Adventurous Gardener

Christopher Lloyd is a renowned gardening writer who has written several books on the subject. He is considered one of the major figures in twentieth-century British gardening, along with Gertrude Jekyll and Vita Sackville-West. Lloyd's books are known for their encouragement, revelation, and overturning of old and accepted gardening practices. He advises on cuttings, pruning, the art of compromise, and takes a fresh look at Miss Jekyll. Gardening was a passion for him, and he developed Great Dixter to be one of Britain's greatest gardens. Lloyd's writing is fun, stimulating, and enjoyable for readers, and he encourages them to be roused into an argumentative frame of mind.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 13 May 2021
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

The best-informed, liveliest, and most innovative gardening writer of our times, GUARDIAN Christopher Lloyd ranks with Gertrude Jekyll and Vita Sackville-West as one of the major figures in twentieth-century British gardening.

THE TIMES In this gardening classic, the forever adventurous Christopher Lloyd takes us on a tour through the garden, to encourage, to reveal, and to overturn the old and accepted when experience prompts him. He advises on cuttings, pruning, the art of compromise, and takes another look at Miss Jekyll. Gardening was a passion, and throughout his life, he developed Great Dixter to be one of Britain's greatest gardens.

For Christo, gardening is nothing if not fun, and - pointing out that to be roused into an argumentative frame of mind is in itself no bad thing - he makes it equally stimulating and enjoyable for his readers.

Weight: 214g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474619899