Christopher Lloyd (1) (1921–2006)
Autor(a) de The Well-Tempered Garden
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About the Author
Christopher Lloyd OBE VHM captivates with his adventurous and witty approach to gardening
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Obras de Christopher Lloyd
Hardy perennials; with photographs by the author 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1921-03-02
- Data de falecimento
- 2006-01-27
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Northiam, East Sussex, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Hastings, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Great Dixter, East Sussex, UK
- Educação
- King's College, Cambridge
Wye College, University of London, England - Ocupação
- gardener
- Relacionamentos
- Lloyd, Nathaniel (father)
- Premiações
- Victoria Medal of Honour (1979)
Membros
Resenhas
Listas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 29
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 1,783
- Popularidade
- #14,439
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
- 10
- ISBNs
- 306
- Idiomas
- 11
- Favorito
- 4
First, he gives us the basics- mainly, that color is one of the last things you worry about when creating a garden. Structure, good soil, and the rest come first. Color is easy to change (except for trees), but it’s a lot harder to change up hardscape. He points out that color harmonies are wonderful, and that he uses them a lot himself.. but.. he likes some excitement in the garden. So he pairs something like an intense orange dahlia with a purple verbena. Sometimes shocking color is fun. He says that you need to know the rules before you can break them, but that one should go for wild combos.
Then he give a chapter to each color, running through the spectrum and including black and brown. He gives a lot of plants that fit the chapter, including what growing conditions they like. The book is filled with gorgeous photos, as well. It’s not a coffee table book of all pictures and little info; it’s got a lot of information, provided in an informal voice, as if you were talking to him out in the garden or discussing the garden over tea. Five stars.… (mais)