Christopher Lloyd by Stephen Anderton

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Christopher Lloyd by Stephen Anderton

This enjoyable and revealing book - the first biography of Christo - is also the story of Dixter from 1910 to 2006, a unique unbroken history of one English house and one English garden spanning a century.
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 bordersThis 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
The biography is affectionate but certainly not sycophantic and it brings to life the shy genius who contributed so much to twentieth century gardening -- Sue Magee * Book Bag *

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.

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ISBN 13 9780701181130
ISBN 10 0701181133
Title Christopher Lloyd
Author Stephen Anderton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 2010-03-04
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.