Great Dixter

Name: Great Dixter
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781910258897
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Then & Now

By Fergus Garrett

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Great Dixter explores the iconic garden of Christopher Lloyd, who transformed his family estate in East Sussex into a renowned horticultural landmark. Through a rich collection of previously unpublished photographs alongside contemporary images by Carol Casselden, readers witness the garden's evolution across decades. Fergus Garrett, Lloyd's head gardener and successor, offers insightful commentary on the garden's changing plantings and enduring legacy.
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Ideal for avid gardeners, horticulture enthusiasts, and admirers of garden history, particularly those with an interest in British gardens and the legacy of Christopher Lloyd and Great Dixter.

A photographic record of the gardens at Great Dixter, past and present

Description

Christopher Lloyd, icon and iconoclast of the gardening world, was born at Great Dixter, in East Sussex, in 1921, and died there in 2006. In the years between, he developed the garden at Dixter into a mecca for plantsmen and a hub of ideas and connections that spread throughout the world.

From the 1930s almost until his death, he was also photographing the garden, recording it in intimate detail as it changed and developed. These photographs are published here, the great majority for the first time. They are juxtaposed with photographs taken by Carol Casselden of the garden as it is today.

Fergus Garrett, Christopher Lloyd's head gardener and his successor at Great Dixter, provides a running commentary on the changing garden and the different plantings.

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A celebrated tribute to Great Dixter's history and beauty, this book is praised for its vibrant photography and informative text. Gardens Illustrated calls it a "multi-layered, diverse display of delights," while Period Living describes it as "a wonderful piece of horticultural history." The Daily Mail highlights the fusion of old and new, and The Field values its documentation of the garden's growth and gardeners' influence. It's deemed "a must" by House and Garden.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781910258897

Publisher: Gemini Books Group Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pimpernel Press Ltd

Contributors:

By Carol Casselden
By Christopher Lloyd
Introduction and notes by Fergus Garrett

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 80

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Fergus Garrett Home & Garden Non-Fiction

About the Author

Fergus Garrett was chosen by Christopher Lloyd as his head gardener at Dixter in 1992. He worked closely with Christo until Lloyd's death in 2006. He is now Chief Executive of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust, and also combines his full-time, hands-on gardening role at Dixter with writing and lecturing all over the world. He was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by the RHS in 2015 and in 2019, the coveted Victoria Medal of Honour. Carol Casselden†is an award-winning photographer of gardens and plants. She lived at Sandhurst in Kent, close to Great Dixter, until a recent move to Edinburgh. Christopher Lloyd (1921-2006) was a plantsman in a class of his own, and was widely regarded as 'the best-informed, liveliest, and most innovative gardening writer of our times' (Rosemary Alexander, The Guardian). He wrote regularly for newspapers and magazines including The Guardian and Country Life, and was the author of a string of best-selling gardening books. He was created OBE in 2000 and also held the highest award of the Royal Horticultural Society, the Victoria Medal of Honour. Fergus Garrett was chosen by Christopher Lloyd as his head gardener at Dixter in 1992. He worked closely with Christo until Lloyd's death in 2006. He is now Chief Executive of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust, and also combines his full-time, hands-on gardening role at Dixter with writing and lecturing all over the world. He was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by the RHS in 2015 and in 2019, the coveted Victoria Medal of Honour.