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Reading his books, you find a friend. Suddenly the sharpness is directed at other people, and the voluminous brain is at your service. (Independent on Sunday )
Few other authors can teach you as much about the practical nuts and bolts of horticulture, and above their sheer enjoyability these are invaluable referemce books, made all the more useful by being well indexed. (BBC Gardens Illustrated )
If you haven't read it yet, now's your chance! (English Garden )
Christopher Lloyd remains our most readable and entertaining gardening writer. Even those who can never aspire to his gardening heights will relish his many books. 'Foliage Plants' shows him at his opiniated best. (Oldie )
Full of good advice and acute observation. (Irish Garden )
Packed with advice on which foliage plants to grow for maximum effect in situations such as shady beds, against walls and in mixed borders. (Daily Mail )
Few other authors can teach you as much about the practical nuts and bolts of horticulture, and above their sheer enjoyability these are invaluable referemce books, made all the more useful by being well indexed. (BBC Gardens Illustrated )
If you haven't read it yet, now's your chance! (English Garden )
Christopher Lloyd remains our most readable and entertaining gardening writer. Even those who can never aspire to his gardening heights will relish his many books. 'Foliage Plants' shows him at his opiniated best. (Oldie )
Full of good advice and acute observation. (Irish Garden )
Packed with advice on which foliage plants to grow for maximum effect in situations such as shady beds, against walls and in mixed borders. (Daily Mail )
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If you want to make a satisfying garden you have to pay at least as much attention to foliage as to flowers. In this classic work gardening guru Christopher Lloyd tells us all we need to about using leaves in the garden - what to look for, what to avoid, shapes, sizes, habits, textures and colours. Writing with the skill and pleasure which distinguish his other classic, The Well Tempered Garden, he offers plants of every kind, from shrubs to grasses - evergreen and deciduous, hardy and tender, perennials and annuals, all of them worth growing for their foliage as well as for their flowers. He also suggests, with the aid of sketches and plans, what can be done with them in different positions, from the shady border to the sunny bed.
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Originally published in 1973, this edition of this gardener's garden book comes with an introduction by Fergus Garrett, who himself needs no introduction to lovers of Great Dixter, the garden of the the late Christopher Lloyd. This small volume stands the test of time and is testimony to Lloyd's 'I'm going to tell you how it is' sound gardening advice. That the book is still as useful now as it was then (Fergus has brought plant names up to current nomenclature), is also testimony to how slowly things move along in gardening. In fact, Lloyd talks about Melianthus major and grasses, which took until the 90's to gain widespread fame. Inimitable, to the point, with excellent plant choices. It's wonderful to read a garden book that can improve your garden through wise plant choices. You won't agree with everything he says, but you know deep down inside, he's making sense. I find once I pick the book up I cannot put it down. Same thing happened when reading one of Lloyd's books one day and I missed my bus stop, went sailing down the hill lost in the joy of plants and Lloyd's fine writing. The irreplaceable Lloyd still provides the ultimate garden pleasure - knowledge, know how and plant selection. There are no photos in this book, which does not detract from its pleasure for me, but might for some. This review first appeared on Karen Platt's garden book review website.
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