. 

Packed with 12 easy, inspiring projects and beautiful botanical illustrations,The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Bulbs combines practical advice with creative ideas, part of the best-selling series of Kew Gardener’s Guides, now available in paperback. 

From winter snowdrops and crocuses to spring daffodils and tulips, summer lilies and agapanthus to fall colchicum and amaryllis, this book covers everything you need to know, including:  

• Expert guidance on selecting and planting bulbs for year-round displays. 
• Step-by-step projects, including creating a carpet of anemones, planning a three-month tulip display, and making a cutting patch for bulbs. 
• Detailed profiles of the most important bulb species. 
• Tips on planting, care, and aftercare to ensure long-lasting success. 

Whether you're an absolute beginner or looking to take your gardening to the next level, this handy guide ensures you will choose the best bulbs for your garden and grow them successfully.  

This book is from the Kew Experts series, in which the top gardeners and botanical scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew offer up advice and information as well as suggesting handy projects on a range of gardening topics. Other titles available: Growing Herbs, Growing House Plants, Growing Fruit, Growing Trees, Growing Orchids, Growing Vegetables, Growing Roses, Growing Cacti and Succulents, Growing Perennials, Growing Shrubs, Growing Alpines.