Summer-blooming Bulbs

Brighten the summer garden with extravagant bulbs--not only familiar flowers but also exotics such as the South African nerine, Near Eastern eremurus, and Asian Colocasia. An encyclopedia highlights the experts' favorites from every region, with fabulous photos and foolproof advice on cultivation and care. Try clever and creative ways of combining summer bulbs with more common plants in beds and borders, of naturalizing them in the landscape, and of growing them in containers. Your garden will be the neighborhood's hottest!