Thalassa Cruso's books and essays come to mind and she gardened in New England. Mark Mazer Hertford, NC On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 2:13 PM, penstemon <penstemon@q.com> wrote: > > >Although most books of this kind are written in England for conditions > >there (much milder than Massachusetts), those by Beth Chatto and > >Penelope Hobhouse might be rewarding. As I recall, they don't deal much > >with bulbs but concentrate on shrubs and perennials (i.e., mixed > > borders). > Try Christopher Lloyd’s Flower Garden (not Garden Flowers; different book > altogether). Pictures showing combinations, with lots and lots of bulbs. > As a person with no color or design sense I find looking at pictures to be > more helpful than text describing these things. > Bob Nold > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…