Forcing, Etc.: The Indoor Gardener's Guide to Bringing Bulbs, Branches & Houseplants Into Bloom.

Whiteside, Katherine; Richard Felber (phot); Smith & Hawken.

ISBN 10: 0761115129 / ISBN 13: 9780761115120

Published by New York: Workman., 1999

About this Item

8vo. 153 pp. Green Cloth Hard Covers, Dust Jacket. Very Good. Color plates. First Edition.

Seller Inventory # 63-1621

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forcing, Etc.: The Indoor Gardener's Guide to Bringing Bulbs, Branches & Houseplants Into Bloom.
• Publisher: New York: Workman.
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761115129
• ISBN 13: 9780761115120
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Horticulture

About this title

Synopsis

Imagine it: the glorious color and fragrance of a garden in bloom, brought indoors. Paperwhites at Thanksgiving. Crocus, amaryllis, and tulips for the holidays. Great vases of flowing forsythia filling rooms with spring---in the dead of February. It's all the magic of forcing bulbs, branches, and blossoms, and here's the book that shows how.

Written by award-winning author Katherine Whiteside and drawing on the plant- and bulb-purveying expertise of Smith & Hawken, Forcing, Etc. combines hands-on-how-to with an artist's passion for detail to show how to grow dozens of common and exotic plants, including hardy bulbs--crocus, narcissus, muscari, and iris; tender bulbs--oxalis, calla lily, clivia; branches--apple and apricot to bittersweet, moosewood, and quince; and tender plants--fuchsia, coleus, clematis, lemongrass, and scented geraniums. In addition, the author focuses on presentation and display: choosing unexpected containers; creating tripods, trellises, and tuteurs; and orchestrating an indoor garden for balance of bloom and color.

About the Author

Katherine Whiteside is an award-winning freelance garden writer whose articles have appeared in "Elle Decor," "House & Garden," "Town & Country," "Martha Stewart Living," "The New York Times," "Vogue," "Garden Design," "Metropolitan Home," and many foreign publications. Her first book, "Antique Flowers," won two Awards of Merit from the Garden Writers of America. Her second, "Classic Bulbs," was a Main Selection of the Garden Book Club. Ms. Whiteside lives in Garrison, New York.

Richard Felber is a leading garden and landscape photographer who regularly contributes to major publications and books.