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Chargement... The Well-Tempered Garden (1970)par Christopher Lloyd
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Kenneth Cox, third-generation plant hunter, nurseryman and author of numerous garden books, has chosen to discuss Christopher Lloyd’s “The Well-Tempered Garden ", on FiveBooks (http://five-books.com) as one of the top five on his subject - Plant Hunting, saying that: “…A classic garden text by a waspish and amusing writer who was also an excellent gardener. Lloyd’s style was gardening as theatre, and he loved the grand statement. I don’t always agree with him but I like the way he says it. It’s a book any non-gardener could pick up and read and not be bored.…”. The full interview is available here: http://thebrowser.com/books/interviews/kenneth-cox aucune critique | ajouter une critique
This is a classic work by a gardener who combines a passionate love of his subject with a critical intelligence and a good helping of wit. THE WELL-TEMPERED GARDEN is packed with the sort of information keen gardeners crave - from planting, weeding and the pleasures of propagation to annuals, water lilies and vegetables. Hailed as a masterpiece when it was first published, THE WELL-TEMPERED GARDEN is as fresh, enlightening and necessary for gardeners in the 21st century as it was when it first appeared more than 40 years ago. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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In addition the book is illustrated with many of the author's own photographs (1973 edition). It also has a glossary and substantial index.
Christopher Lloyd's writing is outspoken, opinionated, witty, entertaining, authoritative, practical, informative, one could go on, but above all it is a sheer pleasure to read. Without doubt Christopher Lloyd was one of the greatest garden writers, and this book must rank among his best. This offering notwithstanding its age is an absolute gem; with so many shallow gardening books now being published writing such calibre only goes to highlight the dearth of able garden writers today. ( )