Practical Flower Gardening

A trained horticulturist’s working handbook: what to plant, how to prepare the ground, and how to keep a flower garden going through the year without pretending it is effortless.

Outdoor Bulb Culture

8 pages in this part of Practical Flower Gardening.

Outdoor Bulb Culture (Botanical definition of a bulb)

The botanical definition of a bulb is a thick, fleshy, underground bud in which, when the flowering season is over, is stored through the…

Outdoor Bulb Culture (Late in the fall as the ground)

late in the fall as the ground remains open; however, the proper planting season is early enough in the autumn to enable them to become…

Outdoor Bulb Culture (Chionodoxa Glory of the Snow)

Chionodoxa, Glory of the Snow. The Chionodoxa blooms with Scilla Siberica and Snowdrops in early spring almost as soon as the snow leaves…

Outdoor Bulb Culture: Muscari

Muscari, Grape Hyacinth. Muscari is a pretty little early spring flowering bulbous plant sending up small, thickly beaded spikes. Like the…

Outdoor Bulb Culture: Narcissus

Narcissus or Daffodil. The Narcissus is one of the oldest plants in cultivation, and with the exception of the Polyanthus strain, it is…

Outdoor Bulb Culture: Darwin

Plant in the autumn from October 15th until the ground freezes, setting them 6 inches deep and 3 to 6 inches apart. The smaller early…

Outdoor Bulb Culture (Soil may be prepared)

soil may be prepared for planting by incorporating into it a top dressing of well-decomposed manure to the depth of the spade. After frost…

Outdoor Bulb Culture: Varieties

Varieties. America, light pink, Panama, light pink, Niagara, cream blending to yellow, Badenia, lavender, Baron Hulot, violet, Peace…

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