The Bulb Expert [Paperback]

D.G. Hessayon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Expert | Publication Date: December 31, 1995

First Edition 150,000 copies! Over 200 different flowers you grow from bulbs get the world-famous flower doctor's treatment. See which are best for indoor growing and which are best outdoors, with a plan so you'll enjoy colorful blooms all year-round--from Amaryllis, Begonia, Crocus, and Dahlia, through Irises, Lilies, Narcissus, Tulip, and Zephyranthes. All 200 bulb types come with full-color photos of the plants in season, close-up color illustrations of bulb parts, and tips on planting times, sites, soils, and propagation techniques. Learn how to plant, feed, and water each type, and what's needed for after- flowering care, winter protection, staking, and storage. The full range of interests is covered: increasing your stock, using bulbs in beds and borders, naturalizing bulbs, growing bulbs in containers, in the rockery, and in the greenhouse. A special section shows how to display and care for cut flowers from bulbs. Troubleshooting charts explain how to keep everything alive and flourishing.

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About the Author

Dr David Hessayon initiated a major innovation in gardening publications in 1959 with the first of his Gardening Expert guides. These best-selling guides have had an unparalleled influence on gardening over the past 50 years. There are over 51 million copies in print. He was awarded the 1993 Gardening Book of the Year Award from the Garden Writers Guild and received the first-ever Lifetime Achievement 'Oscar' at the National British Book Awards. In 1999 he received a Guinness World Record Award as 'Britain's best-selling living author of the 1990s'. He lives in Essex, and has two daughters and four grandchildren.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Expert (December 31, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0903505428
• ISBN-13: 978-0903505420
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 7.2 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #706,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bulb Expert, April 24, 2009

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D. Blackwell "Homemaker" (Warrenton, VA) - See all my reviews
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This book was prerequisite reading for a flower show school I recently attended. It was wonderful. I love the "Expert" series by Hessayon. They are my Bibles when it comes to gardening. They are well organized with lots of pictures and would be helpful for the novice or expert.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bulb Expert, October 6, 2011

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this book also was ordered for my sister who lives in Springfield, Mo and she was very pleased with the condition of the book and also that the book arrived sooner than she had expected. She teaches floral arrangements.

12 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great books I have them all, well done and informative., July 1, 1999

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This review is from: The Bulb Expert (Paperback)

I own five of these books and love each and everyone I hope to get the rest of them. The pictures are great as well as the information on each plant. I started out with nothing in my gardens and now i get people stopping by and saying how nice my yard looks.I recomend these books to everyone instrested in gardening......