The Complete Garden

A landscape architect's working manual of 1921: not how to grow a plant but where to put it — the plant lists, the groupings, the seasons of bloom, and the reasons behind a designed garden.

Bulb Culture

4 pages in this part of The Complete Garden.

Bulb Culture

CHARACTERISTICS OF BULBS. A bulb is a large dormant bud, and is a condensed plant when dormant. Bulbs can develop only flowers which were…

Bulb Culture: Bulbs

DEPTH FOR PLANTING BULBS. Unless a bed of bulbs is planted at uniform depth they will not bloom uniformly. It is a good practice to exca…

Bulb Culture: Pots

After being planted, the bulbs must be stored away in order that they may root properly, because rooting is the most important phase in…

Bulb Culture: Spanish

Early bulbs, such as paper white narcissi and Roman hyacinths, will root sufficiently in a period of six weeks. It is much better, however…

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