New books = fresh ideas
Expand your gardening; use one of these books to try something new. “Bulb Forcing for beginners and the seriously smitten” by Art Wolk, $24.95, AAB Book Publishing, www.gardenlunacy.com/. Forcing bulbs is the method used to grow flowers in pots all year. There are ways to successfully duplicate the conditions bulbs needs to grow and flower out of season. This hardback book is written by an accomplished home gardener who has year-round flowers using products and conditions that can be duplicated in any home by anyone with the desire. Want to have flowers all year? Start with the right planting material, some bulbs, corms, tuberous roots, rhizomes or tubers, a well-lighted growing space, and this book. Wolk’s writing is humorous, easy to read and understand, the instructions are illustrated with Wolk’s award-winning photographs, and he gives practical tips and advice for gardeners at all levels based on his own experience. “Encyclopedia of Flowering Shrubs: More...