{"product_id":"growing-bulbs-in-the-natural-garden-innovative-techniques-for-combining-bulbs-and-perennials-in-every-season-9781643264028","title":"Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden: Innovative Techniques for Combining Bulbs and Perennials in Every Season","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This gorgeous book expertly gives both experienced and novice gardeners the tools and inspiration they need to start or enhance their gardens.\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) \u003cbr\u003e \"I don't know anyone else with as much experience and knowledge when it comes to designing with bulbs.\" (Piet Oudolf)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing Bulbs in the Natural Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is a four-season guide to combining bulbs with perennials and grasses in a loose, nonchalant style, from a leading figure in the New Perennial movement. From the earliest snowdrops to alpine violets, tulips, alliums, late autumn crocuses, and many more, bulbs add interest and color to the garden throughout the year. Renowned naturalistic garden designer, Jacqueline van der Kloet, has mastered a casual, magical technique where bulbs emerge playfully among other plants, as if dancing freely among the perennials and grasses. Both friendly and accessible, the book introduces bulbs as essential to any garden at any scale, inviting in pollinators, providing wonderful pops of color and personality, and extending a garden's bloom time in the shoulder seasons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Readers will find information on: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bulbs basics for beginners, including easy varieties that anyone can grow well \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Color combinations that will transform the character of any garden \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to plan, plant, and care for bulbs in every season, including handy tools to make work easier \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tips on naturalizing bulbs so they come back on their own, year after year \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How planting bulbs directly into grass transforms a lawn (and invites the bees in early spring!) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Techniques for layering bulbs in smaller spaces such as containers, balconies, green roofs, and wall-side borders \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tips for growing bulbs on the larger scale \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Perennial partner plants for a standout, integrated garden in constant bloom \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Also included are lists of Jacqueline van der Kloet's favorite spring, summer, autumn, and winter-flowering bulbs, and case studies of her naturalistic garden designs from around the world, including the Netherlands, Japan, Germany, the UK, and the Lurie Garden in the US, where she collaborated with leading plantsman, Piet Oudolf. \u003ci\u003eGrowing Bulbs in the Natural Garden \u003c\/i\u003eprovides unique inspiration and expert insight gained from van der Kloet's vast career, using nature as a model. Indeed, growing bulbs in van der Koet's style makes the garden appear as if nature had planted the bulbs herself. It's time to invite more magic into your garden! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacqueline van der Kloet is an internationally acclaimed garden designer and one of Holland's best-known gardening authorities, whose advice is sought by designers and landscape architects around the world. Her designs are prized for their beauty, naturalized schemes, and bold uses of color. Van der Kloet's client list includes some of the most prestigious public gardens in the world, including Holland's famous Keukenhof. In North America, she teamed with Piet Oudolf for innovative plantings at New York's Battery Park, New York Botanical Garden, and Chicago's Lurie Garden. Her work includes many private gardens as well, and she frequently contributes to international exhibitions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Timber Press (OR)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593100366098,"sku":"9781643264028","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6aff37d6-1ae9-4c36-a6c4-ea224a55357c.jpg?v=1732110979","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/growing-bulbs-in-the-natural-garden-innovative-techniques-for-combining-bulbs-and-perennials-in-every-season-9781643264028","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}