The Well-Tempered Garden

Name: The Well-Tempered Garden
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SKU: 9781780227825
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A New Edition Of The Gardening Classic

By Christopher Lloyd

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The Well-Tempered Garden by Christopher Lloyd is a classic gardening book that blends passion, wit, and critical intelligence. It is packed with practical and inspiring information on a wide range of gardening topics including planting, weeding, propagation, annuals, water lilies, vegetables, and wild gardening.

Celebrated as a masterpiece since its first publication over 40 years ago, this book remains fresh, enlightening, and essential for gardeners in the 21st century.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Ideal for passionate gardeners and horticulture enthusiasts seeking expert guidance, inspiration, and a witty, authoritative voice on gardening.

Suitable for both seasoned gardeners and those aspiring to deepen their knowledge of garden cultivation and design.

A timeless gardening classic by Christopher Lloyd, one of Britain's most highly respected plantsmen, updated for the 21st century. With a new foreword by Anna Pavord.

A timeless gardening classic by Christopher Lloyd, one of Britain's most highly respected plantsmen, updated for the 21st century. With a new foreword by Anna Pavord.

Description

This is a classic work by a gardener who combines a passionate love of his subject with 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.

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Acclaimed by the Royal Horticultural Society as the "most inspiring gardening book of the later 20th century," The Well-Tempered Garden is praised as an essential gardening classic.

Country House & Home highlights its abundance of practical advice and Christopher Lloyd's candid and enthusiastic writing style.

Country Living admires Lloyd's vivid plant descriptions, noting how his prose brings the garden to life and inspires a deeper appreciation of nature.

This updated edition remains as entertaining and relevant today as when first published.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780227825

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 July 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 511g

Pages: 368

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Christopher Lloyd Home & Garden Non-Fiction

About the Author

Christopher Lloyd spent years lovingly developing and refining his celebrated gardens at Great Dixter in Sussex. Throughout his career he was unparalleled in gardening journalism, writing for many publications from COUNTRY LIFE to the GUARDIAN. In 1979 the Royal Horticultural Society conferred on him its highest honour, the VICTORIA MEDAL OF HONOUR. He received the OBE for services to horticulture in 2000.