Introduction : What is a bulb? ; The botany of bulbs ; The history of bulbs -- Gardening techniques : Buying and planting bulbs ; Planting in borders ; Planting in grass ; Planting in the eye of a tree ; Planting in large containers ; Planting in small containers and window boxes ; Planting in hanging baskets ; Care and maintenance ; Dormancy and winter treatment ; Propagating bulbs ; Propagating rhizomes, corms and tubers ; Pests, diseases and other problems -- The bulb garden : Mid- to late winter gallery ; Mid- to late winter borders ; Mid- to late winter naturalized bulbs ; Early spring gallery ; Early spring borders ; Early spring naturalized bulbs ; Mid-spring gallery ; Mid-spring borders ; Mid-spring naturalized bulbs ; Late spring to early summer gallery ; Late spring to early summer borders ; Late spring to early summer naturalized bulbs ; Mid- to late summer gallery ; Mid- to late summer borders ; Autumn gallery ; Autumn borders ; Autumn naturalized bulbs -- The container garden : Mid- to late winter containers ; Early spring containers ; Mid-spring containers ; Late spring to early summer containers ; Mid- to late summer containers ; Early to mid-autumn containers ; Late autumn to early winter containers -- The indoor bulb garden : Growing techniques ; Finishing techniques ; Cyclamen ; Indoor winter-flowering hyacinths ; Hippeastrum ; Indoor winter-flowering narcissi ; Spring bulbs indoors ; Achimenes ; Freesia ; Eucomis ; Sinningia ; Summer bulbs indoors ; Autumn bulbs indoors -- A directory of bulbs -- Calendar of care : Winter ; Spring ; Summer ; Autumn.