There are hundreds of choice bulbs that revel in southern warmth and humidity, and Scott Ogden profiles the best of them in this comprehensive volume. In a series of chapters that takes us through the gardening year, Ogden introduces the plants that help to give southern gardens their distinct regional flavor, many with descriptive names: rain lilies, ginger lilies, spiderlilies, ox-blood lilies, jonquils, campernelles, crinums, and scores of others. Weaving in bits of history and lore, Ogden details each plant's appearance and growing requirements. For those who may have had difficulty in locating sources for the plants he discusses, Ogden includes an extensive list of mail-order nurseries. Originally published in 1994, Garden Bulbs for the South has been updated and significantly expanded in this edition to include information on new varieties as well as nearly one hundred new photographs.