50 Making a Bulb Garden 
after they are ripe; this does not apply 
to bulbs permanently planted, of course, 
but only to the initial planting of hardy 
bulbs, or to tender bulbs which have to 
be wintered indoors. With the latter, the 
method of storing has much to do with 
the bulb’s condition, hence with the bloom. 
As each tender bulb must be cared for 
in its own particular way, I have added in 
the list of these, directions for their winter 
care in storeroom or attic. 
Some bulbs are very susceptible, even 
below ground, to damage from the sun. 
Snowdrops will not endure the sun shin- 
ing on the ground above them during the 
summer, its heat simply burning them 
to death. For this reason these should 
always be planted where midsummer will 
find them well shaded. Lilies have this 
same peculiarity, yet they enjoy the sun 
on their heads. Hence a location among 
shrubs where the ground is shaded, but 
where their tops are in the sunlight, suits 
most lilies better than any other place. 
