As featured inÂ Financial Times, Gardens Illustrated, and Gardenista

An illustrated insider’s guide to the best flowering bulbs for beautiful garden plantings throughout the yearÂ Â Â Â

Bulbs are an essential part of any gardener’s planting palette – from the first snowdrops of winter to the last crocus of autumn, they offer endless opportunities for floral impact and experimentation.

InÂ A Year in Bloom, award-winning garden writer Lucy Bellamy showcases a wide-ranging selection of more than 150 bulbs, each presented with informative text, expert planting advice, and vibrant photography.

Organized into four seasonal chapters, this modern grower’s guide embraces familiar flowers such as tulips and daffodils alongside less common blooms, including dog’s tooth violets, gladioli, and autumn snowflakes. Gardeners will discover bulbs suited for borders, containers, and grass plantings; bulbs to attract pollinators, for scent, for naturalized plantings; and reliably perennial bulbs that will flower year after year, supporting a sustainable approach.

Elegantly designed and extensively researched,Â A Year in BloomÂ features contributions from an all-star roster of the garden world’s greatest names, including Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf, British garden designer Dan Pearson, and renowned US garden writer Margaret Roach.

Featured bulbs include:Â Acis autumnalis;Â Allium sphaerocephalon;Â Anemone nemorosaÂ ‘Robinsoniana’;Â Bessera elegans;Â Camassia leichtliniiÂ ‘Alba’;Â Colchicum autumnale;Â Crocus tommasinianus;Â Cyclamen repandum;Â Eranthis hyemalis;Â ErythroniumÂ ‘Pagoda’;Â Fritillaria meleagris;Â Galanthus elwesiiÂ ‘Mrs Macnamara’;Â Galanthus plicataÂ ‘E.A. Bowles’;Â Gladiolus communisÂ subsp.Â byzantinus;Â Gladiolus papilioÂ ‘Ruby’;Â HippeastrumÂ ‘Terra Mystica’;Â IrisÂ ‘Benton Nigel’;Â Iris reticulata;Â Leucojum aestivumÂ ‘Gravetye Giant’;Â Lilium martagon;Â Muscari armeniacumÂ ‘Valerie Finnis’;Â NarcissusÂ ‘Thalia’;Â Narcissus fernandesiiÂ var.Â cordubensis;Â Nerine bowdenii;Â Ornithogalum ponticumÂ ‘Sochi’;Â Scilla bifolia;Â Tritonia distichaÂ subsp.Â rubrolucens;Â TulipaÂ ‘Ballerina’;Â Tulipa orphanidea (Whittallii Group);Â Tulipa sylvestris.

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A year in bloom

Why women grow

Pharmacopoeia

Urban Botanics