HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.

Results from Google Books

Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.

Loading...

The Well-Tempered Garden (1970)

by Christopher Lloyd

MembersReviewsPopularityAverage ratingMentions
2522105,187 (4.53)12
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.… (more)
  1. 10
    Cuttings from My Garden Notebooks by Graham Stuart Thomas (antisyzygy)
    antisyzygy: Two of the modern giants in garden writing, who can write with individuality and flair. Christopher Lloyd's style is somewhat more mischievous than that of Stuart Thomas, but between them they reflect on the practice of gardening, and importantly they write based on their personal experiences.… (more)
Loading...

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 12 mentions

Showing 2 of 2
Christopher Lloyd was a passionate gardener with much practical experience from running his own extensive gardens at Great Dixter, Sussex. This book with over thirty sections under six main headings covers almost every aspect of gardening in a fresh and questioning manner, often dispelling long held opinions.

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. ( )
1 vote presto | Apr 24, 2012 |
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 ( )
  FiveBooks | Feb 1, 2010 |
Showing 2 of 2
no reviews | add a review
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical title
Original title
Alternative titles
Original publication date
People/Characters
Important places
Important events
Related movies
Epigraph
Dedication
First words
Quotations
Last words
Disambiguation notice
Publisher's editors
Blurbers
Original language
Canonical DDC/MDS
Canonical LCC

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English (2)

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.

No library descriptions found.

Book description
Haiku summary

Current Discussions

None

Popular covers

Quick Links

Rating

Average: (4.53)
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5 1
4 5
4.5 1
5 8

Is this you?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 203,230,308 books! | Top bar: Always visible