Everything you need to know at a glance in one handy and beautifully illustrated practical guide, Full photographic directory of over 50 varieties of summer bulbs, including Allium, Begonia, Carina, Crocosmia, Cyclamen, Dahlia, Gladiolus, liLium and Scillu, Advice on buying, planting, naturalizing, feeding, deadheading, lifting and storing, plus creative ideas for growing summer bulbs in beds, borders and containers, How to choose and grow bulbs for cut flowers, and how to propagate bulbs by division, cuttings, offsets and seed, Features a guide to common pests and diseases, and tow to deal with them, as well as a complete calendar of care explaining what gardening tasks need doing when Book jacket.