Enjoyable biography of the glorously eccentric gardener and writer, Christopher Lloyd ('Christo'), who created the garden at Dixter, and was the greatest 'plantsman' of the 20th century.
Stephen Anderton, who knew Christopher Lloyd well for over twenty
years, is a gardening writer whose books include Rejuvenating a
Garden, Urban Sanctuaries and Discovering Welsh Gardens. He is
gardening correspondent of The Times and formerly National Gardens
Manager for English Heritage.
Stephen Anderton has had access for the first time to Christo's
chaotic, 100-year archive of papers relating to the house, garden
and family.
Christopher Lloyd was already a legend in his lifetime, and this
intimate biography adds vivid colour as provocative and challenging
as the eye-widening combinations in Christopher's borders. This
portrait is so alive, so evocative of his vitality, 'naughtiness'
and untold generosity, that it hurts to be reminded of what we have
lost.
*Beth Chatto*
[Christopher Lloyd's] reputation as the finest plantsman of the
20th century is underscored in Anderton's affectionate biography of
a shy, irascible man who applied a modern sensibility and a
personal genius to gardening
*The Times*
An unputdownable autobiography
*Independent*
A rollicking and compulsive read. Anderton's writing is lithe and
perky, especially when it comes to the Lloyd family foibles and
dysfunctions. His words dance around these with feline agility.
*thinkinggardens.co.uk*
Stephen Anderton is a clever and witty writer and well known for
his lively take on gardening
*Daily Telegraph*
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