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Christopher Lloyd's Garden Flowers: Perennials, Bulbs, Grasses, Ferns by Lloyd
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2000-08-06
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN
- 9780881924923
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Timber Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
088192492X
ISBN-13
9780881924923
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11038839647
Product Key Features
Book Title
Christopher Lloyd's Garden Flowers : Perennials, Bulbs, Grasses, Ferns
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Topic
Plants / Flowers, Plants / General, Flowers / Perennials, Garden Design, Flowers / Bulbs
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Gardening
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
51.5 Oz
Item Length
7.5 in
Item Width
10 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-034362
Reviews
At 384 pages, this hefty book, with its superb photos to inspire you, sage advice to educate you, and sardonic humor to enertain you, would be great for winter perusal and an equally good choice as a gift for your favorite gardening friend., Christopher Lloyd's new book, Garden Flowers, demonstrates all that is best about our greatest garden plantsman. No-one else can do practical advice so pithily., One of the big reasons Lloyd is my favorite garden writer is his totally honest, opinionated, and even acidic commentary., These chock-full, fascinating pages may leave readers in awe that someone has been able to try so many plants and absorb so much detailed information., His humorous remarks, entertaining and educating, along with plants listed A-Z for easy access, as well as, his great knowledge of plants will be appreciated by the garden reader., What I like most about this book is Lloyd's obvious (and infectious!) love of plants that permeate every eloquently written word., One of the first great plant books of the twenty-first century: an engaging personal survey of the perennial world . . . Thoroughly delightful reading for garden lovers anywhere., It is hard to imagine any gardener anywhere using and re-using this book without pleasure, excitement, instruction, amusement, and the frequent reaction: "I must grow this . . . we really must get that." It is surely impossible to read it without looking at the garden with new eyes and new ideas., Always informative and always entertaining (a rare quality for a reference book).... It is a volume that belongs in every gardening collection., The photos are "hot stuff" in terms of the color combinations and interesting plants . . . Quite obviously this book is great reading, and wil certainly encourage you to be daring., A treat for gardeners everywhere, this is the author's lifetime study of the gardener's main materials and indispensable elements of a beautiful garden., Described by Anna Pavord as 'the book I have been waiting for all my gardening life', here is yet another invaluable book from Britain's most esteemed garden writer and plantsman., The encyclopedic format of the book begins, making it easy for the gardener to look up a given plant and discover the positive and negative things Lloyd has to say about it., Want help picking a terrific plant for your garden? You'll find it in this exciting book, which summarizes gardening maestro Christopher Lloyd's lifetime of experimentation and observation at his famed English estate., Every entry, from Achillea to Zigadenus, is equally distinguished by Lloyd's iconoclastic and delightful words of plant wisdom., There are garden books that are practical, and there are garden books that look good on your coffee table. And then there are garden books that you read in bed even if you don't have a garden. Such are the books of the very English, very opinionated and very snobbish Christopher Lloyd., Without wasting words, he uses his refreshing dry humor to sum up his experience with each genus. The book's design is crisp and clean. The photographs ar generous and offer lovely glimpses into the master gardener's garden., The essence of this famous gardener's lifetime of experience - a monumental and lively report of everything he has learned, thought, seen tried, liked or regretted about a great range of perennial plants., [This] is the book to own. It is that rarest of beasts - a reference book with a human voice . . . to read through again and again, both for entertainment as well as to learn more than you can imagine coming from one person's brain., In telling us what they know [Christopher] Lloyd and [Pamela] Harper cannot help also telling us what they see and what they think. This not only makes their accounts entertaining, but also reveals the inner workings of the gardener's mind, qualities that transcend the local, climatic vagaries of their respective gardens., A lifetime of experience among plants has been distilled, species by