{"id":5177,"date":"2020-05-12T15:57:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T22:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/?post_type=book&#038;p=5177"},"modified":"2022-09-23T14:44:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T21:44:00","slug":"naturalizing-bulbs","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/naturalizing-bulbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Naturalizing Bulbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5178\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/naturalizing-bulbs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/naturalizing-bulbs.jpg 394w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/naturalizing-bulbs-375x476.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/>In \u201cNaturalizing Bulbs\u201d, Rob Proctor does not provide the usual alphabetical recital of genus, species and varieties.\u00a0 Instead, he begins with a series of essays on the aesthetics and practicalities of weaving bulbs into the landscape.\u00a0 These chapters both inspire and provide a dose of reality of what works, based on broad climate zones throughout the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Next, he steps back and looks season to season, again considering the pros and cons of choices for different regions.\u00a0 These two approaches give the reader a clear understanding of the decisions we each need to make for our own gardens.<\/p>\n<p>Proctor is an aficionado, writing about the varieties he knows well. \u00a0He doesn\u2019t list all you could plant, but rather what you should plant \u2013 classics that combine beauty with health and garden reliability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Published in <em>Garden Notes: Northwest Horticultural Society<\/em>, Summer 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In \u201cNaturalizing Bulbs\u201d, Rob Proctor does not provide the usual alphabetical recital of genus, species and varieties.\u00a0 Instead, he begins with a series of essays on the aesthetics and practicalities of weaving bulbs into the landscape.\u00a0 These chapters both inspire and provide a dose of reality of what works, based on broad climate zones throughout the United States. Next, he steps back and looks season to season, again considering the pros and cons of choices for different regions.\u00a0 These two&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/naturalizing-bulbs\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Naturalizing Bulbs<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[47,22],"class_list":["post-5177","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","keyword-bulbs","keyword-reviews"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/5177"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/book"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=5177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}