species, variety by variety, into a highly distinguished abecedarium., He has a thorough knowledge of plants, their culture and combinations with flair. The book is as much fun to read as a good novel., A much loved English garden writer with an eye for details, Lloyd spills the stored-up beans with lavish descriptions of his favorite plants and their growing tips., No dedicated gardener would want to give up reading the great British garden writers like Christopher Lloyd, who has condensed a lifetime of sometimes rude and always passionate opinions into a wonderful new book., Having criticized some British imports, I'll now make amends and rave about Christopher Lloyd's Garden Flowers for its beauty, explicit cultural information and contrarian wit.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
635.9/32/7/03
Table Of Content
Acanthus 21 Achillea 22 Aciphylla 23 Aconitum 24 Acorus 26 Actaea 26 Adiantum 27 Aegopodium 27 Agapahthus 28 Agastache 29 Ajuga 30 Alcea 31 Alchemilla 31 Allium 32 Alopecurus 36 Alstroemeria 36 Amaryllis 38 Amicia 39 Amsonia 39 Anaphalis 40 Anchusa 40 Anemone 41 Anisotome 44 Anomatheca 44 Anthemis 44 Anthericum 46 Anthriscus 46 Aquilegia 47 Aralia 48 Arisaema 49 Artemisia 50 Arum 50 Aruncus 53 Arundo 54 Asarum 55 Asclepias 55 Asphodeline 56 Asphodelus 56 Asplenium 56 Astelia 57 Aster 58 Astilbe 62 Astilboides 63 Astrantia 63 Athyrium 64Baptisia 65 Begonia 65 Belamcanda 66 Bergenia 67 Berkheya 70 Bidens 70 Blechnum 70 Boltonia 71 Bomarea 71 Boykinia 72 Brunnera 72 Bulbinella 72 Buphthalmum 73 Bupleurum 73 Botomus 74Calamagrostis 74 Calamintha 75 Calla 75 Caltha 75 Carnassia 76 Campanula 76 Canna 80 Cardamine 83 Cardiocrinum 83 Carex 84 Carlina 84 Catananche 85 Cautleya 8 Centaurea 85 Centranthus 86 Cephalaria 86 Ceratostigma 87 Chaerophyllum 87 Chasmanthium 87 Chelone 88 Chionochloa 88 Chionodoxa 88 Chrysanthemum 89 Cicerbita 90 Cimicifuga 90 Cirsium 91 Clematis 91 Codonopsis 92 Colchicum 92 Colocasia 93 Commelina 94 Convallaria 94 Convolvulus 95 Coreopsis 95 Coriaria 96 Cortaderia 96 Corydalis 97 Crambe 98 Crepsis 99 Crinum 99 Crocosmia 100 Crocus 101 Cynara 106 Cynoglossum 106 Cyperus 107 Cyrtomium 107Dactylorhiza 108 Dahlia 109 Danae 114 Darmera 115 Delphinium 115 Deschampsia 118 Dianthus 199 Diascia 122 Dicentra 123 Dictamnus 124 Dierama 124 Doronicum 125 Dracunculus 126 Dryopteris 126Echinacea 128 Echinops 128 Eomecon 129 Epilobium 129 Epimedium 130 Eranthis 132 Eremurus 132 Erigeron 133 Erodium 134 Eryngium 135 Erysimum 137 Erythronium 138 Eucomis 139 Eupatorium 141 Euphorbia 141Fallopia 147 Farfugium 147 Fascicularia 148 Ferula 148 Festuca 149 Filipendula 150 Foeniculum 150 Fragaria 151 Francoa 151 Fritillaria 151Gaillardia 153 Galanthus 153 Galax 156 Galega 156 Galium 157 Galtonia 158 Gaura 158 Gazania 159 Gentiana 160 Geranium 161 Geum 169 Gillenia 169 Gladiolus 170 Glaucidium 172 Glaucium 172 Glyceria 173 Grindelia 173 Gunnera 174 Gymnocarpium 175 Gypsophila 175Hacquetia 176 Hakonechloa 176 Hedychium 177 Hedysarum 179 Helenium 179 Helianthus 180 Helictotrichon 182 Heliopsis 182 Helleborus 182 Hemerocallis 185 Hesperis 189 Heuchera 189 x Heucherella 190 Hieraceum 190 Hosta 191 Hottonia 194 Houtuynia 195 Humulus 195 Hyacinthoides 196 Hyacinthus 197 Hylomecon 198Impatiens 198 Incarvillea 199 Inula 199 Ipheion 200 Iris 201 Ixia 206Jaborosa 207Kirengeshoma 207 Knautia 208 Kniphofia 208Lamium 211 Lathraea 212 Lathyrs 212 Leucanthemella 213 Leucanthemum 214 Leucojum 215 Leymus 216 Liatris 217 Libertia 218 Ligularia 219 Lilium 219 Limonium 226 Linaria 226 Linum 227 Liriope 227 Lobelia 228 Lunaria 230 Lunpinus 230 Luzula 233 Lychnis 233 Lysichiton 235 Lysimachia 235 Lythrum 237Macleaya 238 Malva 238 Malvastrum 239 Matteuccia 239 Meconopsis 240 Megacarpaea 241 Melianthus 242 Melissa 242 Menyanthes 243 Mertensia 243 Microsersis 243 Milium 244 Mimulus 244 Miscanthus 245 Molinia 246 Monarda 247 Mornia 247 Musa 248 Muscari 249 Myosotidium 250 Myosotis 250 Myrrhis 251Narcissus 251 Nectaroscordum 256 Nemesia 256 Nepeta 257 Nerine 258 Nuphar 259 Nymphaea 259Oenothera 262 Omphalodes 263 Onoclea 263 Ophiopogon 264 Origanum 264 Ornith
Synopsis
Christopher Lloyd knows perennials as well as anyone else alive. Now available in paperback, this book represents the fruit of Lloyd's lifetime study of perennials. Genus by genus, he sets down everything he has learned, thought, seen, tried, liked, or regretted about them, individually or in combination. He is formidably knowledgeable, iconoclastic, opinionated, and always entertaining. Here, meticulously recorded, are his expert opinions about numerous varieties of flowering garden plants, from Acanthus to Zigadenus, accompanied by spectacular photographs from Jonathan Buckley and others. Any gardener will find themselves opening this book time and again with pleasure and the frequent thought, "I MUST grow this one, too."
LC Classification Number
SB403.2.L66 2000
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